Cirrus@Austlit

'The last woman business tycoon Samuel Bishop expected to have in his arms was his ex-wife. Left with amnesia from an accident, Laura had no memory of their bitter divorce. In her mind, they were still newlyweds. She's ready to pick up where she thought their scorching-hot marriage had left off, and he cant turn her down. But soon Samuel realised he was playing with fire. He wanted to reclaim the wedded bliss that Laura had shown him, but what would happen when her memory returned? And what would happen if it didn't?'

Source : publisher's blurb

'Never mix business...with cocktails!

'Hannah is PA to the smart and gorgeous adventurer and TV presenter Bradley Knight. Together they make the perfect professional partnership - they're both ambitious, super-organised and don't own an off-button!

'So when Hannah heads back to Tasmania for her sister's wedding, and back into the family craziness she had run from years before, the last thing she wants is for Bradley to come too. He sees it as a perfect shooting location; she just wants to shoot herself if he sees her in less than a super-human professional light.

'How can she stay zipped up and professional when karaoke and flowing mojitos are the wedding entertainment?!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Ruby Maguire's done with being messed around by men. Now she just needs to know three things about a potential bedmate: his name, where he'll be in a week's time, and what it is he wants from her.

'Damon West knows plenty about subterfuge and secrets, and nothing about being truthful with women. But Ruby demands honesty between them so Damon gives her as much as he can: I'm Damon West. I'll be leaving Singapore in a week. And I want you to touch me.

'At least, that was the intention, but something's telling normally bullet-proof Damon that one week with Ruby might not be so easy to recover from.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Three reasons to keep away from Cole Rees...

'1. My mum had a scorching affair with his dad - just think how awkward that 'meet the family' would be...

'2. His arrogance drives me mad - he might be gorgeous, but I hate how he knows it!

'3. Every time he touches me I go up in flames...and it's utterly terrifying. Come on, a fling with the man I love to hate? Like that would ever work out...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Running a multi-billion dollar company meant long hours for Zac Prescott. Thankfully, his super-efficient assistant made the workload almost bearable. Theirs was a strictly professional relationship… until the night Emily Reynolds finally let her hair down. And the tycoon took full advantage by stealing a kiss.

'Suddenly, all Zac could concentrate on was his once plain-Jane secretary. Too bad that after the kiss, she'd quit! Could he lure her back with better prospects… and add some pleasure to the job description? Or was Emily looking for the ultimate promotion...to wife?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Truth, Lies and Seduction...

'An accident left April Fairchild with no memory, ownership of a multimillion-dollar hotel and the nagging sense something wasn't quite right in her life. It also brought her intensely sexy businessman Seth Kentrell, whose late brother had left her the property. Seth believed her a gold digger – and how could April deny it, when she couldn't even remember her name? Now Seth was ready to play hardball to get the hotel back.

'But April knew enough to refuse to sign over the property until her memory returned. And if that meant Seth needed to persuade her...well, that was something she could enjoy! At least until the whole truth came out....' (Publisher's blurb)

'More Than He Bargained For

'He's returned for a fortune and is confronted by memories. Though tycoon JT Hartley is a success in his own right, he's set on claiming his share of his late father's legacy. But first he has to get past the estate executor – none other than Pia Baxter, a woman he's never forgotten.

'Theirs had been a fast-and-furious union that ended all too suddenly. And though desire still courses between them, JT knows starting anything with Pia again is just asking for trouble. His future is set in stone. But even the best-laid plans are no match for true passion.' (Publisher's blurb)

'In a merger tailor-made for the tabloids, tycoon Ryder Bramson sought Macy Ashley's hand in marriage. But his true goal was to buy her father's company – and thereby wrest control of his own conglomerate from his illegitimate brothers. To ensnare Macy in his web of intrigue, Ryder first offered the beautiful businesswoman a job in his start-up. Yet slipping the ring on her finger proved more difficult.

'Being a brash billionaire's corporate pawn wasn't independent-minded Macy's style. On the other hand, being the focus of this irresistible man's passion just might win her over to his scheme….' (Publisher's blurb)

'The Baby Price

'Tycoon Damon Blakely had one year to produce a legitimate heir. Luckily he had a bride candidate in mind. Lily Grayson had been the perfect mistress...until she'd left him. And when he proposed his plan, Damon learned why. Lily was already expecting his baby.

'The millionaire's shock and anger was quickly trounced by Lily's counteroffer. She would give their child his name...but theirs would be a paper marriage. Lily claimed Damon had no room in his heart for anything beyond business. The terms of his proposal left him little room to argue...until he could get Lily back into his bed.' (Publisher's blurb)

'From: Sophie Buchanan

'Sophie’s fantasy man is supposed to stay in her dreams…

'To: Jared Sanderson

'…until her diary detailing her saucy dream gets accidentally e-mailed to her sexy new boss!

