Bookshelf

 Two To Tango

Two To Tango
Debuting January 1, 2011

Harlequin/Kimani Press
ISBN-10: 0373861958

If you can’t stand the heat…

The sky’s the limit for Dante Moore. Thanks to a rave review from a top food critic, the New York restaurateur is poised to become the city’s next big celebrity chef. Then he finds out who the reviewer is. Adrianna Wright, the beautiful, loving woman who shared his bed and made him believe in happy endings…right before she up and vanished from his life.

Adrianna believed her passionate romance with Dante would last forever—that she’d finally found her soul mate. Her heart broke when her scandalous secret forced her to leave the man she loved. Now, with things heating up between them once again, Adrianna isn’t ready to sit this one out. It’s time to show Dante that business and pleasure can mix, and that passion’s even hotter the second time around.

New Year, New Love

Read Excerpt

Read Reviews

Buy Now

 

 This Time For Real

If You So Desire
Debuting September 2010

Harlequin/Kimani Press
ISBN-10: 0373861788
ISBN-13: 978-0373861781

He’s tempting her to get up close…and personal

Hard-charging labor lawyer Sage Anderson is a barracuda in the courtroom. But when it comes to romance, the burned-by-love sister isn’t interested in playing the field. Until her hunky new client tosses the ball into her court.

Hotshot media mogul Ian Lawrence has a killer rep—in and out of the bedroom. But when he’s hit with a lawsuit, the freewheeling playboy is intrigued by his gorgeous, go-get-'em attorney. When Sage refuses to mix business with pleasure, he ramps up the seduction, tempting her with a kiss that’s in both of their best interests.

From a passion-filled cruise on the Hudson to whisking her away to his Malibu beach house, Ian is a man on a mission. With things heating up between them, he isn’t ready to sit this one out. It’s time to get personal and convince Sage it takes two…to fall in love.

Read Excerpt

Read Reviews

Buy Now

 

 This Time For Real

This Time For Real
Harlequin/Kimani Press
ISBN# 0-373-086102-6

For five years, widowed NYU professor Peyton Sawyer has avoided romance—which only makes her immediate attraction to cool, handsome community center director Malik Williams more surprising. Volunteering at his center spurs a smoldering connection. So why does Malik back off as soon as Peyton is ready to risk her heart? Malik learned long ago that love makes people do crazy things. Smart, kind, and drop-dead sexy, Peyton deserves someone who can open himself to her completely—something Malik’s not sure he can do. But the only thing more difficult than confronting the ghosts of the past would be walking away from something so true, so hot, and so irresistible…

Read Excerpt

Read Reviews

Buy Now

 

 Playing for Keeps

Playing for Keeps
Harlequin/Kimani Press
ISBN# 0-373-86029-6

Driven and ambitious, commercial-art buyer Avery Roberts always trusts first impressions, whether it's art…or men. Sexy Quentin Davis might make her pulse race, but the smooth, laid-back charmer is not her type. Then a secret about her past comes to light, leaving her vulnerable, shattered—and turning to Quentin for strong shoulders and sympathy. One kiss, and fierce attraction takes over, leaving first impressions in a haze of sensual bliss. Quentin's focus was always on the next assignment, leaving no room for long-term relationships or commitment. Now sleek, sophisticated Avery has him looking beyond his camera and his career. But as love and aspirations collide, heartbreak seems inevitable, until Quentin realizes he can't picture a life—or a future—without Avery in it

Read Excerpt

Read Reviews

Buy Now

 

 Risky Business of Love

Risky Business of Love
Harlequin/Kimani Press
ISBN# 0-37386-029-3

If you can’t stand the heat… The sky’s the limit for Dante Moore. Thanks to a rave review from a top food critic, the New York restaurateur is poised to become the city’s next big celebrity chef. Then he finds out who the reviewer is. Adrianna Wright, the beautiful, loving woman who shared his bed and made him believe in happy endings…right before she up and vanished from his life. Adrianna believed her passionate romance with Dante would last forever—that she’d finally found her soul mate. Her heart broke when her scandalous secret forced her to leave the man she loved. Now, with things heating up between them once again, Adrianna isn’t ready to sit this one out. It’s time to show Dante that business and pleasure can mix, and that passion’s even hotter the second time around.

Read Excerpt

Read Reviews

Buy Now

 

 This Time For Real

If You So Desire
Debuting September 2010

Harlequin/Kimani Press
ISBN-10: 0373861788
ISBN-13: 978-0373861781

He’s tempting her to get up close…and personal

Hard-charging labor lawyer Sage Anderson is a barracuda in the courtroom. But when it comes to romance, the burned-by-love sister isn’t interested in playing the field. Until her hunky new client tosses the ball into her court.

