Connie Lane
Christmas at Cupid's Hideaway
Cupid’s Hideaway is an unusual bed-and-breakfast run by the equally unusual Maisie Templeton, together with her granddaughter (and chef) Meg Burton. The B and B is on an island in Lake Erie—the perfect place for Meg to hide her broken heart.
It’s also the perfect place for Gabe Morrison, who shows up during the Christmas-in-July celebrations with Duke the dog (really Diana) in tow. He’s hiding from all the people who expect him to come up with the next brilliant advertising jingle. Except that Gabe’s a little short of inspiration these days.
Then he discovers that every time he touches Meg, or kisses her, he’s inspired. Visions of hamburgers dance in his head and the advertising campaign starts to take shape. He also discovers that he wants Meg as more than a muse. He wants her as a lover…and a wife!
Stranded at Cupid's Hideaway
Noah Cunningham has to be the most annoying man on the planet. Too bad he’s also the sexiest and the handsomest. After four years, he couldn’t just waltz back from the big city into Laurel’s small-town life and expect to take up where they left off.
Getting stranded at Cupid’s Hideaway was pure luck for Noah. Maybe Laurel wouldn’t notice that this time, he wasn’t leaving.
Sarah's Guide to Life, Love & Gardening
Sarah Allcroft’s New England lifestyle TV show is poised for national pickup and her book, a guide to life, love and gardening, is sure to be a bestseller. If she can ever get it written. Sarah needs an escape for the summer — a chance to hone her skills, since she’s not quite the expert everyone thinks she is. So when she comes across an opportunity to be a gardener at Cupid’s Hideaway, an Ohio bed-and-breakfast, she jumps at it. And when she meets the handsome local police chief, she realizes she might be able to brush up on more than her gardening. Chief Dylan O’Connell is intrigued by the new arrival. Especially when she asks him to give her lessons in romance. The romance part Dylan can handle, but the more time he spends with Sarah, the more he wants something permanent. The question is, does she feel the same way?
Knit Two Together
Her mother remained a mystery in life and in death.
Libby Cartwright hadn’t planned on inheriting a yarn shop from her estranged mother. But that was before she found her favorite childhood stuffed animal amidst the dust and moldering yarn. And before she encountered a motley crew of locals determined to resurrect the store. So what else had Mom been hiding?
Running Metropolitan Knits means Libby still has lots to learn. About knitting. Motherhood (who ever said raising a daughter was easy!). And even romance. Hal O’Connell, an unlikely and unattached new customer, turns out to be a kindred spirit. As the Grand Reopening approaches, Libby learns to knit two together in knitting and in life.
Reinventing Romeo
Anything can happen when an eligible bachelor and a beautiful FBI agent go undercover as man and wife.
Millionaire Alex Romero leads a fantasy life filled with money, women, and excitement. FBI agent Kate Ellison puts her life on the line every day. They never would have met in normal circumstances. But now Alex can provide something Kate needs: testimony that may help her put away some very nasty criminals. Sounds doable—until a hired killer comes after Alex. To protect her asset, Kate agrees to go into hiding with him in a safe location. It’s bad enough having to babysit the world’s sexiest man—pretending to be married to him is even worse.
Alex had given up hope that the right girl would come along, but from the moment he and Kate begin their ruse in a sleepy Midwestern neighborhood, everything changes. Maybe it’s the simple pleasures of suburban life, but Alex feels as if Kate is someone he can really settle down with. Now the only thing Alex must do is stay alive long enough to convince Kate that beneath all the games, they have something real.
Romancing Riley
She’s a hell-raising rock princess on the run. He’s a sexy undercover cop who’s got her in his sights. Together, they’re about to make beautiful music.
Black leather skirt. Spiked blond hair. And a smile to stop a man cold. She’s Riley Callahan, the hell-on-wheels daughter of a rock superstar. When her famous father flees the country to avoid a tax evasion charge, Riley turns government freelancer to support herself—and is soon accused of leaking confidential information to the criminal underworld. That’s why U.S. marshal Charlie Zap is hot on her trail. He’s trying to stick close like a pair of skintight jeans, but following the ultimate party girl requires quick thinking and fancy footwork.
