"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!

Cressie may be the daughter of a count, but her family has never let her forget that she is the most plain of all of her sisters. Now, years after her debut in London high society, she still hasn't found a husband...and her father, the stern Count Armstrong, tells her she will now serve as her stepbrothers' tutor. Left with no choice but to obey his orders, she arrives at her stepmother's house, where she meets Giovanni di Matteo. He's a world-famous portrait artist who's been hired to paint a picture of her stepbrothers. Cressie doesn't know how to respond when the gorgeous Signor di Matteo tells her he wants to paint her picture, but before long, she feels the distance between the two of them growing smaller. Little does she know that Giovanni hasn't been entirely forthcoming about his background...*This work is originally colored.

Amid a swirl of rose petals, the desert sultan solemnly materializes. Nicolette is stunned. With his well-defined face and glittering ethnic garb, he is the most fascinating thing she's ever laid eyes on! "Welcome to the land of a thousand dreams, Princess Chantal." The name he calls her in his sweet, low voice brings Nicolette back to reality. That's right, I'm here posing as my sister, Chantal, his fiancee, to trick him into making our plan work out! Ooh, but can I really take advantage of a man like him?

Elin, the adopted child of a prestigious family, keeps up the facade of a party girl for the tabloids in order to protect her brother. Exhausted by the emptiness of her reality, she gives her virginity to Cortez, an attractive stranger whom she has just met. One year later, after giving birth to a baby, Elin is shocked by her adopted father's deathbed revelation. She must marry within one year or else her inheritance rights will be transferred to another heir-and this newly appeared heir is Cortez!

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...

When pediatric surgeon Nikos Mariakos ends their relationship, via email no less, Ella decides to start her life anew in a familiar town. Her six-month fling with the deceitful doctor has left her with a new purpose in life: raising their child alone in this small town...far away from her adulterous ex. But a twist of fate brings Nikos to her doorstep, and he's determined to be a proper father to his child.

Andrea, who works for a Greek travel agency, becomes friends with Stavros, a millionaire, after trouble arises on a tour she'd planned. She soon develops a crush, but Stavros is way out of her league. Not to mention she has her own reasons to avoid love. Andrea tries to keep her distance, but she instead ignites a fire in Stavros's heart. He asks her to travel with him for a weekend, so she can judge if he is worthy of being her lover... Andrea knows what her answer is, but she doesn't have the courage to tell him yet...

Two years after their terrible goodbye, Billie's heart still hasn't fully healed. But ex-lover Gio shows up out of the blue, as charming as ever, wanting her back. Billie has a big secret-one that she never wants Gio to uncover. She's torn between protecting her precious secret and falling back into Gio's arms...

Alek thinks Elly is after his money! Elly works as a waitress in a high-end hotel. One evening, Alek decided to chat with her, and she enjoyed a brief conversation with the elegant stranger. Upon saying goodbye, she let him give her a farewell kiss, only to be hounded by a tabloid journalist immediately afterward! The next day, when Alek saw their intimate moment plastered all over the front page, he felt trapped and betrayed by Elly, and in anger rushed back to find her...

Flora had taken over the hotel that her late sister and her husband used to run, and spends her days struggling to take care of her sister's one-year-old son. One day, a gorgeous guest, Ivo, who looked out of place in a small hotel, showed up in the storm. He was so beautiful, he looked like he came right out of a painting! That night, as she nursed her crying baby, Ivo listened to her confession. But she didn't know that he was her brother-in-law, and that his goal was to bring the baby home as heir to a wealthy Italian family...

One day, Andrea unexpectedly is told to see Gabriel Cruz, the young CEO of the major global company that she works for. The only thing she knows about him is that he's a heartless businessman. Outside his office, she encounters the person she least expects to see?her ex-boyfriend, who disappeared after the short summer they spent together! What will happen when Gabriel reveals that their relationship was built on lies?

Four years ago, Hilary and her husband, Roel, married for money...without ever having met! But he's been in a car accident, and Hilary soon receives word that he's been calling for...her? Confused, she hurries to the Swiss hospital he's being treated at to discover what exactly is going on. She finds Roel suffering from amnesia, and in his state he seems to really cherish her as a wife...and possibly even love her! Hilary is torn... Will his powerful feelings survive if he regains his memories?

Delilah is working temporarily as an art teacher aboard a cruise ship. One day, handsome backpacker Daniel boards and steals a kiss from her. He plays around, saying that it's how they say hello where he's from, but it makes for a terrible first impression. However, Delilah, who has lived a modest life, finds the mysteriously free Daniel a breath a fresh air. She falls head over heels for him, willing to offer herself up to him. But there's no way she could see what is coming. The shocking truth behind this charming wanderer is going to leave her feeling betrayed when she learns of his secret plot...

Malik Haman was determined to have Louisa the moment he set eyes on her. He seduced her and introduced her to an exotic world she had never known. But, as a stranger in his land, how could she hope for a permanent position in his life... and his heart?

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...

Abandoned by her parents at the age of five, Kat grew up in an orphanage in London. Although poor, Kat had a happy and healthy childhood. One day, a rich man with dark eyes named Zach Gavros visits the orphanage where she works. Kat is taken aback. She has never met a man this beautiful in her life... He quietly tells her, "You are the granddaughter of the shipping tycoon Alekis Azaria, and he wishes to give you all of his inheritance." En route to see her seriously ill grandfather, Zach suddenly kisses Kat and feelings she has never known before suddenly start to bloom...!

In her seventeenth summer, Tabby fell in love. Tabby and Christien swore their love for each other, but their relationship ended with a nightmare that tore their families apart. Four years later, the two unexpectedly reunite. Tabby has inherited a cottage on Christien's family land, and suddenly, he appears demanding that she sell the cottage to him and leave. But Tabby desperately needs a home...for her and her son. This is the first book of Lynne Graham's popular miniseries!

Ugly women can't get a promotion? Enraged by the unreasonable rule enacted by her company, Pippa swears to get revenge on her new Italian boss...as soon as she meets him, that is. With the help of her friend, she's able to transform herself into an elegant beauty, then heads to her boss Andreo D'Alessio's party. No one realizes that the mysterious beauty is actually Pippa, which satisfies her immensely. But soon, a tall, handsome man comes to talk with her and she finds herself utterly distracted from her mission. Enchanted, she ends up losing her virginity to him...not realizing he's actually D'Alessio himself until it's too late!

The moment the lightning flashed, Princess Chantal saw the sensational eyes of her bodyguard, and her body felt electrified. The royal private jet landed safely on a small island, and the two were alone. He touched her skin only to check for injuries...but his fingers stimulated Chantal's emotions, which she had tucked away since the death of her husband. "There's no one here," her bodyguard seductively whispered... The princess could not resist and finally crossed the line! But she never could've imagined the cruelty that ensued...

When Olivia married Greek millionaire Dimitri she believed their love would last forever. However, her happiness lasted only for six months when she discovered her husband had a lover, and even a child with her. I cannot stand sharing my husband with another woman! Since then, three years have passed. Olivia now travels to Italy to see Dimitri again, but only to sign divorce papers. But when she sees Dimitri, who is as attractive as he was three years ago, she realizes she still loves him...

Danielle hastily makes for the resort town of Galanio after an accident in the Alps leaves her father in a coma. There, she meets the charismatic Italian doctor Carlo Rossi. She is exhausted from staying vigilantly by her father's bedside, and Carlo's kind words and gentle compassion soothe Danielle's forlorn heart, arousing warm feelings of affection for him. However, Danielle realizes there is no room in Carlo's heart for her, as it still belongs to his late wife, Karina, even now. But when Danielle injures herself after saving Carlo's only daughter, he invites her to stay with them at their lakeside mansion, thus beginning their peculiar temporary cohabitation.

Carrie may be fit enough to be a fitness coach, but is she fit to be a mother? She's survived a year as the single mother to her nephew Danny, but when his uncle Nik comes to take him away, Carrie's in for the fight of her life. If she won't give up Danny, will she give up her freedom to make sure he's safe in Nik's far-off home in Greece?

In order to save the Pennington family from financial ruin, Eva reluctantly agrees to an arranged marriage. But on the night of the engagement announcement, a helicopter lands and out climbs Zaccheo Giordano, the man Eva's father framed and imprisoned. The first step in Zaccheo's plan for revenge after finally regaining his freedom is the ruin of his former lover Eva. He steals a kiss from her right in front of everyone, including her fiance, and carries her away!

Rose flew to Firenze upon receiving a call for help from her close friend. But it was not her friend who welcomed her when she arrived-it was Dante, an attractive and sexy businessman. The two had fallen in love four years ago and spent a night in each other's arms. Rose was alone when she woke up the following morning, and not long afterward, Dante married his fiancee. So Dante was a playboy. There's no way Rose can tell the truth to someone like him. The truth that a little angel was created that night with Dante, and Rose has decided to keep it a secret.

After being severely injured in an accident, Amber overhears that she has only six months to live. She decides she'll enjoy the little time she has left and goes to a luxurious bar. There she meets Wolf and spends the night with him. She leaves the following morning without saying goodbye, knowing this can be nothing more than a cherished memory for her. A few months later, Amber's visiting her friend on holiday when she sees none other than Wolf, whose real name is Dyson!

Princess Joelle of Ducasse doesn't even know what Prince Luigi Borgarde's face looks like, but it is her destiny to marry him and give birth to an heir for the sake of her country. Unable to accept this fate, Joelle sets out to spend a year in the United States. Just once, she wants to know sweet and passionate love. Under a false name, she takes on a job as a singer and awaits her chance. Finally, on her last night of freedom, she spots a man in the audience who won't take his eyes off her. Joelle's heart is racing. She wants to go all the way with him. An illicit affair is about to begin!

