DINNER FIRST, ME LATER?

Every Saturday night, best friends and neighbors Zada, Jen, Tish, and Alicia heat up their quaint little cul-de-sac with the infamous Housewives Fantasy Club. Everyone has a secret fantasy to share. Some have better ones to hide.

Imagine! Retired baseball star Jake "The Rake" Sims living here--in the flesh! Well, he won't find Alicia Greene an easy conquest (she does not do bad boys). So what if his chiseled pecs and grand slam physique--displayed nightly in sexy underwear commercials--once made him her "most valuable" fantasy lover. His wild lifestyle squelched that dream. Now Jake swears he's reformed, Alicia's not buying it, and their matchmaking neighbors are doing their best to foil the couple's "good" intentions. They may be on to something. After one fabulous dinner, Jake takes Alicia in his arms and discovers how forbidden passion--more tempting and sweeter than dessert--can fulfill all her secret fantasies.

Born on April Fool's Day, Candy Halliday says it isn't any wonder that she's always preferred a little laughter with her happily ever after. Candy found her own Mr. Right on a blind date to a Halloween party. Candy -- dressed as a KISS punk-rocker with her face painted Gene Simmons-style. The man brave enough to marry her -- dressed more conservatively as a cowboy. Blending love and laughter in the stories she writes is a dream come true for Candy.