Böcker av Nancy Herkness

A reclusive billionaire chocolatier and a sexy Irish soccer star share a grim past but can the magic of Christmas bring them love?Having risen out of the slums of Dublin to build a multinational gourmet chocolate business, Frances "Frankie" Hogan has settled for being respected, envied, and rich beyond belief...but never happy. She has built a secure home within the walls of the exclusive Bellwether Club, a place she established for self-made billionaires like herself. She's convinced that nothing can ruffle the calm of her well-ordered, though lonely, world-until her past, in the form of Liam Keller, shows up at her door.European soccer sensation Liam Keller has carried a torch for Frankie since their years together in their hard-scrabble Irish neighborhood. Frankie was the one who fed his dreams and pushed him to reach for the elite level of his sport, even as she kept him at arm's length. Their ambitions launched them in different directions, but now Liam finds himself in New York as a coach to an up-and-coming professional American soccer team.Liam's feelings for Frankie have never faded, but their years apart have brought complications, including a secret that could drive Frankie away. Only a Christmas miracle can help Liam convince the woman he adores to finally gamble on love.

After escaping an abusive marriage, Holly builds a haven of security for herself and her two young daughters. She's helped along by police captain Robbie McGraw, who stood by her through the worst. Now he shows a different kind of interest, one that thrills Holly, even as she questions the wisdom of trusting another man so soon.But Robbie is on the brink of fulfilling a dream-one that will send him out of the mountain town of Sanctuary, West Virginia, and away from the allure of Holly's warm spirit and tempting lips. A wily little Christmas donkey and the magic of the holidays prove to Holly and Robbie that the courage to love can make dreams come true.

Honor, passion, danger. A modern-day duke and an American computer hacker must confront all three.Honor. Gabriel, Duke of Bencalor, allows himself to be kidnapped to save his cousin, the Prince of Caleva. He pays a price-a mutilation that damages his brilliant career as a Flamenco guitarist-yet he would not hesitate to do it again.Passion. Quinn Pierson is hired to track down Gabriel's abductors. As she follows the trail, she and the sexy duke spend more and more time together until a spark ignites between them. Quinn fights her feelings every inch of the way because she knows there can be no future between a royal duke and an American commoner with an ugly past.Danger. The criminal mastermind who carried out Gabriel's abduction travels to Caleva to threaten Quinn. Yet even he is less dangerous than the mysterious figure who set the kidnapping in motion.Opposites attract in Caleva, where the royals are hot and the criminals are twisted.