Jean Brashear

If it could happen once...

Anne Marchand is a successful, independent businesswoman who loved her late husband, Remy, with

all her heart–and no one could ever take his place. William Armstrong knows that, but he'll do anything in his power to make Anne see that it's okay to love again.

William's a patient man. It was discipline and a willingness to take risks that helped him build his hotel chain. And when he sees Anne's beloved Hotel Marchand being threatened by a takeover bid, he can't sit back and do nothing, so he counters with a secret offer himself. The only mistake he makes is not

telling Anne the second time around!

While seeing his town through a life-threatening crisis, Prosperino mayor Michael Longstreet faced his own crisis–his powerful family was demanding that he produce a bride! Only Suzanne Jorgenson was desperate enough to enter into this hasty arrangement. Because this raven-haired beauty needed a husband to get custody of the child she'd lost long ago. But once Michael sealed their pact with a kiss, the fire that had always sparked between them became a four-alarm blaze. And that changed everything. Because Suzanne was now about to become his bride in every way!