Charlotte is the personal secretary of the Greek investor Nico, and she has been trying to get in touch with land developer Zander for him. When she finally manages to get ahold of this very busy man, her heart skips a beat at his lovely voice. Before she knows it, Charlotte starts chatting with Zander regularly. These conversations are her only relief from taking care of her severely ill mother day in and day out. She gets the chance to meet him in the flesh when she is assigned to negotiate a deal with him, but when she finally lays eyes on him, she's shocked. He looks exactly like her boss, Nico!
Trish's first love was Adam, a man sixteen years her senior. Figuring there was no way he could love her back, she pulled away from him, but now it's four years later, and she has met him again at his engagement party. Adam is more attractive than ever, and his lovely bride-to-be seems like a good match. Trish wonders what might have happened if she hadn't run away all those years ago... She returns to her hometown on a remote island, hoping to soften the sting of her regret. Her relief doesn't last long, though, as Adam has followed her there! What could he possibly be thinking?
The hotel where Mari works has been purchased by Luca Fiori, the owner of a big hotel chain. He's a tyrant who wants to enforce his own management plan and renovate the hotel to his liking. Mari is not pleased as she is partial to the current atmosphere of the hotel. Yet, despite all the turmoil he brings with him, Mari can't seem to help but feel attracted to the handsome and passionate Luca!
The wedding reception of her ex-boyfriend is not where Callie wants to be. When she escapes to the balcony, she meets the mysterious Nick. Mesmerized by his inviting green eyes, she decides to forget reason for the first time in her life and they spend a passionate night together. But the next morning she is stunned to learn who Nick is-a famous billionaire and the brother of the bride! Callie leaves while he's sleeping, not knowing that fate will reunite them again...
Country girl Henrietta has been abandoned quite suddenly by the man she thought of as her sweetheart. While grieving in the shadows during a London ball, she meets a man who is bewilderingly handsome. That man is Count Deben, and he has a reputation as a playboy. Perhaps he's grown bored of the girls who swarm to him like bees to nectar, but why would he be interested in her? Henrietta is surveying him cautiously when Count Deben directs a challenging gaze her way and declares that he will make her the brightest flower of high society.
Rafael, an arrogant and ruthless businessman, stole a kiss from Isobel at her eighteenth birthday. And he's the fiance Isobel's family has forced on her! All he wants is her status as an aristocrat. In return for the marriage, her family will be saved from bankruptcy. But rather than suffer a loveless marriage, Isobel leaves her home and high society to moves to Paris, where she makes a modest living by teaching tango. But before her twenty-first birthday, Rafael unexpectedly shows up in her class, takes her hands and starts dancing with her!
Alex is a single mother who teaches at a local high school. Competent lawyer Nolan lives right next door. He lost his wife and is raising his son on his own. Alex and Nolan are best friends and their children get along really well. It's a platonic, peaceful way of life. But when Nolan confesses his attraction to Alex, their carefully cultivated friendship suddenly hangs in the balance. Will Nolan's confession undermine their friendship or will it transform it into something even better?
Jillian was in a fix. A clause in her uncle's will stipulates that unless she marries the town's police chief, Theodore Graves, she will forfeit her ranch, which is her home. Jillian has known Theodore since she was little. She likes him. But the idea of marrying him, when they haven't even dated, is too much. Jillian is twenty-one years old, but she's never been in a romantic relationship with a man. In fact, she lives with the terrible memory of nearly being r*ped when she was a teenager by a man her uncle had hired to do odd jobs. Can Jillian overcome her fear of men to become a bride one day?
Melissa Swift, an ER doctor, went on a holiday to Italy for some much-needed relaxation. While she's unwinding on the beach, a boy is severely injured in an accident, but thanks to her skilled care, she's able to save the boy's life. Later at the hospital, she meets the emergency room doctor, Mateo, who also happens to be the boy's father! He is strikingly handsome, and his deep brown eyes begin to make Melissa's heart beat faster. Mateo is overwhelmed by gratitude for Melissa's kindness...but there's something more there, too. His words are as sweet as chocolate and Lissa is melting in the face of his passion. But Lissa has made up her mind never to fall in love with anyone again. Will this rare encounter spark the true love she never hoped to gain?
At the funeral of her husband, who died in an accident, Savannah was cruelly jeered at by her husband's family for being an unfaithful wife. Determined to leave, Savannah is suddenly confronted by Leiandros! He is the head of the family and her late husband's cousin. He joins the fray, throwing contemptuous and humiliating words at her. She's especially shocked by Leiandros's callousness-after all, he hasn't always been so unfeeling where she is concerned...
