When I agreed to interview Alexis, all I knew was that she was a recent college grad looking for some summer work.

When she walks into my office, I’m struck by her beauty. There’s no way I can have her living under my roof. She’s pure temptation.

There’s just one problem… after being picky during my interviews, I now need someone to start next week. I have no choice but to hire her.

I just need to keep my distance.

It shouldn’t be hard. Life has made me a cold, bitter man. These days, distance is all I know.

But there’s something in her effortless smile, constant compassion for those around her… and those luscious lips. I feel my resolve weaken day by day, until it vanishes.

After one night with her, I know I’m in trouble.

I finally start to open my heart up to love again.

What happens when I find myself faced with an impossible decision? My happiness… or hers.

I was asked to be an adjunct professor for one semester while they find a permanent replacement in the International Business program.

Being the one who never wants to disappoint or say no, I accepted.

I’m excited to give some of my time to others.

My business, that I own with my siblings, has taken off and given me more than I ever could have dreamed of in life.

Then the first day of class comes, and she walks in the room.

I notice her green eyes first and try my hardest not to stare during the entire lecture.

Despite how beautiful she is, and how drawn I feel to her, I know I can’t cross that line.

I’m the rule follower of the family.

But a couple of chance encounters lead to me getting to know her a bit more.

Now I feel my heart getting involved, and the strength I once thought I had, is fading.

With every touch, every look, every text, my control keeps slipping.

Life is good. I'm running a successful business with my siblings, and I'm never starved for attention with the ladies.

Then my siblings drop a bomb on me. It appears my "promiscuous behavior" has landed us in hot water with our company's largest client.

They somehow decide the easiest way to win our client over is to make me pretend to be in a committed relationship.

When they come up with our IT girl, Lexi, I can't help but laugh. Too bad they were serious, and we don't have much time before our client's large charity event.

Sure, Lexi isn't ugly. But she isn't my type. She doesn't dress to impress, doesn't care to do her hair or makeup, and generally seems unaffected by me.

She reluctantly agrees to a little makeover before the event.

When she walks out of that salon, my heart does something weird, something it's never done before.

The more time we spend together, the more I realize I've never had to work this hard to get to know a girl.

Perhaps that's the reason I keep thinking of her differently. It can't be because I've caught...feelings!

Yes, he's my boss.
Yes, he's a billionaire.
Yes, I’m not afraid to give him a piece of my mind.

But now I have to work closely with him.

He's demanding.
He's arrogant.
Ugh, and he's annoyingly handsome.

When we get stuck on a business trip together, I begin to see another side of him.
A side of him I don’t think many other people get to see.

I start to wonder…what would one night together feel like?

We shouldn't cross the line. He says he doesn’t do commitment, and he’s my boss.

Will one night together be enough to satisfy our desire?

After tragedy strikes, I find myself a single dad with a newborn baby. I'm just trying to figure out how to do this on my own.

Now it's time for me to go back to work and I need someone to watch my daughter. I run into my wife's best friend, Riley, who offers to watch my daughter during her summer off.

What starts out as an innocent agreement, turns into a dangerous attraction that neither of us can control.

Especially not when she flaunts that body of hers at the beach or asks me to put lotion on her.

I want a second chance at happiness. She doesn't want to hurt anybody.

Can I convince her to give us a chance?

I came to this city for a fresh start.

My first day at the hospital is going great, until I meet cardiac surgeon Jackson Brady.

To say he was rude to me would be a huge understatement.

I try to play nice but can only be pushed so far.

After an unexpected eviction, courtesy of my new roommate, I find myself homeless with a five-year-old to take care of.
Jackson overhears the entire phone call and, much to my surprise, steps in and offers us his guest bedroom.

If it weren’t for the fact that I don’t have the money to rack up expensive hotel bills, I would have laughed in his beautiful, smug face.

So, here I am - living with a man who can’t stand the sight of me.

One night, I accidentally walk in on him pleasuring himself. I literally walk in when he comes all over his stomach.

Now I can’t stop picturing him like that, and his eyes start to linger on me. I start to wonder if he really hates me...or perhaps there’s another reason he looks at me that way.

I’m told I have to work with her to get her vote. No problem, it's what I do.

That is until she walks into my office, and I'm met with the same bombshell I’ve noticed around the Capitol. She’s the only one who’s made a certain body part of mine twitch with excitement in almost a year.

This entire time, I thought she was an intern.

In an effort to persuade one another, we go to each other's hometowns. When she brings me to her family's farm, I see what her life was like growing up in a small town.

I don't know if it was something in the water, her jean shorts that showed off her killer legs, or maybe getting to know each other beyond the stereotypes we tend to give someone we don't agree with, but something shifts.

One powerful kiss against her parent's farmhouse has changed everything.

Now we're back at the Capitol, and I'm not sure I want to persuade her for her vote...or her heart!

He’s my brother’s best friend, and I’ve been in love with him since I was nine.

Even though he’s five years older than me, we used to be close. Until my graduation night when it all changed.

I asked him to give me my first kiss. Not only did he reluctantly agree, but he followed it up by telling me it was a mistake and running away.

Nothing has been the same between us since that night.

It’s been four years, and now I’m back from college. But I’m not the shy, innocent girl I used to be.

She’s back, and she’s more beautiful than I remember.

I still can’t look at her without thinking about that kiss.

It’s haunted me for four years.

When we both end up at her family’s lake house, the proximity is torture. There’s no way I can resist her any longer.

But I know I’m not good enough, I never have been. It’s why I ran away that night, and why I can’t let this become anything more than a good time.

Will she understand that I’m just trying to do what’s right for her, or will I ruin the one relationship I had always wanted to protect?