Temptation... it was an orchard away for socialite-turned-camp counselor Eden Carlbough. Orchard owner Chase Elliot was maddeningly attractive, irritatingly self-assured - and strickly hands-off! Eden had enough to worry about with a camp full of perteen girls. But her heart knew where her preference lay... with forbidden fruit!

Model Hillary Baxter was every photographer's delight! In front of the camera, her perfected loviness allowed her to be anyone she wanted to be. Yet behind the high-fashion trappings, she was simply a small-town girl - and certainly no match for her new boss, Bret Bardoff! Could he learn to love the woman whose face had captured his imagination... and haunted his dreams?

The Barons and the Murdocks had been fueding for longer than anyonw could remeber. From the top of his black Stetson to his dusty boots, Aaron Murdock was a dangerous man - and at the moment he was trespassing on Jillian Baron's property. One of the almighty Murdock ranchers, Aaron and his rugged good looks were off-lilts to a Baron. But across that boundary line lay the love of a lifetime.

Long before he met her, Matthew Bates loved Laurel Armand. Working with her brought both pleasure and pain, because the sexy Southern belle kept him at a professional distance. Then the rival reporters were thrown together on a case of murder and madness - where much more than love was at stake.

Ky Silver had awakened her to love. It had been almost impossible to walk out on him, but Kate Hardesty had. She'd been certain back then that she'd made the right choice, but when an unexpected legacy from her father forced her back to Ocracoke Island and Ky, nothing seemed certain. Had she lost a priceless treasure, or had she found one?

Megan Miller couldn't believe Pops was actually considering David Katcherton's offer to buy Joyland, their amusement park! The fun-loving stranger was just some cocky, too-good-looking cowboy type with money to burn... and a way of making her blush pinker than cotton candy. So why was she dreaming that he'd make a very different offer - one that had nothing to do with business?

Once again, self-appointed guardian Gwen Lacrosse was racing to save her sweet but too-trusting mother from scandal and disgrace. This time, mama was caught in the clutches of the dastardly novelist, Luke Powers, an amorous - and much younger - man. But back home, things weren't quite what Gwen expected. And her traitorous thoughts kept leading her to Luke.

Years ago, Cynthia Fox had indulged in dangerous pleasures with a dangerous man - ruggedly handsome race-car driver Lance Matthews. Now Lance was back on the cicut, accelerating her heartbeat, and she was paying more attention to his steamy seduction than to the red warning lights!

Asher Wolfe had learned long ago that opposites could attract. Cool and controlled, Asher once had melted in the arms of a man whose fiery passion awakened her, then sent her running with a secret she could never share. Now, Ty Starbuck wanted answers - and one night to remind her of what she had lost.

Director Phillip Kincaid could have sworn Victoria Ashton was smiling when she tossed him in the slammer for speeding. But as temporary sheriff of Friendly, New Mexico, Tory, an ambitious lawyer, had a job to do - and falling for an out of towner was out of the question. If only she'd known how dangerous Phillip would be to her heart, she would have kept him behind bars for good!