He bet on logic. She bet on love.

Romance author Seven Michaels believes in love to her very core, her readers count on it. So when an arrogant and annoyingly sexy, luxury salesman, Blake Turner, laughs at her books and the people who read them, Seven’s ready to smash his face in a box of chocolates. How dare a playboy like Blake insinuate romance is for suckers? He literally pays for his life off the reality of dreams coming true.

But there's more to Seven and her romance than empty promises and overblown expectations, she'll prove it's real. She bets Blake she'll make him fall for her by using the rules in her latest novel before the end of the convention, or she’ll give up on love in front of her fellow authors and fans at the Romance Lovers Convention ball. She's all in and humiliating Blake is worth the risk.

But when Seven's the one being seduced, her rules no longer make sense, and realizes she's a fool for ever betting on love.

Two can play but no one will win.

CEO of Barcelona’s most luxurious hotel, Mateu Espasa, prides himself on always delivering a five-star experience. When a bit of intel falls into his lap that hotel reviewer, London Montgomery, is a guest, posing as a local tour guide to make sure she enjoys her stay seems innocent while promising to be fun. She was the ticket to landing his hotel in Elite Life and Travel’s hall of fame. But London's admirable sense of duty and passion for his city makes Mateu want her just as much as he needs that review.

Working non-stop to cover her mother’s medical bills, an exhausted London Montgomery is determined to have a little fun on this business trip before she cracks. With her to-do list in hand, she bumps into a man at a local market who fits #1 on her list: Kiss a hot Spaniard! But she soon discovers the charming man is really CEO of the hotel she’s reviewing. Well, if it's games he likes, she's willing to play and decides to see just how far he’ll go to make her dream vacation five-stars.

But there's more to Mateu than cava and caviar, he's a dedicated family man willing to do anything for those he loves, and London falls head over heart for both. So when the truth comes out, they're forced to admit defeat because a game between hearts never has a winner.

He’ll play dirty to protect his assets—but falling for the competition was never the plan.

International tycoon Drago De Luca is successful and sexy, and he knows it. But all the success in the world isn't going to save his beloved grandmother’s family inn. Without drastic measures, the savvy American heiress, Chase Huntington, and her new hotel will close his Nonna's inn for good. So, Drago convinces Chase she needs his help. What better way to make sure she leaves than to orchestrate it himself? But the time with Chase draws him to her passion, her love of his culture, and the way she looks in those Louis Vuitton heels.

Chase Huntington is determined to prove her worth as more than just an heiress by making sure the new Huntington hotel opens successfully. And her tall, dark, and very Italian new friend, Drago DeLuca just might be her ticket. But somewhere between falling for Drago's incredible Nonna, she falls head over Louis Vuitton for Drago and his magical city. She's finally found home. But when Drago’s true motive for spending so much time with her comes to light, it could destroy everything Chase built and everything she thought she found in Ferrara.

If only love came with a safety net…

Psychology professor Bel Cutler is taking on an ambitious project about love to launch her career even though personally she's a big, fat failure on the subject. Her first order of business: find a photographer to capture the different states of love. But the only one willing to work within her budget does funny things to her insides and the last man she’d ever stake her future on… let alone trust with her heart.

Struggling photographer, Jimmy Callahan knows trouble when he sees it. Which is why he should run the other way. Bel Cutler's just the kind of straight-laced woman he likes to unravel. Old Jimmy would offer to teach the professor a thing or two about love, or better yet, lust. But Responsible Jimmy needs to fix his bad boy reputation…and fast. He’s in the middle of a nasty custody battle, so keeping his hands off her is imperative. Yet, the woman gets into his head—and heart.

Love doesn't come with a safety net, and the more time they spend together, the more they risk Bel’s career and Jimmy’s chances of saving his niece.

Because life’s too short to be appropriate…

On the verge of losing the Malibu home she inherited from her great-aunt, spunky Addi Dekker is failing hard to show her family she can make it as a writer. If she doesn’t want to give up her dream and go back to the soul-sucking job she happily left behind, Addi has to swallow her dislike of Hollywood and rent her bungalow out to the sexy-as-hell film producer who stole from her.

But, she has a plan (shhhh!) she'll stay out of the camera's eye and keep living there, too. It was time for Tinseltown to pay up after what they did to her sister and her own dreams.

Roque Gallagher is pouring his heart and savings into his first independent film to make the industry acknowledge him for his talent and not just his family name. Addi’s home is perfect for the shoot, but she’s far too tempting. He’s never been able to handle work and a relationship, and this is the film of a lifetime. Between a shrinking budget and his director quitting, the last thing he needs is a sexy-as-sin tease like Addi, especially when he can't shake the feeling she's hiding something.

What do you do when you're not ready for love, but love is ready for you?

Hollywood screenwriter Samantha Dekker spent the last year picking up the pieces after her husband's suicide. Along with grief, guilt, and tabloid hell, she's had to watch helplessly as the film industry slammed its doors in her face. Now Sam has the rarest of Hollywood opportunities—a second chance…working with the one man she swore never to see again. A man too sexy for her own good and one who seems to really see her in a way nobody ever has before...a tempting combination.

Sexy A-lister Gage Cutler knows that Sam blamed him for his part in her husband's death. Still, Sam is the one woman he can never forget. All he wants is a second chance of his own—to prove he's not the player she remembers. And Malibu is the perfect place to show her paradise if he can convince his nosey friends and family that he can do it without their well-meaning help.

