When she was a teenager, Desi fell in love with the son of the royal family from the desert country of Barakat. Even though she gave her virginity and swore her future to him, they were too young, and their love too turbulent, ending in the two of them resenting each other. Ten years later, a single phone call from a close friend reunites them once again. "Please seduce Salah. If you don't, then I'll be forced to marry him..." her close friend pleads, as she already as a lover of her own. Desi reluctantly decides to fly to Barakat. Waiting for her there is her former lover, who has since become a sheikh, no longer the young boy she once knew....
There is a noticeably beautiful woman at the victory party of Marco Moretti, star F1 racer. Her name is Virginia. She attends the party with heroic determination, which is to break the spell cast by her grandmother on the Moretti family. In order for her to realize her goal, she has to be impregnated by one of the Moretti men in a loveless marriage. Marco, who has no such knowledge, falls in love with her. Her plan steadfastly progresses....
When Ruggiero met the mysterious beauty Sapphire in London, it was love at first sight. But after two weeks of passion, she disappeared without a trace. He believed their love was destiny, so why did she leave? Since then, he had been an empty shell. One day, as he is test driving his company's new motorcycle, he catches sight of Sapphire among the circuit's spectators. But even though she looks the same, she doesn't seem the same. Shaken by the vision, he finds himself thrown from his machine.
Antonio Moretti, who is running a prestigious motor company with his two brothers, is in distress. They tried to launch a new car, named after an F1 driver, but the family who holds the name-use right put a stop to it. These two families have a long-lasting quarrel between them. Natalie, the daughter of the CEO of Valerio Co., is sent for negotiations regarding the name-use right. Antonio becomes interested in her beauty and cold attitude. If she doesn't agree to the negotiations, the only means left for him is to seduce her. How will this love game end?
Fay is a sweet and simple nurse. One day a famous movie director, Lew, proposes to her after meeting her for the first time. Lew tells Fay that he doesn't believe in love, and he only wants to get married because he is tired of living alone. Lew asks Fay to be a good wife, and nothing more. Somehow, Fay is attracted to Lew and decides to marry him. Fay is just about to enter the gaudy Hollywood life as a newlywed!
Paul Von Setan is a genius surgeon acknowledged by the world for his accomplishments. The nurse Merlin unknowingly hands the doctor powerful eyedrops, which is part of a setup. The talented surgeon resultantly becomes blind; she then cries, "I have stolen everything that should be his!" Merlin is blamed for the incident and forced to leave the hospital. Merlin wishes to help the now-blind surgeon and make up for her action. She decides to follow the man she loves under an assumed identity to the remote tropical island where he hides himself after the incident. If it's ever possible, she is willing to give herself to him....
"Vicki, you're as beautiful as the spirits of the night. Will you marry me?" Vicki was given this passionate proposal by Claudio Varelli, the second son of a prominent, wealthy Italian family. However, three months later, the day before they are to announce their engagement, Claudio's brother, Maurizio, informs her, "You are going to marry me." Vicki plummets from the peak of happiness to the depths of darkness. In the end, Vicki is persuaded by Maurizio saying, "This is the only way to save both you and the Varelli family," and she begins her married life with him. Maurizio's love engulfs her like a gentle hug, but Vicki's heart is always full of uneasiness. Maurizio! Do you pity me? Do you love me? Or are you just trying to protect your family's reputation? Vicki begins "a journey to find true love" on the set of a lavish household befitting that of a wealthy Italian family....
When Abby's best friend got into an accident, Abby's skills as a doctor weren't enough to save her. Now Abby has promised to live enough for the both of them, working herself half to death to put her absolute all into everything. But then Abby is appointed by a supervisor to organize a conference party together with an amazing surgeon named Greg. "If you're going to work with me, you need to be beautiful," he says. Confused as she is, she decides to go with his plan!
Amy works as a waitress at a cowboy bar and has a younger sister who's ill. Eira, a farm owner who's a regular at the bar, takes pity on her and tells her that he will take care of her and her sister if she will marry him with the intention of being a friend who can enjoy having tea with him. Amy believes his honest and kind words and heads to Wyoming, but when she arrives the place is covered in snow. The snow prevents her future husband to come and pick her up, and instead she is trapped in a house due to the blizzard with his son....
"I...was abandoned by both of my mothers." The first time was by his birth mother. The second time was by the mother who had adopted him. To help forget his past, Justin changed his name and focused on succeeding as a businessman. Unfortunately, due to his stubbornness, he has a tendency of marginalizing the people around him. Even his wife abandoned him and their child to run off with another man. He feels like he will never be loved by anyone, but someone notices the pain in his heart. This person turns out to be his son's elementary schoolteacher, Evie. She had gone to Justin's house with animosity and an intention of chewing him out, but soon she discovers she is beginning to fall for him....
