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After five years spent proving his innocence in a gambling scheme, Jimmy Doyle Walker is back on the field for the Washington Diplomats. Given one season to demonstrate he can still contribute to the team, he guards his secrets well, knowing exposure of his unorthodox sex life would create a career-ending scandal. When he meets Evelyn Gardner, she tests his resolve, and he risks everything to show her the delights to be found in his arms. Living day-to-day as a switchboard operator, Evelyn Gardner loathes the sexual cravings that cost her the home and family she'd always dreamed of. When she meets Jimmy Doyle Walker, the sexy first baseman for the Washington Diplomats, at a church revival meeting, he challenges her beliefs and her expectations. Determinedly, he seduces her through erotic letters, sensual gifts, and sexual play, until she dares dream she can have satisfaction and respectability. Too bad her father, the preacher, seems set on ruining not only their reputations but also their lives.

Royce "Strikeout" Stryker needs to get his game back before he's out of the game altogether. From the moment he sees Dr. Tricia Reed, keeping his hands to himself becomes a problem, especially since part of the reason he's been designated as a guinea pig for her research project is to gather information that might be used to shut her down. A computer program that could change baseball forever might be the ticket to his comeback-or could it be the sexy scientist running the project who holds the key to his future?Tricia has staked everything she has-her money, her reputation, and her future-on a computer program that, if proven, could change the lives of millions suffering from catastrophic injuries. Falling for the sexy pitcher she's trying to help can only lead to disaster for both of them, but keeping a professional distance from Royce Stryker proves to be impossible. Could one indiscretion hold the answer to his problems and be the ruin of them both?

At forty years old, the Mustangs batting coach, Jake Tulleson, has spent a lifetime running from commitment. When he falls in love with a woman barely older than his daughter, he uses every excuse to justify leaving her when the season is over. It isn't long before he realizes his mistake and heads back to Dallas to claim what's his, but it will take a Christmas miracle to convince her to give him a second chance.After ending their affair before the stadium lights dimmed on the team's final playoff game, Jake's back from his off-season hidey-hole, full of remorse and begging for another chance with Siobhan. His love them and leave them reputation was just what she'd wanted-until she didn't. Foolish her to think their love was different and their fifteen-year age difference didn't matter. It'll be a cold day in Dallas before Siobhan forgives him for breaking her heart.

Megan doesn't know anything about baseball, but she knows when she's being hit on. When her quest to get Jeff Holder's autograph for one of her pediatric patients turns into a proposition from the sexiest twins in the Major League, Megan is tempted to play the game with them. As they say, it's all fun and games until someone gets hurt or falls in love. Will Megan strike out, or hit a grand slam?

Keeping Carrie blindfolded and in the dark as to his identity suits Major League catcher Jason Holder just fine while he figures out if being a Dom really is his thing. With the media circling like vultures as he works to get his career back on track, the last thing he needs is a sex scandal if things don't work out. Just when he's got it all under control a new kind of scandal from an unexpected source threatens everything, and Jason soon finds out that what you don't know can hurt you.

Antonio Ramirez is ready to leave his wild reputation behind in New York and adopt a more respectable life with the Texas Mustangs. When he spies the woman of his dreams at a Fundraiser-its love at first sight. Convincing Clare Kincaid that he's sincere is harder than he expected. When super sexy Antonio Ramirez approaches her, Clare is sure he's playing a cruel game, but the Mustangs' new Center Fielder won't take no for an answer. She might be convinced of his sincerity if only he would invite her to play the one game she longs to play.

Five years ago, switch-hitting left fielder Bentley Randolph ran from his private shame and never looked back until the Mustangs' new trade acquisition, Sean Flannery, walked into the locker room and laid him flat with a single punch, bringing the memories back in a flash of pain and humiliation. Unable to escape this time, Bentley has no choice but to face his complicated feelings for Sean, as well as the woman he loves.Sean Flannery hasn't forgotten the incident that changed his life, nor has he forgiven Bentley for the cowardly way he handled the encounter-asking to be traded to another team. Recently traded to the Mustangs himself, Sean is determined to keep his distance from the man of his dreams until the moment his fist connects with the left fielder's face, and the ensuing brawl on the locker room floor reveals something he never dared hope for-Bentley still wants him.

