ALEXANDRA SULLIVAN WANTED TO GO TO BED WITH MORE THAN JUST A GOOD BOOK. Running the Snug Harbor Lodge had fulfilled Alex’ s life—until rough-hewn Grant Malone appeared seeking shelter. Though danger surrounded the handsome stranger, Alex couldn't’ keep her distance. With just one kiss her contentedness turned to craving, and she swore never to live again without passion… without Grant. But once he’ d awakened Alex from her numbing slumber, he retreated to his cloak of mystery. Could this Sleeping Beauty coax her Prince Charming back into her loving arms—for good?

Never before had a guest at Stafford Cottage triggered sensual tremors in the reserved innkeeper, but Colin St. James was like an earthquake to her soul. Hurt once by false love, Lizbeth had poured herself into work, but she deeply desired a family. With Colin. But these were flimsy dreams, for he was filled with wanderlust—and Lizbeth-lust—not love. So each time he came near, she would skitter away. And with every kiss she would replace her sounds of pleasure with protest. But what if her rejection worked and her dream man disappeared into the night? Maybe she should encourage him—just a little....

Celeste Sullivan couldn' t believe that old flame Drew Hampton had walked back into her life– as casually as he' d walked out! They' d once worked side by side for the Sullivan family' s hotel chain, till Drew trampled her heart on his way out the door and up the corporate ladder. Now he was a vice president of a rival corporation seeking to buy her family' s Old Liberty Tavern, and more determined than ever to win the cool and sophisticated hotel manager' s love. She wanted to hate him. Tried to ignore him. But she couldn't control those heated shivers that ran up her spine at his slightest touch....