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When Josh, her sexy firefighter husband, seems to find the fire station - and the newest firefighter, a luscious blonde named Farrah - a whole lot more interesting than his wife after just three months of marriage, Beth decides to fight back. But is is already too late? Is the honeymoon over?

Men and women think, talk, and act differently - which causes problems for writers who are trying to create characters of the opposite sex. When we understand the difference between masculine and feminine qualities and habits, we can use those behaviors and patterns to create characters who are plausible and unique, but not stereotypical. Writing between the Sexes will help you to identify your own gender-specific behaviors, notice those of the opposite sex, and use both to make your characters believable.

No matter how exciting the plot, it's the people in a story who make it memorable. The techniques and examples in Creating Romantic Characters will help you produce provocative, exciting, forceful characters with dynamic stories. Whether you're writing romance novels, stories which include romantic relationships, or general fiction, this book will help you create charactes who are romantic and heroic, adventurous and mysterious - larger than life.

After the death of her husband, Camryn Hastings has turned their home into a bed and breakfast to support her and her little daughter Susan. But Mitch's death left her with a huge mortgage, one she has trouble paying. When banker Patrick McKenna comes into their lives, everything Camryn has so patiently built is threatened with destruction - but she can't deny that the very attractive Patrick is a threat to her in ways that have nothing to do with money.

The friendship between Gianna West and Blake Whittaker had never interfered with their business partnership, Westway Cosmetics. But when Gianna's brilliant ideas for marketing their newest perfume throw Blake into the arms of the world's most gorgeous model, Gianna begins to wonder if he's involved in monkey business instead.

Dillon Archer had already ruined Heidi Cameron's father's business and played a part in his early death. Now he seems set on wrecking the rest of Heidi's life - the bed and breakfast business, which is all she and her mother salvaged from the wreckage - and acquiring Heidi herself, just for good measure!

When Lacey Clinton's father decides to sell his hotel, the only logical buyer is hotel tycoon Damon Kendrick. But Damon is more interested in Lacey than in the hotel and he's willing to buy only if she does him a few favors in return.

When her girlhood crush blossomed into marriage, Andie believed in a rosy future with the man of her dreams - until Todd's betrayal sent her from the beauty of Minnesota's winters to Atlanta to begin anew. But just a few months later, Todd walks back into Andie's life - asking for her help. The stone quarry they jointly inherited is for sale, and a good price would secure the future for both of them.

When arson threatens an abandoned school in the center of a small antiques area, cookie merchant Heather DeMarco is determined to save the building. But the owner, tycoon Cole Dennison, plans to demolish the structure, and Heather's efforts to persuade him otherwise are going nowhere fast. So Heather tries a last, desperate stunt...

A good secretary does whatever is necessary to advance the goals of her boss - but when Gayle Bradley's employer, computer tycoon Jared Logan, announces that he needs a temporary fiancee in order to cement a business deal, Gayle's professional calm is shaken - forever.

When high powered attorney Kane Forrestal abandons his career and takes up beach combing along the quiet north shore of Minnesota's Lake Superior, his firm reacts by sending fellow lawyer Alexandra Jacobi to talk him into coming back. But it isn't long before the question becomes who's going to end up persuading whom?

When divorce attorney Justin Abernathy decides to get married, despite his disillusionment with love, his announcement that he's seeking a sensible and practical wife sends his secretary, Alisa McClenaghan, into whoops of laughter - until she discovers that she is the bride he's chosen...

Included in this collection: "Rubenesque" by Magenta Michaels; "Brian's Bedroom" by Leigh Rutledge; "Serenade for Female with Fantasies" by Anne Marie Mardith; "Why" by Bob Flanagan; "Milk" by Michael Dorsey; and more.

It's too late for Emily to back out of her wedding, even though she's pretty sure she'll regret it if she says "I do." The groom is just as reluctant - and their respective fathers seem to be the only ones who think the wedding is a good idea. Will Harry and Emily make it to the altar?

Stunned when her fiancé betrays her, Katherine Whitman reacts by seducing her boss - and when a single night of madness results in a pregnancy, she takes full responsibility. But Stephen Osborne insists they do as people always have - get married. Does he want her, or only his baby?

All reporter Savannah Seabrooke needs is 30 seconds of Dexter Caine's time. Catching up with the elusive billionaire to ask her single question is a challenge, but Savannah is equal to the task - until Dexter turns the tables, holds her hostage, and announces that she's his wife!

Torey Farrell and Marsh Endicott have each inherited half a house. Each of them wants it all - and neither is willing to budge an inch. They're reluctant housemates, stuck together by common ownership - and they're also a man and a woman who are uncommonly attracted to each other.

She's a wedding planner - he's allergic to weddings! Penn Caldwell was the love of Kaitlyn Ross's youth, but he left town rather than make a commitment. So now that he's back, why is she having second thoughts about her engagement to another man? A Springhill series book.

Sara Prentiss is not impressed when best-selling author Adam Merrill arrives on campus to team-teach her creative writing class. When Sara's elderly housemate, Olivia - Adam's biggest fan - invites him to move in, Sara is infuriated. But she can't bear to hurt Olivia. One summer isn't so long, after all - at least until Adam begins to investigate Olivia's painful past and the mysterious long-ago disappearance of her daughter. Is he searching for story ideas, or something more?

Chase Worthington might be a drop-dead handsome hunk of movie star, but he doesn't know beans about raising his child; four-year-old Nicky's behavior is all the proof Amanda Bailey needs. Nicky goes through nannies at the speed of light -- until Chase goes on location and Amanda enters the scene. A Springhill Series book.