Kathy met handsome Italian Sandro when she was 22. He succeeded in passionately encouraging the naturally shy Kathy to sleep with him. That one sultry night, when they each abandoned their inhibitions, ended up in Kathy becoming pregnant. When she told Sandro about it, all she got was his cold, irresponsible reply. Fast-forward six years: an unexpected encounter with Sandro at a party unsettles Kathy, especially when he invites her to sleep with him again as if nothing had ever happened! Once his warm hands touch hers, though, she repeats the same mistake as if put under a spell...
Interior designer Tamsin, by the bane of her own beauty, is mistaken to be aiming for a seat as the wife of the Earl of Grainger. While there is nothing but amity between the two, the earl's dear friend Bruno plots to tear the two apart. Bruno approaches Tamsin with his debonair charm and quickly leads her, naked, into his bed. Little does she know that it's merely a trap to show the earl how loose of a woman Tamsin really is!
One day, Andrea unexpectedly is told to see Gabriel Cruz, the young CEO of the major global company that she works for. The only thing she knows about him is that he's a heartless businessman. Outside his office, she encounters the person she least expects to see?her ex-boyfriend, who disappeared after the short summer they spent together! What will happen when Gabriel reveals that their relationship was built on lies?
In need of money, Gwynneth goes to the Kingdom of Zuran to sell the condominium her father left her before he passed away. But due to the constant real-estate frauds that occur in Zuran, she has trouble getting the papers to prove the condo is hers before selling it. To make matters worse, someone else has the key to her condo, and when he slips in one night, Gwynneth makes no effort to resist the mysterious stranger. Luckily, he restrains himself, but he isn't just any random man: it's Sheikh Tarik himself. They both seem to think the condo is theirs and are stuck with each other until the matter is resolved. But Tarik and Gwynneth can't help but be enticed by one another. Will they both be able to resist acting on their feelings?
Thea is the ugly duckling of high society. Shy by nature, Thea has never had a chance to blossom from under her grandmother's thumb. Thea has admired Peter Braddock for years, and agrees to let him escort her to a ball one night, but the two of them get soaked in a sudden downpour on the way home. She lets him in to change and dry off, but when her grandmother sees the two of them undressed in her room, she jumps to conclusions and sets in motion a huge scandal that will shake both of their families to the core!
In the middle of a downpour with two children in tow and a third on the way, Sarah desperately pounds on the door of her late husband's older brother, Jed. Left with a mountain of debt, she can only ask Jed for help. But the moment Jed sees Sarah, he angrily tries to drive the three of them back out into the storm. Sarah never expected such cold treatment from family. Once he comes back from checking the roads, Jed tells her, she and the children will have to leave. However, while he is out, a car accident leaves Jed with amnesia, and under the impression that Sarah is actually his wife!
"Your son will inherit a total of 142 million dollars," the lawyer told Clara, who runs a bakery while raising her son by herself. Four years ago, during a summer vacation, she fell in love with a man, but she never imagined that he was a sergeant of a conglomerate with aristocratic blood. He passed away last month and his brother Grant finds Clara and her son and wants to meet them. It's her first time in New York, a penthouse in a high-rise building and a world so different. Grant is the twin brother of her ex-lover, but he is the exact opposite, hard and cold...
Maggie Russell is considered the most brilliant young businesswoman in London. She's wealthy, lives in a posh flat, rubs elbows with the other elites of the business world and is completely content with the life she leads. When her grandfather dies, Maggie desperately searches for a way to make her grieving grandmother happy again. As luck would have it, the country house her grandparents lived in during their newlywed days is going up for auction and Maggie's determined to purchase it for her grandmother. Unfortunately, this city girl is no match for the countryside and its wild ways. Luckily for her, the mysterious farmer Finn Gordon is in a mood to save this damsel in distress. But when an unyielding rainstorm keeps her cooped up in the home of her rescuer, Maggie comes face-to-face with a desire as fierce and wild as the downpour outside.
Sam, who lost her parents at a young age, was raised by her three older brothers to be tough in the face of their family tragedy. Now, she's known as the fourth son of the Hall family. One day, she attends her friend's wedding as a bridesmaid but finds the required formalwear uncomfortable...plus a certain man keeps looking in her direction. When he approaches her with a sexy smile, she's unprepared for the crazy words that come out of his mouth. "How would you like to be my wife?"
When Tessa hears from her mother, who left when Tessa was only five years old, it's a dream come true. She hurries off to the French countryside to see her mother for the first time in twenty years. But when she arrives, she finds a letter addressed to her: her mother had to flee from loan sharks, and she's leaving her rental cottages in Tessa's care! Confused, Tessa tries to get an answer out of Guy de Turaine, her mother's landlord, only to find out that the villagers hate her mother. To make matters worse, now that he knows she's her daughter, his gaze has gone ice cold!
