Affairs of the Heart Series

As the newly appointed CEO, Claire Sheffield is out to prove to the board of directors that she can transform her father's stodgy, old-fashioned airplane company into a modern powerhouse. Getting romantically involved with one of her executives is a distraction she can't afford. Then company playboy Helmut Forrester offers Claire the best of both worlds: a steaming hot affair and no complications. Helmut has been waiting for the CEO job for years.  When the retiring company president gives the position to his daughter instead, a complete newcomer to the company, Helmut makes a wager with one of his friends: bed the beautiful new boss. Soon he realizes that Claire's long legs and luscious mouth aren't nearly as attractive as her intelligence.  Before he knows it, things are complicated. Very complicated. When Helmut's past office indiscretions nearly cost the company a lucrative contract and Claire has to fire him, she knows that her own conduct could blow up in her face. How can she keep from risking her career for him when she has already lost her heart?

Harrie and Quinn are college sweethearts who have already been married for years when, one Christmas, they find themselves at a crossroads in their marriage. The couple have grown and changed over the years, and they must face that change and decide to continue either together or apart.  This story captures that moment in their lives where they must reconcile their past and present, and together they must decide their future. 

One youthful mistake sent Marq Castillo's life into a tailspin. Twelve years later, he is finally turning things around and has established a successful career as a chef and restaurant owner. But when his high school best friend's baby sister appears on his doorstep, she unwittingly dredges up the worst memories of his past. Kelsie Forrester is all grown up and sick of the childish feud between her two older brothers that split her family apart twelve years ago. When she runs into Marq--her brother's former friend and her secret girlhood crush--she has an idea to help bring her siblings closer. Since the only thing the two stubborn brothers can agree on is their hatred of Marq, Kelsie plans to get them talking…by indulging in a hot fling with her family's worst enemy. Is Marq only playing along to exact his final revenge on the Forresters? And will Kelsie's plans shatter what remains of her family and her heart?

He is a successful chef with no talent for desserts. She is a showgirl and single mother with a serious sweet tooth. Can he show her that he's got what it takes--in the kitchen and elsewhere--to make her melt?