"Landmark coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi has served her share of New York s rich and famous, but even she is surprised by her explosive introduction to a mysterious Internet billionaire "
When a car bomb nearly kills the charming young tech whiz Eric Thorner, Clare comes to his aid and receives a priceless thank you. Not only does the billionaire buy her a barista s dream espresso machine, he hires her for an extraordinary project: creating the world s most expensive coffee blend. The police arrest Eric s alleged attacker, yet death continues to surround the unlucky mogul, leading Clare to question whether the lethal events are premeditated or merely freak accidents. Clare s boyfriend, NYPD detective Mike Quinn, has a theory of his own one Clare refuses to believe. Meanwhile, Eric jets Clare around the world on a head-spinning search for the very best coffee, and Clare gets to know his world a mesmerizing circle of money with rivalries that could easily have turned deadly. But is this mysterious young CEO truly marked for termination? Or is he the one making a killing? "

"It was only supposed to last one night "

Roxanne Stokes doesn t believe in love. She does, however, believe in the sexy-as-sin stranger who literally knocks her off her feet in front of a nightclub. The chemistry sparking between them takes her breath away, and she ll do anything to ease the pain in his eyes until she realizes the handsome stranger is her best friend s older brother who s just come home from war.

Ian Walser had no idea the gorgeous woman he slept with the night of his homecoming party was his little sister s best friend or that she d be gone before morning. Roxanne s touch soothes him in a way nothing else can, and he s not ready to walk away from that yet. Not when spending time with her gave him a glimpse of everything he s ever wanted.

When his sister unwittingly pushes them together, he sees his chance. But convincing a woman who doesn t believe in love that she s his Mrs. Right might be harder than any mission Ian s undertaken. Good thing this soldier likes a challenge.

"It was only supposed to last one night "

Roxanne Stokes doesn t believe in love. She does, however, believe in the sexy-as-sin stranger who literally knocks her off her feet in front of a nightclub. The chemistry sparking between them takes her breath away, and she ll do anything to ease the pain in his eyes until she realizes the handsome stranger is her best friend s older brother who s just come home from war.

Ian Walser had no idea the gorgeous woman he slept with the night of his homecoming party was his little sister s best friend or that she d be gone before morning. Roxanne s touch soothes him in a way nothing else can, and he s not ready to walk away from that yet. Not when spending time with her gave him a glimpse of everything he s ever wanted.

When his sister unwittingly pushes them together, he sees his chance. But convincing a woman who doesn t believe in love that she s his Mrs. Right might be harder than any mission Ian s undertaken. Good thing this soldier likes a challenge.