Because of an incident a year ago, Leah left for Australia as a backpacker. Now reverting to her previous healthy mind, she is on the flight to Melbourne from Cairns to attend her best friend's wedding as a maid of honor. Cole, a handsome doctor who happens to be sitting next to her, engages in conversation with her, and Leah feels her heart throb. However, his hurtful comment about backpackers makes her upset. A new reality awaits her upon landing?arrogant Dr. Cole is the best man of the groom!

Briar Davenport's hanging on by one last thread of financial security, and trying to sell off what she can to keep her family afloat after the devilish Diablo Barrentes takes over her father's company.But is a marriage deal with this devil more than she can handle? She's resigned to becoming a bride to help save her family, but can she accept the fact that she might actually fall in love with this handsome Spaniard?

Tonight, Lauren was planning on telling her lover, Ramon, that she is pregnant. However, as he is the successor to the Spanish Royal Family, he tells her that he must marry a woman of noble pedigree. After he says that she was nothing more than a temporary lover, Lauren disappears from Ramon's life, heartbroken. One year later, Ramon suddenly appears at Lauren's law firm, requesting her to work for him. Just what exactly does he want? What will he do when he finds out about his son? Even though it's been so long, those fiery eyes of his still get her hot and bothered...

At eighteen years old, Lucy was sentenced to prison for a crime she didn't commit. She was charged for killing her employer, who had hired her as a nanny. But she was innocent! Even his brother Domenico, with whom she fell in love, didn't believe her. While serving time, she lost her father, friends and even her pride. Five years later, she's finally gotten out of prison. There to welcome her are the media and Domenico! He then takes her to his family mansion. He believes she seduced him and his brother for their wealth, so why is he taking her home?

Valentina holds her newborn son. Though hers wasn't a planned pregnancy, she's determined to raise him on her own. But then, several months later, she's informed that he isn't her son after all. Apparently, her baby was mixed up with someone else's at the hospital. The father of the other child, Giovanni, has just gone through a divorce and is also raising his son on his own. When the babies are returned to their biological parents, they won't stop crying. At a loss and determined to do what's best for his child, Giovanni suggests to Valentina that they move in together.

Natalya attends an interview to work at her father's former company. She's shocked to see who the new CEO is: Alexei, the man who cruelly dumped her five years ago. She'd never work for him, except he has sensitive information about her father and is threatening to release it. Natalya has no choice but to go along with the demands of the man she once loved.

Arden feels faint when she's introduced to Sheikh Idris, a man with a perfect face, luscious lips and brown eyes that hint of contempt. He was Shakil, the man she had fallen in love with during a trip four years ago. After a week in paradise, Shakil failed to show up in Paris, where they had promised to meet. She understood then that he hadn't been serious about her. But despite the vivid pain she still feels, she can't keep from kissing him when he visits her the next day...

A year ago, Lena made love to Spanish millionaire Alejandro, who promptly left her. She decided to take care of their son, Miguel, all by herself. But then Alejandro suddenly shows up and tries to take her baby away. She resists, but he says she had no choice but to marry him if she wants to keep the child. He takes her to a large castle atop a hill in Spain, but Lena still isn't sure what's prompted his sudden proposal.

Princess Tina of the Chantaine kingdom attends a masquerade ball while visiting America and meets the man of her destiny. The man, Zach, saves her from an unwanted suitor with the words "Excuse me, I believe you promised this dance to me." His sexy voice seduces her like sweet honey, and after he takes his mask off Tina experiences a moment of passion within his arms. Theirs must be a momentary love, as their worlds are completely different and they will surely never meet again. But then, two months later, Tina is confronted by an unbelievable situation-she's pregnant!

Hira, a daughter of nobility in the desert kingdom of Zulheil, on the cusp of being forced into an unwanted marriage by her strict father, plans her escape. She asks Marc, the president of an American trading company, for help. "I'll do anything for you... Just take me away from this country!" Marc is handsome and mysterious...and covered in scars. Hira falls for him at first sight-and then accepts his marriage proposal, even though she knows he wants her only for her beauty and lineage!

Working for a charity in the Caribbean, Eva runs a refugee camp on an island that had just been ravaged by a hurricane. She is shocked and appalled when Daniele Pellegrini, a billionaire she's only ever met twice, summons her to make a proposal! "I need a wife to inherit the ancient family fortune. In exchange, I'll donate three million dollars a year to your charity..." A loveless tactical marriage is completely absurd, Eva thinks, but having seen the damage of the hurricane and seen how thin the funds are stretched firsthand, she finds herself torn...

When the powerful Cesar proposes to Dixie, she can't say no. For one thing, she needs the money. And it's for a good cause-Cesar's grandfather Jasper in in poor health, and Dixie's very fond of Jasper. Their fake marriage will make Jasper happy and help dig Dixie out of debt. What could possibly go wrong?

Andreas, the heir to a wealthy family, is introduced to Isla, his father's new housekeeper. Attracted by her beauty and reserved demeanor, he is swept away by passion and kisses her. A year and a half later, Andreas is surprised to learn that his father is getting married again. But he's dismayed when he finds out Isla is the bride-to-be. He rushes to his father's house to see Isla, but why can't she look Andreas straight in the eye?

On her travels to Santorini, Holly met a man of unprecedented beautyt - Theo, a man of the Greek shipping industry - and was lovestruck. They fell for each other and got married in a flash, but Holly was tried of living fear of being a dumped by her playboy husband, so she confessed that she had gone to bed with someone else and left him. Now, after four years of separation, she is finally filing for divorce for one reason or another. But then Theo makes an unexpected proposal. She wants to reunite with him in Barcelona, where they spent a hot honeymoon...

I'm the sister of the CEO of this company! Juliana shouted as she was about to be kicked out of a huge building in Barcelona, but she had made up her mind. I can't leave until I see him. Xavier de la Vega, the CEO of a global corporation and the richest man in Spain with a reputation for ruthlessness. She had come to give him the letter that her late stepmother, whom she had loved so much, had written to him, her estranged son. Juliana's heart fluttered as soon as she was granted access and faced the handsome man. But then he assumed she was just a fake relative looking for money...

It's been two years since Lexie left her Greek millionaire husband, Xenon. She's been working as a jewelry designer, and just as the wounds in her heart had finally begun to heal, Xenon appears on her doorstep. Lexie's younger brother is deep in debt and has come to Xenon for help. Xenon has a familiar smug smile on his handsome face as he makes Lexie a deal. He'll help her younger brother...if she'll come back to him. After the way he shut her out two years ago, what could he possibly be thinking now?

While on a trip to Spain, Laura meets the man who will change her destiny. Dizzyingly handsome, Luis De Rivera is the richest man in Andalusia and the two fall in love instantly. They marry and expect that their happiness will last forever. Until a horrible secret from Laura's past is revealed. An ex-boyfriend forced himself on her, resulting in her father suing for damages and winning. When Luis finds out, he becomes cruel and hard, so Laura leaves him. But two months later, he tracks her down, determined that she should come back to Spain with him.

After losing both her parents in an accident, Georgia becomes a paid surrogate so that she can take care of her sister. The father of the baby is Nicos, a wealthy Greek man. Six months into the pregnancy, Nicos invites her to a secluded island in Greece to stay and eventually give birth. Motivated by the extra money to provide a future for her sister, Georgia decides to look past his controlling attitude and agrees. But, being with Nicos in a distant land, she is soon captivated by his beauty and dark past...

Randall, an heir to an earldom and a savvy businessman, switches places with his cowboy cousin to take a break from his daily duties. He visits Gabe's ranch, where he is met by Claire, a woman he had spent time with on holiday visits when he was a child. Randall gradually develops an attraction to Claire, who is down to earth, full of life, and very different from the money-spending socialites he's met in the past. But her heart seems to belong to someone else...

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?

She would one day marry a man of her father's choosing and live her life without knowing love... That was what Iolanthe, the daughter of a company president, thought as she spent her days in tranquility. At least until she met Alekos at a party. She believed it was fate, but finds out he had betrayed her father and was fired from the company. Was the night that she gave her virginity to him just part of his revenge? She goes to meet Alekos to find out the truth, but he rejects her cruelly, as if he was an entirely different person. She couldn't tell him that she was pregnant with his child...

"Just for tonight, forget about the future. Be with me..." Those are the words Angel, a very wealthy mogul from New York, whispered to Belle, the far-less-wealthy waitress. She has trouble believing the hot, arrogant prince wants her. It can't be... But with the way his gleaming eyes are looking at her, his attraction can't be denied. Belle decides that, for once, she won't be the good girl! It was just supposed to be a night to remember. Belle didn't expect it to become something she might regret for the rest of her life...

"I want you to play my perfect fiancee." That's what Dante Mancini, a notorious playboy who regularly makes the front page of gossip magazines, said to Piper. Two months ago, they met at a party where she was working as a waitress. She couldn't resist Dante's devilish charm and irresistible looks and ended up giving him her virginity. She found out a couple months later that she was pregnant, and when she visits him to tell him the news, he quickly seeks to use it to his advantage. But there's no way Piper could enter a fake arrangement just so that Dante can improve his public image...or could she?

Wealthy socialite Kat Balfour boards a gorgeous yacht for a Mediterranean cruise at her father's recommendation. However, it quickly becomes clear, from her tiny accommodations and the big pile of responsibilities, that she's here for work, not pleasure. The yacht's owner turns out to be the man she so haughtily rejected at a charity ball-successful businessman and former matador Carlos Guerrero. Kat learns that her father set her up on this trip to teach her responsibility. And Carlos proves a relentless taskmaster...

Fee is a run-of-the-mill lady's companion but also guards a secret. In fact, she is the wife of the Earl of Rosthorne, Nathan, who has just returned from battle and is the talk of the town. Five years ago, during the upheaval in Spain, they met, married and when she learned that he had another woman in his life, Fee ran away. One day, Nathan pays a visit to the home where Fee lives and upon seeing him Fee is shocked. His face, bearing a terrible scar, also wears a terrible expression... a completely different person from five years ago. Worried what has become of him, Fee takes the opportunity presented at an evening's masquerade to get close to him. But Nathan discovers it's her and before she knows it she's being whisked away to his home!

