Loveswept,

The Sensual, Seductive Predator... Amarillo Smith was enigmatic, dangerous, the best private investigator in Boston next to her brother, Nico, his partner. Angelica DiFrenza was surprised and intrigued when he invited her to dinner-the broodingly handsome detective had seemed to be avoiding her deliberately... until now. Amarillo heated her skin with his gaze and made her wonder how his mouth would taste when it captured hers, but the fever in her blood was nothing compared to the savage ecstasy of their tumultuous kisses--and the seething passions that erupted without warning between them! Tantalized by her skin of silk and fire, caught in a maelstrom of uncivilized hunger, Amarillo possessed her with sweet madness, branded Angelica as only his-but he was desperate to protect her from the danger that threatened her life and the demons that menaced her soul. Once, joy had filled the grand ballroom at SwanSea; could the shadows be lifted by the healing power of love?

In costume Claire van Teiler was a vision from a medieval fantasy, an angel with a cloud of golden hair. When Jack Youngblood spotted her chasing what couldn't be a unicorn through his sister's backyard, he knew with breathtaking certainty that this fairy princess was a lady to carry off on his horse in the moonlight, the woman he'd always wanted to share his life. But Claire had put her role as only parent to her younger sister ahead of her own desires, her secret dreams. What could she choose when the sensual magic Jack's caresses worked upon her heart left her torn between the two she loved best in the world?

Devastatingly handsome actor Derek Morgan was Romeo, a highwayman, and James Bond all rolled into one, and Amy van Teiler felt that her most romantic fantasies had come to life when he led her onto the dance floor for a fairy-tale waltz. The theme of the transatlantic cruise ship was the glamour of the 1930s, courtesy of a wealthy sponsor and Amy's magnificent re-creations of glorious period costumes. Derek began courting Amy, arranging clandestine rendezvous under a glittering night sky that left both stunned by the depth of their feelings for each other. Was her breathtaking shipboard romance the real thing, Amy wondered, worth risking her hard-won independence for? But she couldn't deny that the dashing pirate had stolen her heart....

It was just too tempting to make architect Graham Kimble her final research subject for her dissertation, Autumn Stanton decided when she agreed to fill in as his secretary. Determined to prove that women controlled men's reactions by how they chose to appear, Autumn masqueraded as Agatha -- dowdy but capable, a woman who'd never have a chance with the handsome man-about-town. How could she know Graham had sworn off gorgeous bubbleheads and vowed to settle down with a plain, intelligent female whose looks were nothing special? When Autumn fell in love for real, she panicked, confessed her charade -- and drove Graham away, furious at her deception. Could he understand that, in baggy polyester or slinky silk, she was the spirited and caring woman he loved?

Dane Prescott was charming, gallant, a man of mystery and shadows whose smile could make a woman forget her name! Jennifer Chantry was terrified when he caught her with a pilfered diamond bracelet, stunned when he kissed her breathless, and delighted when he helped her escape with her prize! But when her dashing hero turned out to be a professional gambler, she had to resist him. Her father had lost Belle Retour, their beautiful old home, in a poker game; how could she risk loving another man who might cost her everything? Until now she'd never been tempted to stray from safe byways...but the promises in Dane's eyes filled her with wild yearning for passion and danger. Dane knew the odds were against Jenny loving him, but he'd dare hell to risk heaven in his lady's arms. He'd never bet everything before, but the stakes were so high. Could he make her believe that a man of honor would never gamble with her heart?

The Brash Baby Doctor... — Handsome pediatrician Preston Harper wanted a baby, but not a wife -- until delicious, distracting Dinah Bradshaw appeared in his office carrying Jenny, the child who'd made her an instant mom! He'd carefully mapped out his busy life, and thought with a nanny's help he could care for a baby. There just wasn't enough of him to go around, he believed -- to make time for a wife would take away from his little patients. But beautiful, intriguing Dinah made him want to play house and be a family, to share ecstatic nights as lovers and raise the lovely little girl who called him Dada. Dinah found comfort in Preston's advice and refuge in his strong arms, reveling in the sweet magic of his bone-melting kisses, but she'd figured her law career meant putting marriage off for years... and she wasn't sure Preston wanted her that way. Could he make her understand that her daughter was infinitely precious, but he'd love his wife and best friend forever?

The Renegade Archaeologist... Kit Carson was rumored to be a barbarian, an elusive legend who walked the narrow path between research and treasure hunting-and Professor Kristine Richards wondered about the outlaw who'd smuggled out a Tibetan treasure! But the man in the flesh was more thrilling, charismatic, and sensually compelling than any myth. Kristine trembled beneath the gaze of this savage god whose eyes held so many mysteries, whose hands and lips seemed to know her deepest desires. Kit hadn't expected this violet-eyed enchantress to be such a potent distraction... nor had he believed that any woman could awaken such fierce hunger, or such desperate jealousy It was his fate to possess her--and his mission to protect her from the man he'd defeated for the sacred prize. Kit had invaded her life with forbidden secrets, and she'd entrusted her soul to this spellbinding stranger. Was it her destiny to follow this heroic conqueror through a fabled labyrinth hidden in the mountain mists?