Book excerpt: Secrets from the past emerge in the present--and the consequences are unexpected for these two couples. YESTERDAY'S ECHOES Tragedy had befallen Rosie when she was a vulnerable sixteen-year-old--and Jake Lucas had witnessed the entire thing. Since then Rosie has built a successful career, not allowing anyone near the woman behind the cheerful face she shows to the world. But Jake has entered her life again, and he isn't about to let her forget the past. MASTER OF PLEASURE Sasha walked away from handsome millionaire Gabriel Calbrini to marry another--and he's never forgiven her. Now widowed, Sasha is shocked when Gabriel is named heir to her late husband's wealth and guardian to her two sons. But Sasha won't surrender. There's far too much at stake--especially the one thing that Gabriel must never know....