Word gets around fast in Eclipse Bay. Nick Harte should know - his family's legendary feud with the Madisons fueled the local gossip mill for years before finally cooling off. But people are still talking - and rumor has it Nick's involved with someone new... Art gallery owner Octavia Brightwell doesn't take chances - especially on handsome, charming men. But that's only part of the reason why she turned Nick down six times before - finally - agreeing to a date. Octavia's related to the woman who sparked the long-time family feud - and fears that falling hard for Nick would only ignite the flames again. Octavia knows her family's past is best kept hidden. But her secret isn't safe in Eclipse Bay - and neither is her heart...

Eclipse Bay has grown and flourished on the rugged Oregon coast, where the shore can be rocky and forbidding, full of sharp cliffs and hidden coves. But this small town is also filled with secrets as treacherous as the landscape - and rivalries as fierce as an ocean storm... Their grandfathers hated each other.Their fathers hated each other. And as the next generation of Hartes and Madisons, Hannah and Rafe are expected to hate each other too. But Hannah Harte - a successful wedding consultant with a skeptical view of marriage - remembers the long-ago night on the beach that revealed Rafe as much more than just "that disreputable Madison boy." And Rafe remembers the heroic gesture that proved Hannah's fierce spirit was stronger than any feud - and saved him from near - certain imprisonment. Now - reunited by a surprising inheritance after years of living their separate lives - Rafe and Hannah return to Eclipse Bay, and the hostilities that still divide, and bind, their families. And they are discovering something that is at once delightful and deeply disturbing... They don't hate each other. Not at all...

Some men can be terrifying--jealous, possessive and, ultimately, destructive. Abby Lyndon knows this all too well. Yet even after swearing off alpha males, she finds herself watching Torr Latimer...and wanting him.Torr is reserved, contained and every inch the kind of man Abby thought she didn't want. But when Abby receives threats of blackmail, he's the only one who offers his protection. Will their alliance prove that he's everything she expected...or so much more?

A mutually beneficial arrangement . . . with potential for endless passion! - Marrying her boss, prominent businessman Cormick Grayson, was a very reasonable proposition for a woman who'd been hurt in love before. It wasn't love and they were both OK with that. But the heat in Grey's eyes told Amber there was more to this passionless marriage than he was revealing and soon Amber yearned to feel the things she vowed she would never risk again . . .

A New York Times Bestselling Author Cole Stockton had a will of steel and a raw determination to go after what he wanted - including Kelsey Murdock. He d invaded her life， assaulting her with his sensuality， tempting her to be reckless. She sensed something dangerous about the man - in the secrets he refused to share， the past that still haunted him， the coiled tension that denied intimacy. For Cole， the past was a closed door. For Kelsey， that meant too many questions and no answers.

Honor Mayfield was about to walk into a trap. Her chance meeting with Conn Landry was no stroke of luck - he had cleverly set her up a long time ago...As a member of the thoroughbred horse-racing set in California, Conn was well-respected. But Honor was about to discover the real man beneath the controlled exterior. Too late she realized she was falling for someone who was seeking to avenge a legacy of murder and betrayal. A piece of her past was mysteriously linked to Conn, and now they were tangled together in the web of deception ...and desire.

1899年的得州小镇，落后而沉闷。 12岁的卡波妮娅生于传统家庭，却发现自己不合时宜地迷恋上了科学。 她离经叛道的兴趣给她的家族带来了极大的冲击，母亲希望卡波妮娅成为一个高贵的淑女，可她自己却渴望走一条其他女孩没有走过的路。 醉心科学世界的卡波妮娅，在表面威严却开明有趣的爷爷的引导下，开始了人生的第一堂启蒙教育。她和爷爷一起观察昆虫和植株，甚至还发现了一个从未命名的新物种。在充满惊喜的大自然里，卡波妮娅体会着达尔文法则的奇妙之处，也渐渐地明白了自己想成为怎样的人……