Morgan was called to Da Silva's, one of her clients, by its CEO, Luca da Silva, who abruptly told her she would be fired. He suspected her of having an affair with Joseph, his brother-in-law, and ordered her to break up with him immediately. Morgan bristled at his arrogant and high-handed manner, but she couldn't tell him what her true relationship with Joseph was. They were father and daughter, a fact they must not let anyone know. As she stood there unable to defend herself, Luca unexpectedly kissed her and demanded that she become his mistress!

Detective Lydia is upset by her assignment. Someone is trying to kill famous playboy Anton Santini, and she has been tasked to play the part of his lover! While waiting to meet him, Lydia takes a swim in the hotel pool and is surprised to see Anton gliding toward her in the water. Upon reaching her, he whispers sweet words and then passionately kisses her! Is the act starting already? This is Lydia's job...so why does she feel so hot inside?

Did he ask me to marry him because he thought I could sire a lot of children? And I'm not even sure if the marriage is going to work... Daphne overheard the conversation between her husband Alex and her father-in-law, and even though she had just found out she was pregnant, she ran back to her parents' house and one-sidedly sent them divorce papers. However, shortly after giving birth to triplets, Daphne was taken back by Alex, and he declared that he would be "the kind of husband you'd never want to leave" by two weeks after their anniversary...

Nicole's younger twin sister was a beautiful, bright woman who was loved by all. But she died leaving a son by a shipping tycoon, Rafe Medici. Three years have passed since then, and now an unbelievably gorgeous man, who shakes with anger, stands before Nicole. This is the first time she's met a man of the Medici family. After finding out about his child, who her younger sister secretly gave birth to, he comes to collect him. The rumors of him were true and he arrogantly tells her to quit her job in order to raise his child in Miami as a part of his family...

Leonardo Grant is a magnate in the maritime shipping business...and also the man who framed and killed Calista's father! To take back the fortune that Leo stole from her family, Calista devises a plan to charm and marry him. Although everything appears to be working incredibly well, she begins to realize there is a problem-her attraction to him as they spend more and more time together. She knows she cannot fall for him! Calista's conflicting feelings may not be entirely clear to Leo, but his insatiable lust for her is plain as day!

Olivia works as a housekeeper at an estate in Paris. The estate keeps only the bare minimum of employees, and the master of the house is nearly always absent. She has never met him face-to-face. For Olivia, who prefers to live quietly and do her work in peace, this is perfect, but then she's told that the estate's owner wants to speak with her, and, before she knows it, she's flying to a desert kingdom. She's surprised to learn her boss is Sheikh Aziz! He has decided, based on the quality of her work, that he can rely on her, so he asks her to stand in for his fiancee, a queen who has been kidnapped, and play the part of his betrothed!

"I'm sure I'll see you again..." Kim's visit home to her family winery starts off with the haunting words from Reith Richardson, who is cold and forbidding, but undeniably attractive. Her instincts about Reith prove right when he appears at her house to buy the winery. Her father, debt-riddled and ill, but stubborn and proud, refuses to sell. "Your only other choice is to marry your daughter off to a wealthy man," Reith challenges. Though initially startled by the idea, Kim soon forms a plan...

Ella is shocked to find out that her older brother has borrowed a huge amount of money from Zarif. Who's Zarif? He's the king of the desert country Vashir and someone who just happened to propose to Ella three years earlier. Ella loved him, but after realizing that he just wanted a physical relationship to create an heir, she turned him down. After her father's business received a bankruptcy notice, Ella's mother collapsed. Disgraced and humiliated, Ella goes back to Zarif for help, but he has one condition...a limited time love affair! In order to preserve the king's image, the two pretend to be married for a year. Is this Zarif's revenge for her rejecting his proposal?

Queen Elena of the island kingdom of Thallia is set to marry the new sheikh of Kadar. However, as soon as she sets foot in his country, she is captured by a mysterious man named Khalil. He fixes Elena with a golden-eyed glare and declares that he is the rightful ruler of Kadar. He then takes Elena to a desert village, where she is touched by his kindness. Things aren't always what they seem, he tells her, and she can sense the truth in his words. But though Elena's heart has begun to open to Khalil, she believes that to him she's nothing more than a pawn he can use to take his throne.

One day, Claire, a janitor at a villa on an isolated island, rescued a man, Raoul, who was drowning in the stormy sea. He was kind and charming, and was more than willing to listen to Claire's lonely upbringing and complicated situation. As they spent time alone together on the island, Claire began to feel a comfort in Raoul that she had never felt before. He's my one true love, and he's the one I was meant to meet. Claire and Raoul made love to each other. But then Raoul revealed his true identity as the crown prince of a small kingdom, and asked Claire to come to his homeland...?

One night, Carlo witnesses a boy being attacked. Although he jumps in to help, he is mistaken as one of the thugs and ends up being punched. Carlo pins the boy to the ground to clear the misunderstanding and realizes that "he" is actually a beautiful green-eyed woman! What am I doing, lying on the street, kissing a man I don't know? Suzannah is brought back to reality, and treats Carlo's bruise as a way to thank him for his help. She finds out that Carlo is actually the new doctor coming to Suzannah's workplace at the hospital! As the two also start to spend time together in their personal lives, Suzannah begins to have suspicions. "Carlo, are you hiding something?"

Ten years ago Genie Gray's lover left her without so much as a reason why. She's finally getting over her past heartbreak and pursuing her dreams as an archeologist, when suddenly she and her temp are kidnapped. They find themselves presented to King Zafir-who just happens to be Genie's lost love! Despite the situation, Genie learns the truth behind Zafir leaving all those years ago and soon begins to feel herself falling for him all over again, even after hating him for so long. Genie feels conflicted about what she should do-and so does Zafir. Will the turmoil in their hearts keep them apart?

Tahir was in a helicopter crash on his way to his brother's coronation in Qusay. He was rescued by the beautiful Annalisa, who had been camping in the desert. Tahir suffered from amnesia, but he regained his health under Annalisa's attentive care. All alone in the isolated oasis, the two become drawn to one another and fall into each other's arms. The morning after, Tahir throws abusive words at Annalisa and drives her away. What happened to the loving man she saved? Was he only after sex all along?

Chloe, a secretary, was ecstatic when she decided to marry her boss, Lorenzo, a member of a Venetian noble house. This interclass marriage seemed to Chloe like something out of a dream. On the day of the wedding, her heart swelling and her eyes watering, she finally told Lorenzo, "I love you." But when he heard those words, his expression changed completely. Instead of returning her love, he insisted that their marriage was nothing more than a pragmatic transaction. But if that was so, then why was he so sweet and caring during their courtship? And, filled with despair after the ceremony, what could Chloe do but flee his mansion?

Bella would do anything to help her aunt who lost her chain of spas after falling ill. However, things were not going well for Bella, either. She had lost her fiance and was feeling alone and troubled. So when she met Michael at the bar where she worked, she ended up having a one-night stand with him in an attempt to fill the emptiness they both felt. Their relationship was supposed to last for just one night, but then Bella found out that Michael was the one who bought her aunt's business. Michael was, however, willing to make Bella a proposal: if she will be his lover for one year, he will return one of her aunt's spas!

While providing medical care in a war-torn region, Caz and Carlos get locked in a hospital when they failed to escape in time. On the third night of their entrapment, they're no longer able to deny their attraction to one another and sleep together. It was supposed to be just one night of romance, but when Caz returns to Australia, she learns that she's pregnant and resolves to raise the child herself. However, Carlos discovers the pregnancy and proposes to her. What he had failed to mention during their time working together is that he is actually a prince!

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!

Sabine doesn't know what to do when Gavin, the millionaire she broke up with a few years ago, suddenly appears before her. He's found out that she secretly had his son three years ago and has been raising him on her own. But when Sabine refuses to let her son be taken away, Gavin asks for her hand in marriage instead! Sabine is hesitant, but she finds her resolve slowly breaking down as she witnesses how he cares for her son...

Her lover is a prince in hiding? Waitress Shannon spends dreamlike days whispering words of love to Tony, who runs a marine shipping company. One day, she learns that he's been paying her rent without telling her...which reminds her of her past disgrace. But Tony isn't just a multimillionaire. The story has broken: the missing Prince Antonio of San Rinaldo has been found! Shannon is reported to be his mistress and the paparazzi are chasing her. Now they're running away to an island ruled by his father, the king!

It's the day of her wedding, and Annie is full of nervous excitement. She's been left at the altar twice before, and everyone in town calls her the bride who can't get married. She has to get married this time! As she's shaking off her nerves, she spots the groom outside her dressing room, which puts her mind at ease. Until he tells her he's the groom's twin brother and that her intended has disappeared! Faced with yet another failed wedding, Annie stares at the man in front of her, dumbfounded. Then she realizes no one would be the wiser if she married this brother instead!

A story by USA Today bestselling author becomes a comic!Does he just want her for his country? Or does he need her in his heart?Ruby works as a receptionist in the English countryside. One day a prince named Raja from the Middle Eastern country of Najar appears in front of her, seeking a political marriage. Her mother is the former wife of the King of Ashur, a neighboring country. In order to fulfill the conditions of a newly established peace treaty, Raja has come to retrieve Ruby, the sole heir of Ashur. But she flatly denies his offer, not wanting to become like her mother, who suffered through so much. Sure this would incur Raja's wrath, she is surprised that responds with a devilish, enigmatic smile...

When her mother, the mistress of a multimillionaire, passes away, Belle worries about how she'll raise her little half siblings. Then the multimillionaire's oldest son, Cristo Ravelli, appears. Belle feels bashful when faced with his fine features and sinfully beautiful eyes, but her heart freezes the instant she hears his proposal. He coldly commands her to put the children up for adoption and end all ties with the Ravelli family. Belle was desperately trying to protect her young family, but Cristo hid ulterior motives behind his beautiful eyes. He will only look after the children, he says, if Belle becomes his wife...

