The attraction between Kathleen Haley and Erik Gudjonsen was instantaneous, intense and overwhelming. A beautiful, sophisticated young fashion buyer, Kathleen was orphaned at thirteen. Erik, a successful video producer, had Nordic good looks that had always attracted women. Then Kathleen came along, and for the first time his attitude toward relationships and his career changed forever.

Mayor-elect Taylor MacKensie is handsome, charming and charismatic. Still, Ria Lavender never imagined she'd leave a Christmas party with him or be caught up in the magic of a snowfall and a bottle of champagne. But the next morning she faces the stunning truth and eight weeks later she knows she is carrying his child. Desperate to save her baby the stigma of illegitimacy, she decides to somehow persuade Taylor to agree to a temporary marriage. Shortly...