This magic moment: He was a master of illusion. For Ryan Swan, who'd learned never to give her trust, Pierce Atkins was the last man to whom she should give her heart. But in Pierce's enthralling presence all her defenses seemed to vanish like magic.

Search for love: Arriving at her long-lost family's Brittany estate, Serenity Smith was greeted with cold politeness by enigmatic Christophe de Kergallen ... until her fiery temperament melted the aloof aristocrat's icy reserve and inflamed his passion.

The right path: When the knife-wielding mystery man she'd encountered on the beach one night turned out to be wealthy Nicholas Gregoras, how could spirited Morgan James's very natural suspicions withstand the consuming desire ignited by his kiss?