Nick Leone was a walking hunk poster, a Yankee heartthrob with a mysterious past and a rogue's smile that dared Katie Quaid to unmask him! The exquisite Southern lady had her own deep secrets, and when Nick heard the tremble beneath her smooth, sweet drawl, he vowed to melt the walls that caged the heart of the woman others called an ice princess. For flue years Katie had buried herself in her work, restoring lovely historic homes, and recovering from an accident that had destroyed a lifelong dream. Nick sensed that beneath her prim, proper facade was fire—Katie was a woman of desire unspoken... and he would be the one to teach her the dance of passion. In his embrace she risked everything, reaching with wild, insatiable hunger for all she'd believed she could never have. But truly loving Nick meant giving him all a woman could, and for Katie, that was impossible. Could they build a love that bridged two different dreams?

When Rylan Quaid proposed to Maggie McSwain at his sister's wedding, joy and fierce disappointment warred in her heart. She'd loved him forever, wanted him desperately. But could he really be so insensitive that he would suggest it was time he settled down, and she might as well be the one he did it with? Maggie refused to be his practical choice for a bride; she insisted on being cherished, chosen, but how could she make her rough around the edges knight admit he adored her. She had to loosen the reins he held on his passion, teach Ry that he had love to give - and that she was his destiny. Ry figured he'd win the honey-voiced temptress by showing her he was immune to her sizzling charms, but once he had succumbed to her wanton embrace, how could he continue the charade? Terrified of becoming a fool for love just as his father had, Ry vowed he'd push Maggie away before she could hurt him. Could she make him see she was his match, his mate, that nothing could tear them apart?

The Devilishly Reckless Rogue... When Alexandra Gianni felt a man grab her shoulder and quickly threw Christian Atherton to the ground, the aristocratic charmer was intrigued and challenged! Women were supposed to fall at his feet, not the other way around. With his infamous grin and irreverent humor he pursued the lovely Wildcat with the haunted eyes, sensing the fire beneath her cool facade—and was determined to melt the ice around her secret heart. Alex wasn't looking for a fling with anyone, especially the impossibly handsome rake with the wicked reputation—but she didn't expect the golden boy of the horse-show world to kiss her with such tenderness... or to arouse such delicious, addictive hunger in her soul. Christian was enchanted by the spirited, stubborn woman who made him yearn to know everything about her—and longed to soothe the sorrow that lingered in her life. Could he persuade her she deserved to be cherished, that he'd risk everything he had to ensure her happiness?