The countries of Calista and Aristo are split in two like the fabled broken diamond. A legend states that the person who finds the missing part of the diamond will become the true king. But these tales have nothing to do with housekeeper Effie. Then, out of the blue, she is chosen as a maid by King Zakari and sent to the desert. She was nervous as she timidly entered the king's tent, but when the handsome, strong king informed her that she was to share his bed, Effie ran away...still wearing the glittering pendant she had received from her late mother.
Andrea, a horse trainer, was auctioning off her services for a hospital charity when her former love, Sam, appeared. He had dumped her seven years earlier, but now he's royalty and he's come back! Was he thinking of her? Perhaps not...it seems his goal was actually their son. Andrea was enraged by his behavior, but she couldn't help but agree to his proposal. She knew he would always remain out of her reach...
Princess Leila of Surhaadi runs away from home after her mother says that she wished Leila had died instead of her sister. Leila arrives in New York and puts on the clothing and red lipstick her sister left behind sixteen years earlier. She visits the hotel's bar and is fascinated by a mysterious man with a wild aura. After growing up within the walls of a palace, Leila decides to take a brave step. But after giving him her virginity, she's taken aback when he coldly leaves her the next morning!
Rina, a dispatch secretary, was dumped by her fiance of five years one week before her wedding. Suffering from a wounded heart, Rina accepts an invitation from her twin sister, Sara, to come to Isla Sagrado-a country on the other side of the world. When Sara meets Rina there, she shoves a letter into Rina's hand and then immediately flees. Inside the letter is an expensive ring and a written plea for Rina to pose as her sister. "How can she ask me to deceive her fiance when she knows mine just broke up with me?" To make matters more difficult for Rina, the fiance, Reynard, is essentially royalty, and he's a gorgeous millionaire!
Ellie never expected to meet Rio Benedetti again. They first met at her sister's wedding two years ago. Since then, Ellie's heart has belonged to Rio. They always had a mutual attraction and might have had an affair if Ellie hadn't thought that Rio was just playing with her. Pure-hearted Ellie, who is still hurt by the incident, visits Italy to meet the man who might be her father. Little does she know Rio is close to the man, and he does not want her anywhere near him because he thinks Ellie is a callous gold digger!
In the middle of Belinda's wedding, a man's voice suddenly rings out saying, "Belinda is my wife." The owner of that voice is none other than real estate mogul and Marquess of Eastershire Colin Granville. On a trip to Las Vegas two years ago, Belinda completely forgot herself and gave in to the sweet temptation of this sexy and handsome man. She ended up saying something incredibly foolish. "If we get married, I'll sleep with you." She never would have thought that she would then go on to not only marry him, but actually sleep with him, too... The next day, they'd planned to file for an annulment, but now he's butting in on her wedding!
"Wait, we're still married?" Elizabeth, a matchmaker for wealthy clients, is presented with a shocking truth by Greek billionaire Xander. It's been ten years since she met him during a trip, fell in love, got married and was abandoned mere days later... During those ten years, she has been working hard to get back on her feet. She knows if she were to get involved in a scandal with a notorious playboy like Xander, she would lose the trust of her clients. Elizabeth just wants a divorce-but Xander insists he needs her as his wife before deliberately setting up a tabloid shot of the two of them, forcing her cooperation!
Gavin, a member of a wealthy, resort-owning family, visits a small inn to bargain with an elderly man over a piece of land that his grandfather lost in a bet. But the stubborn old man declares that he intends to turn the land over to the state when he dies. When Gavin insists that the land is crucial for a new development project, he is given an astonishing option: if he marries the old man's granddaughter, he'll be given the land. Even though Gavin's workaholic father left him uninterested in marriage, when he sees the beautiful Sabrina, he finds himself beginning to change his mind... However, Sabrina, the granddaughter in question, is keeping her heart shut after a painful past.
Kendra has arrived in Greece to be with her cousin Faye, who has just married millionaire Eugene, who is much older than she is. Faye is five months pregnant and Kendra has come to help her through her maternity-onset depression. At the airport, the person who collects Kendra is the arrogant, yet handsome Damon. He's a relative of Eugene's and a billionaire in his own right. Kendra feels a strong attraction to him from the moment she meets him. The problem is Damon thinks that Kendra is a gold digger!
Gina grew up sheltered in a convent school. When she goes to visit her uncle, a prominent businessman, he assigns his subordinate Mike Mason to show her around New York City. Mike is straitlaced and serious-pure, free-spirited Gina's complete opposite. His job as her tour guide is supposed to be easy, but Gina goes wherever she wants, and it's all Mike can do to keep up. Turns out, Gina is sexy and charming, and she's the ultimate test of Mike's self-control. When Gina decides to give him her virginity, he has no idea what's in store for him.
