A thunderous crack of the auctioneer's gavel and $350 later Emily Holmes "owned" Bachelor #46, all six gorgeous feet of him! T. J. Kirkpatrick was going to have to pony up more than dinner and a movie, though. Emily needed a husband--her inheritance depended on it. T.J. insisted that he was no spousal specimen, but if being "married" meant playing newlyweds, then he'd happily masquerade as Emily's man. The charade proved all too real, for T.J.'s kisses made her heart race--and time stand still. And now that she'd unexpectedly fallen madly in love with her "husband," she intended to get them going...going...gone--right to the preacher!

Honeymoon for one?Arden Crandall ditched her Christmas Eve wedding just in time to take her honeymoon flight alone--until a raging blizzard trapped her in a New York airport with a wet gown, wilted bouquet and no groom. A fact that did not go overlooked by a mysterious, dark-eyed stranger.Luke McCauley was all brawn and 100 percent sensuality, with piercing eyes--oh, and an odd briefcase chained to his wrist. The man was trouble. The kind of guy her minister father had warned her about. So when Luke offered to be her stand-in groom, Arden thought she could resist him. At least, she hoped she could....And then came the announcement that the airport would be closed all night....