Caitlyn Willows

Isabelle has long loved and cared for the dilapidated Victorian house on the hill. So when she decides to cast a spell to give her sexual expertise and the perfect mate, what better place to go than her beloved Victorian--a house of dubious reputation. But she learns all too soon that it pays to be specific in spell-casting. Everything she's asked for is hers...back in 1901. Oh, and one more thing--she forgot to ask to keep them.The woman of his dreams sifts through Daniel's grasp like the fine grains of salt sprinkled on his floor. He's known a few spell-casters in time, but for a cautious man to dare something so...impossible...well, it wouldn't be the first time his mother considered having him committed. With the help of friends, he sets out to do the impossible--go to Isabelle. A feat seemingly doomed by calendar quirks.Would the Fates be so cruel to keep them apart--like the Sun who always chases the Moon? Only the mercurial grandfather clock holding court in the Victorian can tell...if anybody would bother to listen...

A night of debauchery has made Kes realize how much he's wasted his life. Fate delivers him a chance to turn things around. All he has to do is retrieve a stolen Planet Skipper and deliver the culprits responsible for its theft. Once the task is accomplished, his entry into the Interplanetary Commission is guaranteed. But the Universe has another plan--Anne Sherwood.Anne has always believed that everything happens for a reason. She prides herself on being open-minded. A world of possibility and wonder lay open to those who were willing to accept. But even she has her doubts when she learns the hot-as-heck man she's spent the night with reveals he's from another planet.Through Kes, Anne discovers a power of her own she'd never imagined--the ability to control energy. It's a power that's growing by the minute. A power that could get out of control if she allowed it to do so. Now someone from Kes's past is aware of it, too. And he wants it for himself.

For years she has hidden behind a fa ade. Then she meets a man who loves to peel back layers to find the treasure beneath.A mask, a fa ade, whatever it takes to hide from the rest of the world... That's how Midge Ellis has lived for the past three years. When how one looks brings unwanted attention, hiding those looks is the best protection. Few know the woman behind the frumpy-looking Marine Corps court reporter. There are also rules to go with the mask, and one of those is 'no workplace relationships'. Then she meets NCIS Special Agent Kurt Davidson. Her birthday is the catalyst that launches her back into the world--in disguise, of course. Who knew she'd get lucky so quickly?Kurt Davidson loves to discover what's beneath a person's layers, and no one intrigues him more than Staff Sergeant Michelle Ellis. But when she ignores his flirting, he knows she's not interested. That doesn't stop him from fantasizing about her every night--and even when he's undercover searching for a blackmailing female.It doesn't take Midge and Kurt much time to realize each other's real identities or for a killer to up the game--a killer who is slowly tightening the noose around Midge's neck, implicating her in all the criminal activity Kurt is investigating. Is it someone from her past or someone closer? Whoever it is, they've messed with the wrong woman. Old Midge has returned, and she's determined to find who's trying to frame her, with or without Kurt's help.

To save the life of the woman he loves, he must break her heart. Better to have her alive and hating him than dead.Zach and Claudia have been at odds with each other for five years, a feud that masks the desire each truly feels. After a night of wine and gambling, they wake to find themselves married to each other. Shock turns to a partnership when they discover they must use the marriage as a front to find a killer. Forced into close companionship, desire and passion quickly tear down the walls between them. But a power-hungry madman is determined to kill anyone who tries to take him down, and Zach and Claudia are no exception.The pieces to a puzzle much bigger than they anticipated slowly come together--so does the noose tightening around them. When another attempt is made on the life of the woman he loves, Zach realizes he has no choice. In order to save Claudia's life, he must break her heart...and his own. Better to have her alive and hating him than dead. Alive there's still hope to have her again, even if it takes another five years.