All-You-Can-Read Harlequin Romance

Ever since her father committed suicide when she was fifteen, Verity has lived a miserable life in her aunt's house as a maid. The only thing that keeps her going is the memory of Max, who offered her comfort at her father's graveside five years ago. When a party is thrown at the house one day, an unusual guest introduces himself as Lord Maxwell Blakehurst. Could this actually be Max from back then? He's willing to save her from her current situation... All she has to do is become his mistress!

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...

After running away from her unwanted wedding, in her wedding dress, Liv wanders around in the rain without any destination in mind. She comes across an advertisement for a housekeeper to work in a mansion and, in desperation, Liv bursts into the house. The owner who welcomes her with a surprised face is a local hero, Lieutenant Colonel Cade-the same Cade Liv had a crush on when she was young! After finding out her circumstances, he gives her a trial period as a housekeeper and a room in his mansion. How lucky she is! She's excited to live under the same roof as such a charming man!

Charlie trusts no one and counts on no one. She's busy running her bar to support herself and her sister. Abandoned by her father, she always had to take care of herself, especially after her mother's death. Then one day Charlie is taken hostage. Also taken is Harry, a private investigator in the middle of a case. Soaked by the rain, the two barely escape with their lives. If they're going to get through this, they're going to have to rely on each other...

When his helicopter crashes in the jungle, Marco is severely injured. After his brush with death, all he can think about is Sophie, a childhood friend and the woman he tried to forget, but who was always on his mind. A few months later, Sophie hears that Marco is back at his parents' house. Her heart races. But he was the one who left her to pursue his dreams six years ago. She is still heartbroken, so she decides to have nothing to do with him this time round, whatever the reason behind his return...

Poppy, who lives in a beautiful old home left to her by her grandmother, has had her heart captivated by the dashing Rafe, but this insolent man is planning to steal away Poppy's home by means of his extreme financial power. Poppy is aware of his ulterior motives, but one day, her home is damaged by lightning. The first to come to Poppy's aid is Rafe... Poppy tells herself, "Don't let him fool you! He's only after the house!" But Rafe has already made inroads into Poppy's heart!

Belinda Kelly didn't have the most fun in high school. A little overweight and a lot bookish, Belinda was more interested in getting ready for law school than hitting the gym. Still, one boy saw through her glasses and peered into the sweet soul of the girl behind them. He always tried to help her out. Taking her to a dance turned disastrous, though, when his friends played a horrible prank on her. Ten years later, now going by Rachel, Belinda has transformed herself into a star lawyer who can turn anyone's head. Her goal: destroy her high school date and the two friends who pranked her by teasing them with what they could have had but never will. Problem is, time changes people, and she may have picked the wrong target: the first man she chooses is the kind brother of her former tormentor!

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...

One rainy night, Caitlin arrives at her new home in the French countryside only to discover it's run-down and doesn't even have electricity. Her old patient and friend Mard left her his old house, but this isn't what she was expecting. Seeing an unfamiliar car parked in the driveway, Mard's old friend Ray stops by to check on things. There he sees Caitlin, who's unsure of what to do about her new situation. Despite being suspicious of Mard's decision to leave Caitlin his old house, Ray invites her to stay at his own estate. Is Ray just being a friendly neighbor, or does he have ulterior motives in mind?

After losing her home, Sophie is walking in the rain, pushing her son in his stroller. While she's looking for directions, she slips and falls in the gutter, almost getting hit by a car. Miserable, she looks up into the eyes of the man who stepped out of the car. It's Ettore, the man she fell in love with and who falsely accused her of being a jewelry thief! Sophie feels desperate, shaken after their cruel reunion, and that's before he mocks her for her misfortune. She absolutely cannot let this coldhearted man know about Torry, his son!

Pippa didn't know what to do. The milk tanks on the farm she runs are polluted. Her savings are almost gone. Now the truck she was driving is stuck in the mud from a heavy rain. Then a beautiful black-haired man named Max approaches her. Max says the boy she is taking care of, Marc, her late best friend's son, is an heir to the royal family of Alp d'Estella. Pippa is taken to Alp d'Estella and quickly drawn into a plot. She starts to have feelings for Max, who is protecting her, but then she learns the secret of his birth!

One rainy night-after two years of caring for her beloved mother have come to a tragic end-a surprise guest suddenly shows up at Bess's house... The man at the door is a distant relative named Jude who convinces Bess to move to his farm in Texas. He only has one goal in mind. Jude wants to marry her in order to get the stock shares in his oil company that Bess's mother left her. She used to dream of having Jude to herself, but now that he's here and only wants to marry her for money, she's deeply hurt and rejects his proposal. But then Bess starts to see the kind side of him, the side she used to know, and gradually starts to fall for him again...

