The Sex Solution

It's always hot in Texas--especially when the Jericho brothers come to town...

Sarah Buchanan can't help but remember the wild times she once had with bull rider Houston Jericho. They shared a first together--watching a porn flick--and then set out to reenact the seven different erotic scenes in the film called The Fantasy Factor. But they'd only enjoyed the first three carnal fantasies before Houston left town. Since then, Sarah has left her wild ways behind her. But she's always regretted not finishing what she and Houston started....

Twelve years later, Houston is back--every bit the bad boy he was all those years ago. And he aims to convince the bad girl in Sarah to come out and play once again.

How can Sarah pass up the chance for more sexual adventures with Houston? After all, they both want to relive the fantasy. The Fantasy Factor. And it's going to be fantastic....

Sex is sociology professor Charlene Singer's business. She knows what makes for good sex and understands what it takes to have great sex. Unfortunately for her, she's experienced only bad sex. But that's about to change, she hopes.

Charlene has always believed that it's what's on the outside that counts. She even wrote her thesis on it! And that's got her...nowhere. So she's going to change her image--going from cool and conservative to brazen and bold--to see if she gets any luckier. Only, she soon realizes she'll need more than luck to handle her test subject, cowboy Mason McGraw....

Holly Farraday, owner of Sweet & Sinful gourmet desserts, is thrilled when she learns she's inherited her grandmother's place in small Romeo, Texas. Only, she hadn't counted on a Texas-sized heat wave--or discovering that her grandmother was the local madam! Worse, the townspeople are hoping she'll continue the family business! But Holly gets all the satisfaction she needs from her specialty, the Ultimate Chocolate Orgasm. After all, no man can please the way chocolate can, especially during the hottest summer on record....

Then she meets her neighbor--and former one-night stand--gorgeous Josh McGraw. And realizes that the only way to beat the heat is to give in to it....

Raine Covington has found the perfect lover--online. When Jack's sexy words fly across the computer screen, he can seduce her in a heartbeat. The hot, detailed images of them together feed her sexual fantasies. The best part? Raine doesn't have to make a commitment or even cook dinner for Jack. No fuss, no muss. She can switch him off at any time.

Jack's ready for the next step--to meet in person. He wants to make it real with Raine. Their virtual relationship has left him in a constantly aroused state, hungry for a taste of her lips and the touch of her skin. He wants to make love--all night long--to the woman who's captured his heart sight unseen. Except, once Raine and Jack meet face-to-face, both are surprised at the outcome....

Kyra Stafford is tired of being overlooked by her best friend-and local bad boy-Jesse Chandler. She needs to get him out of her system so that she can move on. And burning up the sheets for a night...or two...should do the trick. Since he's not noticing her subtle seduction, she's getting obvious. Capturing him at a local festival and making him trade sensual favors for his freedom should convince him to get a little wild with her.

Jesse may have earned his bad-boy reputation but he's proud of one thing-he's never seduced Kyra. Then again, she's never abducted him before. When she states the terms for his release, he can't see past her sexy self to resist. By the time their steamy night is over, Jesse just can't let her go. Too bad she's not listening to any talk about commitment. Looks like he's going to have to use a little wicked persuasion....

Jo Beth Jensen is practical. Burned once by a cowboy, she's sworn never to get involved with another one. But sexy Clay Madison is different. A champion rodeo bull rider, Clay is just too easy on the eyes to ignore. With his lean hips and tight buns, Clay is every woman's fantasy.

Clay's all for a little fun while he heals up from a recent injury. Jo Beth is quite the spitfire, and he'd love to know if that applies in bed, too. It's clear she needs to loosen up a bit, and who better to show her that the cowboy way is the only way to go...?

"Cool, calm and collected" is how Abby Archer always thought of herself--on a down day she might even have used the word repressed. Well, not anymore. Not since her fiancé ran off with an exotic dancer. Now it's Abby's turn to try "wild and wicked." But that will take a very special kind of guy, like the one she turned on--and turned down--ten years ago. When she fantasizes, he's still the ultimate bad boy who comes to mind and, luckily, her best friend knows exactly where he is....

Durango Creed has been marking time, guiding tourists through the desert until his former teen angel arrives in Sedona, and suddenly he's a rebel obsessed with a cause. He's got an itinerary in mind that will rock Abby's tidy little world--and her first stop is a one-on-one sexual encounter with him!

Fantasy #1... MYSTERY LOVER--Vicki Lewis Thompson

When an unexpected storm hits, rancher Jonas Garfield takes cover in a nearby cave...and finds himself seduced senseless by an enigmatic temptress who refuses to tell him her name. All he knows is that this sexy woman wants him. And for Jonas, that's enough--for now...

Fantasy #2... AFTER HOURS--Stephanie Bond

Michael Pierce has always considered costume shop owner Rebecca Valentine no more than an associate--until he drops by her shop one night and witnesses the mousy wallflower's transformation into a seductive siren. Suddenly, he's desperate to know her much better. But which woman is the real Rebecca?

Fantasy #3... SHOW AND TELL--Kimberly Raye

A naughty lingerie party. A forbidden fantasy. When Texas bad boy Dallas Jericho finds a slip of paper left over from the party, he is surprised--and aroused--to discover that he is good girl Laney Merriweather's wildest fantasy. So what can he do but show the lady what she's been missing...