Catherine Peace Bücher

This last year of Joss Richards' life has changed for the better-or so she thinks. A new band, a new city, a new life, and, now, a shot at a contract with the hottest rock label around, ICE Records. If she and her bandmates can impress the label, her life will be set. Too bad her best friend thinks something is missing. When Joss receives details of the 1Night Stand date set up for her, she bolts-straight into the arms of a sexy stranger. When August Bragg glimpses a red-haired goddess in the hotel lobby, he can't get out of his thoughts-or his fantasies. Unable to resist her lure, he indulges in a steamy encounter. Then learns her name, and he realizes his fantasies have left his heart in an ethical dilemma. Will they give everything up for their careers, or can the man who holds Joss' future in his hands also convince her to give him her heart?

Being one of the Embassy's glorified treasure-seekers has its perks... Komandan Uriah Jacobs recovers ancient artifacts in exchange for more than just decent pay; he also receives guaranteed protection from his former owners, the nyx...until an emergency landing on a too-familiar colony brings him face-to-face with his past life and something more-a surprisingly priceless treasure in the form of a human woman. A slave to the nyx since childhood... Shadi spends her waking hours in the forge, dreaming of rescuing her brother with the help of a man she once worshipped like a father. A crashed ship on the colony becomes her only hope to escape. But before she can steal the ship, the pilot abducts her. They may be the same species, but will he help her find her Shilah? Their attraction is undeniable... Fighting it seems inconsequential as they evade the nyx's bounty hunter and uncover a conspiracy that shines unwanted light on Shadi's past and reveals the corruption in Uri's beloved Embassy, placing their fledgling love in danger. As the universe systematically falls apart, will Shadi and Uri's newfound passion be enough to keep them alive?

A romance author who needs to love.... Best-selling romance author Claire Greene confines her passions to the pages of her books, afraid of being hurt again. When she receives a 1Night Stand date "to give her something to talk about in interviews," can she let herself be swept away? A rock star who needs to let go.... The past has a chokehold on former rock star Ty Krause. Instead of killer tunes, he kills time writing passable songs for a British boy band and spends his nights wishing he had the balls to say good-bye. In a last ditch effort to move on, he signs up for 1Night Stand, thinking that a night of no-strings-attached sex will help him break the leash of his past. From the moment Claire and Ty meet, sparks fly-but can they overcome their pasts or will their potential love story end on a sour note?