Grace secretly gave birth to her former boss's baby. She'd thought he was the perfect partner, but when she told him she was pregnant, he changed completely, claiming she was trying to trap him in marriage! She resolved to be a single mother, but worried for the child who would never know its father. So she went to talk to him one last time...having no idea that it would only make matters worse!

When Kate came back to her hometown to care for her sick father, she was distressed to run into her CEO ex-husband, Max, at the hospital. It's been eight years since a miserably unhappy Kate ran away from the love of her life. They're still technically married because Max has refused to sign the divorce paperwork. Although she never wanted to see him again, not a day has passed when she didn't think about him. But now things have gotten more complicated-Max has found out about the existence of his secret daughter!

Helen is being fitted for her wedding dress when her fiance's brother, Alexander Knight, suddenly appears. He stares at Helen with his ardent black eyes and asks her, "Have you forgotten that night in Hong Kong five years ago?" What is he talking about? She's never met him before! But there are blank spots in Helen's memory due to a past illness... Is there a secret between the two of them hidden in her lost memories?

Phoebe, an international legal consultant, is dumbfounded by the work she is assigned by the king. Her work is to bring Prince Leandro, who left the country seven years ago, back to Casterdini. Leandro is the only man that Phoebe ever loved. But for him, Phoebe was nothing but a convenient woman whose heart he shattered and abandoned. Coming face-to-face with that man again? It's hard enough recalling the painful parting, but reuniting with him sweetly shakes up Phoebe's heart...

Alyssa becomes the wife of a Russian oil tycoon who seeks a temporary wife in exchange for a large sum of money. Although doubtful that she can go through with marrying a stranger, she must alleviate her mother's financial troubles. She will soon move to a country where she can't speak the language and will be the wife of a man who will constantly be unfaithful. Her husband is a famous playboy who says, with pride, that he's never fallen in love with a woman. Just as Alyssa finally decides to give her virginity to him, she discovers a shocking new secret in their marriage contract...

Isobella was a popular model in her teens, but during a tragic photo shoot, she sustained a wound that would leave a scar forever. A few years have past, and Isobella now works at a lab in Brisbane. She wears an oversize white coat and an awkward-looking pair of glasses while keeping to herself. One day, she meets the Greek owner, Alexander Zaphirides. And she ends up having to go to an island paradise with him...

Laura wanted nothing to do with her father, or his family, after he abandoned her and her mother. But when she needs money to pay off her inheritance taxes, Allesandro di Vicenzo, sent by her paternal grandfather, arrives just in time. Allesandro is told that if he succeeds in delivering Laura, he'll be promised a chance at a CEO position, so he offers her a small fortune to help pay off her taxes. Laura doesn't like the rude and moody Allesandro, and initially he doesn't care much for his boss's cold, plain-looking granddaughter. But the moreshe opens herself up to her grandfather, the more Allesandro sees a side of her he can't resist. Unfortunately, rumors begin swirling around the two of them, driving Laura away once again. Will Allesandro go after her and convince her to be the beautiful woman he knows she is inside?

On her wedding day, Beth is kidnapped while still in her wedding gown. Her cousin, Lile, whom she hates, asks her to marry him, which she reluctantly agreed to, but her kidnapper calls her a swindler. According to Lile's story, he needed to get married quickly in order to receive an old man's inheritance. Beth, on the other hand, was in need of money to rent the land where she worked, so the marriage was just a business deal. But the kidnapper, who is as fearless and handsome as a wild animal, coldly taunts Beth, "If you're dreaming that your beloved prince will come looking for you, you should give up..."

Pia was invited to the palace three years ago. It was to attend the wedding banquet of her close friend Jennifer and the crown prince San Rimini. Everyone dressed up, and everything including the building she saw there was like a dazzling dream. Prince Federico, the younger brother of the crown prince, whom people called Prince Perfect, was also beautiful to look at. As Pia visits the palace again to see Jennifer, who is now pregnant, she wonders if Prince Federico will even recognize such a commoner as she. When they meet she is surprised to hear the prince say to her, "Oh, I remember you. You are that rude girl." *This work is originally colored.

Leonie is visiting her father's office for lunch when she meets Vidal, the president of the company. Asked out to lunch by this billionaire industrialist of aristocratic Portuguese heritage, Leonie is over the moon. But later that night, he reveals his true desire: her body. Shocked, Leonie declines his marriage proposal the next day. Two years later, Leonie asks to speak with Vidal, who she swore never to see again. Her father has embezzled corporate money, and Leonie attempts to repent, but Vidal demands coldly, "I order you to marry me."

The president of Fox Construction, Jack Riordan, is keeping two major things from his wife, Rachel. The first is that he's having serious heart problems; too much stress, especially from running a company, could knock him out of commission permanently. The second is that he ended up in a compromising position with Karen Johnson, though he swears he's been faithful to his wife. Will his heart be able to take it whenKaren comes to his house and announces that she's pregnant?

After breaking up with her boyfriend, Jessica quit her job and went on a trip to heal her broken heart. Her destination is the Morley Mansion in Dales where her late grandmother Emma grew up. When Emma was 18 years old, she fell in love with the chauffer's son and was banished from the mansion. As if lured by her spirit, Jessica disguises herself as a tourist and visited the Morley Mansion. Little does she know that her destiny will be waiting for her...

At first, Evie was perfectly comfortable being just Raschid's lover even when everyone was against it. But the day was coming when he must take an appropriate bride. Evie knew their relationship couldn't last, but then came another problem-she was pregnant. Evie knew her dream of having a life together with Raschid was impossible, but she was still hopeful. When she told him the news, he wasn't as happy as she thought he'd be. He felt as if he had no choice but to get married because of the baby. That wasn't the kind of life Evie wanted. With her pregnancy, nothing but difficulties came her way. Can Evie still get her happy ending somehow?

Ianthe Dane is exploring Greece when she comes across a photograph at a gallery that touches her deeply. The photographer is Lysander Rosakis, and Ianthe quickly falls in love with his expressive eyes and the images he's able to capture. But Lysander isn't the simple, independent photographer she thought-he's the manager of a multimillion-dollar shipping company. And Ianthe isn't just any tourist-she's searching for clues to her past left behind by her birth mother.

"My order is law. Be married as I say!" Andrea is appalled by her grandfather's tyranny. He is a Greek billionaire who rejected his daughter-in-law, Andrea's mother, and never gave her anything. AndreaShe can't believe that she has been suddenly called to Athens to enter a marriage of convenience in order to protect her family's bloodline and fortune. And her intended fiance Nikos, may be handsome and sophisticated, but he is openly scornful, thinking she is a woman of low social status.Independent Andrea will never marry him!

Kris is loitering by herself at a bar in a high-class hotel in Singapore when a sexy, black-haired man calls out to her. Entranced by his eyes, which are deep like the night, Kris spends the evening with him. He's a total stranger; the only thing they know about each other are their names.It's just a magical one-night dream against the Singapore skyline. But then two months later, Kris gets head-hunted to work for a new company and runs into him again...as her boss!

Nicholas arrives at party with anything but fun on his mind, having been served divorce papers earlier in the day. When Danielle finds him more entertaining than the rest of the crowd, the two escape for a night of passion. But when he dismisses Danielle with a stack of money instead of breakfast in bed, she leaves in shame and anger and goes about her life full of resentment, unable to forget that night. Seven years later, Nicholas comes to her once again, paying for a different set of services. Will Danielle's pride be bought yet again?

Single mother Freya Jenson was living the life with her beautiful son, Nicolo, enjoying a job with the perk of a nursery for her temperamental two-year-old-even if he'd rather be at the pond feeding ducks. But when her new boss turns out to be Enrico Ranieri, she's forced out of her job and into a loveless marriage! They have a history together filled with mistrust and pain, but can they find a future with mended bridges and a happy home for Nicolo to enjoy?

Amanda, an event planner in Manhattan, currently has two issues: debts and men! Because of her former boyfriend, she's now deep in debt. If she doesn't work hard enough, she may be kicked out of her super high-end apartment on Park Avenue. Alex, a handsome, competent lawyer Amanda got to know recently has asked her out many times. Her heart flutters before this handsome playboy type, but she can't afford to go out with him, literally, and she doesn't want to get hurt again...

Seven years ago, Laura had a brief affair with Constantine Karantinos. Now he's getting married, but Laura has a surprise for him-their short time together resulted in a son, Alex. Constantine, now with the heir he needs, ends his engagement and insists Laura and Alex come to Greece. Laura agrees, but only as a servant in his house. While Laura works during the day, Constantine has other ideas for her at night. But can a man raised in a loveless family learn to truly care for Laura and their son?

Verity works as an operating room nurse at a general hospital, and is raising her daughter as a single mother. One day, a new doctor transfers into the hospital, and she cannot believe her eyes. It's Benedict-her first love, the man she's been unable to forget. Six years ago, they met and shared a fleeting love that went as quickly as it came, ending with Benedict shunning her and disappearing completely. Soon after, Verity discovered she was pregnant, gave birth to their child and raised it herself. "He's the person I hate most in this world. So why do I still feel love for him, after all this time?"

Sarah Jackson is starting a new job as a midwife in a new hospital. Her boss, Dr. Jamie Brennan, is handsome and brilliant, but he's also a widower with a young daughter. Wanting her father's attention all to herself, Harriet makes it difficult for Sarah and Jamie to grow closer. Sarah gains Jamie's respect as a coworker, but not his love, which she desperately desires. Will Sarah ever get the family she dreams of?

Gwen is a single mother who discovers that her young son has a serious medical condition. The only surgeon in the world capable of helping her son is Fareed, Sheik of the Jizan Kingdom. Upon visiting him, she is surprised by his willingness to help. After a successful surgery, Fareed gradually demonstrates his love toward Gwen as they spend time together, and their relationship shifts from platonic to physical. Fareed's heart is scorched with his desire for Gwen, and he pursues her with great intensity. She responds by offering herself to him night after night, and there is no doubt that Gwen loves Fareed with all her heart, but there's something that's she's hiding from him...

