A housewife finds herself haunted by visions of a mushroom cloud and abruptly leaves her husband and son to travel alone to the city of Nagasaki, where she has an affair with a young half-Russian, half-Japanese man.

Love by degree: "When Ellen Cunningham decicdes to go back to school as a mature student, she knows that money is going to be tight. She also knows she's lucky to find inexpensive lodging in a house near campus, but she didn't count on having to live with three college-aged boys - or deal with the bad-tempered landlord, Reed Morgan. Reed has no patience for college-boy antics, but the chemistry between him and Ellen might warm him up to his new tenants..."...

Laughter in the rain: "Abby Carpenter has been with predictable, practical Logan Fletcher for a while, but she longs for more magic, fireworks, and passion. Then she meets Tate, the handsome stranger who might just be the excitement she's been looking for. Now, Logan needs to fight for Abby--and prove once and for all he loves her. But does an everyday guy like Logan have a chance against a man like Tate?"--Back cover. Love by degree: "Going back...