Freya has a new life waiting for her in sunny California, courtesy of a legacy from a father she didn't know existed. She has inherited 200 acres of land and Byron House. What she isn't to know is that charismatic Flynn O'Neill desperately wants the land. He specializes in designing golf courses, and Freya's land is ideal. Due to a verbal agreement with her father, he still thinks he has a right to it.On their first meeting sparks fly, and both find the magnetism undeniable.Flynn thinks he can woo Freya into selling him the land. She thinks otherwise. Other characters come into play—Tim, whom Freya finds caring and easy company; Rochelle, Flynn's besotted P.A.; and Phil, the man Freya worked for back in Philadelphia.The dark mystery surrounding Freya's father's life suddenly reveals itself, throwing her into danger, and there is only Flynn who can save her.

Ella Bickerstaff is widowed on the way to Australia in the late 1800's. Finding a stash of money on her husband, she decides to stay in the new country and invest her findings in a fruit orchard. Determined that she'll never again be tied in a loveless marriage, her willpower is severely tested when she meets her charismatic neighbor, the owner of Glen Ayre Farm, Lucas Helm. Lucas, sent to Australia on a false charge of attempted rape, has his eyes on Ella's orchard for its neverending water supply, which would be a boon to his ranch, and he sets out to woo Widow Bickerstaff. Ella, happy with her new life, nevertheless finds herself drawn to Lucas.

When Suzy Porter's father sells his business, she is horrified to learn that the new owner is Jake Mason, womanizer and property magnate. If Suzy wants to keep up mortgage payments on her beloved cottage, she'll have to work for him. On meeting him, all her preconceived ideas fly out the window. He's charming, enigmatic, and very sexy. Sparks quickly fly between them as they work side by side, and inevitably romance blossoms. But Jake has a past. When Suzy learns of it, can her feelings for him survive?