Karen Anne

Kari Kirkman's father has big plans for her future. A prosperous businessman, he is used to getting his way...even if he must keep his twenty-year-old daughter hostage in their mansion on Long Island. But his intention to force her to marry Derrick Corbett is the last straw and, no matter what happens, she is determined to escape their stately home and live life on her terms. Jumping from her second-story bedroom window, and sliding down the tree outside, she sets off to a safe refuge. Tired and sore, Kari accepts a ride from the mysterious Mark. He promises her safe passage, but instead kidnaps and takes her to a secret hideaway. With no hope of escape, Kari is facing an uncertain future with the manipulative Mark. Will his attempts at seduction work, or will Kari escape and return home to an uncertain future with Derrick? And will her father ever forgive her for running from him and defying his orders?

One thing Kristen Forte has always been is calm, cool, and in control of whatever life throws her way. When you're the president of Delta Sigma Sigma, you have to be. With a semester left until graduation and an audition away from continuing her music studies at Juilliard, Kristen has it all figured out- right down to the cute apartment she plans on getting in Manhattan with her long term, rocker boyfriend, David Archer. When David lands a record deal, Kristen could not be prouder. There's only one problem: The deal is not in New York. It's in London. With this startling discovery, Kristen soon realizes even the best laid plans can easily unravel. Faced with an ocean between them, an overbearing assistant, and a sexy songwriter who seems to desire more than a duet with David, Kristen feels the security of the life she knew slipping away. Add the confusion of a blossoming friendship with David's cousin, Harry, and nothing makes sense any more. With her world spiraling out of control, and the love of her life too busy to notice, Kristen knows the only way to survive her heartache is to stick on her pumps and give her problems a dose of poison.

Brit Wakefield is tired of everyone telling her to take a step back from her relationship. Erik Draxton is the perfect boyfriend, and there's no harm in loving someone fiercely. In fact, she's so blissfully happy, she almost doesn't mind heading home to her dysfunctional family for the holidays.When an expired passport prevents Brit from boarding a plane to Paris, Erik is determined to give Brit an old-fashioned family Christmas. Finding herself immersed in traditions, Brit starts to really understand what it's like to be considered part of a big family. But when Erik's ex-girlfriend shows up on Christmas Eve, determined to talk about their past, everything Brit believes in begins to spiral out of control. With their relationship thrown off balance, and unable to know if things will ever be the same again, the seemingly "perfect" couple must reevaluate if they truly belong together. Stuck in the whirlwind of the holidays, Brit's only sure about one thing: First love can be brutal.