Mr. MayIrresistible Man: Stone McCloud couldn't let a big-mouthed floozy ruin a family's good name!Unattainable Woman: Having bad taste in husbands and being trapped in a femme fatale's body were only two of Lucy Dooley's problems.Unexpected Happening: Hah! They've both been hoodwinked!When Stone was sent to North Carolina's Outer Banks to spy on Lucy, a big-mouthed fl...

MAN OF THE MONTHTALL, DARK AND HANDSOMEMR. MARCHThe Beast: Gus Wydowski, a brooding bachelor with a weakness for beautiful women—but not for bouncing babies!The Beauty: Mariah Brady didn't need a man who knew nothing about babies—especially when she was juggling a newborn!The Baby: Was cute little Jessie going to hook Mariah a husband?Gus couldn't diaper an infant to sav...

MAN of the MonthTHE LAWLESS HEIRSMR. MAYThe G-Man: Secret agent Daniel Lawless…double-crossed by his own agency!The Woman: Brokenhearted beauty Jasmine Clancy…betrayed by her fiancé and best friend!The passion: Suddenly trapped together in a remote hideaway, the two hotheads exploded with desire…for each other….Agent Lawless had a bad guy...

Mr. SeptemberThe Single Dad: Wealthy bachelor Alex Hightower has three women on his mind….His Sassy-Mouthed Teenage Daughter: A girl with training bras on her mind.His "Steady Gal": A snooty socialite with marriage to Mr. Moneybags on her mind.Angeline Wydowski Perkins: An unsuitable woman with an endless supply of love for A...

MAN OF THE MONTHTALL, DARK AND HANDSOMEMR. NOVEMBERReluctant Bachelor: Kurt Stryker didn't want to marry, but he sure needed a wife!Unsuspecting Bride: Sweet, sexy Debranne Kiley.The proposal: Gulp!Rugged Kurt Stryker wasn't a man of many words, but he did have one heck of a hot desire for Debranne Kiley. So when he needed a wife to keep custody of the boy in his care, he started p...

For Her Thirty-Seventh Birthday, JeanAnn's Friends Place a Personal Ad For Her….The Three Blind Dates:Bachelor #1: Nice enough—except for that little problem.Bachelor #2: Talked nonstop about his ex-wife.Bachelor #3: Gorgeous and a gentleman—until the big incident.Mr. Right?After all the perfume (which he doesn't respond to), all the small talk (which he doesn't make) and...

Iced-in at the airport, cradling the kicking, squealing infant daughter he'd only just discovered, Jackson Powers was fresh out of patience. And now he'd hooked up with fellow strandee Hetty Reynolds, a woman who didn't fit into any of his neat pigeonholes. A woman who spoke softly and sang husky off-key lullabies to a stranger's crying baby...with eyes the color of rainwater and a body created for love. He needed a survival guide to family—and personal relationships—fast! Because once thi...

John MacBride would do anything to keep his stepbrother from being thrown into jail for a crime he didn't commit. Which is how he ended up in the Outer Banks, posing as a handyman for the young socialite who could clear his stepbrother's name. As a marine archaeologist, Mac was used to digging deep for clues, but nothing had prepared him for the gorgeous woman he suspected of wrongdoing. Only Val Bonnard wasn't the spoiled heiress he'd been expecting. She seemed gentle and caring--and one ...

In-the-know columnist Maggie Riley had a mission in mind: to write a scathing exposé about a scam artist at an overpriced retreat. Seducing a woman out of house and home was a crime! But fate, and a pair of ill-fitting shoes, landed her against the hard chest of lawman Ben Hunter, who had his own ulterior motives. In such a confined space, their previous agendas were long forgotten as they flashed hot, sultry gazes at each other. Maggie couldn't resist Ben's brooding eyes--not to mention h...

MR. DECEMBERInstant Father: Former detective Joe Dana had a weakness for beautiful women— not pudgy babies!Earth Mother: Sophie Bayard knew all about natural childbirth—she just didn't expect a handsome stranger to practically deliver her baby in a vegetable garden!Little Miss Fatcheeks: Could this tiny dynamo hook Sophie a husband?Joe planned to hightail it b...

LAST-CHANCE BRIDE…Single father and marriage cynic Tucker Dennis was sure his too-romantic dad had been roped into saying "I do." So he hightailed it down to the Blue Flamingo Motel to halt the honeymoon and talk some sense into the elderly groom. And that's where he found the bride's riled relative…Annie Summer's heart melted with happiness when she saw the blissful newlyweds—or was it at the sight of the groom's son? But sexy Tucker didn't seem to have a heart of his own un...

MEN of the YEARMAN of the MONTH"I'm not a family man, but I sure as hell am willing to try."Travis Holiday, former Coast Guard officerWhen Travis learned he had a son, he'd gone into emergency mode: build a home, become a dad, settle down. No more heroics. But when he came upon the dark-haired goddess stranded in a coastal storm, Trav just had to help. He knew Ruanna Roberts...