Let's Celebrate!Augustina Fairchild knew that if she didn't find a husband soon all the good ones would be gone. Then she'd never get out from under her matchmaking grandmother's thumb.Enter Jed Kelley--her passport to freedom, her license to run wild--a sexy hunk as far from her slew of milquetoast suitors as you could get.There was only one slight hitch to getting hitched.Though Augustina was ready and willing for him to win her hand. Jed was "just the gardener." Grandmother Throckmorton would have been fine with a gold digger, but a dirt digger? Never!

A summer holiday in the desert - what had she been thinking? Extreme heat? Scorpions? Senior citizens? Check.This home-swap vacation had seemed like such a great idea at the time.. Huh. Yet Alice Potter might actually get the romantic adventure she's only ever dreamed about, as resort manager Kyle Jarreau sends her adrenaline into overdrive. Sadly, the resort frowns on socializing with guests, and Kyle has always been a stickler for rules.. Until now. Seems Alice can be quite tempting when she puts her mind to it. But can they keep their romance a secret or will their Arizona fling burn them both?

Hidden Gems by Carrie Alexander released on Feb 1, 2006 is available now for purchase.