A titillating dream jolts Elise Hamilton out of her sexual lethargy. A life of abstention is unhealthy, she decides. It must change. But this is easier said than done. The men who cross her path are actors in the theatre she owns, and she is their artistic director. "I don't sleep with my actors " It is a cardinal rule she is unwilling to break. With his dangerous good looks, charm and talent, Jeremy Brooks could have any woman he sets his eyes on, but he is in love with only one-Elise, who sixteen years ago had been part of his life. When an actor in Elise's spring production must be replaced, Jeremy takes over the role. It is a calculated move. The former professional actor and TV star is now the CEO of an international real estate agency and a shrewd businessman. He always gets what he wants. And he wants Elise back. But Elise is not a piece of real estate and no longer the timid, insecure actress of many years ago. The success of the play is uppermost in her mind and therefore she keeps a tight lid on her emotions and intense feelings for Jeremy, until a series of dramatic events not only pose a threat to the show but also to the survival of her theatre, her well-guarded aloof facade and that cardinal rule. The first in a series: Four women, four contemporary love stories-hot, sizzling, dramatic and tender-one book for each season "