Hope Warren doesn't do happily-ever-after. Or optimism in general. After a breakup that shredded her self-esteem and earning a so-far-useless art degree, the only thing she's (barely) living for is a dream home way out of reach. So when outgoing Irishman Dylan Healy keeps getting in her face, she's sure there's a catch. He can't resist teasing Hope out of her cynical shell, turning her ideas into crazy-profitable success - or wanting more of the vibrant, sensual woman she truly is. Now he has to convince her that what's between them is worth a lifetime of dreams...

After his Honduran girlfriend abruptly runs off to the Dominican Republic with an exchange teacher, Brooklyn lawyer Matthew McConnell goes on the prowl and finds even more dysfunction in the 'Island' women he dates in New York. After each of his dates from hell, Matthew always finds his way to Smith's Sweet Treats and Coffee, run by half-Dominican, half-American Angela Smith. But she has her own painful secret to contend with - can Matthew break down her defences and allow them both to finally be happy again...together?

Sonya Richardson is a happily single former basketball star and admitted 'homebody' who leads a quiet, spiritual life far from the spotlight in the city. When her old publicist, Michelle, signs Sonya up to be on the network reality dating show Hunk or Punk, Sonya initially resists - then relents. John Bond is a widowed former youth pastor and church handyman still mourning his African-American wife. On a whim, John answers an email asking for Hunk or Punk contestants. Soon the pair are refusing to play by the show's rules and creating something magical on and off the air.

Personality Magazine reporter Christiana Artis has been assigend to interview the elusive Dante 'Blood and Guts' Lattanza, former middleweight champion and boxing wunderkind. The interview leads to a tentative friendship and a surprising attraction. But with Dante's ex-wife Evelyn still in the mix, both Christina and Dante must find out where their love and loyalties lie. Sexy, hugely entertaining and compelling from start to finish, The Real Thing is an irresistible opposites-attract story that will leave readers cheering.