As a partner in a successful Houston ad agency, Danetta Harris can check one thing off her list of things to accomplish before thirty. In spite of being burned before, she's ready to concentrate on marriage and starting a family. Caring, charismatic, and sinfully sexy, Marshall Windham has had his fill of the single life. The perfect woman has been in his life all along - and it's Danetta. Will he be able to convince her that they should be partners...

Ryla Evans is no stranger to tough choices. After growing up watching her mother bounce from one unfaithful man to the next, she's always been determined not to repeat the same mistakes. So when she catches her college-athlete boyfriend cheating on her, all her dreams of love and fidelity are crushed. Saying goodbye to the relationship is Ryla's only option. She resolves never to see Noel again, nor tell him how he has irrevocably changed her future....

"Norah O'Malley has been alone for a long time. It's been ten years since her father and four brothers shipped her off to be raised by her aunt. Seven months since she's seen the guy who got her pregnant--who still doesn't know. And it's two weeks since she came home to Chicago and discovered none of her family wants to talk--or listen. She never expected to walk into a tattoo shop seven months pregnant and get her socks knocked off by instant attraction....

Deirdre Murphy has had her life planned for her since she was born: Work in her parents' noisy pub in rural Ireland. Live with her family until she marries. Marry her childhood sweetheart ASAP, since he's decided sexy fun time should wait for marriage. None of it excites her. But before her fate closes in, Deirdre's got one last visit to her Chicago cousins--where she can spend her mornings in a peaceful bakery, keep to herself, and savor the space...