Fantasy novelist Jillian Jones-Jenkins always stays in the house. She hasn't had a single romantic encounter in the past thirty years, and she's never been in love. Her friend Andrea is worried about her and assigns her brother Forrest as a "trial horse" so Jillian can find out what love is like. Jillian is a dreamer, who always lives in a fantasy, while Forrest is an A-list celebrity and a realist. They live in very different worlds. But that isn't the only problem-Jillian has yet to find out that her romantic meeting with Forrest was all a setup!
Rosalind is forced by circumstances to pretend to be married to her old flame Michael, moving into his great-grandmother's country home along with her little brother. Once, she and Michael, who is now an archaeologist, shared an extraordinary passion, falling in love at first sight. But when Rosalind rejected his proposal, they quickly separated. She had no choice at the time, but can he ever forgive her for rejecting him?
Zach Masterson can't believe his ears. Not only does Sarah not know what a credit card is, she has never even gone shopping before! Sarah Solomon was found camping alone on Zach's ranch. She is a beautiful yet peculiar woman who was born and raised in a community with century-old religious views and lifestyles. After losing her mother, she fled from her abusive stepfather and discovered the outside world for the first time. Despite her worries, Sarah remains hopeful in her search for a place where she truly belongs. Zach, on the other hand, is ashamed of his roots and on the verge of abandoning the place he once called home.
One Friday evening, a large bouquet of beautiful white roses is delivered to Sarah just before the end of the workday. The card says they're from her secret admirer. Rumors spread rapidly through the company about who the sender could be. But Sarah is at a loss. She has absolutely no idea. But suddenly, raising her eyes, she notices her boss, Matt, staring at her. Could they be from him? Because he's the kind of secret admirer she could really get on board with!
Eleanor de Tressail lost her father and grandfather in quick succession, and now she's racking her brain trying to figure out how to pay the inheritance tax on the estate and all the property that was bequeathed to her. She promised her grandfather that she wouldn't lose the home that the family has lived in for generations, but her stepsister, Grania, believes they should sell the house and split the money equally. At that moment Joss, the trustee of their finances, appears and proposes marriage to Eleanor. In exchange for the de Tressail family title, he'll take care of all her financial problems. But she can't marry someone who doesn't love her...even if she loves him!
One day midwife Carmen finds herself trapped in a stalled elevator with a gorgeous man. The atmosphere is electric...and it feels like the start of something big. After they've gotten out safely, she discovers who he really is-Prince Zafar, heir to the throne of the country of Zandorro! What was she thinking? This man comes from a completely different world. His cousin is one of Carmen's patients, though, and he all but forces her to come to his desert palace with them. How on earth will Carmen be able to resist the prince now?
Adriana is the capable secretary of the crown prince of Kitzinia. Her foremothers sullied the family name by seducing kings and reducing them to ruin, but Adriana has thrown herself into her work in an effort to restore her family's honor. Having come to respect her for these efforts, the crown prince gives Adriana her most difficult assignment yet-keeping an eye on his scandalous younger brother, Prince Patricio. Adriana, however, soon realizes that she is becoming more attracted to Patricio every day. She never wanted to fall in love with a member of the royal family, but she can't help herself. Is her bloodline cursed after all?
Strong-willed Samantha has led a life without love. Even when she follows her friend's advice to make herself more feminine, she still has no idea how to get a man. When she meets her boss, a playboy sheikh named Bandar, he finds her conceited, yet he is completely taken in by her beauty at first sight... Perhaps he could be the one to teach her how to love...
King Zahir, ruler of the desert country of Maraban, is taken aback when he learns that his ex-wife, Sapphire, is visiting the country. Zahir divorced her five years ago, despite the fact they were still madly in love! Even after all this time, the moment the two meet again there's an undeniable attraction between them. But Sapphire hasn't returned alone-she's brought a secret back to Maraban with her!
Tess Monahan grew up surrounded and protected by her five brothers, and her current life has nothing to do with romance. Still, when she almost collapses on stage while being awarded the "Teacher of the Year" award at the school where she teaches, a coworker speculates that she must be pregnant. The rumor about her pregnancy spreads through town like wildfire even though she's still a virgin! Her first love, Will, believes the rumor and offers a gentle, helping hand. But the way he looks at her has changed, and he's stopped treating her like a child.