Charlotte Rowe organizes messes for a living. She's darn good at it, but her orderly and controlled life leaves her wanting more. When an aged linguist contacts her, needing her assistance to save her grandfather's dying language, Charlotte sees an opportunity for adventure. But as soon as she meets Dr. Will Mayfair, the other linguist on the project, she realizes she's in over her head. Her research partner is far younger and sexier than she'd been led to expect. As if that isn't enough to shake her up, they are forced to work in a remote Caucasus village where local political tensions are...

High stakes chess competition has always been a man's game-until Grace Ann Frasier topples some of the game's greatest champions and turns the chess world on its ear. Her prowess at the game is matched only by her rivals' desire to defeat her, or, worse, avenge their losses. When an international championship threatens Grace's safety, a bevy of security experts are hired to look after her, but only one is her personal, close-duty bodyguard, courtesy of Ironclad Solutions, Inc. Sam Knight knows nothing about chess, but he knows Grace is working to achieve something important, and he vows to...