"Flowers make the perfume of love stronger." A mysterious coin is passed down through the centuries to those deserving of Luck and Love. Five couples in different eras each come into possession of the coin and enter into a marriage-of-convenience. Will the coin lead them to love as well as luck? Five original novelettes by three award-winning authors and two talented debut authors. Any Earl Will Do by Gwendolyn Schuler The Bronze Talisman by Martha Schroeder The Power of Hope by Kate Welsh Her Forever Husband by Cara Marsi A Gypsy's Flower by Daria Grady

Danger and desire brew a volatile mix as two wounded souls fight to stay alive and find love. Anita Santisi is an independent, successful businesswoman with a wounded heart. And some very bad people after her. Break-ins, home invasions, and attempted abductions have turned her comfortable life dangerous. Can she trust her mysterious, sexy new neighbor, Luke Corrado, or is he behind the criminal acts? Special Agent Luke Corrado carries his guilt like a loaded Glock. A woman he loved was murdered because of him. Now, on a new undercover assignment to protect Anita Santisi, he's determined to...