Kirjahaku

Small-town girl's Frannie Luttrell's whole life changes when beautiful young summer resident Marianne Nyland takes a sudden liking to her and sweeps Frannie into her glamorous country club world in Bar Harbor. Re-christened Francesca, she enters a world of decadent pleasures there and back in New York, where Marianne offers her a job as her personal assistant. But when Marianne is found dead and Frannie's surprisingly named her heir, anda sex tape shows up of Frannie, she finds herself the lead article in all the gossip pages. Deciding to make the most of her 15 minutes of fame, Frannie becomes a publicity princess, walking the celebrity tightrope, partying like there's no tomorrow, and juggling two lovers, all while trying to discover why Marianne killed herself. And when she learns the truth, will it come between her and the man she loves - or bring them together?

Jillian Durant survived an alcoholic father, a chronically-ill mother, foster care and poverty - and that was all by the age of 20. So when Jillian lands a prestigious job at an advertising agency, she is determined to succeed in her career and forget about her sombre past. But an affair with her married boss sets Jillian's career aspirations on hold as the two co-workers carry on a can't-keep-their-hands-off-of-each-other affair, in the office and on the road. But when it's clear that her boss is never going to leave his wife, Jillian explains to her lover that their relationship is a bit one-sided and she would like a gift of appreciation, perhaps, or money. Jillian's suggestion doesn't go over too well with the boss, but it does open up another door to a different lucrative career. He recommends her to someone who is willing to pay for her time: a gay executive who just wants a heterosexual companion to accompany him on an important business trip. And that is the beginning. That executive refers her to another executive and another, each needing a beautiful companion for different reasons, each willing to pay handsomely for the service and extras.

Ever since a terrible fire killed her older son, one ambition has ruled Countess Lazlaric. Desperate to continue the family legacy, she is determined that her rakehell second son wed and produce an heir. Now, she's found the perfect bride. A distant relative, writing to beg for help, is ideal for her secret plans. Alone in the world, beautiful raven-haired Senna Landseth finds more than just Drom Manor's isolation sending a shiver down her spine. Countess Lazlaric seems overly eager to welcome her, strange noises fill the cavernous corridors of the gloomy manor, and she senses she is being spied upon. Then a note mysteriously appears, inscribed with chilling words: "I'm watching you. Nicolai." In the years since the fire that supposedly destroyed him, Nicolai Lazlaric has inhabited the world of a vampire, consumed with seeking revenge on the creature who turned him. Now, it is time to return to Drom Manor. But Nicolai has no idea how badly the Countess wants an heir--or that his hated brother's prospective bride is residing there. Senna's unexpected presence upends Nicolai's plans, for he can think only of possessing the beautiful innocent, of taking her in a blood-binding seduction from which she will never escape. . . .