Some things are meant to be… When her surrogacy deal with a Hollywood power couple goes south, Adrienne Sharp heads home to South Carolina to deliver a child she never expected to keep. A passionate affair is the furthest thing from the costume designer's mind…until family law specialist Royce Griffin offers to safeguard her parental rights. But who's going to protect Adrienne from the irresistibly charming attorney? Royce's attraction to the free-spirited mother-to-be goes way beyond simple chemistry. He won't let anything keep them apart�including someone who's trying to take Adrienne's baby away. Empowered by their deepening bond, Royce vows to fight for their future, with all the love and desire in his heart….

A bet worth the risk… Taking over the boutiques at her grandmother's Reno casino is a lucky break for fashion buyer Kenzie Russell. But while she relishes the challenges at Casa de Mariposa, Kenzie longs to launch her own designer line. There's also another distraction—Reed Watson, the supersmart, übersexy tech guru who's generously offered to fix the casino's software glitches. Ever since he made his first fortune before the age of twenty-one, Reed has been surrounded by people more interested in his millions than in him. Not Kenzie. Her ambition and zest for life are exhilarating, and she wants success on her own terms. They're opposites in so many ways, except when it comes to a powerful, mutual attraction. But with a secret adversary trying to bring chaos to the casino, everything is at stake—Kenzie's job, her family's future and their sizzling, once-in-a-lifetime connection…