So what if this hunk in biker boots happens to be in the right place at the right time to save her life? Riley may not think she needs any help, but if she even tries to clear her father’s name, her new babysitter’s coming along for the ride. Who would have guessed that they’d end up cruising the country together in a pink Cadillac—visiting Zap’s endearing family and mixing with Elvis clones at Graceland? Soon enough, the biggest shock is what Zap’s doing to Riley’s heart.
Guilty Little Secrets
Seduction knows no limits when two people with secrets join forces in Las Vegas.
Special agent Rosie Malone never expected to find herself wearing a clown suit in some dark alley in Sin City, but she’s undercover in a high-stakes sting. Then a sexy male stripper named Mack starts muscling in on her territory. There’s something about the guy that catches Rosie’s eye, aside from his gorgeous body. What is Mack really after? For that matter, who the hell is he?
As if having to resurrect his old strip routine to infiltrate a vicious crime ring weren’t bad enough, now Mack has the attention of a beautiful clown who’s asking dangerous questions—and getting all the wrong answers. Mack will need to move fast to keep Rosie safe, even if it means revealing his true identity. To stay one step ahead of some nasty thugs, they team up by posing as newlyweds on a dream vacation. Now Rosie and Mack must bring down their quarry while running for their lives—and falling in love.
Dirty Little Lies
When a small-town beauty queen becomes a target, a rugged federal agent sets out to investigate—only to find that there’s more to her than meets the eye.
Pageant winner Lacie Jo Baxter was born and bred to dazzle; with the perfect smile, the perfect figure, the perfect facade of heartland innocence. But deep inside are pent-up desires and a daring that’s never been tested—until an abductor nearly snatches her up. Improvising a weapon out of her twirling baton, Lacie fends off the attacker, then comes face-to-face with the kind of man they don’t make in Kansas anymore.
Chicago-born FBI agent Ben Camaglia has a taste for the good life, an eye for women, and a knack for combining the two. Exiled from the Windy City, Ben expects to crack this little kidnapping caper and return to the big leagues. Instead, he quickly discovers that beneath Lacie’s incredible looks is a cocktail of lies and secrets. Sparks fly when they’re together, but danger swirls around a woman who is so irresistible that someone will not let her go.
The Viscount's Bawdy Bargain
ALL HE WANTS IS TO WIN THE BET….
BUT WHAT IF THE PRIZE IS MORE THAN HE BARGAINED FOR?
There’s nothing Nicholas Pryce, Viscount Somerton, and his friends like more than an outrageous wager. And there’s nothing Wilhelmina Culpepper, daughter of an overbearing evangelist preacher, wants more than to get away from her father. When Wilhelmina becomes the unwitting victim of a jovial kidnapping caper by Nick & company, she decides to hatch a plan of her own — one that causes her disgraced father to promptly disown her.
Nick soon realizes the trouble he’s caused, and he offers to take Willie in, even make her his wife. But Willie, a true romantic, laughs off his proposal: after all, how could two people thrown together because of a prank ever really fall in love? But with nowhere else to turn, Willie volunteers to stay on as Nick’s housekeeper…and soon their affection for each other becomes more than just a lark. Could it be that a little tomfoolery is just what it takes to make the perfect match?
The Duke's Scandalous Secret
Whose secret is more scandalous — his or hers?
Sought after by all the ladies, Thomas Flander, the darkly handsome Duke of Ravensfield, is never far from the whirl of London society. All of that changes, though, when the duke discovers his fortune has been squandered away and he must devise a plan to save his legacy. The only problem is he must stay at his country estate and his absence has tongues wagging all around town.
Only one woman, the beautiful, tempestuous Lynnette Overton, is bold enough to find out what’s keeping the duke away. Intent on winning a bet to uncover the secret behind the duke’s withdrawal, Lynnette, who has something to hide herself, concocts a plan to install herself in the duke’s country estate…and lure him into her bed. But can Lynnette expose the duke’s secret and still win his love?