After being betrayed by her husband, Olympia swore to never trust another man. She focused on her work and ended up becoming a board member of a large company. But then one day, her company is bought out. On the morning that they get the news, the company is in an uproar. She just so happens to get a new temporary secretary, a very young and handsome secretary, who turns out to be none other than Primo Rinucci, the behind-the-scenes decision maker of the new management. He has disguised himself as a secretary to perform an undercover investigation of the company he has just bought. What happens when Olympia speaks ill of Primo right in front of her new secretary?
Ever since she lost her first love and husband, Minnie had closed her heart to everybody and only interacted with the other people who lived in her apartment building. Then one day, the new landlord, Rook, comes to inspect the rooms. Could he possibly have the intention of tearing down this wonderful apartment? Minnie is wary of this newcomer at first, but Rook really settles into the place well. Just as Minnie begins to start opening her heart again, there is a gas explosion in his room! She won't be able to go on if she loses another loved one....
This volume contains the two stories of "The Rich Man's Mistress" and "Facing Up to Fatherhood." Miranda is the daughter of a wealthy family, and is accustomed to getting everything she wants. Then one day, while on a ski trip with her friends, she gets stranded by a blizzard. Desperate for help, Miranda manages to find shelter in a nearby cabin in the woods. It turns out to be the home of an overpowering, handsome man, who doesn't have any intentions of obeying Miranda's bossy attitude. All it takes is a little isolation in the woods with this handsome stranger for Miranda's life to change forever. Tina is a fierce and determined actress who recently lost her dearest friend, Sarah, due to a terrible accident. That means it's up to Tina to care for Sarah's newborn baby girl, Bonnie, and to find her birth father so that she can give Bonnie the one thing Sarah couldn't: a family.
Mary Jo didn't really want to turn down a marriage proposal from her lover, Evan. But as someone aiming to be a politician, he needed a society wife. Evan's mother made it clear that Mary Jo was unsuitable, so she made the painful decision to let him go. Three years later, Mary Jo approaches Evan for help?her father has been swindled out of money?and she starts to work for Evan to pay off the legal fees. Even after all this time, it hurts her to see him dating other women. However, with a single, passionate kiss, their love is rekindled. But is love really all that's needed to overcome something?
An odd, perfectly timed string of events brings together two lovelorn people: Miranda Easton and Gianni Fitzgerald. In a shared country cottage, these two strangers battle their inner emotions, while seeking solace in the arms of the other. Fate has brought about this chance meeting of these two emotionally battered individuals, but was it all just so it could end with them being nothing more than star-crossed lovers?
Polly replies to an advertisement to become a surrogate mother in order to cover the costs of her mother's surgery. But her world is rocked when her mother dies soon after Polly becomes pregnant. Devastated and alone, Polly goes to live in a house prepared for her by the biological father. Soon after, she discovers that the biological father, a rich bachelor, chose to go with a surrogate because of his deep lack of trust in women. So why does he continue to try to get close to her, keeping his true identity a secret?
Gaby is an immigration lawyer in the city of San Diego. One fateful day, an array of seemingly random incidents happen and suddenly she finds herself face-to-face with Anatoly, a member of the Russian mafia. With her instincts screaming at her to stay as far away from him as possible and her heart fluttering at the sight of him, Gaby is confused as to what she should do when Anatoly makes his feelings known to her.
Heidi Ellis is on a mission to save her friend Dana, who's been wrongfully incarcerated for murder. With that goal in mind, Heidi enrolls in a criminology course taught by a retired detective. A twist of fate leaves Heidi in the hands of the attractive substitute teacher and much younger detective, Gideon Poletti.
At the age of sixteen, Hannah Renault was chosen to marry Phillip, the prince of England's Morgan Isle. After eight years of preparation, her wedding has finally arrived, and she's excited to be married to the man she fell in love with at first sight so many years ago. Hannah is a genuine and loving person, and she has long dreamed of her love-filled marriage to Phillip. When Phillip admits that he has never loved anyone and likely never will...how will she respond? And who is that dark-haired woman with such hostility in her eyes?
Gemma Allen is a singer on a quest for the truth about what happened to her sister. Three years ago, Mandy Allen assumed Gemma's identity and came to the three Greek islands laid claim by Angelo Apollonides, the "Resort King." When Mandy returned from her travels, she was addicted to the drugs that would soon take her life. Pretending to be her sister with a bad case of amnesia, Gemma has begun tracing the steps that led to her sister's downfall. Could Angelo be the one that took Mandy's life away, or will he simply take Gemma's breath away?