In order to start fresh after a bitter romance, Sydney has just returned to her job as a high school teacher. Just as she does, the man who caused her unforgivable pain, Father Kendall, suddenly appears at her house. He's not wearing his robes. He's in a suit and tells Sydney to call him Jarod, not Father Kendall. Sydney's not sure what's going on. Is it okay for her to love a man like him now? She won't go back to being controlled by the passionate kiss they once shared. He is God's servant, not someone she should marry...
Marissa is a single mother who teaches people how to care for infants. While teaching, she meets a new student, the gentlemanly Alec. He lost his beloved wife a year earlier and decided to take Marissa's course to learn how to care for his daughter. But after seeing Marissa pacify his daughter, he asks her to become his live-in babysitter. Marissa already has her hands full with work and her own son. But she also has to move out of her home, so she accepts the job and moves in with Alec. She promises herself she won't become romantically involved with him, but that promise may be harder to keep than she thinks.
ER nurse Polly has her hands full with Nicholas, a doctor with a bad temper who works eighteen-hour shifts. The other nurses are afraid to go near him, so Polly visits his home for a talk. There she learns that after losing his wife and child in a car accident, Nicholas has thrown himself into work and is unable to move on from the grief. Polly is also carrying the wound of having lost a child, but on the anniversary of his loved ones' deaths, she sees Nicholas doing something incredible!
On the morning of her best friend Marlee's wedding, Eden receives a breakup call from her boyfriend. Eden is desperate not to ruin Marlee's happy day, but she can't stop the tears from falling as she stands up with Marlee as her maid of honor. Luke, the best man, quietly hands her a handkerchief. The man smells of danger, but he ends up comforting her through the night!
After her twin sister, Kristy, died in an accident in the Middle East while on a photoshoot, Karen took in her twin's illegitimate child. Before she died, Kristy had told her boyfriend, Hal, about the baby. He hadn't wanted marriage or a child. However, now Hal is saying he wants the baby and keeps asking Karen to marry him despite her rejections!
Philippa is a belly dancer currently regretting the fact that a few drinks talked her into getting engaged to some guy she just met. Next time they see each other, she's determined to set the record straight. Instead, someone completely unexpected shows up. The young, sexy intruder is her fiance's uncle, James Haverford, Earl of Sherringborne. Desperate to hide the scandal of his nephew getting engaged to some "second-rate dancer," he tries to take Philippa to his mansion. Philippa is outraged. "Do you think you can look down on people just because you're an earl?" She lashes out at him, but the earl's charms are irresistible.
I can't believe I fell for him at first sight! One day, Beatrice is saved from a mugging by a handsome man who exudes a refined aura that makes her heart pound. She is surprised to learn that the man is Tariq, the crown prince of the kingdom of Zaharat! Beatrice stumbles over her thank-you as her heart races, but her words are met with a cold response. "I need you to break up with my younger brother Hareed immediately," he says while offering her a fat check. He's mistaken Beatrice for the awful woman who's tricking his younger brother!
While the Farraday and Claibourne families are fighting over management rights to their co-owned C&F department stores, gorgeous international lawyer Bram Farraday is sent to shadow Flora, the second daughter of the Claibourne family, on her trip to a southern paradise. With Bram's undeniable charm, Flora can't help but compare him to her ex-boyfriend. Which is why she tries to convince herself not to fall for his kindness. Despite his flashy appearance, his gentlemanly manner and honesty begin to draw Flora in.
Aimee dreams of becoming a designer at a small downtown studio when one day she receives a surprise visit from Mrs. Tremont, a celebrity even within upper society. She comes with a proposal: marriage to her son Colin for the unbelievable sum of a million dollars. While the details remain murky, Aimee is invited to an extravagant gala. There she comes face-to-face with Colin, whose eyes are as mysterious as midnight and overflowing with charm. His words, however, do little to hide an agenda... With all the alarm bells going off in her head, what will Aimee do?
"Please let me see him!" When Cesar Montero is taken to the hospital after a car crash, Sorcha, his personal secretary, isn't allowed to see him on the grounds that she is not a relative. Sorcha has long had feelings for Cesar, but right after they spent the night together, they were met with misfortune. On top of that, Cesar's fiancee shows up and tries to pay her off, an apology to his "one last fling." Sorcha despairs that their night of passion was just that, a fling that meant nothing to Cesar... She vows to start over, far away, never to see him again!