The more time they spend together, the harder they fall, but someone is watching Sam and Gage's steamy off-screen romance with dangerous intentions, proving romance in Tinseltown may just only be for the big screen.

Charlamagne Woods, Charlie to her friends, has one chance to leave a legacy behind for her parents now that her twin is gone.

Giovanni Bonamici has one chance to save his.

But when the two meet, their attraction is an irresistible distraction neither can afford this holiday season.

Sometimes the wrong reason leads to the brightest holiday season.

Breast cancer survivor, Alora Kingsley is fierce and brave…a warrior by all accounts. Then why does she feel like the only thing people see is her missing boob? So, when Nate Ward shows up at her door with his eyes all but falling out of their sockets, she slams the door in his face. To bad he’s the blind date her best friend set her up with—and the hottest thing walking the cobblestones of Cape Van Buren.

Nathaniel Ward makes no mistake when it comes to love. It’s not for him. Not with the illness in his family genetics, but when his well-meaning best friend sets him up with a sexy, firecracker, she challenges him in all the best ways. Facing what he believes about love becomes a bigger challenge than the Jingle Balls ball he’s organizing to raise money for the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation.

The most ridiculous blind date in history soon becomes the perfect answer to a very important question: One Jingle…or two?

When hopeless romantic meets New York cynicism…there's one clear winner.

Cartoonist and hopeless romantic Sage Mathews has moved home to Cape Van Buren to find her happy ever after. And why not? It’s happened to everyone else in the town where love washes in with each wave. She’s even landed the perfect job, head cartoonist for the The Van Buren Tribune—her late grandfather’s newspaper. The only thing more important than finding love is keeping her grandfather’s legacy alive. A hard task when the paper’s sexy and irritating new consultant is determined to digitize her dreams.

Parker Edwards has never measured up in his grandfather’s eyes. So, when the opportunity arises to consult for the small town newspaper where the old man sits as a board member, he’s determined to prove his grandfather wrong. Step one, digitize the paper to keep the sinking ship afloat. Step two, get his cute and curvy town tour guide on board. With the glitz covered cynicism of New York in his blood, he can’t wait to do the job and get back to the city. That is, until his sweet new friend, with her sexy assets and chocolate brown eyes, colors her way into his heart one comic at a time and makes him feel things he’s afraid he can’t live up too.

Can small town and big city find their happy ever after in Cape Van Buren or is love just another shipwrecked, romantic notion?

So close but so far was an understatement when it came to her love life…

Ever practical Claire Adams has been dealt an impossible blow, she’s lost her fiancé their unborn child. But for everyone else, life continues on, and with all the wedding and pregnancies in town, the aching hole in her heart continues to grow. She launches a coping with loss program at the new conservation--helping other’s overcome grief is just the kind of distraction she needs. Until she finds herself working alongside the one man who reminds her exactly why remaining single is her best life strategy.

When it comes to dating, Mitch Brennan has two simple rules: keep it casual but make every moment memorable. Only now, his life-of-the-party reputation isn’t making his run for the City Attorney’s seat easy. So he agrees to some pro bono work, consulting for the new Conservation Center—and he has one month to change people’s minds. Except escaping his playboy image is harder than he imagines, especially when he’s paired with the sexy event planner who's in desperate need of a happy memory of her own.

But one laugh leads to a kiss, and before he knows it, he’s broken his number one rule. Now the biggest risk of all isn’t losing out on the attorney seat, it’s losing her.

Can two hearts terrified of love brave the waves or will fear keep them from reaching the shores of happy ever after?

She crossed an ocean for love only to be abandoned for duty.

After a decade of making it on her own, fiercely loyal Blayne MacCaffrey is determined to return to Ireland and make peace with her father who's never forgiven her for leaving. Her ticket home is in the bag with the launch of a new community park. Only, she has to work with the one man she's sworn to never see again and who was oh so good at getting under her…skin.

Family duty has been drilled into James Astor since birth, resulting in the biggest mistake of his life--abandoning the only woman he's ever loved. But after a decade of lucrative business deals and empty relationships, he's returned to the Cape, determined to prove himself and show Blayne they belong together.

Blayne has no delusions of happy ever after, but when working with this new Jamie stirs up more than just feelings, she fights against the hope fluttering in her heart. A second chance at first love is a dream neither can bear to lose again. With a past marred by painful mistakes, is it possible to fall for the future?

Can they find the courage to forgive and fight for love?

Living in the past is easy…until it steals your future.

Larkin Sinclair knows better than most that damage isn't skin deep and hurts worst when no one can see it. Now, it's time to keep the hardest promise of all…restart her life and find happiness.

But hard turns to impossible when plans for the Cape will strip every last ounce of will she has left to move on. And she fears the worst. Why exactly is sexy, recluse Ryker Van Buren determined to ruin the only place that connects her to her little boy?

Ryker has a vision and a mission. It's time for his childhood home to finally pay a long overdue debt and what better way to secure his future than by selling off his past? Until he locks eyes with the passionate conservationist who fights him at every turn for the rights to his legacy. He can’t keep his hands off her, but worse, he can’t get her off his land or out of his dreams.

A moment of spark and their lives may never be the same. But, it isn’t going to be easy. The past has a way of ruining everything…especially the future.

"Love on the Cape is the kind of romance I love best--sexy, deeply emotional, rooted in characters who... find love and healing...all beautifully crafted by a writer with brilliant instincts." ~ Barbara O'Neal, seven-time RITA award-winning author of How to Bake a Perfect Life.