Angel is astonished by a chance meeting at a lakeside hotel. What is Hugo, the con artist who stole her cousin's heart and money, doing in a place like this? Angel follows him in her car but is soon stranded by a storm at his manor. She is flustered, but he kisses her and asks if she's come to seduce him. Angel has always been a good girl, but she finds herself quickly changing under the spell of this sexy, cunning man!

Chloe has been hired by Troy for a display-window design project at a big department store. She's excited about the work, and surprised when she catches Troy dancing in the rain with no shirt on. He's always so serious! She falls in love with him when she sees this other side of him. But he is always strictly professional in the office. She meets the passionate side of Troy again in Florida and is seduced by him...but now he's calling himself Trent! And after they return home, Troy acts as if he doesn't remember the hot night they shared in Florida! What kind of game is he playing?

Jayne Pembroke's entire Monday has been a disaster. She was soaked from the rain, she was late for work, and she's just heard rumors of company restructuring. But when billionaire Erik Randolph overhears her joking about trying to get easy alimony, he presents her with an offer she can't refuse. And when they soon find themselves walking down the aisle, Jayne can't help but wonder-could a marriage of convenience turn into one based on love?

Nurse Gemma was left in charge of her younger siblings after their parents died in an accident. And though she doesn't think she's particularly beautiful, she is smitten by a handsome Dutch professor named Ross, who makes her heart skip. Then he asks Gemma to take care of his sick sister and to go to Holland with him! His family is welcoming and his sister is beautiful. And men have started asking Gemma out! But they're not the only ones paying attention-Ross is watching her closely, too.

He's a stranger in the small town where Hannah lives and, boy, is he arrogant! The intimidating and demanding Matthew Granger complains about his hotel room as soon as he arrives. And he still hasn't said why he's in town. While suspicious, Hannah cannot forget his black hair or his magnetic eyes. She's never been attracted to anyone else like this. But the person she's interested in isn't who he says he is!

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?

Lisa works at an animal hospital and loves horses more than anything else. Although she shows no interest in marriage, she does find herself interested in veterinarian Nick. Thinking he would be an ideal candidate, she asks him to give her a child. Sadly, he refuses. But Lisa isn't giving up. Around the same time, Nick's twin brother, Neal, suggests they switch places to shake things up. This means Nick would move to New York and live as a popular TV host for a while, and Neal would take his place at the animal hospital. So when Neal switches with Nick, he's unaware of Lisa's baby agenda...

When her car breaks down in the middle of the road, a very pregnant Maddie feels a sharp pain. She's not due yet, but she thinks she might be in labor! Desperate to find help, Maddie begs a man on a motorcycle, Joshua, to take her to the hospital. After her baby is born, Maddie keeps her promise to deliver him dinner once a week for a year. Despite Maddie's reluctance to get romantically involved with anyone, an unexpectedly sweet kiss from Joshua just might leave her doubting her resolve.

Veterinarian Nick, who lost his beloved wife in July, becomes depressed as summer approaches, so his twin brother, Neal, the star of a popular TV show, proposes that they change places for the summer. Living his brother's playboy life in the city is good for a change, but things get complicated when he and sexy costar, Colleen, kiss. Nick finds her intoxicating, and it's clear that Colleen is interested in him, too, but is it Nick she's falling for or his brother?

Jenny was thinking about her late husband when suddenly her best friend, Nick, showed up at her door. Nick told her that he'd found the love of his life and he wants Jenny to teach him how to be worthy of her. At first, Jenny turned him down, but Jenny's daughter Polly was interested in Nick's request, and she offered to teach him how to be a good man. Ultimately Jenny allows Polly to educate Nick, but now he's often at their house and things are taking a turn Jenny didn't expect!

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...

Olympia works hard as a nurse to help out her aunt, who single-handedly raised her, and doesn't have time to dream about things like marriage. One day, she meets a sexy older man named Waldo, who helps her after a fall and kindly escorts her home. Olympia knows she'll never forget him, and then one day, Waldo shows up as a doctor at the nursing home she works at...and gives her an unbelievable proposition!

"Marry into the working class before the age of thirty, or your inheritance be donated to charity." Courtney, born into a wealthy family, is struggling with her father's will. She has just one month before she turns thirty, and so-under pressure and with few options-she approaches a carpenter named John, who has come to fix her guest house. She offers him two hundred thousand dollars if he'll marry her for two years. Although offended, John accepts in order to pay for his daughter's surgery. Thus begins their sham marriage, but neither of them is prepared for what will happen next!

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!

Pernelle tried to buy a beautiful home in Cotswolds, but a rich man swooped in and took it from under her. She ends up buying the tiny house next to it, but her new neighbor isn't very welcoming. He makes fun of her butt in shorts, sees her drenched in the rain while she's locked out of her house, and countless other embarrassing moments. But despite his not-so-nice demeanor around her, she can't help but melt at his spur-of-the-moment kiss... From that day on, her heart is filled with only him.

