USA TODAY bestselling author Christie Ridgway returns to Blue Arrow Lake with the dazzling story of opposites attracting in the rustic mountains of California.  As live-in tutor to a headstrong teen, Shay Walker has her hands full - and the girl's absentee father doesn't help matters, either. All Shay wants is to let loose and indulge in a birthday fling with the hottest stranger who's ever caught her eye. But her one-night stand turns out to be Jace Jennings, her student's long-distance dad...and now he's taking up residence - at his lakeside estate and in Shay's most secret fantasies.  Jace isn't exactly a family man, but he's determined to do his best by his daughter - and the first step is forgetting how hot he is for her teacher. But close proximity and their heated connection keeps Shay at the forefront of his mind - even as it's obvious she holds her heart in check. So does Jace. Until they both realize that losing control just might mean finding forever.  

A full-length contemporary romance for readers who enjoy books by Nora Roberts, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Barbara Freethy.Heroine Hannah Davis says: "I hate Auld Lang Syne!"After all, this year brought Hannah nothing but the memory of her wandering fiance marrying someone else behind her back. Now, sitting alone at a bar in Coronado, California, on December 31, she decides to do something radical...and lets a brooding good-looker take her to bed. But when another woman bursts into their room much to early on New Year's morning, Hannah realizes this guy's more complicated than she thought...Ex-Secret Service agent Tanner Hart screwed-up, big-time. Hoping to temporarily boot some of the ghosts from his life, he hooked up with this sexy stranger for a hot one-night stand—only to discover she's the woman he agreed to protect...from men just like him!But a new year is a time for fresh beginnings. Despite the danger, the hoopla, and the hangovers, if...

Christie Ridgway invites you to a special place of sun, sand and romance in her new series, Beach House No. 9. Enjoy this prequel novella and meet the people of Crescent Cove…Two miles of magic. That's how Meg Alexander remembers her childhood home of Crescent Cove on the California coast. But Meg doesn't believe in magic anymore—not since heartbreak made her leave at nineteen and kept her away for ten years.Yet Meg can't say no when her sister asks her to temporarily step in as the cove's property manager—and she can't deny her instant attraction to handsome guest Caleb McCall. He sparks a desire that Meg hasn't felt in a long time. But even as their incredible, incendiary kisses tempt her into a short-term fling, her head tells her to pull away.Can Caleb convince her to give love a second chance?Return to Crescent Cove in Beach House No. 9 (February 2013), Bungalow Nights (March 2013) and The Love Shack (April 2013) from Christie Ridgway and Harlequin HQN.

NEW YEAR's BABY! When the clock struck twelve, instead of partying hard, wealthy playboy Michael Wentworth was making soft, gooey eyes at a beautiful stranger's newborn. Worse, everyone seemed to think he was the proud papa of Beth Masterson's bouncing baby boy. Heck, he'd only just met the woman when she'd come to his door with information on the missing Wentworth heir! Well... To gain his inheritance Michael did need a temporary wife, and the struggling, unwed mom sure could use a man to set up house with -- and maybe even a happily ever after. But was marriage-resistant Michael ready to be that man?

Owen Marston could never forget the passionate Vegas weekend that ended at the altar with Isabella Cavaletti. Or the way his new bride walked out on him the morning after. The footloose librarian obviously wasn't cut out for married life. So what was she doing at the injured firefighter's bedside?Marrying a man she'd known for only three days in the Elvis Luvs U Wedding Chapel definitely rated up there with one of Izzy's wilder and crazier moments. But now her "impulse" groom needed her back at his side. Except the longer she stayed with her too-arousing temporary husband, the more permanent she wanted the arrangement to be...

EDITORIAL REVIEW: The news that he was going to be a dad shocked the heck out of sexy executive Trent Crosby! Having had enough of deceptive women in his lifetime, he had his doubts about Rebecca Holley, the "mother" of his child. But when the beautiful nurse who'd accidentally received his sperm refused to negotiate a deal, Trent found himself proposing a marriage of convenience.Before long, the love-weary businessman was rushing home to be by Rebecca's side...and to hold her in his arms. Then tragedy struck and Trent knew just what it would take to make his life complete--Rebecca as his truly lawfully wedded wife. Before it was too late, he had to convince her that his days of doubting were over!

Owen Marston could never forget the passionate Vegas weekend that ended at the altar with Isabella Cavaletti. Or the way his new bride walked out on him the morning after. The footloose librarian obviously wasn't cut out for married life. So what was she doing at the injured firefighter's bedside?Marrying a man she'd known for only three days in the Elvis Luvs U Wedding Chapel definitely rated up there with one of Izzy's wilder and crazier moments. But now her "impulse" groom needed her back at his side. Except the longer she stayed with her too-arousing temporary husband, the more permanent she wanted the arrangement to be...