Love & Laughter

A Christmas Elf? It happened to Josh Larkland every year. He'd be happily running his multimillion-dollar company, when the whole world would just go...;nuts. It meant only one thing...;Christmas! Not that Josh really minded Christmas-;he liked his family, he just didn't know them very well. People kept inviting him to parties. Sometimes they had too much eggnog and gathered around the piano and...;sang. This year his mother insisted on a personal present for everyone! The solution was to get his very own Christmas elf-;Amanda of A&B Executive Services. Amanda shopped, she arranged parties...;she made the holiday season magical. The mischief, however, began when Josh kissed her under the mistletoe...;and wanted more-;a lot more. Was it just Christmas spirit, or would his feelings last?

A cruise on the Titanic, anyone? A holiday on a houseboat. To Andi, it sounded like the perfect way to spend some time with her pregnant little sister Nicole, before the big day. She hadn't counted on getting stuck on the Moby Dick of houseboats without a pilot. But when she found herself marooned with gorgeous but incredibly stuffy Chance Jefferson, her hormones went into overdrive. Every man for himself After a near case of shipwreck and an emergency class in Childbirth 101, Chance knew he was in over his head. It wouldn't have been so bad if he'd been able to keep his hands off his irritating but oh, so sexy shipmate. After all, he knew he'd eventually find a way off the houseboat from hell. But if he fell for Andi, would he sink or swim?

Always the best man...; As Drake Hogan watched his good friend tie the knot, he was thrilled to be the best man and not the groom. Drake was determinedly happy as a single guy-;until beautiful, free-spirited Lulu Lewis burst into his life. Before he knew what had happened he'd married Lulu and was now carting her grandfather, a tombstone and Lulu through Las Vegas, on the run from a group of gangsters. And having the time of his life. At this rate, he hoped he survived the honeymoon! "Colleen Collins' quirky characters and humorous escapades will amuse." -;Romantic Times

She went out on a limb...; How did she get into these messes? Once minute Joan O'Leary, unsuspecting accountant to the mob, was witnessing her boss's demise. A minute later, to save her own skin, she'd confessed to the crime herself. After all, jail was pretty safe, wasn't it? But when she was taken into custody by gorgeous Deputy Sheriff Dan Hendricks, Joan suddenly wished she'd started her life of crime much earlier...;. And fell for a Sheriff Dan knew the sassy little redhead wasn't guilty-;he'd bet his badge on it. Little did he expect his life would depend on it, too. Together they'd survived a plane crash, been chased up a tree by bears and ended up stranded in a snowed-in chalet, all with a mobster one step behind them. Dan knew Joan was trusting him with her life. The question was, could he trust Joan with his heart?

How to lose your virginity...; At twenty-eight, getting down and dirty should be real simple-;except if you're a good girl from an excruciatingly small town. Why, Hannah Jansen even lives with her father and helps him run the local hardware store! She's sick to death of being wholesome and dependable. When her hotel mixes up her reservations and puts her in the same room as sexy rancher Holt Janson, Hannah considers her options. Here she is footloose and fancy-free in the big city. And fate has given her an honest-to-goodness sex symbol for a roommate. Thank you! Except, Holt decides to be responsible and not seduce her. Great, just great. There was only one answer. Hannah Jansen needed to become a bad girl...;.