The desire to be good The temptation to be bad... Lingerie model Piper is a tabloid's dream come true. She's broken hearts, rules--even a few laws. After her last little "adventure," however, Piper realizes her trashed rep won't just destroy her career--it'll destroy the one thing she really cares about. Now she's a Reformed Bad Girl. And nothing will stop her from being good. Navy SEAL Neil Barrow is pretty much done being The Good Guy. He's hoping that the deliciously naughty Piper will set both his body and his reputation on fire. When they steal away for a few days, however, it becomes clear that this incendiary attraction is about more than just being bad. And Neil will have to choose between the woman he wants...and the man he really is.

Let the fever burn... Fashion blogger Carly Pendleton figured the "Sexiest Average Joe" cruise winner would be, well, sexy. But up close, fireman Joe Tedesco is insanely good-looking. Still, with exactly one chance to prove herself to the cutthroat fashion industry, not even the hottest hot dude will make this frosty fashionista break a sweat.... Until she wakes in the middle of the night to discover Joe in her bed. They have nothing in common...except for a combustible chemistry that quickly turns delectable kisses into even more wicked nights. And when the cruise ends, so does the fling. But a fireman never runs from the heat--even if it means getting burned.

Working as a Keno girl in a Vegas casino, Jordan Brenner took her bets off the sex table ages ago. And all the hot flyboys in the world won't make a difference--until Major Cole Jackson sends Jordan's thoughts and hormones into wicked places indeed....What Jordan doesn't know is that Cole made a deal with his buddies: get some hot-'n'-heavy action from the Keno girl, or pay up! But Cole doesn't need an incentive. Every time he looks at Jordan's lips (or any part of her body, for that matter), he's immediately aware that something is up--and it isn't his ante!It looks as if Cole won't lose just his shirt. He'll lose all control, too!

Once a hero...always a heroSubject: Captain Luke Andrews, M.D.Current Status: On stress leave in beautiful HawaiiMission: Rest and recoveryObstacle: There's no rest from the wicked chemistry he's found with herAfter a too-close-for-comfort brush with cancer, ocean photographer Kristen Turner heads to Hawaii for three months, where fate hands her a smokin'-hot opportunity she can't resist....Captain Luke Andrews has to get some serious R & R, but he can't keep his hands off Kristen. She's wild and irresistible, and spending his nights with her seems more dangerous than his last mission.But is their hot little vacation romp an escape from real life...or will the survivor and the hero battle it out and learn to live each day as a gift?

Subject: Mitchell McCabe, U.S. Air Force Captain (Call Sign: Casanova)Current Status: Celibate—because he lost a bet.Mission: Survive thirty days without sex.Obstacle: Captain Alexandria Hughes, who's suddenly gone from hotshot pilot to just plain hot!Alex has had it bad for gorgeous Mitch ever since their academy days, but he's only ever seen her as a wingman, never a woman. It's time she made him take another long, hard look.After years as friends and comrades, Mitch is seeing Alex as the opposite of "one of the guys." Has that smoking-hot body always been hiding under her flight suit? Is she just messing with him? Can he wait a month to discover what he's been missing out on...or are some sizzling night maneuvers a sure bet?

Subject: Navy SEAL Clay "HoundDog" Bellamy Mission: Rescue the lush, curvy civilian. And definitely don't give in to temptation! Even in her worst nightmare, Gabby Diaz never imagined a banking conference in Paraguay would end with her being kidnapped and ransomed—before being rescued by a hard-muscled Navy SEAL. Now, despite lingering worries, she's home and safe again...isn't she? Someone has Gabby in their deadly sights, and she needs her hotter-than-hot SEAL's help. But despite Clay Bellamy's guarded Navy demeanor, his hunger for Gabby is hard to control. He tells himself it's just the "hero" thing, that they're worlds apart—until a sizzling kiss flips both their worlds upside down. Now Clay's mission has been compromised in the wickedest way imaginable...

Unrestrained.Unrelenting.And completely undressed!When her best friend disappears during Mardi Gras, microbiologist Claire Brookes is determined to find her. Her only lead is a bar called Once Bitten—a haven for the dark, melancholy and vampire-obsessed. And while Claire generally prefers science nerds over the Gothy children of New Orleans, something about the bar’s tall, dark and delish bartender makes her mouth water….Bar owner Rafe Moreau is pretty sure that there’s more to Claire than uptightness and frumpy clothes. And as they delve further into the dark, seedy underworld of the Big Easy, Claire and Rafe turn to each other, discovering a sizzling hunger that won’t be satisfied.But will one taste be enough?Bein’ bad in the Big Easy...