Almost Naked, Inc.

Lainie Reynolds's long-ignored libido has picked a fine time to wake up. Just when she's got her hands full at her sexy singles resort, Nico Cesare is in her face. The sexy man definitely is to blame for her out-of-control hormones. Since he won't be ignored, she'll simply have to tackle him in the sheets and get him out of her system.

The first time he lays eyes on South Beach's infamous diva, Nico suspects there's a sensual goddess lurking beneath Lainie's do-not-touch exterior. And he has to have her. She's agreed to a sultry affair, but has made it clear that she's too independent for anything more. But Nico's already in deep, and a series of suspicious incidents at the resort gives him the perfect opportunity to be with her day and night. What better way to show her that this kind of heat lasts for a long time?

Francesca "Frankie" Salvaterra is exactly where she wants to be in life. She is known as the Carnal Contessa, the resident sexpert for CHiC magazine, and her outrageous suggestions for spicing up flavorless sex have propelled her to semistardom. But when the magazine pairs her up with sexy Ross Hartford, aka The Duke of Desire, she knows where she'll end up--on her back. And she plans to enjoy it....

Ross isn't happy to learn that he's been set up to give sex advice to thousands of women. There's only one woman he wants, and he'd like to personally demonstrate just how much he knows. Still, this temporary partnership--in and out of bed--might be exactly what he needs to get Frankie out of his system for good. Only, the more he has her, the more he needs her. And it doesn't look as if there's anything temporary about it....

Harley Prince had definitely gotten on the wrong side of someone. That's the only explanation for being assigned to go undercover with Mac Gerard. He's everything she doesn't want in a man--spoiled, rich and entirely too hot for her own good. Too bad he's too tempting to resist. Looks as if she'll have to hit the sheets with him to get him out of her system!

Mac knows he's resorting to unfair tactics to get Harley in his bed. But she is one challenge he has no intention of backing away from. How could he know that an affair with her would involve more than just his libido? Now he's facing an even bigger obstacle--convincing Harley that with this fling he wants forever!

The only action April Stevens has been seeing between the sheets lately is sleep. Not her preference, but since her inability to relax has proven almost fatal to too many past lovers, she's given up sex. Fine. Except that her latest assignment has her going undercover with marketing hottie, er, genius Rex Holt...field-testing risqué sheet sets! As if that's going to keep her mind off sex...especially when Rex is tempting enough to make her reconsider that little vow of celibacy.

Between the sexy bed linens and his even sexier assistant April, Rex's job has gotten interesting. He has sex on the brain. Conducting personal trial runs on the sheets with April should clear his...mind. Instead, Rex finds himself craving even more of her-he just has to convince her that what they have is more than a bit of fun and relaxation. Good thing he can sell anything...including himself.

She turned him down once before, but she's not making that mistake again. Ever since Laura Granger refused to mix a little business, pleasure and Dale Emerson, he's been tempting her with one sensual suggestion after another. To make matters worse, he's been starring in every one of her fantasies. Now that their work is complete, it's long past time for this bad boy to make good on his sexy innuendos.

One week together at a sexy resort that indulges every delight imaginable should satisfy her desire for him. Not to mention creating a few steamy memories Laura can keep with her when Dale leaves. But she doesn't count on precisely how hot they are together or how reluctant she is to see him go!

When a quiz in a hot women's magazine reveals the secret truth about the kind of man she desires, Laurel Malone is not surprised. The ultimate bad boy has been her ultimate fantasy for a long time. Tired of denying herself the one guilty pleasure she's never had, Laurel's ready to manhandle the biggest, baddest guy she can find....

When stockbroker Mac Tolliver spots Laurel's answers to the "Who's Your Hottie?" quiz, he hopes a change of his attire, not to mention his attitude, will catch her eye. Satisfying the gorgeous, sexy woman quickly consumes him. Not to mention, how will he ever reveal who he really is? But then, maybe he won't have to...since Laurel's hiding a sexy secret of her very own!

Is she for real?

One look at the mannequin in the Manhattan department-store window and ambitious executive Eric Harmon knows no woman could be that perfect. But the leggy blonde is actually ex-model Dallas Shea. And she's very much alive. When he spies her at a stuffy corporate dinner, he's amazed it's actually her--his flawless beauty. And he's got to find out if the mystery woman feels as authentic as she looks.

Good thing Dallas is aroused, too. Being Eric's mystery woman has had her hot 24/7! But there's only one way to keep the embers burning. Reveal nothing about herself, except what she expects from him in the bedroom. Play up the fantasy. And pray he never gets more than a glimpse of the truth.

Jill Sheldon believes in having fun every day. That's why she works at Just 4 Play, an adult toy store. What's more fun than helping people enjoy sex? And if there was ever someone in need of some playtime, it's her hot new boss, Mitch Landry. He's determined to close the place. So she propositions him-give her one month to demonstrate the value of the store...on him. After all, there's a lot of pleasure she can pack into thirty days!

Mitch knows how to have fun-he just has too many responsibilities to indulge himself. Yet when the seductive Jill makes her tantalizing proposal, he's tempted. She won't change his mind, but he can enjoy himself for one month, can't he?

What starts out as a steamy little game soon turns into so much more, and there's no way he can stop playing. So he'll have to change the stakes to something along the lines of forever....

Bartender Shandi Fossey is mixing cool cocktails temporarily at Hush--the hottest hotel in Manhattan. The place practically oozes sex...has sexual fantasy written all over it. For Shandi, it's a stopover on her way to finding her dreams. And a very long way from pulling beers at the Thirsty Rattler in tiny Round-Up, Oklahoma. So what's a girl to do when sexy Quentin Marks comes by every night offering to buy her a drink?

To music producer Quentin, Shandi is one part sweetness and two parts sass with a dash of the unexpected thrown in. He wants to taste every inch of her...bury himself in her soft skin. He can open a lot of doors for Shandi, yet the only door he wants to lead her through is right upstairs...at Hush.

But will everything change the morning after...?

"IN 200 WORDS DESCRIBE YOUR HOTTEST FANTASY..."

That's the sizzling premise behind the Fantasy Weekend Contest at the Hush Hotel in Manhattan. PR director Kit Prescott has outdone herself promoting a hotel catering to the senses--until she welcomes the first winner. Sexy, single Peter Garson has checked in to the Carnaby Suite--the same man who checked out prematurely from their wedding three years ago!

"OR YOUR BIGGEST MISTAKE..."

Peter will do anything to win Kit back, including penning all his fantasies and feelings on paper for her to see--and experience nightly in the confines of his king-size bed. His touch brings so many memories--good and bad--flooding back. But can he and Kit separate fantasy from reality once the weekend is over?