After months of frustrating failures, Todd's relationship with Brooke is teetering on the edge of self-destruction. Entering into a full-time Master/slave lifestyle without proper instruction was a mistake he's determined to correct, so, after arranging a training program at home for Brooke, Todd heads to Arizona with the Mustangs for some Spring Training of his own. Overwhelmed by her lessons and suspicious of what her master is doing, Brooke pulls a disappearing act on her instructor. She shows up in Arizona to find that the Mustangs' Training Camp isn't the only workout Todd is receiving. The training is brutal, but with the help of Mistress Lola, the couple learns to live the lifestyle they've chosen.

Royce "Strikeout" Stryker needs to get his game back before he's out of the game altogether. From the moment he sees Dr. Tricia Reed, keeping his hands to himself becomes a problem, especially since part of the reason he's been designated as a guinea pig for her research project is to gather information that might be used to shut her down. A computer program that could change baseball forever might be the ticket to his comeback-or could it be the sexy scientist running the project who holds the key to his future?Tricia has staked everything she has-her money, her reputation, and her future-on a computer program that, if proven, could change the lives of millions suffering from catastrophic injuries. Falling for the sexy pitcher she's trying to help can only lead to disaster for both of them, but keeping a professional distance from Royce Stryker proves to be impossible. Could one indiscretion hold the answer to his problems and be the ruin of them both?

Will Ingram has nothing to his name but a shattered career, a few art supplies he can't bring himself to sell, and a boarding pass for home. When a gorgeous woman propositions him in the airport, he thinks his luck might finally be on the upswing, but when she turns up again in his small town, the only thing he isn't questioning is the physical attraction sizzling between them. Is she the muse he thought he'd lost forever or just another woman with betrayal on her mind?The sex was mind-blowing. Life-altering. But MacKenzie Carlysle won't know the life-altering part until days later when the sexy stranger she seduced in the airport turns out to be W.H. Ingram, the famous artist and the one man on the planet she should stay far away from. She should tell him who she is and own the part she played in destroying his career, but when she's in his arms, her past doesn't exist. There's only Will and a future she can only dream of.

Jake Ingram is on a mission to track down his brother's stolen paintings. He could let the PI he hired in New York do all the legwork, but his life as a small-town lawyer is beginning to feel like a steel trap he'll never escape. Another trip to The Big Apple might be the breath of fresh air he desperately needs. Not to mention, he'd like another chance with Sunny Sheldon, the gorgeous Manhattan gallery owner he hasn't been able to get out of his thoughts.It's been over a month since Jake Ingram promised to return, and not a day has gone by Sunny didn't think of the sexy lawyer or the things his eyes silently promised. When he shows up and invites her on a fact-finding road trip she can't pack fast enough. The Texan doesn't disappoint. He's everything she dreamed he would be and more. He has her imagining a life in Texas when suddenly she's arrested for the possession and sale of stolen goods-his brother's paintings-and to top it off, Jake's the one who turned her in.

Rick Ingram has a secret only two other people know: Dave Turner, the man who dumped him, and Brent Whitehall, the man who poured his drunk ass into bed the night Dave told him he was engaged to a girl. There isn't anything Rick won't do for his brothers, so when Jake insists Rick rent his new junior lawyer a room, he can't say no, even when he knows he should.The problem with small towns, Brent Whitehall found out, is that housing is hard to find. So when his new employer said he'd found a place he could rent, Brent couldn't have been happier-until said place turned out to be a room in his little brother's house. The same brother who'd sworn him to secrecy. The same brother he'd seen naked. The same brother he couldn't stop thinking about.What could go wrong?

Ford Adams had led a charmed life, but if he doesn't figure out how to make the equivalent of a silk purse out of a sow's ear and sell a boatload of them, he and his mother might find themselves flipping burgers. Determined not to let that happen, he'll need all the help he can get-especially from his sexy new business partner. If he can get her to take a chance on his crazy new idea, then maybe he can convince her to take a chance on him.Unless Becky Jean Parker wants to wallow in bankruptcy for the rest of her life, she'll have to go along with her new business partner's insane plan and pray he knows what he's talking about. The only thing crazier than Ford's plan to sell sex toys is her attraction to him. Typical of her life, she'd had no choice but to fall for the one man she couldn't have.

