AGENT PROVOCATEUR by Liz Maverick - Imprisoned in a glass room under the three-times-you're-out rule, Vienna James hopes to get another chance. Extremely good at firearms, if she can just get someone to buy her at the prison auction, she knows she can get away and make a fresh start. Michael and Devlin Kingston know Vienna has what they need to assist them in retrieving a family heirloom stolen from them. The problem is she looks exactly like Michael's ex-fiancé, and he doesn't know if he can be around her. And Devlin doubts he'd be able to keep his hands off Vienna long enough for her to do the job and not let his feelings cloud his judgment. It doesn't take long for Vienna to capture the eye of the thief, but will she have to seduce the man in order to get Devlin and Michael their prize? And could she betray Devlin that way?

UNREQUITED by Kimberly Dean - After being divorced eight months, Trista knows it's too soon to start dating again. But giving in to her friend and coworker, she goes for it. When they arrive at the wrong location for dinner, Trista insists they go ahead and have dinner there. The cat- calls, the whistles and the intensity of someone's stare are enough to drive her wild. Trista is mortified when she seeks out the person doing the staring and finds it's her ex-brother-in-law Ty. Ty has loved Trista from the first time his brother brought her home to meet the family, and seeing her with another man is unacceptable. Determined to make her see that they belong together, he goes to her. But Trista is unsure of her feelings and afraid Ty's parents won't understand their relationship.

VICTIM OF DECEPTION by Lynn LaFleur - Karessa Austin doesn't know what she wants to do with the old house Aunt Grace left her. It's been passed down from the women in her family since her great-grandmother, but she has no need for it. However, once she pulls up in front of the old place and walks in, Karessa knows she wants to live there. First she'll have to make some repairs and improvements. Maxwell Hennessey doesn't want to go anywhere near Fort Worth. The possibility of running into Karessa, the only woman he's ever loved and lost, is too great. When he learns that the Railroad Bond he's been looking for traces to the old house Karessa has just inherited, he hires on with the company that's doing the renovations so he can search the house. Karessa has only loved one man and Max broke her heart. Discovering him in her house is the last thing she ever expected. After he gives her a sob story, Karessa agrees to let him stay and work on the house, as long as he isn't around when she's there. It doesn't take long for the truth to come out as to why he's really there, and that he wants back what he lost -- her.

This is a collection of three very hot, very dramatic stories. They're exciting, extremely sensual and romantic, and the characters have high energy. The elements of this anthology make it a must-read.