Cirrus@Austlit

'"Lie Back, Close Your Eyes And Think Of Kameruka."

'She made the bold proposition to get under his skin. And by Tomas Carlisle's reaction, Angelina Mori succeeded. Angie knew that tragedy had turned her friend hard and remote. Like the Australian outback he loved. Still, she was scandalized that after confessing her secret fantasies about him, after offering to bear the Carlisle heir his father's will demanded in one year's time, he'd dared to suggest they make a baby without sharing his bed. Well, she'd wanted Tomas to imagine a better way.' (Publication summary)

'On the surface, it was a win-win proposition - her debts get paid either way. Whatever the whim of the roulette wheel, Catriona McConnell would keep her outback home. So, in a Vegas casino on the tantalising dare of a rich stranger she'd rescued mere days before, she gambled. And lost. In the harsh light of morning, after a night of Rafe Carlisle making her his wife, Cat realised she'd wagered badly. Because she'd upped the ante impossibly: she wanted Rafe's love.' (Publication summary)

'He needs a wife tonight, if not sooner. Enter Zara Lovett. His ex-fiancée's best friend Zara, who strode into Alex Carlisle's life on killer legs and lit up a powder keg in his gut. It was chemistry, the kind of powerful, explosive mix Alex made a habit of avoiding - until today. Because the fireworks between them changed nothing. He still needed to satisfy the terms of his father's will. That was his goal. That was his duty. That was what mattered. And he'd make sure Zara said yes.' (Publication summary)