Hotshot media mogul Ian Lawrence has a killer rep—in and out of the bedroom. But when he’s hit with a lawsuit, the freewheeling playboy is intrigued by his gorgeous, go-get-'em attorney. When Sage refuses to mix business with pleasure, he ramps up the seduction, tempting her with a kiss that’s in both of their best interests.

From a passion-filled cruise on the Hudson to whisking her away to his Malibu beach house, Ian is a man on a mission. With things heating up between them, he isn’t ready to sit this one out. It’s time to get personal and convince Sage it takes two…to fall in love.

Read Excerpt

Read Reviews

Buy Now

 

 This Time For Real

This Time For Real
Harlequin/Kimani Press
ISBN# 0-373-086102-6

For five years, widowed NYU professor Peyton Sawyer has avoided romance—which only makes her immediate attraction to cool, handsome community center director Malik Williams more surprising. Volunteering at his center spurs a smoldering connection. So why does Malik back off as soon as Peyton is ready to risk her heart? Malik learned long ago that love makes people do crazy things. Smart, kind, and drop-dead sexy, Peyton deserves someone who can open himself to her completely—something Malik’s not sure he can do. But the only thing more difficult than confronting the ghosts of the past would be walking away from something so true, so hot, and so irresistible…

Read Excerpt

Read Reviews

Buy Now

 

 Playing for Keeps

Playing for Keeps
Harlequin/Kimani Press
ISBN# 0-373-86029-6

Driven and ambitious, commercial-art buyer Avery Roberts always trusts first impressions, whether it's art…or men. Sexy Quentin Davis might make her pulse race, but the smooth, laid-back charmer is not her type. Then a secret about her past comes to light, leaving her vulnerable, shattered—and turning to Quentin for strong shoulders and sympathy. One kiss, and fierce attraction takes over, leaving first impressions in a haze of sensual bliss. Quentin's focus was always on the next assignment, leaving no room for long-term relationships or commitment. Now sleek, sophisticated Avery has him looking beyond his camera and his career. But as love and aspirations collide, heartbreak seems inevitable, until Quentin realizes he can't picture a life—or a future—without Avery in it

Read Excerpt

Read Reviews

Buy Now

 

 Risky Business of Love

Risky Business of Love
Harlequin/Kimani Press
ISBN# 0-37386-029-3

Ambitious television news reporter CIARA MILLER is desperate for that one story that will catapult her career into the next stratosphere getting her off local pet stories and into an anchor’s chair. Debonair senator hopeful, JONATHAN BUTLER is just as ambitious if not more. He’s ready to take over his father’s seat in Congress, but he’s not willing to trade on his morals or ethics to do it. When these two strong-willed individuals collide, the union is combustible! But when scandal rocks the Butler administration, Ciara is caught in the middle. Will Ciara’s ambition cost her the man of her dreams?

Read Excerpt

Read Reviews

Buy Now

 

 Never Say Never by Yahrah St. John

Never Say Never
Harlequin/Kimani Press
ISBN# 0-37386-003-X

Devastated by her recent divorce, single-mother SABRINA MATTHEWS returns to her hometown of Savannah, Georgia, with her precocious eight-year old daughter JASMINE MATTHEWS to start afresh.  She meets attractive and available surgeon, MALCOLM WINTERS who has moved to the small town to escape some demons of his own.  Can this once-bitten twice-shy divorcee find happiness with the town’s reclusive doctor?

Read Excerpt

Read Review

Buy Now

Dare To Love by Yahrah St. John 

DARE TO LOVE
BET/Arabesque
ISBN#1-58314-536-2


Sassy fashion buyer Lexie Thompson has had a series of no-strings relationships, which suits her just fine. That’s until her best pal Nia suggests a blind date with her fiancé's best friend: charismatic William Kennedy, owner of the hot nightclub Millennium. Sparks certainly fly, when they meet...but they burn a bit too hot - Lexie thinks sexy, confident Will is arrogant, while he's convinced she's gorgeous, but shallow. When Lexie's put in charge of her company's fashion show and needs a venue, Will offers Millennium. Lexie reluctantly agrees, but as they work together, she realizes she misjudged him. Can Will convince the love 'em and leave 'em Lexie that they've got what it takes to last a lifetime?

Read Excerpt

Read Reviews

Buy Now

One Magic Moment by Yahrah St. John

ONE MAGIC MOMENT
BET/Arabesque,
ISBN#1-58314-535-4

Dynamic advertising executive Nia Taylor is a tiger in the boardroom but an ice-queen when it comes to relationships.  But when she meets handsome, sexy banker Damon Bradley at her company Christmas party, she's instantly smitten. Damon pulls out all the stops to win Nia's heart including hiring her advertising firm.  Soon the two embark on an old-fashioned love affair - until Damon's ex-fianceè enters the picture. Kendall is desperate for another chance, but Nia’s the only woman for Damon.  After a series of misunderstandings helped along by Kendall and his meddling family, Nia ends their relationship.  By the time she realizes Damon truly is the one for her, will it be too late?