Holiday Heat

Friends with benefits. The Deal: Elizabeth Anders and best friend Bradley Hunt made a pact if they were both single at thirty, they would add a "naughty benefits" package to their friendship. Now it's time to seal the deal and it's going to involve much more than just a kiss! The Dilemma: Elizabeth is all about The Career. No relationships, no complications. Still, the chance to indulge in the barely controlled lust between her and Bradley is more than she can resist. But Bradley has an agenda of his own. The moment they touch, years of longing explode into a tempest of desire. And if they're not careful, this "benefits" package will be the ultimate deal-breaker.

A red-hot festive fling! Two weeks of no-strings naughtiness. That's all wealthy businessman Will Spalding wants for Christmas. That's all he ever wants from a relationship. He didn't expect to find it at the Lars Usten Lodge in snowy Utah, until the cute little blonde next door almost whacked him in the head with her cell phone. Hooking up with a handsome stranger is exactly what event planner Penny Devlin needs to put her obnoxious ex out of her mind forever. In fact, Will may just be the best Christmas present she's ever given herself! But as the holidays work their magic, Penny realizes Will has found a place in her heart, not just her bed. How can she carry on, knowing he's determined to walk away when their two weeks are up?

Divorced mom Joya Vincent's determination to set the right sexual example for her three daughters is derailed when she succumbs to loneliness and enjoys a raunchy night of passion with a young, handsome stranger whose sensual hunger for her fully ignites and totally satisfies her deepest desires. Ashamed but unwilling to stop her irresponsible behavior, she convinces him to become her secret lover.After six years of clandestine sexual romps with the beautiful woman he adores, Caine McGuire issues an ultimatum: either Joya introduce him to her daughters or her plans to spend Christmas with him will go up in smoke-along with their secret relationship. 18,300 words longPUBLISHER'S NOTE: CONTAINS A SEXUAL PRACTICE SOME MIGHT FIND OBJECTIONABLE AND IS INTENDED FOR ADULTS ONLY.Note of interest to readers: characters from the In Blood And Worth Loving series and Night of Sin make appearances.