If Ryan Shaughnessy had been told that one day he'd marry his best friend, Jessie Reilly -- secretly the girl of his dreams -- and they'd be expecting twins, he would've said, "pinch me." But even his wildest dreams never included a proposal inspired by the need to rescue Jessie from the sperm bank! Yet as her due date neared, Ryan sensed more than just a hormonal change in Jessie. Dare he hope she saw him not only as the father of her babies, but as a devoted husband, a passionate lover...and undeniably the man of her dreams?
JACOB'S PROPOSAL - Eileen Wilks (Tall, Dark & Eligible, #1)
Known as the Iceman for his cool, controlled business dealings, enigmatic Jacob West planned his takeovers with precision -- and always succeeded. So when Jacob needed a wife to secure his massive inheritance, he plotted to "acquire" the perfect bride, Claire McGuire. The vulnerable beauty reluctantly agreed, for she desperately needed the fortress of Jacob's protection. Though love would be off-limits, passion would heed no boundaries. Now Jacob was shaken by the deep possessiveness his bride-to-be awakened. Had this ferocious Texas power broker been overpowered...by love?
Anne Marie Winston is a Pennsylvania native and former teacher. She began reading romances a long, long time ago and considers getting paid to write them the ultimate in occupations. Always a book lover, Anne Marie didn't begin writing her own romance until 1989, when she was at home with two babies, too many diapers and too much time to consider insane, risky career moves. She sold her first book in 1991 and to date has published more than thirty novels of romance fiction.