Rico has it all; as the famous chef of "A Passion For Pasta," he's rich enough to kill time in a monthly poker game with his friends. Still, he's bankrupt when it comes to love. When a bet is taken too far, the stakes may be too high. He's challenged his opponent, Renee, to be his mistress for a month! Can she add a little spice to his life, or will she make his pot boil over?
Pascual, a billionaire from Argentina, is devastated when his British fiancee, Briana, disappears right before their wedding. His love turns into hatred after he reads her letter, which says that she can't cope with their different backgrounds. Five years has passed and Pascual is shocked to find Briana in England where he is visiting for business. Now Pascual finds himself wanting her when he should be hating her!
"You know nothing about me, except that I'm an excellent lover." Alejandro hits Rebecca in her most sensitive spot, because five years ago they had a passionate affair, but now, for reasons unknown to her, he's managed to secretly buy up all of her company. Rebecca searches desperately for a way to understand his motives and distract him enough to get back her hotel business. The desire between them spills over into the cold world of the hotel industry and heats them up again. Rebecca carefully calculates her moves, but Alejandro has long since been able to break through!
Salim and Grace were once lovers. But when she was made to face the reality of her unworthiness of the crown prince of a desert kingdom, Grace left Salim without a word. Angry at her abrupt departure, Salim tracks her down. They survive a plane crash and find themselves washed up on a deserted island. The shock causes Grace to lose her memory. And yet, whenever Salim touches her, memories awaken within her. Under these extreme circumstances, Grace is forced to realize that she can't live without him.
"I am a servant of the devil," the world-famous jewelry designer Adamas declares coldly. Annie shivers. The top model has come to his private island under his direction to take pictures for the Adamas jewelry collection. "You have been left all alone on the rock that is me." As soon as Annie realizes she has been tricked, she remembers her horrible past-what did this man want from her? Am I going to suffer the same terrible experience again? In that instant, Adamas presses his lips forcefully against hers!
Secretary Kate has come all the way from London to Las Vegas to accompany her boss on what she'd thought would be a simple business trip. But it seems her boss has more than just work on his mind-he ambushes her in the shower, looking for a weekend of off-the-clock fun. Kate desperately manages to fend off his advances while leaving a few claw marks in her wake, but now she finds herself locked out of her hotel room in nothing but a towel. When hotel owner Zack Boudreaux comes to investigate the commotion, he finds a scantily clad woman of dubious repute and demands that she get out of his hotel at once. What can Kate do to convince him of her virtue?
Samantha is rooted to the spot in the lobby of an office tower. She has come to tell CEO Cesare that she's pregnant. The tabloids have been full of his rumored is love affair with an actress, he's from a different world and he's so rich that he earns in a minute what she might earn in a lifetime How is she going to tell him about the baby? He doesn't even know her name. The two of them met when he was a guest at the B and B where she worked. On that stormy night, he was in the darkness of despair from having suddenly lost his eyesight in an accident, and Samantha felt compelled to comfort him...
"Sleep with Matt Hearne." The sudden order from her boss, well-known for his arrogant management style, confuses Bianca, who works as his sidekick. Matt is the president of a competing company that Bianca's boss wants to buy out. Despite the rumor that Bianca sleeps with her boss, she has never used her body as leverage before. Yet despite her determination to keep to her principles, Bianca finds herself attracted to Matt's manly, confident charm. How will she hold out when Matt turns his seductive charisma on her!
In the darkness of her bedroom, an unknown intruder steals a kiss from Elena's lips. She initially yields to an experience unlike any otherbefore she pushes away her assailant, an Italian count named Angelo. A tremendous flirt she had met earlier that day at a party, he lives in a glamorous world completely unlike her own. It seems he expected to rendezvous with Elena's cousin, but mistook their bedrooms...however, their kiss was witnessed by others, and to prevent a scandal, the count's grandmother orders them to be betrothed!
When Maddie meets the gorgeous Greek shipping magnate Dimitri at a party, they fall passionately in love. He follows Maddie back to England and proposes, and they are wed one week later. Even though the sudden engagement makes her head spin, Maddie cannot believe her luck. Her happiness is short-lived, however. Dimitri's beautiful childhood friend is waiting for her at the mansion in Athens, and she tells Maddie, "The one he's really in love with is me. You're just my substitute because I can't have children, and all he wants from you is an heir."
When she runs into Luke, her former lover, Alison is distressed. He betrayed and cruelly dumped her, but he's also the father of her son, Nathan, and she'd hoped never to see him again. But now he's offered to invest in her failing hotel...on the condition that she let him meet Nathan. What does this mean? Does he want to take even more from her? Alison can't let him get to her a second time, so she hardens her heart.After all, he's the same hard-hearted scoundrel who hurt her before, isn't he?
