Desdemona Wainwright thinks Sam Stark looks much too calm for a man who has just been left at the altar. The males in her theatrical family would be letting their feelings explode. But she was hired to cater his wedding, not to save it. Desdemona marches into Stark’s den to demand the much-needed payment for the canceled reception – not to fall in love. But the self-controlled, steel-willed man behind Stark Security Systems, a multimillion-dollar consulting firm, does have the cold, logical brain of a computer – along with the muscular, sensual body of a medieval knight. He is Desdemona’s exact opposite. And don’t opposites attract? Sam Stark cannot understand what is wrong with treating marriage as a business deal. His ex-fiancee, stately blond Pamela, had seemed so perfect, so reasonable. This hoyden with wild red hair and huge turquoise eyes, insisting he write a check for hundreds of uneaten miniature asparagus tarts, is a different type: temperamental, volatile, and likely to drive a man crazy with her moods – or with desire. But Desdemona has the professional catering skills he needs for his business. It never occurs to him that she might not accept his offer to be his no-strings-attached, stand-in wife. Desdemona has other plans for herself and Stark. She thinks involving him with her staff, made up of her relatives and other out-ofwork actors, will give him a sense of family. He thinks he’d rather spend his time with computers, but all too soon his private life and his business affairs are under siege. Desdemona is breaking down the walls around his heart – and someone is trying to get into his files to steal a top-secret computer program. Stark’s suspicions soon center on the people Desdemona holds most dear, as intrigue and murder swirl around them all. For this unlikely but ravishing pair, their love and even their lives may depend on emotions and bonds that can’t be measured – like unstoppable passion and unbreakable trust – in this wonderful new love story from Jayne Ann Krentz.

Hiring the nation s top scientific consultant， Dr. Harry Stratton Trevelyan， Molly Abberwick， the trustee of her father s foundation for unusual inventions， is outraged when Harry falls in love with her and brazenly pursues her.

After 17 years, Irene Stenson goes home to investigate her parents' death and encounters a nightmare more terrifying than she could have imagined. This edition of Krentz's sensational "New York Times" bestseller Includes a three-chapter excerpt from her upcoming Jove paperback "Second Sight," available in April.

Jayne Ann Krentz has delivered pure entertainment in twenty-three New York Times bestsellers， including her recent smash hit， Sharp Edges. Now， her unique brand of electrifying suspense and head-over-heels romance lights up this sizzling thriller -- and sparks a curious chemistry between a self-made millionaire and a charmingly disorganized entrepreneur. They team up to corner a killer -- and find their unruly partnership has the power to set the night on fire.... Olivia Chantry may keep her desk in disarray， but she s a dynamo when it comes to business: her Seattle-based company， Light Fantastic， organizes dazzling events that create the flash her clients need to promote their products or their causes. Her marvelous success has almost made up for a marriage that ended in disaster and left her wedded to a career instead of a mate. She certainly has enough on her well-sculpted shoulders when she inherits a portion -- 49 percent， to be precise -- of Glow， Inc.， her uncle s high-tech lighting firm. But it s the interloper who bagged the other 51 percent with whom Olivia has butted heads: Jasper Sloan， a venture capitalist and dealmaker known as a man with all his ducks in a row， and his neat， orderly life under control. From the start of their feisty business dealings， the so-called partners nearly crash and burn: they are suspicious of each other s motives. They disagree about management style. They argue about Glow s policy of employing members of the Chantry family， from Olivia s cousin Bolivar to her Aunt Zara， the ex-soap star. But the snap， crackle and pop of their sexual energy can not be denied. Now， their steamy joint venture is headed unmistakably in one direction: trouble. As Olivia and Sloan soon discover， a blackmailer is hard at work inside Glow， Inc.， uncovering secrets that they both had reason to hide -- and that may come back to haunt them. Suddenly their new relationship faces the acid test of truth...and a need for absolute trust. They might fight each other all the way， but when extortion turns to murder， a union of their minds -- and hearts -- might be their only chance to stay alive. Sparkling with Jayne Ann Krentz s irresistible blend of sassy wit and sheer suspense， Flash explodes into passionate pyrotechnics as a beautifully mismatched pair finds the bottom line isn t making it in the marketplace -- it s the merger of hearts.

"New York Times" bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz is at the top of her game with "Truth or Dare."

Another glowing achievement from Krentz...her most successful hardcover ever now brought to you in paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of Perfect Partners, here is the sequel to Gift of Gold, now beautifully repackaged. Verity Ames and Jonas Quarrel are hired to find a lost medieval treasure, but in a world of hidden passageways they find their own mysterious love.

The second novel in a dramatic trilogy continues the feud between the Madison and Harte families. Gabe Madison insisted on using Lillian Harte's matchmaking service, but after several disastrous dates, Lillian closes shop and moves back home to Eclipse Bay, Oregon. When she finds Gabe at her door demanding she fulfill their business contract, the sparks turn personal.

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 . . .