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Smoke jumping is Garrick Nelson's life. Nothing, not severe injuries nor the brutal physical therapy that follows, is going to stop him from getting back with his crew. But when a lost dog shows up on his front porch, he can't turn her away, and he can't take care of her on his own. Thankfully, help comes in the form of his new sexy, dog-loving neighbor. As they work together, trying to re-home their little princess, Garrick can't resist his growing attraction for the other man, even though he knows this guy isn't the staying type.

Reunited at the beach house where they first fell in love, Rosa and Alexander discover that the secrets of the past are not what they seem and learn that in love, as in life, there are second chances.

Smokejumper Lincoln Reid is speechless to see Jacob Hartman among his squad's new recruits. Jacob gets everyone's concerns, but he has waited years for his shot at joining the elite smoke jumping team. He's ready to tackle any challenge Linc throws his way. But close quarters and high stakes make it difficult for Linc to keep his resolve. And the closer they get, the more Linc's plan to leave at the end of the season risks him breaking another promise: the one his heart wants to make to Jacob.

Catherine Marks is a paid companion to the Hathaway sisters, but their older brother Leo is thoroughly exasperating. When one quarrel ends in a sudden kiss, Cat is shocked at her powerful response.

After getting dumped, and contractually obliged to work over Christmas, Juliette Connolly is not in the holiday spirit. But then her mysterious employer turns out he's the Scottish laird of the haunted house they're filming in.

The second sister from a somewhat scandalous aristocratic family, the purveyors of one of London's most fashionable shops, finds passion and a love as sumptuous as the gorgeous gowns she creates.

The last shreds of Cassandra Pomfret's reputation are about to disintegrate, taking her sister's future and her family's good name along with them. The Duke of Ashmont knows that damaging a lady's good name isn't sporting. The only way to right the wrong is to marry her, and hope she doesn't smother him in his sleep on their wedding night.

Sooner or later, Duke Robert Rothmere's enemies will try to seize his wealth. If Robert is to foil their schemes, he needs to marry a perfectly proper, blessedly boring, deadly dull duchess, immediately. Lady Constance Wentworth has cultivated a reputation for utter forgettability, and she longs to be his demure duchess, but little does he know that to marry her would be utter madness.

Damon Prescott had it all. Star quarterback. Money. Fame. Now? He's being accused of taking performance-enhancing drugs and banned from the sport and team he loves. Determined to prove he's innocent, he hires tough-as-nails private investigator Evie Wolfe. She's able to bring a man to his knees with a glare, yet sensual in ways that take him off guard, and she's everything Damon didn't know he needed.

Austin Prescott is a lot of things. Ex football player. Sports agent. And as of this morning? Father. Finding a baby on his doorstep should have been a joke, but the pink sticky note and baby carrier she came in is deadly serious. What's an out-of-his-depth bachelor to do? Call his tempting and beyond gorgeous executive assistant and beg her to move in.