Lily's house has been sold by her stepmother and she has to move out right away. The buyer is a gorgeous man named Ciro. But she's certain his charming mask is hiding a coldhearted businessman. Unexpectedly, he visits her right before she must move out and invites her to dinner. Then he offers to pay her brother's college tuition and asks her to marry him! She's been shying away from men ever since she made love to and was promptly dumped by her ex-fiance, yet she begins to think that Ciro is a man she can trust... Until she learns after the wedding that what Ciro was dreaming about was a "pure" bride.

After her father remarried, Jodie moves in with the powerful Antoniou family in Greece. Stergios, her stepbrother, who is eight years older than her, welcomes her warmly, but her father and stepmother do not show any interest in her. To Jodie, who has longed for her parents' affection her whole life, the Antoniou house soon begins to feel like a prison. One day, she causes a scandal and is kicked out of the house and sent to live in the United States with her mother. Four years later, she comes back to Greece with one goal in mind: reconciling with her father. But Stergios doesn't believe her. He thinks she's come back to ruin her cousin's wedding, so to avoid a wedding-day debacle, he takes her to his private island as his prisoner...

Laney, a maid for a stuck-up countess, rushes out into the middle of the street while preoccupied with one of her duties and winds up in front of a car driven by the world-famous, fabulously rich Kassius! For some reason, he seems to develop an interest in her-and he gifts her with a dress to wear at a ball being held that very night. At the ball, the two of them exchange a burning kiss, and she is on the verge of falling captive to his charms when he announces that Laney is going to bear his child! How on earth could Kassius go from Prince Charming to presumptuous lout so quickly?

Hannah, a doctor, froze when she found out that the new doctor who'd transferred to her workplace was also her ex-lover. Five years ago, she gave everything to Jack believing that he was her true love. But when she found out he had a wife and child, she immediately left him. Afterward when she found out she was pregnant, she sent Jack a letter, which was returned unopened. She would never forget the despair she felt. To protect the happy life she has since built with her beloved daughter, Hannah implies that her daughter is a different man's child. But when her daughter becomes attached to Jack, it becomes harder to conceal the truth!

Philomena is a nurse working at a hospital in London. She's great with patients and has passed the RN exam with the highest honors but has no one to celebrate with. Her father and cheering section has passed away, and her stepmother and stepsisters despise her occupation and are too busy enjoying their lives of indulgence to pay much attention to Philly. As she prepares to leave work, the deep voice of a man stops her in her tracks. It's handsome Dr. Walle van der Tack from the Netherlands. He flashes her a brilliant smile and asks Philly out to dinner to celebrate her accomplishment...

The head of the famous Monteiro family, Duarte, has already been married in the past, and has just jumped headfirst into a lightning marriage with his servant, Emily. While she's constantly confused about the massive differences in their two upbringings, she does her best to be a good wife. However, Duarte still hangs a portrait of his ex-wife in their home, and he has an oddly cold attitude. Then one day, unable to bear a misunderstanding that's placed her in the crosshairs of infidelity, she decides to take her child and leave...

Addison's marriage is at a crossroads. Her once-loving husband, Caleb, has become a workaholic who neglects his family in favor of amassing more and more wealth. After spending a long time at a loss, Addison decides to stake the survival of her marriage on one vacation. Seeing her husband playing with their son against such gorgeous scenery reassures Addison, but another problem remains: a new life is growing inside her...and Caleb has always said they don't need a second child. How can she tell him? And how can they return to days filled with love?

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!

Two years have passed since KC's affair with Jacob, a rich businessman, came to an end. No one would've thought that Jacob, the CEO of a large company in Philadelphia, would return to their small town. Back when KC was pregnant with Jacob's child, his grandfather forced her to cut ties with Jacob in exchange for money. He even had the temerity to order her to get an abortion. Back then KC fled town, only returning after she learned of the grandfather's death. Now Jacob has run into KC and her child, and he has questions!

Accused of being unfaithful by her fiance, Drew, heartbroken Shelly fled to Milan. Three years later, she's back in the town she never thought she'd return to. There, she runs into Drew, and with their unresolved past looming over them, their fighting begins again. His blue eyes, deep as the ocean, no longer hold the warmth for her that they once did... But before she knows it, she is relying on him once more, just like before. Although she knows he'll never forgive her, his kindness confuses her. What does he really want from her?

Raised by her strict uncle, Annelise lives an austere life. One day, when she learns that the man her late father chose to be her guardian, Marquis Saintjohn, is living in London, she seeks her freedom through him. When she sees him for the first time, she's surprised to discover that he's the very man who stole her heart while she was out in the city. She decides they were fated to fall in love, not become guardian and ward. She'd thought him a kind noble, but he turns out to be a troubled man who coldly keeps her at a distance.

Gwendolyn, the head of a poor orphanage, visits the earl of Cwm Rhyss to ask for donations for the children's Christmas gifts. The earl is famous for his disdain for others after being horribly burned in a fire five years ago. Gwendolyn, not afraid to stand up to the unpleasant man, ends up waylaid by a terrible snowstorm. A reluctant Gwendolyn has no choice but to spend the night with the bitter earl!

As a last-ditch effort to support her ailing mother, Jazz reaches out to her mother's rich former employer for help. She is summoned to his mansion, but it is the employer's son Vitale, the crown prince of Lerovia, who comes to greet her. The last thing Jazz expected was to reunite with a lost love. Vitale promises to help her, so long as she lives in the palace and helps him with something, too. Jazz still can't escape Vitale's seduction, and soon things take a rapid turn when Jazz discovers she's pregnant!

Lily didn't even try to hide her shock when she opened the front door to find Bastian standing there. Just forty-five days ago, she had met this handsome, kind man and spent the night with him, something she would normally have never done. As her landlord's son, he's come to tell her that she needs to move out so they can develop the land. But she also has something to tell him... That night they spent together resulted in a new life growing inside her. When she tells him about the pregnancy, he says they should get married out of obligation to the child. Does Lily have to get married to someone she doesn't love...again?

Catherine came to Portugal from England to inspect a painting. Roberto de Sousa, the man who requested her services, coldly dismisses her when he sees she's a woman. Catherine's determined to prove her worth to this former race car driver. But Roberto continues to avoid her, plagued by insecurities caused by the huge scar on his face from an accident. Yet his wild black curls and sexy gaze make Catherine feel as though her body is going to boil over. Scar and all, he is just too beautiful...

Winnie has been living happily with her sisters and her son, but then Greek billionaire Eros suddenly reappears in her life. Two years ago, Winnie was hired by Eros to be his personal chef. She found herself taken with his charm and ended up offering both her heart and her body to him. Once she learned that Eros had a wife, however, she quickly rushed out of the manor, not realizing she was pregnant! She's bewildered to see him again. But he's come to claim what's his...

Princess Tucciana has a secret plan to escape her impending arranged marriage. With the help of her aunt, she flees to Sicily, where she meets Cesare Donati, a gorgeous Italian tycoon and successful restaurant owner. He's in Sicily to hire a head pastry chef for his restaurant but finds out that the candidate fell sick. The princess offers to take the role instead. However, with no experience, the princess has only a few days for Cesare to train her into a head pastry chef, all the while hiding her royal identity!

When Ellie's delivery truck crashes, she is surprised that a handsome businessman offers to help her out. Normally, she is happy to reject any man's advances, choosing to focus on developing her family's wine brand instead. But something about this man enchants her. After he helps her, she expects to never see him again. That is, until he shows up later on her property, offering to buy out her family's precious vineyard!

After a one-night fling...what can the future hold for their shotgun marriage?Abby is dreaming of marrying a cowboy to maintain her ranch when she impulsively shares a passionate night with Leo. He's the CEO of Golden Spurs whom she happened to meet at a bar. The next morning, she feels embarrassed and leaves. But it's not long before she finds out that she's pregnant with his child. Leo is far from her ideal man, but Abby agrees to marry him for the sake of their unborn baby. Little does she know there's another reason he wants to marry her...

Nina Guardino is a young member of the celebrated Guardino family and t*rtured by the whims of her grandfather, Alessandro. When he wanted her to marry the wealthy CEO of the Monteleone Foundation, Rafael Monteleone, she did as he asked. She entered a loveless marriage with a man who was more interested in her cousin Marisia than the woman he married. It wouldn't be so bad, since Nina's loved Rafael since she was a child, but he doesn't even seem to remember their chance encounter! He ran away from an orphanage as a child, and in the process, gave the young Nina a beautiful flower that signified they'd meet again. Years later, he barely looks at her. What's changed in two decades to turn this firebrand child with love in his heart into the cold man who shares Nina's bed?

Mina is stunned when she sees a multimillionaire backer at her company's charity benefit. It's none other than her former boss Cesare! Mina was his secretary four years ago. She worked hard to gain his approval and do her job well...but she found herself attracted to him and they ended up spending a night together. That night was like a dream for her, but the next morning she woke up alone. Several days later, she received an abrupt letter saying that she was fired! Cesare disappeared from her life for several years and Mina moved on, but now he's back... Oblivious to the pain he caused her, Cesare calls her a con artist and accuses her of stealing money from the company!

My marriage with my late husband was fruitless. And then, in the midst of my unbearable loneliness, a man suddenly appeared at my front door demanding I stop seeing his sister's husband! It was all a big misunderstanding, though. It had been my twin sister who was having the affair with his brother-in-law. But if he finds out about his mistake, he'll destroy my sister, who's about to walk down the aisle. So I've made up my mind to keep the truth to myself-surely all this will blow over soon enough. However, as the distance between me and this man begins to close, it's clear that the hole I've dug myself has grown too deep for me to get out again!

