Author: francinebeaton
“If you know what’s good for you and your career, stay away from my daughter!”Ulrich Fölscher wants to play rugby for the Buffaloes and the Springboks and eventually become the best chef in town. In that order. There is no place for romance in his life. Obeying Coach Brady’s command is easy, until he meets his daughter Samantha. She is everything he needs – warm, bubbly – and possibly, the … possibly, the missing ingredient he lacks to spice up his life.Sammy is a professional athlete and she too knows the rules. But it is hard to resist Ulrich’s quiet…
Temptation can come in any form.As long as it wasn’t Melissa Roux. Daniel Cooper had known that since the first moment he’d seen the new physio for the Buffaloes. As captain, he had to set an example and falling head over heels for the feisty blonde with the endless long legs, wasn’t the way to do it.Melissa knew Daniel was going to be a problem from the first day she walked into Buffaloes … day she walked into Buffaloes Stadium. There was no way she was going to risk her career for an arrogant chauvinist who called her a blonde…
They might be stepbrother and -sister, but there was no sibling love between Marcus Walker and Annie Sinclair. Marcus had made sure of that and paid the price ever since.Annie spent five years in self-imposed exile in New York. When her marriage ended, Annie and her daughter returned to Blue Mountain to heal.Seeing Annie for the first time since she got married, had been a shock. Marcus had just … Marcus had just begun to pick up the pieces of his life and he wasn’t ready to deal with Annie yet.For two years Marcus stayed in the background, watching Annie…
One chance. One choice. It’s his call.Nicholas Carter is the billionaire owner of the Wild Dogs, a young and successful rugby club. His secret to success is simple; he keeps his business and his private life separate. When Emma Coles comes into his life, she tests his resolve. His new accountant is not his type, yet she has the uncanny ability to make Nicholas lose control.Geeks shouldn’t look … lose control.Geeks shouldn’t look like Nicholas and neither should they kiss as he does. Emma is mortified to discover that the hot, sexy, green-eyed man with intoxicating kisses is her new…
What would prove to be stronger? Love, or loyalty?“Focus! Keep your eye on the ball. And no women.” Jakes du Plessis’ mantra has always held him in good stead as a professional rugby player. However, a meeting with artist Angie Summers in Denver, Colorado, hinders his well-laid plans. Past demons remind him why he’s not relationship material, and he flees back to South Africa.When Angie … to South Africa.When Angie encounters Jakes du Plessis, she’s surprised by the stir of emotions the brawny player elicits, especially since she’s wearing another man’s ring.Fate has other plans. Fleeing didn’t help as Angie…
Never trust a man who doesn’t like coffee.Kirstine Brown does not heed her grandfather’s advice and lets billionaire businessman Iain Young get under her skin. But what Kirsty won’t stand for is losing Joe’s Coffee House–her pride and joy. It is all she has.Iain inherits Cairistìne Court, a building in the heart of Edinburgh’s Leith district, and a stubborn tenant who refuses to move. Kirsty has … stubborn tenant who refuses to move. Kirsty has an iron-clad contract, but Iain is used to winning and sets out to change her mind.He gets more than he bargained for and falls hard…