Two years ago, when Mia married her husband, who was almost as old as as her father was, the media had a field day with her, calling her the "evil woman who tore apart a loving couple". Now, at her husband's funeral, her son-in-law Dante and his relatives scorned her for her wealth, but she took it in stride. She had no intention of telling anyone the secret of her marriage - yes, Mia was still a virgin, having only acted as a wife in exchange for financial support. But on the night of the funeral, she lost to her passion and spent the night with Dante, whom she had been attracted to since their first meeting...
Lucy, who was poor and unable to pay her tuition, took a leave of absence from school and makes a living as a live-in chaperone for an elderly lady of wealth. When her employer died, her lawyer informs her of a surprising will. Lucy, who was not even related to her, was to inherit the entirety of her vast fortune. The relatives assumed that Lucy was a con artist who had played a trick on an old lady, and a lawsuit was filed against her. The representative of the family, Oliver, was a handsome and elegant millionaire, but his gaze on Lucy was cold and distrustful...
Letty gave up her dream of becoming a doctor to work at a nursing home for her family. She asked her wealthy grandfather for help, but he rejected her and asked her to meet someone. Leo Romanos...who the hell is he? Leo, a wealthy Greek man, was at his wit's end with four young children left behind by his sister. In search of a wife to be the mother of his children, he met Letty. He talked about the benefits of becoming his wife and said, "I won't force you to act like a wife to me." Although she was repulsed by his words, she accepted his proposal of marriage out of concern for her family. The two were gradually drawn to each other...
Luc Barbier, a legendary horse trainer who has achieved success in the horse racing world at a young age, is called a mysterious maverick. Paddy O'Sullivan, who used to work for Luc, has disappeared after being suspected of stealing a considerable amount of money. To prove her brother's innocence, Nessa breaks into Luc's house to search for clues. Luc discovers her and makes her his hostage. She has no choice - she won't be able to clear her brother's name if she runs. Little does she know that her encounter with the ruthless trainer will lead to a dangerous and emotional roller coaster ride.
Emma, an accountant, followed her mother's instructions and spent her days humble and focused on her work. When a friend invited her to a costume party, she met a charming man by chance and spent a night of passion with him, hiding her true face. When their dream came to an end, they tattooed one half of a heart on each other's body as a token of the night, in case they could see each other again. When Emma went to the company where she was sent as a researcher, she found that Jonah, the CEO, was that man! It's great to see him again, but the woman he loves is the wild woman of that night, and I can't tell him who I really am.
Beth was a woman who took in her best friend's baby and decided to raise him on her own, but was forced to take an unpaid leave of absence, putting the family's finances under pressure. Unexpectedly, she landed a job at an upper class masquerade ball, but it was a trap set up by Alessio, the baby's uncle, a businessman: "I'm going to adopt him and raise him with the woman who will become my wife. And that woman is you." But if I refuse, I'll lose custody of Dom... The only way for me to protect him is to become the bride of that arrogant, overbearing, and prestigious family...
Daisy, a poor waitress, decided to marry multimillionaire Matteo after they met by chance. Matteo needed a wife in order to take over his grandfather's company and he assured her the marriage would be for two years only. However, three years have gone by now and Daisy is still married! Exasperated, she asks Matteo for a divorce. But she's shocked when he proposes that they make their relationship real. He's never so much as looked at her in the past three years, and now he wants a real marriage?
Erika, a princess of a small country in Northern Europe, is traveling to America. She needs to tell billionaire Gervais that she's pregnant with his child. Three months ago, Erika met him in England and they spent a night together. She never intended to see him again but feels obligated to inform him of the baby. She's shocked when Gervais is delighted by the news and proposes to her. But as the fifth sibling in her family, she has no claim to the throne! What could Gervais possibly want with her?
When Katie meets Alessandro again after ten years, she asks him to marry her! Her adoptive father has ordered her to marry a much older man she despises, and Alessandro offers her an escape from his control. Alessandro agrees to the sham marriage with surprising ease, but before they can walk down the aisle, Katie's father publicly announces her engagement...to the man she despises!
Ruby is working two jobs to support her seriously ill mother and sister. One night, a man comes into the store and catches her eye. It's Ares Koullakis, the terribly handsome Greek millionaire. He asks her out, but Ruby coldly dismisses him, not trusting a man like him. Ares is intrigued by her tenacity and continues flirting with her, and although she knows she shouldn't, she eventually gives in to his charm and gives her virginity to him. But little is she aware of the cruel fate that awaits her...