Ella is shocked to find out that her older brother has borrowed a huge amount of money from Zarif. Who's Zarif? He's the king of the desert country Vashir and someone who just happened to propose to Ella three years earlier. Ella loved him, but after realizing that he just wanted a physical relationship to create an heir, she turned him down. After her father's business received a bankruptcy notice, Ella's mother collapsed. Feeling disgraced and humiliated, Ella goes back to Zarif for help, but he has one condition...a limited-time love affair! In order to preserve the king's image, the two pretend to be married for a year. Is this Zarif's revenge for her rejecting his proposal?

Cassandra, who has just arrived in the Italian town of San Remo, is shocked when millionaire Carlo Valenti appears before her. He used to be her older sister's lover, but he cast her aside when she became pregnant. After her sister's death, Carlo sought child custody, so Cassandra grabbed her niece, Teresa, and fled. Now he brings the two of them to his mansion, where he will reveal the shocking truth about Cassandra's sister. Who can Cassandra believe?

Joanna doesn't know her husband's whereabouts. At eighteen she lost her family, but after she married Gabriel, a man from an affluent family, she felt happier that she'd dreamed she could... But on their first night, her hopes were violently shattered. Two years have passed since then and, tired of living her life waiting for him to come home, she has decided to divorce him. But things take a sudden turn with the untimely death of her father-in-law. In order to inherit his vast wealth, she must remain married to her husband for an unbearable year and a day more. When Gabriel finally shows up to the funeral, his kiss will pierce her ice-cold heart!

Jessica was once a professional tennis player, but after her parents died, her life changed completely. She took in her half sister and became a model for a timepiece brand. Then that brand was bought out and the new boss called Jessica in for a meeting. She worried about losing her contract, but when she entered the CEO's office, the man standing before her was Loukas, her ex-boyfriend! They had broken up eight years earlier because her father objected to their relationship. Loukas used to be poor, but he had since made a great success of himself. When he saw Jessica, a sardonic smile came to his face-it was clear he held a grudge about their past and that he planned on getting his revenge!

Amber was Finn's secretary at work...and his fiancee at home! But her happy heart is slowly filling with anxiety. Ever since their engagement, he's been pushing her away and telling her that he's too busy with work. Finn is the talented CEO of a modeling agency, and models are constantly trying to seduce him. She worries that he's not in love with her anymore... And just as Amber began to doubt him, she caught him in the embrace of a beautiful young model!

Secretary Mary took a deep breath as her boss introduced her to a new business partner. It was Logan! Eight years ago, he dated one of her close friends-Florentine. But one day when Mary went over to their house to see Floren, he suddenly kissed her! Mary was repulsed by his behavior and vowed never to see him again. But after spending time with Logan during a business trip to Paris, her feelings begin to shift. Before she knows it, they've kissed again! But when Mary tries to express her feelings to Logan, he responds with the cruelest words.

After being falsely accused of a crime, Sophia's husband committed suicide, and then she lost her young son to pneumonia... Prior to that she'd lost her job and was now left with no money or home. So she was without prospects or any recourse when she was approached by a navy admiral with a damaged left hand. He introduced himself as Charles and his smile was so unexpectedly charming that Sophia inadvertently revealed her predicament. And so he offered her a job...as his wife!

Cassandra spent a passionate night in Rome with Marco, but the next morning she was left with only the cold sheets for company. And a check for a large sum of money-she was his gardener and he'd treated her like a prostitute. The famous Italian billionaire had contracted her to work at his country house. When he'd asked her to be his last-minute date for a party he was hosting, she'd agreed to help, but she'd also fully realized how different their social circles were. Now, after being treated so appallingly by him, Cassandra has gone home to England without accepting his check. She's decided to forget about Marco. But that will be easier said than done when she discovers she's pregnant with his child...

Mitch is a handsome, sexy, talented ER doctor. However, his no-holds-barred banter is highly unpopular with his patients, and it's gotten him into hot water at the medical center where he works. If he wants to keep his job, Mitch must attend counseling to improve his interpersonal skills. Samantha, assigned to be his counselor, admires Mitch's skill as a doctor... If only his emotional IQ were higher, he'd be the perfect man!

At her temping job Maya must deal with sexual harassment from her boss-and when she's in danger of being assaulted at a party, popular playwright Blaise Walker comes to the rescue. He's every woman's dream and he even asked her out! But Maya knows she mustn't fall for those eyes of his! She turns down Blaise's offer and quits her job. That's when Blaise offers her a new job at his country villa-he proposes that she be his writing assistant for a few weeks!

Willow gets a job as a nanny for Scott Galbraith, a widowed doctor who's finding it difficult to raise his kids alone. As she begins to spend time with Scott and his family in his huge mansion, she gradually finds herself falling in love with him. She has hope that he will return her feelings, but instead he becomes distant toward her. Soon, Willow discovers there is someone else he's meant to marry, so there's no use hoping for things to be different. And Willow has a secret Scott must never find out about, either...

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.

Dani is a new intern doctor in her stepbrother Josh's neonatal intensive care unit. In order to keep things professional, Josh tells Dani to keep their family relationship private. She has always admired him, but ever since an incident on her eighteenth birthday, there's been distance between them. While working together, Josh cannot help but admit Dani is a skillful doctor. She's no longer "Little Dani," the little sister whom he swore to protect...

On the day of the wedding, Emma was shocked by her husband Christo's words. This marriage was a marriage of convenience, made by my grandfather, who was worried about me, in exchange for the transfer of real estate! She fled the ceremony and retreated to the island of Corfu. While she was planning her future, Christo appeared, having heard of her whereabouts. When Emma filed for divorce, he told her with icy eyes that he had no intention of divorcing her and that the grandfather had entrusted him with managing the estate. He gave her a condition: "You just have to live with me for one year, as my wife and my niece's mother."

Annie, a midwife, was abandoned by her fiance as soon as he discovered that she was unable to have children. On a heartbreak trip to a church in Spain, she saved a woman who has just given birth alongside her obstetrician, Raphaael. She felt a strange connection with him and makes love to him for one night, hoping for a lifetime of memories. A few months later, she discovered that she was pregnant, and although surprised, she is delighted by the miracle and told Raphael, but he asked her a cold question. "Are you sure... it's my baby?" And then she met him again in an unexpected way...!

Chloe, an archaeologist, met a mysterious and beautiful man, Philip, on a boat to Morocco. He had lustrous black hair, wild skin and face, and bright blue eyes... Chloe happened to have dinner with him, and as they talked, they became attracted to each other and started kissing. But Chloe was about to get married for the sake of her family, and Philip has a fiance. Despite their feelings for each other, they parted ways, only to be reunited in an unexpected place...

During the day, 20-year-old Clea is the boss's secretary. By night, she's Max's lover. She's been playing at being a cool customer to suit his freewheeling ways, but that's all over now that she's pregnant! Clea decides to break off the relationship so that he doesn't come to resent her for tying him down. However, once he finds out about the pregnancy he proposes right away!

Determined to save her family's company from ruin, Tamsin agrees to become a bride to the wealthy shiekh tycoon Aziz. But on the day of their marriage, the wedding party is suddenly attacked by bandits. After being drugged and knocked unconscious, Tamsin wakes up to the sight of a handsome, mysterious man who tells her, "I've waited my entire life to exact my revenge of destroying your fiance and your family!" before stealing a kiss from Tamsin! But who knew that a kidnapper's kiss could be so hot and so arousing?

Allison Collins, a small-town librarian, still remembers the day that the father of her child abandoned her when they were still students in college. Years later he's returned, and he's got some unbelievable news: he's Jacob van Austerand, the Crown Prince of Elbia! In a whirlwind of uncertainties, Allison suddenly finds herself in Elbia battling her own emotions, Jacob's so-called faithfulness and the King of Elbia himself!

As revenge for wounding his pride, he just wants to use me as his plaything... When Ella's sister and her husband die in an accident, Ella is reunited with Greek businessman Aristandros, who is given guardianship of the daughter they left behind. A man who she had once promised to marry. His beautiful black hair and chiseled features are the same, but his cold eyes are more striking than ever. When Ella works up the nerve to ask to have access to her niece, Aristandros presents her with an unbelievable proposal. "If you become my mistress in Greece, we can discuss an arrangement."

Ms. Brown Rat, that's what Philly's idol boss, Damien, has contemptuously nicknamed her. Even knowing that her boss would never be interested in her quiet and dorky self, she is still hurt by this name. Nonetheless, Damien has a passionate eye on her while she is wearing a Cleopatra costume at a masked ball, and they end up making love. The next day, he still doesn't know that Cleopatra from the party is Philly, and he selects her to join him on a big project. Now they are flying to the Gold Coast on their own....※This work is originally colored.

Georgia "Georgie" Bennet has come to the Great Barrier Reef to revitalize her family's resort after her aunt's death. With her dear uncle not in the best of health, Georgie has to shoulder the responsibility of modernizing the place while keeping her aunt's "home away from home" spirit alive for travelers. Link Robards might be her greatest ally in revitalizing it, but does he hold sinister intentions about owning it...or owning her?

"If one of you marries him, I'll give you all a million dollars." That's what our grandmother offered us to try to get a wife for Todd Aston III. But my sisters Julie and Willow have already met wonderful men. I, Marina, being the only sister left, had to agree to at least one date with him.... but what kind of awful man can only meet a woman via a paid blind date?

Roxanna's twin sister is an excellent horticulturist; however, as soon as she accepted this large project, she fell gravely ill. SoRoxanna agrees to take on the project to save her sister's career. With a strong determination, she takes off for Italy, where she must finish restoring an old rose garden. But Gino, the client and head of the Di Bartoli family, believes that Roxanna's sister seduced his brother. Can Roxanna weather his interrogation without giving herself away?

