Adam Tudor might have caused her beloved uncle to have a heart attack, and yet she is completely overwhelmed by his beauty. Her cousin says Adam is her uncle's illegitimate child and that he often extorts money out of her own father. She tries to drive him away but repeatedly finds herself mesmerized by his sensual seduction. If only she knew what unimaginable temptation he has planned for her...
"Would you accompany me to my mother's birthday party?" Cleo can't believe it when her new boss, Byron, suddenly asks her to pretend to be his girlfriend moments after they've just met. He says it's to protect him from the potential brides his mother is pushing on him, but there are countless women who would jump at the chance to accompany the handsome playboy and business tycoon. Why would he want someone as plain and dull as her? In the end, Byron's smooth talking convinces her to attend the party, a far more extravagant affair than she's accustomed to. Even though she knows their date is just pretend, every time his hand touches hers, a surge of excitement rushes through her body...
Jana is trying to hitchhike back to camp after her car breaks down when a police cruiser pulls over to help. The man who steps out of the car is the incredibly attractive town sheriff Henry. Jana's heart pounds with desire, but she likes to keep her distance from the law, since she's one of the Romani people and doesn't have a formal home. In the town where she's currently camping, a famous diamond that's connected to her family history is about to go on display. But word gets out that Jana's cousin has plans to steal the diamond. What will happen when Henry takes her in for questioning?
Ten years have passed since Kathryn's fiance, Dickon, was kidnapped by pirates... One day, she receives news that a slave rescued in Venice could be him. Kathryn rushes to Venice with Dickon's father and aunt, but upon meeting Lorenzo Santorini, the merchant who rescued Dickon, she's overcome by a powerful sensation. "This is the first time we've met...but why does he stir such strong feelings in my heart?" With her heart beating wildly in her chest, Kathryn finally meets the young man who is thought to be Dickon...but is it really him?
Erin has been looking for Brady, the man she loves, for five months. When she receives a call from the police about a man who lost his memory after he was attacked by a robber, she runs to meet with the officer. There she finds Brady, but despite her hope that her face and voice will trigger his memory, he can't remember anything. She is a complete stranger to him. But he has to know the truth. "I'm carrying your baby..."
Emiliano, her boss, was the most important person in Sienna's life. She'd never felt more loved and dreamed of the day he would propose. Then she learned that he was engaged to a woman from a wealthy family, and her dreams crumbled. Even though he was the one who dumped her, he tried to kiss her one last time, but she pushed him away and ran. She has no memory of what came after. When she comes to later, all she remembers is Emiliano's love for her. Then she learns she's pregnant with his baby...
When Belle inherited her deceased father's business, she decided to learn how to manage it from her guardian, Colter McKinnon. He was thirty-four, good-looking and Belle's first love. A few years ago, he pierced her heart when he rejected her affection, but now Belle is almost twenty-one and she's decided she's going to become the right woman for him. Meanwhile, Colter is already distracted by the shining jewel that she's become. Her father's dying wishes were for Colter to watch over Belle so that she could grow up happy, and that request has guided his action. He knows he needs to hurry up and find someone Belle can marry!
Lisa Langdon hears shocking news from the clinic about her recent artificial insemination. The father of her baby is Jared Steele, a millionaire and company president. Jared has no interest in marrying; he just wants a baby to raise by himself. Lisa does not want to give up custody. Then she receives a check from the man, offering to buy her baby. Enraged by his behavior, Lisa charges into his firm and gets into one of what will be many quarrels with him. But even Lisa realizes how irresistibly gorgeous the man is, and as she gets to know him better, her feelings begin to change...
Two Hundred Ways to Find a Husband... Elise and her two friends read the how-to book for hints on finding an ideal husband. Elise isn't interested in marriage herself, but feels she has no choice but to introduce a suitable man to her parents so her mother will stop setting her up with other men. Following the hints in the book, Elise meets James Dillon, a millionaire and entrepreneur who shows up at her university. Without knowing his true identity, Elise hires him to be her pretend fiance during her sister's upcoming wedding. The two run through several rehearsals to perfect their act, an act that soon feels more and more real!
When Mallon, a beautiful housekeeper, is attacked by her employer and rushes out into the rain, she is picked up by a man in a luxury car who calls himself Harris. Mallon has grown to distrust men, but Harris's calm gray eyes allow her to relax her guard. When she sees where they have arrived, however, she starts to regret her carelessness. The place is practically a ruin, and there's no other house around. Mallon, recalling all her nightmares, is constantly fearful, but there is one thing she doesn't yet know-her encounter with Harris is the ray of light that will cut through the darkness of her life...
