Arlene Hittle: 4 books

By day, Jess Simpson is a grad student in biomedical engineering. At night, she's exotic dancer Jade. She's always managed to keep her two worlds from colliding--until the night hunky lab partner Scott Maxwell shows up at the club. Note: Jess is the identical twin sister of Jenn Simpson, Sliding...

Nearly a decade ago, accountant Kari Parker shed 220 pounds of dead weight — her hulking, abusive college boyfriend. The last thing she wants in her life is another man — especially one as tall as a Windy City high rise. Yet when her best friend enters her in Romance TV’s “Get a Love Life”...

Home improvement shouldn’t look this good… America’s Sweetheart, Callista Gold, needs an escape from Hollywood—and the scandalous photos hackers leaked to the tabloids. She buys a cottage in northern Arizona, sight unseen, and heads for what she thinks will be a mountain retreat. But...

Rising country-rock star Cheryl Stanton’s forced return to her tiny Indiana hometown—at Thanksgiving time, no less—has her singing the blues. After her band’s hectic tour pace pushes both body and voice to the brink, much-needed rest trumps her vow never to return. Where better to escape the...