Three years into a five-year marriage of convenience, Jenn finds herself wanting something she never thought she'd want from her laidback, ex-military husband. Sex--as a much needed release of tension from her high-stress job. But weekly sex with Nick, despite their careful parameters, is likely to get messy eventually. Ever since her father walked out on her as a child, Jenn knows never to assume the people she loves will stick around, so she's not about to trust Nick with her heart. She vows to stay strong, no matter how much intimacy develops between them in bed. But what starts as a tension-reliever soon becomes so much more, until it threatens both their practical arrangement and the heart Jenn has worked so hard to keep safe.

A night of pleasure leads to a strictly business arrangement in USA TODAY bestselling author Yvonne Lindsay’s new Texas Cattleman's Club: Fathers and Sons novel! Their night together had consequences. Now their nuptials are nonnegotiable. Fashionista Rosalind Banks flew to Texas to win back her ex-boyfriend. Instead, she spent the most passionate night of her life with a total stranger! Now Ros is having Gabriel Carrington’s baby and the Royal rancher just made an offer she can’t refuse. Gabe needs a wife and an heir, with a marriage on paper, strictly for show. But the rules of their arrangement are made to be broken. Will inconvenient chemistry derail their marriage of convenience or take it to a whole new level? From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. Love triumphs in these uplifting romances, part of the Texas Cattleman's Club: Fathers and Sons series: Book 1: An Heir of His Own by Janice Maynard Book 2: How to Handle a Heartbreaker by Joss Wood Book 3: Married by Contract by Yvonne Lindsay Book 4: From Feuding to Falling by Jules Bennett Book 5: The Rebel's Return by Nadine Gonzalez Book 6: The Rancher's Reckoning by Joanne Rock

Americans have the highest divorce rate in the Western world. Plus, sixty percent of men and fifty percent of women will have sex during their marriage with someone other than their spouse. Yet despite those statistics, the marketing of weddings is flourishing to the tune of $72 bilion a year with tons of TV wedding reality shows to support it. Lori Jae Ricci explores how marriage has become an outdated habit that may not be serving individuals and couples in the NOW! Lori Jae asks readers to open their minds, look at commitment and marriage from a different point of view and discover a NEW way to create a lasting relationship.

The jealous husband! For Donato Vittoria, marriage was a lifetime commitment. He'd chosed Grace as his bride, and he would cherish her forever. Or so Grace had believed…. Until she'd discovered Donato's betrayal—with Maria, a beautiful family friend. Had he forgotten his vows so soon? Did he expect Grace to play the dutiful wife, while he continued to enjoy a bachelor life-style? The hurt had been unbearable, and Grace had fled. But Donato insisted he was still her husband—by contract—and he wanted Grace back in his life, and his bed! HUSBANDS & WIVES Sometimes the perfect marraige is worth waiting for!

The Marriage Contract by Cathy Forsythe released on May 24, 1996 is available now for purchase.

Marriage Contract Party of the First Part: Jake McClellan I promise to hold Laura when she cries at silly movies, pour tea for Molly and her friends at tea parties and be the official family mistletoe hanger. From this day forward Molly is my daughter…and Laura is my wife, friend and…lover. Party of the Second Part: Laura Halstead I promise to laugh at Jake's jokes, ride shotgun on his tandem bicycle and eat the fish he catches (though I refuse to clean them…). I gladly welcome him into my house, into my bed and into my…life. Both Parties do hereby decree that this contract is based solely on convenience, and not on matters of the heart… A most convenient arrangement…until they fell in love.