At a party, Sorcha is introduced to Romain de Valois, a fashion-industry big shot. Long ago he falsely accused her of drug addiction,destroying her modeling career. After finally making her comeback, she is shocked to hear that she has been selected as a campaign model for Romain's company. "What is he planning? I can't believe I'm traveling around the world on a photo shoot with the arrogant man who ruined my life..." Sorcha's sure the shoot will be an uncomfortably long and awkward assignment. Until one night, when Romain whispers, "I want you right now..."
Cassandra, the youngest daughter of a prestigious family, ignores the disapproval of her parents and becomes a member of a team of surgeons providing medical care in Africa. Even though the project will take her into combat zones, she's sure it's worth the risk. But when she learns that an old acquaintance is also on the team, Cassandra suddenly wants to leave the mission behind. She can't let herself be fooled for a second time by Vidal Arroyo Martinez and his alluring silver eyes
On a cold winter day, as Marianne is serenading passersby on her usual street corner, she's approached by a wealthy-looking man who asks if she'd care to work as a live-in housekeeper at his home. Flashing striking blue eyes and brimming with the refined charm of a gentleman, the man introduces himself as Eduardo. In order to repay him for his generosity, Marianne pours everything into work. But as they continue to live together, she catches a glimpse into the solitude Eduardo harbors in his soul. Though she knows he is only treating her with sympathy, Marianne can't help but yearn to reach out to her boss's lonesome heart.
Caroline's world is falling apart. Her late husband's incompetence has caused the family business to go bankrupt, her father is bedridden with a heart condition and now, without a single penny to their name, she and her parents are facing eviction! Amid the chaos, she receives a single phone call from Valente Lorenzatto, the man she left at the altar five years ago. He tells her he's the one who bought her father's company. Could Valente be seeking revenge on Caroline for marrying another man? He offers her a deal-he'll ensure the comfort of her family if she'll become his mistress.
"You con artist. Someday I'll have my revenge!" Taz is dumped without explanation by her lover, Judeo, who suddenly turns on her. He believes that she and her father schemed to trick his family out of a fortune, and continues to despise her until they meet again, six years later - and Judeo is now Taz's stepmother's fiance. Is he using her to seek revenge? Taz tries to stand up to him to protect her stepmother and her late father, but finds that his appeal has only increased in the passing years, and that she is unable to resist his cruel but beautiful eyes...
Grant O'Hara is the young hot-shot of the business world, shrouded in mystery, and reporter Cheyenne has gotten the chance to interview him. It's Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and Carnivale, a costume party in the middle of the city, is happening. Cheyenne dons a costume and joins Grant at the party, but she witnesses a murder happening among the hustle and bustle of the crowd. Who are these men dressed as red demons? The two dart into a church filled with couples. Trying to fit in, Cheyenne and Grant say their vows in a wedding ceremony. But it's not just the theatrical performance they assume it is. They find out that this wedding is the real deal...!
Liz works for Cam, an entrepreneur who owns businesses all over Australia. Usually Liz is cool and composed on the job, but this time she's in trouble. The woman who was supposed to escort Cam to a party that night cancelled at the last minute! Cam challenges Liz, saying that since she's such a talented secretary, she should be able to take over the job as his escort. Liz decides to show him who she really is under her plain old suit, but when Liz sees a certain someone at the party, she turns white as a sheet and runs from the scene. Now she really has Cam's attention!
It is the Grand Duke of Carathia's wedding announcement party. Princess Serina stands alone, pierced by unkind inquisitive gazes. "What a poor princess, banished from her native country! She even lost the chance to marry the Grand Duke of the neighboring land. Now she's condemned to a life worse than that of the common people." Her only reprieve from the vicious rumors is billionaire Alex's offer to dance. While Princess-in-name-only Serina is lost in his embrace, he invites her to his home in New Zealand. However, the invitation is only a trap for the princess!
After an interview for a position as a personal assistant, Emma shrugs and wonders if she has any choice but to end up on the streets. She needs a way to take care of her ailing father's debt and the bills for his assisted-living facility, but it doesn't look as if she's going to get hired this time. Returning home defeated, she runs into the CEO, Luca, on her way out. He's a true enemy of women, the type who can't resist whispering sweet nothings to every woman he sees, and he invites Emma to go to Paris with him that night. Emma curtly turns down his advances and closes the elevator door. However, her interviewer is impressed by how Emma handles the situation, and decides to make her a job offer after all. To think that her employment hinges on her ability to rebuff the advances of a playboy like Luca-will she be able to keep it up?