Seeking a fresh start in life, Abigail finds a job as a live-in nurse and travels from London to the Netherlands. It's at her employer's residence that she meets Dominic van Wijkelen, the dashing doctor-handsome but grumpy, cold yet alluring. Abby senses that he hates her and maintains her distance from him, but when her current job ends, van Wijkelen approaches her with a job offer. Perplexed, Abby accepts-and finds him smiling brilliantly. Didn't he hate her? What does that smile of his mean?
Marie took one look at the guest her grandfather had brought home and gasped. It was Rayner...the man she'd met seven years earlier and had been unable to forget. At the time, she'd fallen in love and given him her virginity. But a careless remark he made led to a quarrel, the police showed up and they went their separate ways. Marie had since moved in with her grandfather in France. Rayner didn't seem to recognize her now. But for Marie the reunion was dredging up past emotions. How could she have known that the "chance" reunion had been a setup from the start?
Don't let him be dead... Five years ago, Poppy chose to separate from her husband, billionaire Orsino Chatsfield, who loved dangerous adventures too much. However, when Poppy learns he's been caught in an avalanche, she rushes to his side, fearing the worst. She finds him gravely injured, yet his tone with her is cold and biting. She tries to leave, thinking that it was a mistake she was summoned, but before she can depart, he asks Poppy to take care of him. In exchange, he promises to finally grant her the divorce she's been asking for...
One early morning in London, Julia rescues a cold, crying kitten. While doing so, she has a strange yet pleasant encounter with a man who was trying to do the same thing. When Julia reunites with him days later during an interview for a secretarial position, she's rendered speechless. What are the odds that the man she met that day would be Professor van der Wagema, her prospective employer? Although he's the same man, he treats Julia completely differently during the interview. He's cruel and cold, to the point that Julia wonders if she only imagined him in the morning mist. During her weeklong wait for the interview results, she spends time at her parents' home. Little does she know, she'll reunite with him there, too!
Pia is left with no family after her grandmother dies. Until she learns about Gio, her grandfather, the founder of a huge company, and suddenly becomes the woman of the hour. Then he decides to give Pia his entire inheritance, so he starts looking for a husband who can protect her! At her debut party, she meets Raphael, the CEO of her grandfather's company. As soon as he meets her, he makes derogatory remarks toward her. It's clear he's decided that she's deceiving her grandfather. Despite his beautiful appearance, Pia swears to keep her distance from such an uncharitable man!
Clare's target is the heartless Mark King, a playboy broker who toyed with her sister and dumped her. Clare plans to seduce Mark and bring him back home to see her sister. Before she can do that, Mark's good looks and charm begin to reel her in. Clare soon begins to stray from her goal, but she manages to pull through and bring Mark back home. After everything is set and done with Clare's sister, Mark and Clare's paths cross one more time.
Caroline is offered a job as a nanny by Matthew Callan, the only man she's ever loved and the father of her daughter. Unfortunately, Matthew blames her for the death of his brother, Tony. Even though Matthew might find out her real identity, Caroline takes the job anyway, so that she can finally be close to her daughter.
When she opens her eyes, Elizabeth finds herself in a hospital, unable to remember her own name. The nurse pulls out a movie magazine and realizes that Elizabeth is this massive actress, but when Elizabeth looks, she can't believe that the gaudy woman she's looking at is her. Her fiancee, Kurt, comes to see her in the hotel, but he coldly exclaims, "You can cut the act now, Elizabeth". Why does he hate her? Apparently, he's this manly, sexy, multimillionaire who is said to be the most eligible bachelor in all of America. In order to get her memories back, she's going to go to his manor...?
Miranda was once known as the queen of high society, but now she lives alone on a deserted island in the Caribbean. Or, she did until a man named Louis made a sudden intrusion into her island home. He knows all about Miranda's past, and comes across as exceedingly arrogant. Especially when he announces that her uncle has sold him the island and everything on it...including her! It was because of her uncle that Miranda had to abandon her former life... And now this? Yet when Louis abruptly steals a kiss from her, she feels an intense heat envelop her body...
Abby was raised in the great state of Texas and will soon turn twenty-one. But because of her guardian, Calhoun Ballenger, she's romantically inexperienced and has never had a boyfriend. He's been like a big brother to her ever since both of her parents died, but he's also well-known in town for being a playboy. Still, to Abby he's the perfect person to fall in love with. However, he's never seen her as anything but a little sister, and no matter how old she gets, he always treats her like a child. She's going to have to find a way to prove to him that she's a grown woman!