Victoria Lesser Series by Barbara Delinsky

Two couples, two emotional love stories from this gifted writer of contemporary women's fiction. THE REAL THING They were complete strangers searching for the same thing—solitude. But thanks to a matchmaking friend, Deirdre Joyce and Neil Hersey found themselves stranded on an island off the coast of Maine. Forced to coexist, they discovered there was no escaping the inevitable—irresistible attraction... moreTwo couples, two emotional love stories from this gifted writer of contemporary women's fiction. THE REAL THING They were complete strangers searching for the same thing—solitude. But thanks to a matchmaking friend, Deirdre Joyce and Neil Hersey found themselves stranded on an island off the coast of Maine. Forced to coexist, they discovered there was no escaping the inevitable—irresistible attraction. The idea of living alone again was unimaginable, and so a marriage of "convenience" seemed like the perfect solution—he would run her family's company and she would pursue her career. But could their feelings survive the forces of the outside world? SECRET OF THE STONE Paige Mattheson is reputed to be as beautiful as the alabaster sculptures she creates—and just as cold. An intensely private person, she is perfectly happy living by herself, until Jesse Dallas walks into her life. Paige's fierce desire for Jesse both exhilarates and terrifies her. And after spending six glorious weeks with him at her isolated beachfront home, she is a woman passionately in love. But can she trust this loner not to walk out of her life as easily as he has entered it? less

Garrick Rodenheiser found a second chance when he crawled away from an accident four years ago. And while he hasn't exactly escaped his past, he's kept it far enough away. Until a rain-soaked, bleeding woman comes banging on the door of his remote cabin. Leah Gates doesn't look like a reporter, but the word trust simply isn't in Garrick's vocabulary. Leah knows that falling in love is the easy part -- trusting the future is a different challenge entirely.

Swept away . . . - A Caribbean treasure hunt wasn't Shaye Burke's usual style, but here she was on a beat-up old sloop with no engine. It also meant spending two weeks with the rugged and sexy Noah VanBaar, who watched her like a predator. He challenged and confused her, pitting primal need against her vaunted self-control. Shaye was afraid of being swept away by this all-consuming passion and she was afraid not to be . . .