The Blind-Date Bride: Catherine was tired of her younger sister trying to set her up with men. Her heart had been broken by her ex, and she was sure she'd never find love again. But she's surprised when her sister's latest match turns out to be Zack Freeman. He's legendary in the field of film special effects. And he's overflowing with charm and talent, too. Still, Catherine is determined to hide her fragile heart. Will she ever be able to open her heart again? A Spanish Christmas is also included in this volume.
It's understandable if Molly hates millionaires-when she was younger, a star named Francesco used her and threw her away when he was done. Since then she has tried to keep her distance from the world of fame and fortune, but now George, a millionaire who is developing a new line of eco-friendly cars, has taken a liking to her work in PR. When he goes to her workplace to hire her for the job, Molly refuses his offer before storming off. He gives chase, and when he finds her, he puts on a sexy smile to make her an offer she never expected!
Photojournalist Tristan is entranced after being introduced to his best friend's fiancee, Jayne. He falls for her at fight sight, but there's no way he can let his feelings be known. Instead, he steels his heart and avoids Jayne at all costs. But when he finds out that Rich has been cheating on Jayne, Tristan takes matters into his own hands and sends the text message that leads to the collapse of their engagement. Jayne has no idea of his role in her broken engagement, and as she spends time with Tristan and gets the loving care she so desperately needs, the seeds of love begin to sprout within Jayne's heart. Will those seeds grow into something more?
Max Quintao, hailed by the gossip magazines and high society as "the world's sexiest man," happens to be Sophie's boss. When Max invites her to dinner and plies her with all his charms, Sophie falls in love with him and, believing him to be "the one," she gives up her virginity to him... But the next morning she overhears Max and his stepsister discussing their cruel scheme-they'll hide their illicit affair by using Sophie as a cover! Of course, she leaves Max after that. But four years later, with her father deep in debt to Max, poor Sophie is blackmailed into being his mistress...
Matt is at his wit's end. As if he isn't busy enough with business transactions for the company he manages, he's left to take care of his ten-year-old daughter, Samantha, when his ex-wife passes away. Samantha rejects every nanny Matt hires. Just as the temp agency refuses to deal with him anymore, one of his employees introduces him to her younger sister, Tess. He learns that Tess is spending the summer at her sister's place, and he hires her as a nanny. She immediately befriends Samantha, but Matt doesn't expect to find himself falling for Tess's carefree charms...!
Ami, co-owner of a home decor shop, is at the Avalon Hotel on business when she is mistaken for a prostitute. North Kendrick, the owner of the hotel, coldly demands that she leave the premises and never return. Enraged by his treatment of her, Ami decides to disguise herself as an elderly woman to reenter the hotel. However, while in her disguise, she discovers that North is a surprisingly warm and kind person...with an incandescent smile! Christmas in Australia's midsummer will bring these two a steamy romance!
Sophie fell in love the moment she met Luis de la Camara. However, when she learned that he was a billionaire and her cousin's fiance, her love wilted before it could fully bloom. Three years later, she gets a phone call with the horrible news that her cousin has died in a car accident. Drowning in sorrow, Sophie sets off for Spain to attend the funeral and finds Luis waiting for her. He's even more charming than he was before, and the emotions Sophie had hidden away start to bubble up to the surface. But she has to force them down. Luis is the newly widowed husband of her cousin!
Caroline Farr is determined to get revenge on Finn Helliar! Her younger sister was nothing but a plaything to the man, and then he cast her aside. So Caroline begins putting her plan into action. With the help of an acquaintance, she applies to be the nanny he's looking for and lands the job. She's going to find proof of his disloyalty to his family. However, the Finn she gets to know isn't shrouded in lies-he's just a doting parent. The more she learns about him, the more Caroline must face her assumptions. Then he announces he's moving to the countryside and asks her to come along. Should she go? Should she abandon her plan to seduce him?
When Martha witnesses her groom cheating on her with her bridesmaid on the day of her wedding, she flees in her wedding dress. A man on a motorcycle sees her walking in the rain and pulls over to offer her a ride. His name is Carlos Diablo. "Doesn't diablo mean the devil?" she asks him. But despite her initial misgivings, she can't resist his attractive eyes and seductive lips. So she gets on the back of his motorcycle and embraces the unknown...
Morgan Grady is said to be the sexiest bachelor in all of New York. Winnie was supposed to be his bride, but on their wedding day, she flees down the aisle, leaving him surrounded by all his guests. Just a month ago, she was an ordinary secretary for a company president. She knew that her feelings for her boss, Morgan, were pointless because he couldn't even remember her name! She tried to convince herself it was just a contract, but there's no way she can marry him like this!