Paige is working on her next creation in her workshop when a strange man appears and shouts, “Fire!” Thanks to him—her new Russian neighbor—her house is saved from burning to the ground. Stefan is so sexy that her heart starts pounding, but she’s not one to fall in love, preferring to live in solitude. Then he begins coming by her house for English lessons day after day… And before she knows it, he’s become a part of her life!

CELEBRATION 1000 PROBLEM: DESTINED FOR SPINSTERHOOD Passion. Longing. Fantasies. Paige Stanford never entertained such notions. Men - and marriage - only upset the balance of a well-ordered, celibate life. Case in point: sultry scientist Stefan. Ever since he'd moved next door, Paige's dreams were X-rated and restless.

WIFE-WRANGLIN' BRIDE-SEDUCIN' COWBOY

SHE WAS NOT WHO HE THOUGHT SHE WAS... Sophie Anders agreed to a masquerade marriage, only to fall for her "fiance's" brother. Handsome, fabulously wealthy Alex Sinclair was the man of her dreams... but seemed to have no time for love.

WILLING GROOM? Colin Slater arrived in Crimson Falls wearing a stylish suit and carrying a Wall Street Journal , and quickly discovered that the only thing interesting in town was his new partner, Scarlett Morgan. Sharing the long, northern nights made his "vacation" worthwhile, although they'd agreed to only a temporary fling.

A HALF-WILLING GROOM Brett Sinclair didn't want the ancestral home his grandfather had left him. Problem was, he couldn't just forfeit it, either. The only solution was marriage - to Gayla Matthews. So Brett said "I do," never expecting his bride would soon have him thinking about happily-ever-afters.