Melinda Curtis

USA Today Bestseller Melinda Curtis brings another installment of The Kissing Test, an irresistibly funny romance series about billionaires who deserve their comeuppance. The chocolate wars... Botanist Dr. Aubrey Summer has two goals for her trip to Ecuador - fulfill her bridesmaid duties and confront billionaire Marcos Alfaro about his efforts to steal her work. The wedding is being held at a hotel owned by Marcos and he's rumored to be a guest. But along the way, Aubrey is distracted by a handsome man named Nino, a former employee with a crush, and Grandma Dotty, who's got romance on her bucket list. More at stake... Marcos "Nino" Alfaro didn't accumulate his wealth playing by the rules. Yes, he hired Dr. Summer's assistant, but the principled young man won't divulge the secrets to growing a richer strain of cocoa. When Nino meets Dr. Summer, it's clear what he needs to do - use romance to learn more about her research. After all, he's got to turn around the chocolate company he just purchased. There are millions at stake, not to mention his pride and - surprisingly - his heart. Can he pass The Kissing Test? More about the series: Five New York HeiressesThe Summer sisters have it all - brains, beauty, and Fortune Hunters aplenty. Is it any wonder they developed The Kissing Test - their way of knowing if a man's interests are true? Five Handsome BillionairesFive rich, powerful men who don't know what's coming their way or that to achieve true love they'll have to pass The Kissing Test.

A Magazine Celebrating Romance ISSUE 7: FEBRUARY 2018Lezli Robyn & Tina Smith, Editors Shahid Mahmud, PublisherHeart's Kiss is a bi-monthly romance magazine published by Heart's Nest Press, the romance imprint of Arc Manor, an award-winning independent publisher based in Maryland. The magazine has a mix of original and reprint stories, excerpts, serializations, columns and non-fiction, book recommendations and interviews with prominent personalities in the industry. IN THIS ISSUE: Interview: Jayne Ann KrentzExcerpt: Promise Not to Tell by Jayne Ann KrentzStories by: L. Penelope, Melinda Curtis, Petronella Glover, Meghan Ewald, Andrea Dale, Alia MahmudNon-fiction by: Julie Pitzel, Alice Faris, Lezli RobynSerialization: Warden of Magic (part 1) by Anna J. StewartRecommended Books: C. S. DeAvilla

Tara Bonander's life is always derailing, but never like this. In the past 24 hours, she's lost her job, her New York apartment, and her fianc . Now, when her life is at an all time low, she's due to spend the weekend as a lonely bachelorette bridesmaid with her newly engaged sister Scarlet. She'll do anything to find a date. Celebrity photographer Bill Blakely needs a big payday, the kind that a photo of the Runaway Bride would net him. But his only lead on the wedding is the bride's cousin, Tara Bonander, who occasionally has drinks at a bar in his neighborhood. When Tara asks Bill over drinks to be her date for a weekend wedding, it's a gift. She wants him to pretend to be her boyfriend. He wants to pretend he's only in it for the money. Can one uptown heiress fall for a paparazzi from the gutter? Or will reality take down this fake romance along with the Runaway Bride's wedding?

They used to call her the Bon-Bon Heiress. As one of Bon-Bon Chocolates heiresses, Tiffany Bonander grew up in New York with a silver spoon, a heart of gold, and a lifelong supply of sweets. But now her life is falling apart. Recent changes in cocoa supply from Ecuador are threatening the quality of the family's chocolate and sales are down. Add to that Tiff's penchant for falling in love quickly and breaking engagements at the last minute... Now they call her the Bon-Voyage Bride. Jackson Hardaway is trekking through the Andes in Ecuador as a tribute to a fallen comrade. He didn't expect to meet a beautiful damsel in distress and her three fairy godmothers...er, trio of meddlesome nuns...on his journey. But everything in Ecuador is bigger - the trees, the snakes, the attraction. Is this love? Or just another case made to label Tiff a Runaway Bride? Find out in The Wedding Promise by Melinda Curtis.