Visiting the tiny town of Butte Plains, Texas to help out a friend, born and bred Yankee Scott Ramsey has no intention of falling in love, but it isn't long before the wide-open plains, and especially the meadows-Roseanne Meadows-stake a claim on his heart. The Lone Star state seems welcoming enough, but after the owner of The Yellow Rose Bed and Breakfast stole his heart, suddenly, for reasons he can't understand, he's relegated to carpetbagger status. What will it take to convince Roseanne his home is where his heart is? Roseanne Meadows knew better than to fall in love with a Yankee carpetbagger, but it's too late now. What's done is done, and the sooner Scott Ramsey packs up his toys and goes home to his venomous family, the better. Faced with an unexpected life-altering situation, in true Texan style, the owner of The Yellow Rose B&B will do whatever it takes to survive, even if it means leaving the only place her heart has ever called home.

With development encroaching on his family's vineyard, Wade Nightingale has his eye on the property next door. To get it, he'll have to go through Serenity Granger, the reckless girl he had a crush on all through high school. She's a grown woman now and determined to save her family legacy from foreclosure. It's easy to admire her tenacity but impossible to keep his hands off her.When Serenity Granger was ten years old, Wade Nightingale didn't know she existed unless she was getting into trouble at his family's winery, which she'd done more often than she wanted to recall, but now he's paying attention. When things heat up between them, she has to wonder-could he be the answer to all her grown-up fantasies? Or is he a snake in the vineyard after the only thing that matters to him-her land?

Out to prove himself as more than the playboy everyone believes him to be, Sean Nightingale risked his personal fortune on a Southern California vineyard in hopes of creating the perfect blend to put his family's business back on top of the high-end wine market. He hadn't anticipated the former owner's daughter, Angellica Capello, being the perfect blend of beauty and brains-a combination that will also put his heart at risk.Devastated that her father sold the family business to a well-known playboy, Angellica Capello hates Sean Nightingale on sight, but after working a difficult harvest with him, it's apparent there's more to the man than a pretty face. But can she trust him to stick around once he gets what he wants? Or is the attraction building between them the foundation for a love that will stand the test of time?

Deputy Sheriff Ian Nightingale knew Lexie Hanson was the one for him the moment he saw her. Convincing her will take some work, but Ian has never shied away from a challenge. If signing on to be the Charmed Bachelor on her hit reality show, Love at First Sight, is what it takes, then bring it on.Lexie Hanson won't let anyone or anything get in the way of her career, not even sexy Ian Nightingale. He's both her nemesis and her savior, causing chaos on the set and showing her off the set how good it can feel to lose control. Can she keep Ian and her job, or must she sacrifice happiness for her career?

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Ford Adams had a plan-settle his late father's affairs then get the heck out of Butte Plains for good. The plan did not include running the family business for the next twelve months or designing and marketing a revolutionary new sex toy and becoming a billionaire because of it. The plan did not include him falling in love with the sexy, smart, and off-limits, Becky Jean Parker either. But then, plans have a way of changing. She took a chance once-helped him build an empire. Now, if he could only convince Becky Jean to take another chance-this time, on him.When Becky Jean's father became ill, she gave up her dreams of an exciting marketing career in a big city to stay in Butte Plains and help her mother and younger brother.When her boss dies, leaving her a minority share in what turns out to be a failing company, she has no choice but to hitch her wagon to his son's plan or lose everything. Once Ford is free to sell the company, she has no choice but to let him go, even if he takes her heart with him, because one thing is certain, she'd had no choice but to fall in love with him.Collection includes: The Backdoor Billionaire's BrideThe Yankee Billionaire's BrideThe Reluctant Billionaire Bride

Will Ingram has nothing to his name but a shattered career, a few art supplies he can't bring himself to sell, and a boarding pass for home. When a gorgeous woman propositions him in the airport, he thinks his luck might finally be on the upswing, but when she turns up again in his small town, the only thing he isn't questioning is the physical attraction sizzling between them. Is she the muse he thought he'd lost forever or just another woman with betrayal on her mind?The sex was mind-blowing. Life-altering. But MacKenzie Carlysle won't know the life-altering part until days later when the sexy stranger she seduced in the airport turns out to be W.H. Ingram, the famous artist and the one man on the planet she should stay far away from. She should tell him who she is and own the part she played in destroying his career, but when she's in his arms, her past doesn't exist. There's only Will and a future she can only dream of.