Paradise Series by Elizabeth Daniels

Sinfully handsome and devilishly sexy, Ben Paradise was a man who loved to gamble, but even he wouldn't have laid odds on the chances of beautiful Lacy Phalen reappearing in his life. When he'd first met Lacy, she was tantalizingly untouchable, heiress to the Puritan Shipping Line and the belle of every ball in Boston. What had brought her to the little town of Paradise, Missouri, and straight into his arms? He wasn't buying her story that she was the new schoolmarm... moreSinfully handsome and devilishly sexy, Ben Paradise was a man who loved to gamble, but even he wouldn't have laid odds on the chances of beautiful Lacy Phalen reappearing in his life. When he'd first met Lacy, she was tantalizingly untouchable, heiress to the Puritan Shipping Line and the belle of every ball in Boston. What had brought her to the little town of Paradise, Missouri, and straight into his arms? He wasn't buying her story that she was the new schoolmarm. But if it was the last thing he did, he'd get the truth out of his Ice Princess, even if he had to kiss her senseless to do it. less

Bronzed by tropical suns and hardened by stormy northern seas, Captain Caleb Innes had always held a devastating attraction for the women of the Paradise family. For as long as she could remember, feisty Kate Paradise had yearned to taste those firm, sensuous lips, to unleash the wile, excitement of that virile, utterly masculine body... moreBronzed by tropical suns and hardened by stormy northern seas, Captain Caleb Innes had always held a devastating attraction for the women of the Paradise family. For as long as she could remember, feisty Kate Paradise had yearned to taste those firm, sensuous lips, to unleash the wile, excitement of that virile, utterly masculine body. But how could she hope to gain Caleb's attention when he still thought of her as the innocent daughter of his childhood sweetheart? Only a bold and dangerous masquerade in one of San Francisco's notorious pleasure palaces would open his eyes to the fact that she was a woman ready for love, longing to find...Paradise in His Arms less