Lina, who lives in a small village in Sicily, dreams of one day leaving the island and striking out on her own. But with her meager savings, it's still just a dream for the seamstress. Then one day she runs into the man she fell in love with a long time ago, Salvatore. The multimillionaire found success in New York and now he's back home for a funeral. The spark of love reignites and the two get carried away by the night. Lina is ready to give up her virginity to Salvatore, even though they barely know each other...
"This child's father is Dante Fiori!" After a year away at school, Minerva shows up with a baby in tow, stunning wealthy Dante with her sudden confession. As childhood friends, Dante has always helped Minerva. Now she needs him to believe the lie in order to keep her friend's orphaned child safe. Dante is livid but agrees to marry Minerva to protect the child he believes is his!
Chloe is on a cruise in the Caribbean and is surprised to find a man waiting for her. He's Luis, the childhood friend and billionaire who cheated Chloe's brother out of his money. Having helped her brother get revenge, Chloe had planned to go into hiding until things cooled down. But now Luis takes Chloe to his island and forces her to marry him! Once, Luis was the man of Chloe's dreams, but now he's nothing but a ruthless devil who takes advantage of her love for him...
Sicilian billionaire Luca visits a casino to find the woman to whom his late brother left his assets. When he meets Jennifer Sanderson, he's stunned by her attractiveness. Still, how can he allow this stranger to take all of his brother's money? Meanwhile, Jennifer is uncomfortably wearing a bunny costume, trying to sell a dinner date with herself at a charity auction! She feels a man looking at her, his gaze causing flames to burn through her heart. Though he's irresistibly handsome, she has a bad feeling about this...
Just before her return to England, Holly discovers in her luggage the valuable painting she had sketched earlier. She had become entangled in an unthinkable crime... She was deceived by a man she trusted! Jumping on to a train bound for Rome, she runs into a compartment in the first-class carriage. There, she encounters Matteo, a sharp justice who immediately realises she is on the run. However for an unknown reason, he does not hand her over to the police, and instead takes her back to his mansion. As he confiscates her passport, she starts to worry about what lies ahead...
Cass panics when her cat, Crudley, is mistaken for the cat of the wealthy Emily Crosswhite and is kidnapped during a stay at the vet. If it's known that the kidnappers got the wrong cat, Crudley could be killed! Before the criminal catches on, Cass goes to speak to Emily to ask her to buy them some time. While Emily is sympathetic to her troubles, Gabe, who works as security for the Crosswhite family, is suspicious. He thinks she's a fraud after Emily's money, and he begins investigating Cass!
Pippa has been asked to cater her best friend Ashley's party, complete with celebrities, but her workers bail on her. She somehow overcomes the crisis with Cam's help, a guest who is infamous for his charm, leading to a passionate one-night stand. As the two get lost in each other, their no-strings-attached agreement takes a drastic turn. Pippa discovers that she is pregnant!
This volume contains the two stories of "The Rich Man's Mistress" and "Facing Up to Fatherhood." Miranda is the daughter of a wealthy family, and is accustomed to getting everything she wants. Then one day, while on a ski trip with her friends, she gets stranded by a blizzard. Desperate for help, Miranda manages to find shelter in a nearby cabin in the woods. It turns out to be the home of an overpowering, handsome man, who doesn't have any intentions of obeying Miranda's bossy attitude. All it takes is a little isolation in the woods with this handsome stranger for Miranda's life to change forever. Tina is a fierce and determined actress who recently lost her dearest friend, Sarah, due to a terrible accident. That means it's up to Tina to care for Sarah's newborn baby girl, Bonnie, and to find her birth father so that she can give Bonnie the one thing Sarah couldn't: a family.
Eloise was born out of wedlock and raised in a frugal environment by her single mother. After her mother's death, she determinedly writes a letter to her father: the Viscount Pulborough. She asks him if he's ever spared her or her mother a second thought, but three weeks pass without a reply. One night, Eloise attends a work party and runs into the Viscount's stepson! He bluntly tells her that upper-class folks like him are used to gold diggers like her swarming around them...and that if she thinks she's squeezing any money out of him or his family, she's got another thing coming!
Angie's beloved sister fell to her death from the balcony of billionaire Nikos Kyriacou's mansion in Greece. Six months after the tragic incident, Nikos visits Angie to coldly tell her that her sister died with a valuable family heirloom of his, a diamond necklace... and he wants it back. Angie isn't like her sister, who loved living the high life-she's serious about her work and lives for archaeology. Angie is so mad at Nikos that she makes a bold proposal to make him suffer: in order to get the necklace back, he must marry her!