Men like him didn't exist in real life. Virile, achingly handsome, gentle—to Leslie Parish the male model in the cologne ad looked just about perfect. His faint sexy smile set her senses churning, and she imagined herself in his arms, those warm, magnetic eyes making love to her. So when Tony, her wealthy brother, insisted she have something special for her birthday—Leslie jokingly pointed to the ad. "I'd like him. . . ".

They took each other by surprise. The New Hampshire woods was the last place Jordanna Kirland expected to encounter Patrick Clayes. Her ex-husband's long-time professional rival, Patrick rivaled no man for sheer good looks, virile charm and depth of caring. Their backpacking trip had hardly begun before Jordanna was captivated... A plush boardroom in New York was the last place she thought she'd see him again. Yet it was over a major business crisis that their options emerged - to deny the happiness of a lifetime or, together, to defy the world...

A SPECIAL SOMETHING—Men like him didn't exist in real life. Virile, achingly handsome, gentle—to Leslie Parish the male model in the cologne ad looked just about perfect. His faint sexy smile set her senses churning, and she imagined herself in his arms, those warm magnetic eyes making love to her. So when Tony, her wealthy brother, insisted she have something special for her birthday, Leslie jokingly pointed to the ad. "I'd like him...." THE FOREVER INSTINCT They took each other by surprise. The New Hampshire woods was the last place Jordanna Kirkland expected to encounter Patrick Clayes. Her ex-husband's long-time professional rival, Patrick rivaled no man for sheer good looks, virile charm and depth of caring. Their backpacking trip had hardly begun before Jordanna was captivated. A plush boardroom in New York was the last place she thought she'd see him again. Yet it was over a major business crisis that their options emerged—to deny the happiness of a lifetime or, together, to defy the world...