Allison Siegel is out to stop a wedding, or at least stage an intervention to convince one of her best childhood friends not to marry the woman she’s sure is all wrong for him. The only problem is they have a mutual friend who doesn’t want her to butt in. Clint’s loved Allie since she grew out of pigtails, but she never saw him as more than a friend. Even though she doesn’t know it yet, he’s being a really good friend by stopping her from getting all “My Best-Friend’s Wedding”. And he’s ready and able to convince her to let the sparks now between them build into a fire. Allie can’t believe how good Clint looks all grown up, and she certainly can’t believe he’s holding her captive in the backwoods of Montana until he thinks she’s come to her senses, or their friend’s wedding goes off without a hitch.. But Allie isn’t going to let a little thing like a six-foot-something sexy forest ranger stand in her way... Each book in the Seattle Steam series is STANDALONE: * Grounds for Seduction * Tempting Adam * Seducing Allie

Seducing the Chef - Allie Blakefield, editor of Good Eatin' wants to do a feature on Five Cuisines a restaurant across the river from NY City. Her father forbids the feature and won't say why. She's not one to sit back and be ruled by someone. She borrows a friend's apartment. While leaning over the balcony she sees a handsome dark haired man doing a Yoga routine. He looks up and she is struck by the Blakefield curse. Love at first sight

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Mary Balogh's The Secret Mistress. In a time unlike any other, a family you’ll never forget . . . Meet the Huxtables—three headstrong sisters and their dashing brother—each searching for love that’s always a shocking indiscretion away. . . . In her magnificent new novel, New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh sweeps us into a world of scandal and intrigue—glittering Regency England—and introduces the youngest Huxtable: Stephen, the only son. Here Stephen will risk his reputation and his heart as he enters a scandalous liaison with the infamous beauty intent on seduction. But when passion turns the tables on them both, who can say who has seduced whom? He must be wealthy, wellborn, and want her more than he wants any other woman. Those are the conditions that must be met by the man Cassandra Belmont chooses for her lover. Marriage is out of the question for the destitute widow who stands accused of murdering her husband and must now barter her beauty in order to survive. With seduction in mind, she sets her sights on Stephen Huxtable, the irresistibly attractive Earl of Merton and London’s most eligible bachelor. But Stephen’s first intriguing glimpse of the mysterious, alluring Lady Paget convinces him that he has found the ideal woman to share his bed. There is only one caveat. This relationship fueled by mutual pleasure must be on his terms. As the two warily circle each other in a sensual dance of attack and retreat, a single night of passion alters all the rules. Cassandra, whose reputation is already in tatters, is now in danger of losing the one thing she vowed never to give. And Stephen, who wants Cassandra more than he has ever wanted any woman, won’t rest until she has surrendered everything—not as his mistress—but as his lover and wife. . . .

Her name's Allie Bateman, and she claims she's the owner of the Dragonfly, the charter fishing boat that belongs to Cooper Remington. He isn't about to be swindled out of his inheritance…even if she is the most alluring first mate ever to hit the high seas! Everything was smooth sailing until the sexy East Coast lawyer showed up. Allie can't believe she agreed to be temporary partners—must be the salt air. It can't be the irresistible charms of Cooper, a man she knows better than to trust. So why's her heart telling her she and Cooper would make a great team—on the water and off?

Of course Ben’s mind was really whirling by now, so captivated by lustful desire he could barely think. When this luscious, helpless creature indicated she was broke with no place to stay, he’d given her a one hundred dollar bill and told her not to tell anyone. “This’ll be the first secret we share together,” he’d said, slipping the money in her direction. As he hoped, this little doll had been quite impressed with his ‘donation’. Leaning toward him, with enticing devilment dancing in her eyes, she’d said it, “If yours was our first secret,” discretely flashing the folded green, “I’ve got an even better one for you.” She’d smiled her little girl charm and whispered a very exciting promise into his ear. “A girl would be willing to share some very naughty secrets with a man as generous as you are to his lady in need.” Was it just his imagination, the way ‘Sweet Thing’s’ hand brushed his leg, and then lingered so suspiciously near his lap? Fate had taken him away from one situation, one nearly landing him in jail, and now given him this? A man couldn’t be so lucky, could he? Still, with all the chips falling into place, he’d better play it cool. No matter how much a man wished for more, if he was to trigger a terrified reaction from some young girl over something she hadn’t intended at all, God, he couldn’t even imagine the deep shit he’d be in. “That ‘donation’ is just a little something to help you get by for a while, Allie. I feel sorry for a gorgeous little thing like you out in this ugly world with no one to look out for you.” Of course he didn’t make excuses about his erection, how he’d like to help Allie get rid of that yearning she had for her mother’s boyfriend. Just like his daughter, she was too young and he was too old. But she did promise she knew how to keep secrets, what other possible meaning could a girl have than what was implied? And all that talk about her former sex life, nothing shy and inhibited about little Allie, she practically came right out and said what she’d be willing, anxious even, to do. No doubt about this one and the plight she was in. Homeless, only the clothes in that backpack, if he played his cards right she was as good as his. The girl was broke, alone, and with no place to go. How old did she say she was? “It’s my gift to a sweet little girl who reminds me of my daughter, go ahead and take it. It’d be better keeping the ‘donation’ our secret, though. Some nosy person might get the idea I’m trying to do something inappropriate with an attractive, desirable young woman like you.” “Thank you so much, Mr. Abloz, Ben, I mean. I feel so safe with a nice man like you helping me. Of course No one else has to know a thing about our relationship, no matter what it is.”

Years ago, Allie Masters lost herself in the scorching passion of a ménage a trois relationship with her two ultra-sexy bosses. In order to regain her independence, she walked away. Max and Nick were very fulfilled with their gorgeous assistant. The lovemaking was breathtaking and both friends willingly shared the woman they wanted to spend the rest of their lives with. And then she left them. Now Max and Nick have decided to seduce Allie back into their lives.

Liam Dempsey isn’t long for Antero. The bar where he’s been working is going downhill fast, and it’s time for him to move on. Even if moving on means moving from Colorado to Utah and leaving his sister and fledgling brewery behind. He’s not interested in forming any attachments before he leaves in a month, but after a sexy hook-up with his sister’s friend, he finds himself unsure where his future stands. The last thing Ruth Colbert needs is something else on her plate. She has a restaurant to run, a chef to replace, and a cranky twelve-year-old to raise, but a steamy night with Liam was just what she needed. The only problem is, now she wants more, if only she could find the time for him. Just when things seem to be working out and she can see a possible future with Liam, someone from her past shows up to throw another wrench into everything. Each book in the Brewing Love series is STANDALONE: * Love on Tap * Saison for Love * Wild Love