Roz Lee

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?

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.

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, 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 and he begins to seduce her through erotic letters and sensual gifts, she dares to believe in a future with him until her past catches up with her and threatens to destroy them both.

Growing up in tiny Butte Plains, Texas, Colin Parker longed for the bright lights of Nashville to shine on him. Unwilling to let anyone derail his up-and-coming career, Colin is determined to forget Julie Davis and the promise of the one kiss they shared, but forgetting isn't an option. When his career skyrockets, he longs for home and the woman he let get away. There's just one problem-Julie Davis doesn't want any part of him or his celebrity lifestyle.There are certain moments in her life Julie Davis will never forget-like the moment she realized the numbers on her winning ticket would change her life forever. And the moment she thought she'd never live to spend a penny of her winnings. Then there was the moment she kissed Colin Parker and knew there were things in life money couldn't buy-like happiness and happily-ever-afters. There's just one problem-Colin Parker is out to prove her wrong.

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.

Ford Adams had led a charmed life, but he and his mother might find themselves flipping burgers if he can't figure out how to make the equivalent of a silk purse out of a sow's ear and sell a boatload of them. 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.

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?

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?

Out of sight, out of mind. That's what Melody Ravenswood was counting on when she invented a new life for herself as Mel Harper in the small farming community of Willowbrook, Texas. She could be herself, whoever that was. Having long since lost her identity to being the only child and sole beneficiary of a legendary rock and roller, she was finally going to live the normal life she craved - a job, a house, friends, and no paparazzi. Hank Travis is the last thing Mel needs in her new life. The local boy turned rock and roll star's sexy, won't take no for an answer pursuit makes her long for a life she has only dreamed of. Before Mel can have the future she wants with Hank, she must confront her past and find the Melody she lost along the way.

Growing up in tiny Butte Plains, Texas, Colin Parker longed for the bright lights of Nashville to shine on him. Unwilling to let anyone derail his up-and-coming career, Colin is determined to forget Julie Davis and the promise of the one kiss they shared, but forgetting isn't an option. When his career skyrockets, he longs for home and the woman he let get away. There's just one problem-Julie Davis doesn't want any part of him or his celebrity lifestyle.There are certain moments in her life Julie Davis will never forget-like the moment she realized the numbers on her winning ticket would change her life forever. And the moment she thought she'd never live to spend a penny of her winnings. Then there was the moment she kissed Colin Parker and knew there were things in life money couldn't buy-like happiness and happily-ever-afters. There's just one problem-Colin Parker is out to prove her wrong.