Gail has been ordered to act as a corporate spy. She doesn't want to do it, but if she doesn't, her company will be bought out and her coworkers will be sacked. It's all up to her. What is worse, her target is her high school love, Zane Lorenson! It was a one-sided love, and she ended up being cruelly hurt. She doesn't want to see him again, but now she has no choice but to work beside him as his secretary…

Sara is 26 years old, but still a virgin, and in order to remedy that, her coworker has made a romance manual. Sara, interested in changing her late-bloomer ways, decides to use the manual to find a partner for her company's 30th anniversary party. Her target: the biggest playboy in the company, Jim. But Sara has accidentally set her love trap for the scariest and most imposing man in the company-Matt!

Beth is named employee of the year at the high-end department store in London where she works. As a reward, the store, owned by the Khalifa group, flies her to the desert kingdom of Q'Adar to meet King Khalifa, who owns the Khalifa group. While she's on a Q'Adar beach, a stark naked man emerges from the ocean before her eyes, and she cannot take her eyes off of his incredible body. Even though she tries to move, she's glued to the spot! She apologizes for intruding, but that's when she learns the man she was spying on is none other than King Khalifa himself!

Six years ago, Judith, an aristocrat from an old, noble house, tearfully left her first love, Dan. In order to stop her stepmother from spreading rumors that Dan was an orphan from the slums and to protect his honor, she had no choice but to abandon him. Now she's twenty-five and has chosen to marry a man other than Dan. Getting married is her only chance to escape the terrible years-long ab*se from her stepmother. But with the ceremony close at hand, Dan suddenly appears-she cannot believe her eyes! This is a spin-off story starring Dan, who was a side character in The Love Child.

Judith is being tricked! And Dan has lost his patience. Six years ago, Judith was ripped away from her lover because of their different social statuses and now she's going to marry a man who is only after her money. That man, Truscott, suddenly gained recognition as a reverend in London about two years ago, but his life before then is wrapped in mystery. Dan needs to find proof of Truscott's frightening hidden side by investigating him, but...danger lurks. This is a spin-off story starring Dan, who was a side character in The Love Child.

Olivia looks for her sister at the hometown airport she left behind fifteen years ago only to find the last person she wanted to see-her ex-husband, Joel, whom she'd divorced when they were both too young, poor and proud for commitment. Now that they're both adults, Olivia can't help but notice what an attractive and mature man he's become...and she's filled with regret. On top of that, the two are unable to rekindle their love because of a secret from their past...

Aspiring doctor Emily returns to her hometown to spend time with her ailing grandmother, Beabea, her only family in the world. Beabea's worsening illness means their time together is dwindling... With sadness in her heart, Emily takes her sorrows to the shore, where she spots a beautiful man, Zayed, drenched in the evening's sunlight. She's shocked to learn that he is a member of an elite foreign family, and none other than her new boss at the hospital! She finds herself drawn to him, despite his complicated past and the demons that plague his heart...

Abby, a stylist for Finess fashion magazine, has the opportunity to visit the Whitsunday Islands on a photoshoot that, if successful, could launch her career into the big leagues of high fashion. She can't wait to get started, until she finds that the photographer for the project is none other than her best friend from high school, Judd, who's been traveling the world as a wildlife photographer. A painful memory from their shared past makes her almost too anxious to work. Why did he have to show up now, just when she's finally started to get over what happened between them...?

"He's the only one who will see the real me." Having left the garish modeling world behind her, Lynne moves to the quiet town of Gettysburg. Tired of being praised solely for her looks, she's changed her name and clothes in order to finally live in peace. But on the day she moves into her new apartment, Lynne gets into a dispute with her neighbor Brendan after he trips over some boxes she left in the hallway. Little does Lynne know, Brendan is blind. Light no longer reaches his beautiful eyes. Brendan promptly forgives Lynne for her embarrassing blunder, and before long the seeds of love are sown in the unlikely pair.

Six months after getting married impetuously, Chad disappears. Brokenhearted, Angel leaves London and returns to her native Ireland, but soon after, Chad's older brother, who opposed their marriage from the start, pays her a visit. He tells her some shocking news: Chad and the woman he ran off with have died in a car accident. Then he says, "My little brother had a child. A newborn baby boy. I've brought him here. Will you come with me and help take care of him?"

Freelancer camerawoman Tally is wandering the world taking pictures of children to publish in her book. She's photographing in a small village near the desert when she's carried off by a group of horsemen and confined in one of their tents. They seem to suspect her of being a spy. Without letting her explain everything, they take her precious camera, and the group's leader haughtily declares to her, "You will never go home. You will marry me and live here."

After her fiance breaks up with her over the phone as she's waiting for him at the airport, Charlotte is at a complete loss. Upon seeing her cry without regard for the crowd, a man named Daniel approaches her. He's an American attorney come to Australia on vacation. But don't be fooled by the kind words, Charlotte-he wants you as his vacation sex buddy! Do you really want to get involved with another sleazeball? Wait, why are you two getting married tomorrow?

"I'm here to take you home, Isabella. You're grandpa wants to see you!" Jenny panics when one day a gorgeous Italian man named Dante suddenly shows up with demands. What should I do? I'm actually not Isabella, I'm Jenny! Isabella, her best friend, died from a car accident. Knowing full well it was illegal, but in order to get work, Jenny decided to use Isabella's identity. After finding out the truth, Dante ruthlessly states, "If you don't want to go to jail, then come to Italy with me as Isabella!" With this, Dante forces Jenny to return home with him...

"Don't fall in love with Marcus. He'll never love you." Taking the warning from her predecessor to heart, Kit has remained professional and efficient as Marcus's personal assistant, staying focused on work and wearing no-nonsense suits. She has no plans to become another of his one-night lovers, and besides, she has a secret she can never reveal to him. But then Marcus has her accompany him on a business trip over the weekend. Now, she is bewildered. Will she be able to hide her feelings toward Marcus when he's getting personal with her?

Well-bred Emily Fairfax has lost her virginity to a devil. She met Anton Diaz at a charity costume ball where the irresistibly attractive man appeared dressed as a dark angel. Anton is an entrepreneurial genius who has made a fortune on business buyouts, and Emily is unable to resist his skillful seduction. Before she knows it, Emily and Anton are married, and on their wedding night Emily finds herself in paradise. Until, that is, Anton tells poor Emily his true intentions and casts her in to hell…

Emily's fiance has eloped with her own sister right before their wedding. Broken-hearted, Emily goes on an island vacation to recover. When Emily confesses to her best friend, Meg, that she now has doubts about her desirability, Meg advises her to have a fling and reinvent herself as a sexual woman. So Emily musters up her courage and hits on a hot guy she meets at the beach...but will a vacation fling be enough?

Sixteen-year-old Kelly believed everything that her first love, T., said to her. He was a gorgeous hunk and her brother's best friend On the night of Kelly''s junior prom, T. steps in to take the place of her sick date, saving the day and treating her like a lady. After their romantic evening, they walked alone on the beach and T. made a promise to Kelly. "Let's go on a date every day. And on your eighteenth birthday, I'll ask you to marry me." After that night, however, he was gone and the promise went unfulfilled. Now five years have passed and T. has unexpectedly showed up in her life again... What should Kelly do?

After Leonie's husband, Crown Prince Badyr, was imprisoned, she was forced to flee Dhoman. But it's been five years since the coup d'etat and still Leonie has had no word from him. She resigns herself to the fact that their love is over and focuses on working and raising their daughter, Jade. Leonie has kept the fact that she had a child secret-she fears Badyr would take her daughter away if he knew. And when her husband suddenly reappears, her fears become all too real...

"Make the man chase you. Just don't run so fast he can't catch you." This kind of love strategy is what Kerry's great-grandmother wrote about in the journal Kerry just received. Kerry decides to test it on Jake, the man she had an unrequited love for and was rejected by when she was a teenager. Even though she thought she'd gotten over him a long time ago, the unexpectedly positive results of her strategy are making her feelings resurface...

Suki is a young pop star with a rising career, and after finishing her first big stadium concert to thunderous applause, her heart is so full she feels as if it could burst. She heads to a club to celebrate with her crew, where a man approaches her to congratulate her on her success. Suki is unfazed, but both of her managers are panicking... Suki must be the only person on earth who doesn't know who this man is!

Television newscaster Erika models in a swimsuit after her friend begs her to. But then the pictures are edited so she appears topless and they're published by a Marlow company magazine! She barges into Marlow headquarters to get to the bottom of things, but the CEO, Richard, doesn't take her concerns seriously, which infuriates her. Yet, when he accidentally brushes against her, Erika feels her heart flutter despite her anger...

Stricken with financial disaster, Claudia has no choice but to sell her family's hotel. However, Claudia is dumbstruck upon seeing the businessman who shows up to consider the purchase. It's Adam, the man who stole her heart and then crushed it six years earlier. What will happen, she wonders, if he finds out her daughter is his, too? While fearing every passing moment she spends with Adam, Claudia's heart still aches when faced with his debonair charm...

Once upon a time, Ryder was Anna's hero as well as her first love. However, he is a squire and she is the gamekeeper's granddaughter. After being made aware of the difference in their status, Anna tearfully gave up on her first love. But one day Ryder shows up on Anna's doorstep and accuses her of seducing his younger brother in order to get her hands on his family's fortune. Not only does Ryder trample her heart, he questions her honor. Anna vows never to forgive him. However, after Anna's beloved grandfather passes away, the two reunite once again. Will Ryder''s cries for forgiveness reach Anna's heart?

Laura has come to Tuscany, the birthplace of opera, to work as part of the staff for a high-society charity concert held by young millionaire Fabian Moritzzoni. Surrounded by expert staff and beautiful music, Laura spends many busy, productive days there. Then one day Fabian looks at her as if he's sizing her up before he springs a shocking proposal on her in a cold voice. "When the event is over, will you sign a marriage contract with me?"

Financial analyst Megan presents a plan to modernize Suliyam, a country with strong traditions that seem outdated to Megan. When she is removed as the point person on the project because she's a woman, she learns that it was Sheikh Qasim's idea. Megan is enraged and bitterly confronts Qasim. But instead of addressing her concerns, Qasim suddenly sweeps her up, carries her away and kissesher! She should be furious, yet she feels her whole body start to melt at the touch of his lips...