'Subject: Red-Hot Dream!

Suddenly Sophie has Jared’s attention! He’s not looking for commitment, and luckily that’s also the last thing on Sophie’s mind, so the stage is set for a sizzling no-strings affair. But as work, steamy nights and painful secrets all begin to build up Sophie soon knows she’s in a whole heap of trouble… '

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Multimillionaire Tate Bridges wouldn't let anything threaten what was his, whether it was his sprawling Australian media empire or his deeply troubled family. And he'd do whatever it took to protect his own-even blackmailing the only woman he'd ever loved.... He needed Donna Wilks's help desperately, and he wasn't above using her own troubles to get it. But the more ruthlessly Tate pressured her, the more he felt the stirrings of unforgotten passion. Until he no longer knew if what he wanted from Donna was business or pleasure...

Source: Author's web-site http://robyngrady.com/books/for-blackmail-or-pleasure/

All Gage Cameron had thought about, as he clawed his way to wealth and power, was the woman he'd loved and lost so many years before. Now Jenna Darley was home at last—and he finally had the means to make amends for the past. She was desperate to adopt her orphaned niece, but she couldn't unless she had a home, a husband. He offered her marriage—in name only—planning to stay only until the baby was safely in Jenna's arms. But a woman's passion, and a baby's love, gave the tycoon far more than he'd bargained for...

Source: Author's web-site http://robyngrady.com/books/baby-bequest/

'Businesswoman Madeline Delacourte has no time and no need for a man in her life; after all, her late husband left her independently wealthy. But then she meets Luke Bennett. With his hard body and even harder attitude to life, he poses a challenge and awakens a hunger she didn't know she had...

'Luke is only visiting Singapore for a week and Madeline knows she's playing with fire. He is as roguish as he is seductive, and if she unleashes this bad boy's passion she'd better learn how to tame it - otherwise she's the one who'll end up getting burned.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'In desperate need of protection, Jianne Xang-Bennett reluctantly turns to her estranged husband, martial arts expert Jacob Bennett, for help. But there are problems: they've been separated for twelve years and cannot be in the same room together without arguing or ripping each other's clothes off–often at the same time!

'But Jacob will go to extremes for those he loves, and Jianne is the only woman who can bring this honorable warrior to his knees. Can they delve beneath their red-hot desire and blazing anger to find the love that has always been hiding?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Penniless in her pencil skirt... Desperate for a job, dancer Starr Merriday is forced to hang up her ballet shoes and accept a position as a P.A. in a new city - even if the last time she saw her new boss...she was naked in his bed! Her professional pumps and pencil skirt can't hide her top-to-toe blush when she remembers their blisteringly hot night together! But Starr won't let that suppress her sassy spirit - after all, unbuttoning her blouse is next on her boss's agenda. So she will switch on her out-of-office and go to a meeting - in the boss's bed!'

Source: Author's website www.nicolamarsh.com (Sighted 21/4/10)

'Dylan Kelly: a devilish rogue and hot-shot businessman, who makes men stand to attention and women's knees knock.

'Wynnie Cole: a clever, beautiful, but slightly ditzy girl, whom Dylan leaves feeling flustered and frustrated - in more ways than one

'The fierce tycoon and the erstwhile protester shouldn't get along - except sparks of desire fly between them.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'The job title was housekeeper, not fiancée! But billionaire cattleman Kirk Deverill couldn't throw the lovely single mom off his ranch. Especially when he knew the job would help her keep her son. Of course, the eligible bachelor hadn't expected her to tell everyone she was also Kirk's bride-to-be! He agreed to Vanessa's ruse for her adorable son's sake. And for the opportunity to claim some "husbandly" pleasures. Of course, making their fake engagement a real union was never going to happen. The Outback loner had his reasons…and even the most desirable of women wouldn't get him to change his mind.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Her red-hot boss definitely shouldn't be on her "To-Do" list! When glittering socialite Jade Beacham's life falls apart she's determined to make a completely fresh start. Packing away her designer wardrobe, she heads out to the arctic splendour of Alaska to become deliciously dangerous Rhys Cartwright's newest - and feistiest! - employee. Expecting a high-maintenance princess, Rhys finds Jade's enthusiasm and natural beauty surprising...and outrageously enticing! If working together is wicked torture, then giving in to temptation is worse - as their blistering night together plays havoc with Rhys's strict "one night only" rule...' (Source: fictiondb website: fictiondb.com)