One cold, rainy night, Beth reaches her destination in Sardinia, Italy-an old castle owned by Cesario Piras, a bank president with a stony exterior as cold as the castle walls. As he gazes at her with his scarred, brooding face and tells her to go back to London, she adjusts the baby in her arms and gathers her courage to tell him that the baby she holds is his!

Victoria is shocked when her best friend is in an accident along with her husband. Who would have thought the couple might die, leaving behind their baby? She's sure that stone-cold Connor North, billionaire businessman and the other person named as Dylan's guardian, has zero interest in children. Victoria's the only person left to raise Dylan with love. But it turns out that Connor wants to raise him! He argues that his wealth can provide the best environment for the baby, but what is he really up to? Victoria finds out before long-when he melts her heart with a kiss, both of them drenched from the rain...

Julie looks after her late older sister's son, Josh. One rainy day, she hurries home from work when a rather tall man with an exotic face appears in front of her. "My name is Rocco Leopardi, and I'd like to talk to you about your nephew," he says. Julie had heard about him from her sister. This man was a relative of Josh's father. He tells her that he would like the child to undergo a DNA test back in Sicily. Scared of losing her beloved nephew, and having a hard time fighting back Rocco's charms, Julie agrees to go with her nephew and Rocco to Sicily...

Terry has been in love with J.B for 7 years. He is a wealthy and powerful playboy, but he took her in when she had nowhere else to go, and was like family to her. She hoped he would reciprocate her love one day...but J.B breaks her heart instead. "Do you think I would ever want you?" he tells her. Distraught, Terry runs out of the house and is involved in a road accident. When she awakes, her memory has reverted to when she was 17... When J.B used to care for her...

Jenna Deane-who has a four-year-old at home and an ex-husband who shows up more than she'd like-can't afford to lose her job. When she finally meets the "boss from Hell" her coworkers have been warning her about, she might have trouble keeping things professional. What can you do when your boss takes you on a business trip, buys you gowns...and is engaged to someone else? Does Jenna have any choice but to be his secretary mistress?

It's raining, and Sophie is in a rush. While on her way to a wedding, she gets drenched in muddy water by an oncoming Rolls-Royce, and her expensive coat and shoes are ruined. But instead of apologizing, Dominic gets out of his car and chastises her for her carelessness! It turns out he'sheading to the same ceremony, and when they find themselves seated together they use the opportunity to continue their bickering-until the handsome, infuriating man suddenly throws an unexpected proposition her way!

Leah Taylor has covered Mafia turf wars, the AIDS epidemic and conflict in war-torn countries. What's happened to her that has her covering local fluff pieces in a small town? One brightpoint in her life is that her station's helicopter pilot is an old flame-Wyatt. A minor story about a small boat winds up with her crew and a group of students adrift in storm season on perilous waters. The mighty seas are getting rough,and it looks as though Leah's slim chance at romance is about to get tossed, too.

After a tragic romance in her past, Cory became frightened of men. But when she meets a man by the name of Rome, she finds herself incredibly attracted to him and falls head over heels. But she doesn't know that he has an ulterior motive. When they have to take shelter from the rain at a hotel, Cory offers herself to him, but Rome hesitates to give in to the passion between them. Cory, embarrassed, tries to run away. Seeing her innocent reaction, Rome finally loses his self-control, capturing her in his embrace and kissing her with abandon!

Lucy is secretary to Aristoteles, the CEO of a worldwide trading company. A playboy whose relationships with women never last long, he always ends them with an expensive gift before breaking up. He even has Lucy arrange this as part of her job. However, one rainy day, he sees Lucy changing her clothes, and their relationship begins to change. "You were hiding such charm beneath your plain clothes," he whispers sweetly in her ear, pushing her onto a desk and kissing her passionately. And now, the two of them are to leave together on a business trip to Athens...?

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!

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.

In a drizzle, Elise desperately keeps herself not to collapse during her husband's funeral ? he always spent lavishly and repeatedly cheated on her and died leaving her a huge debt. Among the funeral attendees, she notices there is a distinctly handsome stranger. The man turns out to be Vincente, her husband's employer and a company owner. He invites Elise for dinner for some reason. She is alarmed with his eyes with full of risky temptation, but accepts his offer. What is his purpose?

We're finally free! On a cold, rainy morning, with her dear old dog and cat in tow, Becky makes her daring escape from her wicked stepmother. She leaves behind a life where her stepmother threatened her beloved pets to force Becky to wait on her hand and foot. They've finally left to live the life they've always wanted...but first, in the midst of a downpour, she needs to find a place to live and a job to work. She walks along the road, her fears weighing heavy on her heart, when suddenly a Rolls-Royce pulls up beside her. The man in the driver's seat offers her a ride, and after he hears her story, he makes her an offer she just can't believe...