Bücher von Ivy Beck

Joni Mitchell had no intentions of partaking in another workplace romance. Not with her track record.Joni swears to her best friend that she isn't going to get involved with the new hire at the science lab where she teaches. She tries extremely hard not to let his surfer-boy good looks, sexy dimples and sweet attitude sway her decision. But five minutes into their first date she reluctantly accepts that she's hooked.Luke Buchanan knows Joni's a little gun shy when it comes to relationships with co-workers, but his attraction to her is instant and electric.Luke feels lucky to have landed the job at Tidewater Bay Marine Research Lab. Bumping into the director's granddaughter after a week on the job took his breath away. He can't help but pursue her with everything he has. Unfortunately, his personal baggage threatens to end things before they even get started.Is someone trying to keep Joni away from Luke?As Joni's attraction to Luke grows, incidents begin to happen. Minor nuisances at first, that rapidly escalate into life-threatening situations. Will Joni follow her heart and fight for the man who fits perfectly into the fantasy life she's always dreamed of, or will fear for her life push her away?

Lily Maygarden, a small-town photographer, is surprised to realize the handsy cop who makes her blood boil with frustration, also makes her body heat with his dark chocolate eyes and sexy dimple nestled in the stubble on his-Damn, damn, damn! Lily doesn't want her body to react, but it does. Matt Cooper, a former big city SWAT team member recovering from a life-changing injury, is the newest addition to the small Cherokee Police Department. Matt knows from the first moment he has his hands on Lily, she's going to be trouble. Matt enters Lily's life right as danger mounts. Someone is threatening Lily's business and her life. She's just another case he's working, but her fiery green eyes are a distraction he can't afford as the danger mounts around them.

Spilling champagne down the front of the goddess in gold's gorgeous gown wasn't exactly how Sean McAllister planned this meet-cute in his mind.Lanie Howard, a fashion industry grunt with aspirations of designing her own line, finds her path to that career goal diverted the moment she quite literally bumps into the man who could very easily distract her from the only dream she's ever had. His intense green eyes lock her into a trance she has a hard time breaking free from. Desperate not to follow in her mother's footsteps by letting a man divert her from her career path, Lanie puts up walls to keep him from getting too close. But eventually, his quick wit, funny factoids and dazzling grin break through those barriers and capture her heart.Damning him for bumping into her, for spilling his champagne, for having the most beautiful eyes and gorgeous hands, she then damned herself for noticing.Sean McAllister is a newsman and only at the fashion event because of the story, but he never thought he'd write himself into this one. He falls hard and fast for the intriguing goddess in gold, and knows he desperately wants to see her again. He stumbles into her life but finds that a life with this sassy, fascinating, talented woman is the very place he wants to be. Sean knows Lanie doesn't trust the love that he is offering, but he doesn't know why. Can Sean convince her that their love is worth fighting for?"Remember my reason for moving to New York? Well, he just walked right through that door."After Lanie learns that she had indeed followed in her mother's footsteps, she flees to New York City from Boston after a bitter end to the sweetest relationship she's ever had. She is offered a second chance when fate conveniently puts them back in each other's lives. Sean thought he was leaving behind those bittersweet Lanie memories when he makes the move to New York City. But now that Lanie's back in his life, he plans to woo her and get her to trust him with the truth behind why she left him with only a Dear John letter.Will Lanie use this second chance to correct her mistakes and accept Sean's love with all her heart, in turn sharing hers with him? Or will she stick strictly to her career goals and shut Sean out of her life forever?