Former lovers become partners in Natalie Charles's new novel of the perfect crime... On the eve of trial, prosecutor Sally Dawson has all the evidence she needs to convict a man of killing his wife--until the "victim" reappears. Now, alone and pregnant, to save her career she must trust the very man who broke her heart--her sworn enemy, Ben McNamara. The case confounds Ben, a former marine JAG, but not the attraction budding between him and Sally. Their mutual desire never died. Can Ben prove to her that he's a changed man? He may never get the chance, because the closer Sally gets to the surprising truth, the closer she gets to a desperate killer....

In this warm, charming, and hilarious romance, a kindergarten teacher and children's book author attempts to write erotica—and sets out to find the right Mr. Wrong for some hands-on inspiration.Lettie Osbourne has lived her whole life by the book. Sweet, predictable, and certainly not living life on the edge, she's always been content to make a living as a kindergarten teacher who writes adorable children's books on the side. After her fiancé leaves her, Lettie decides she is perfectly content to accept her fate as mother to her beloved dog Odin and favorite auntie to her niece and nephew. But then everything changes. When Lettie's publisher decides to sell only erotica, her editor convinces her to turn up the heat and throw some spice into her vanilla life. Lettie sets out to find the perfect man to inspire her writing...and finds him in her school's vice principal, Eric Clayman. As Lettie and Eric grow closer and her writing gets steamier,...

LOVE NEVER DIES, BUT CAN IT KILL? He never meant to speak to her again. Back in Arbor Falls for a funeral, Special Agent Nick Foster has moved on. He has no plans to stay in his tiny hometown-or to reunite with the beautiful Libby Andrews. His onetime fiancée broke his heart, and what's past should stay buried. Libby doesn't want his help. Her childhood sweetheart can never know the real reason she ended their engagement three years before. But when a serial killer targets her, she must team up with the rugged agent for her own safety. Something in her past has put her in danger, and the passion they've reignited puts their future in deadly jeopardy.

From the author of the "delightful and entertaining" (Library Journal) Seeking Mr. Wrong comes a charming romance following a woman who leaves home to forget the man who broke her heart and discovers the love that was waiting for her.Mindy Ling is a broken woman. After finding out that her best friend Chase—who she's been in love with for years—is getting married, she escapes her troubles to spend some quality time with her grandmother in a small seaside town in Connecticut. She hopes to distract herself by staying in one of the guest cottages at her grandmother's quaint bed and breakfast and helping the innkeeper with the day-to-day activities. But after she learns that the innkeeper is literally running a house of ill repute, Mindy becomes determined to put an end to it. And a handsome local named Brett seems to be just the person she needs to help her. Beneath his unassuming exterior, Brett Hannigan keeps many secrets. Locally he is...

A handsome stranger. A simple proposition. What could possibly go wrong?Wren Mallory is no stranger to failure. Reeling from the humiliation of a very public breakup, she has fled L.A. for the comfort of her east coast hometown of Archer Cove. Here, she happily passes her days as the barista in her family's bakery and spends her nights writing her screenplay. She is slowly mastering the art of the latte and enjoying the quiet life.Hollywood bad boy Jax Cosgrove has to fix his image if he's going to be considered for the role of a lifetime. When a good deed leads to a misunderstanding, he presents Wren with an opportunity: pretend to be his girlfriend for a while, and he'll help her to sell her screenplay.It seems like a harmless prank, and one that could finally make her dreams come true. But Wren quickly learns that fake-dating Jax threatens everything in her real life she's trying to protect: her quiet existence, her beloved bakery...and her heart.