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Clark Winston nearly had a nervous breakdown after her dream man, Devin Patterson, married the other woman. The untimely death of her best friend--the mother of her niece and nephew--only added to her mental instability. Given sole custody of her ten-year-old niece, Clark knew she had to go on and did so with her therapist Dr. Kenneth Winston. Now ten years later, Clark is the director of a Baltimore group home for girls. By stroke of luck she and Devin are brought back together through their career choices and suddenly find themselves in an affair just as intense as their early relationship. Can they make love work? Or will they decide to try again at their failing marriages?

London Reed's dreams of becoming a veterinarian are spoiled when she isn't accepted to veterinarian school. Instead, she decides to start a dog walking service, but her high-powered mother thinks the job is beneath her and gets London a job working for the sexy William Thorne, a senior investment banker with a multi-million dollar portfolio.Several months later, budget cuts force Thorne to fire London but not before making her an offer she can't refuse; have sex with him for money. One date turns into an ongoing affair and Thorne lets London in on a little secret - he's been running a call-girl service for over fifteen years and claims it makes so much money he's become addicted. London shortly finds herself enjoying the life of a high-priced call girl and when Thorne's wife becomes terminally ill, she takes over the service.Everything is going great until an unexpected magazine article surfaces forcing London to make a decision: expose her clients or go to jail.

Dwight and Tracey Wilson are living the ideal life with their two children in a brand new home in Florida. They are both excited when Dwight is offered a promotion at work but the downside is that the job is located in Maryland. After much discussion, the two decide that they do not want to leave their new house and Dwight will work in Maryland during the week and return home on weekends.Alicia Dixon has spent her life hating and not trusting men after her father mistreated her mother but she can't help but fall for the new guy in her company...Dwight. They both try to fight their attraction to one another but it proves to be a losing battle-Alicia is everything that his southern wife is not.When Alicia ends up pregnant, Dwight decides to end things with Tracey but the process proves not to be as easy as Dwight had hoped.

In Candice Dow''s witty, sexy novel, a young woman finds that tragic beginnings can lead to happy endings--with a few surprises along the way. . .Fatima Mayo had it all--a gorgeous, loving husband; a creative job as a romance editor; and a fabulous home in New York City. Then her husband died suddenly of a heart attack. Now, after three years on her own, she''s decided to plunge back into the dating pool. But when dating services leave her high and dry, her friend Mya jokes that Fatima will only find the perfect guy if she writes a script and hires an actor to play the role. . . and Fatima agrees. She will write a script--and Mya, a casting director, will find the leading man. Good-looking, intelligent, and talented, Rashad Watkins fits the bill. But he soon realizes that while the money Fatima offers is good--her companionship is even better. What he feels for Fatima is the real thing. The hard part will be proving he''s not acting. . .

From Candice Dow comes a sexy, soul searching novel about love lost, new beginnings, and the big 3-0. . .As a successful legal consultant, Devin Patterson''s professional life is good. But his personal life is another story. Devin let his true love slip away when his now ex-wife intentionally got pregnant. He loves his six-year-old daughter, but as the clock ticks on his thirtieth birthday, he can''t help reminiscing about the past--and he''s not alone. . . With her model looks and her law career, people wonder why Taylor Jabowski is still single as she''s approaching her thirtieth birthday. But Taylor knows exactly why: Scooter, the high school sweetheart she broke up with when she was young and foolish. She hasn''t been in love since, and with her class reunion coming up, Taylor can''t help fantasizing about winning him back. . . As Devin opens his heart to the idea of a new relationship, and Taylor tries to re-connect with Scooter, their paths cross. They discover they have more in common than regrets from the past. Now that they''re older and wiser, can they figure it out?