When she was seventeen years old, striving painter Jenessa heard a speech by Bryce Laribee, a young IT genius. Drawn to his talent and beauty, she boldly asked him to be her model. However, he mistook it for an invitation to the bedroom. So Jenessa was shocked when Bryce kicked her out of the bedroom! Because of this hurtful event, Jenessa hasn't been able to forget about him, and now, nine years later, he's shown up at her door, asking for a favor!

Alexandra goes to New York to find a way to pay back the huge debt left by her extravagant mother, a Hollywood actress. Through an act of fate, she meets Lucca, the crown prince of the principality of Castelmare. After hearing about her problem, Lucca proposes to pay off her debt, but under one surprising condition: "According to my investigation, your father was a noble. I'm looking for a noble woman who will agree to marry me with no expectations of love. You would be perfect!" What is he leading the bewildered Alexandra into?

When I grow up, I'm going to marry Dizo! Regina, princess of the principality of Castelmare, has harbored an unrequited love for Dizo, the son of the palace gardener, since she was ten years old. However, as the years go by they rarely see each other because of their different social circles. One day, a gossip magazine publishes an article full of lies, claiming Princess Regina will soon wed a foreign prince. This is no way for their love to bloom, she decides, so Regina takes a risky step and decides to sneak in Dizo's house in the middle of the night!

One moonlit night on a luxury cruise liner, Jenna, a member of the crew, is approached by the owner of the ship, millionaire and known playboy Nick. For her, it's a dream come true...but she doesn't realize that Nick has strict rules against fraternizing with the crew and has mistaken her for a guest. She knows that he's unlikely to forgive her when he finds out her true identity, but she can't bring herself to tell him the truth once she's under his sweet spell... When Nick eventually does find out, will he cast her away?

Lianne is shocked to hear her doctor recommend that she get a hysterectomy-having grown up in a large family, she always figured that she, too, would marry and eventually have children of her own... It's unbearable to think her dream will soon become an impossibility. Her ideal solution is to have a baby before the procedure, but she doesn't even have a boyfriend, let alone a potential father for her child. Her boss, Trey, lends her his shoulder to cry on and offers to help her find a mate, but Lianne finds herself more intrigued by his unexpected kindness, and she soon begins to think of him as more than just her superior...

Cosmetic surgeon Jade works for Grace in Beverly Hills, where she toils as a beautiful poster girl for Grace and the clinic, bringing in successful results. One day, an attractive but dangerous man shows up at a party held to celebrate one of the clinic's projects. He is a Greek American, Loukas Demakis, and he's the head of a transportation company. He ignites her desires, cunningly seducing naive Jade, and she has no idea she's fallen right into his trap!

In the Indian Ocean, there is a beautiful island name Moraze ruled by a man named Rafiq.At the opening gala of a luxurious hotel, he kept a close eye on his archenemy Count Gastano. The count's date for the night was a beautiful icy blonde with an air of nobility. Rafiq was sure she could be used as leverage. If only he could take her away from Gastano and keep her under this thumb. That would show the obnoxious count just how inadequate he is, and lure him into the open where Rafiq can take him down. And so, with a sadistic smile on his beautiful face, Rafiq slowly stalked toward his unsuspecting prey.

Before Andrea's husband died, he was a professor studying the legends of King Arthur. In order to finish her husband's final work, Andrea is staying at a thirteenth-century chateau owned by one of her late husband's friends-a duke. As the sun sets one day, Andrea is taking photographs on the castle's grounds when a man suddenly confronts her. "This area is out of bounds!" Her handsome accuser has sharp blue eyes that put Andrea in mind of the legendary Sir Lancelot. He is Lancelot Malbois de Lac, the duke's only son.

It was Sabrina's wedding day, but her groom was running late because of his work. Could she really be happy in this marriage? No. Sabrina ran away from the church in her wedding dress and headed to the lodge filled with her happy childhood memories. But on the way she became stranded at the side of the road in a blizzard. Looking for help, she started to walk, but she was deep in the mountain wilderness... "Zach! It's Snow White!" When they saw the black-haired beauty in the snow, the children were excited. She`d appeared out of nowhere and fainted in Zach's arm. Who could she be?

Elizabeth "Lily" Finch runs a successful catering company, but even the best meals come from a few cracked eggs. Lily's path to catering success has been full of heartbreak and shattered dreams. When the prince of the Harrat Salma kingdom, Karim Al-Hassan, comes to her in his time of need, she turns him away! Lily doesn't have the time to take on any more work, but Karim comes up with a brilliant plan: if he becomes her assistant, she'll have the time to take on a few more catering jobs...and just maybe find a bit of love on the side.

Working as Nikos's secretary, Anna soon found herself in his bed...and pregnant with his child. Anna's love for Nikos carried her to this point, but after the pregnancy she felt as though Nikos was distancing himself from her. He drove her and their baby away...and he hired a new secretary to take Anna's place.! Later Nikos comes after Anna to reclaim his baby, but she isn't about to give him up without a fight. So she goes back with Nikos to try to keep her child. As she spends time with Nikos and starts to see him as a father, her love for him grows. But when Nikos decides to hire another woman to be his secretary, she tries to find a way to leave through an old family friend. Nikos is trying to figure out his feelings for Anna, but will he figure them out in time to save them both?

Miss Chloe Gibbons is nothing special in the world of aristocrats, but she might just be what Earl Christopher Armstrong Hawthorne-Kitt-needs. Wounded in warfare, Kitt's come home to a fractured leg, broken spirits and an overbearing countess of a grandmother who's hired Chloe to be his companion. Will Chloebe able to heal Kitt's spirits, or have the ravages of war done more damage than a kind heart can mend?

Joanne has grown up quietly in the shadow of her mother, a dazzlingly beautiful actress named Clea Thorpe. Jeb Norris once duelled Joanne's father in an effort to win Clea, and now his son Ben has shown up at one of Clea's parties. When he catches Joanne's attention, Ben shows her a chilly smile...why really has he come?

Kathryn was days away from her wedding with Rex. She should've been overflowing with joy and anticipation, but instead she was filled with doubt. Then she catches her fiance in bed with another woman! She feels betrayed, yet she isn't as hurt by him as she thinks she ought to be. Still, she never wants to see Rex again, even after he gets in an accident. But when his brother, Nate, comes to his brother's side, he starts accusing Kathryn of unjustly dumping Rex. As he tries to make her life difficult, Nate can't help but be drawn to her...

Kostas Marcos and his wife perished in a tragic car accident, leaving their son Nicos in the care of Harriet "Harry" Masters. Alex Marcos, Kostas's older brother, can't just leave his brother to Harry. But when Alex can't quell the cries of baby Nicos, Harry is swept into the family's autocratic world of deception and distrust. What ill will does the matriarch of the family wish upon them, and why is a long-lost brooch so important?

The career of a television host with an interest in marine biology is shattered when a bad accident leaves her with a massive scar on her leg, months of rehab and an ever-present fear of water. Ianthe Brown must find the courage to conquer her fears, and Alex Considine is more than willing to help. Ianthe knows nothing about him, but her new friend soon reveals problems of his own, including exile and rebellion. Will Ianthe sink or swim in the dangerous world of royalty and romance?

What is the secret that lurks within The Lover's Box? Hannah Lowe has quickly become friends with her elderly cousin, Isobel, but living with her is one thing. Inheriting her whole estate is another. When Isobel passes, everyone wants to know what Hannah got, including Cooper Winston, an annoyance who has his eyes on The Lover's Box. Why does he covet such an odd heirloom so passionately, and will he covet Hannah to get it?

Stefano Salvatore would love to own The Janus Corporation, but when Penelope "Nellie" Wentworth, the owner of the company, storms into his office demanding he marry her, it sounds too good to be true! Nellie says she wants to make sure the company's in good hands so she can hold on to her uncle's legacy...but why? What secret is her uncle holding, and why would she go to such a scandalous businessman for a quick marriage? There has to be some logic to this bride's proposition...

At a party hosted by the Blackstone family, the estranged Cord Blackstone comes home to claim his rightful inheritance. He wants the lease to the mountain that Susan has inherited through her deceased husband. Mistrust and knife fights will be only the beginning of the battle for the mountain, but the bigger challenge they might face is realizing that they love one another.

Life could not be more difficult for actress Cairo Vaughn. Both of her parents have recently passed away, and she has just gone through a very public divorce from her famous director ex-husband, Lionel Bond. Now her close friend Margo is ill and carrying a child. In order to clear her head, Margo offers Cairo a trip to her friend's villa. It turns out this friend is none other than Rafe Montero, a famous actor turned director and Cairo's old lover. The flames of their love are rekindling, but can they dodge the paparazzi long enough to make it happen?

Alyssa Scott has the opportunity to inherit a castle, but she must be married for six months to collect her inheritance. Dario Parisi claims that the castle belongs to his family, and will do anything to get it...even marry. With the arrangement set, the two will marry for the castle... but will they kill each other before the six months is up?

Saskia "Sashie" Ford and Lucius "Luke" Armytage have never gotten along. As step siblings, they're not related by blood, but Sashie's always been out to draw blood. So Luke does his best to stay out of her way. When they bump into each other at the family's summer home in Tuscany, they might find that they need each other...but can the two of them coexist under one roof?

Billy Lucas, an ex-cop with a checkered past, is hired as a bodyguard for a naive young heiress named Julia. Originally ordered to watch her from a far, Billy is forced to intervene when she sneaks off alone. After hearing from Julia about her sheltered life, Billy decides to take her on an adventure and show her the things she has missed out on. Will sparks fly between these two people from different worlds?

A terrible car accident has claimed newborn Nicky's parents. While his aunt Julie Marchant would go to the ends of the earth to take care of the child, his uncle Massimo Di Rocche has legal guardianship and more money... Julie's dedication to the child takes her to fashionable cities in Italy and ancient jungle ruins, but will it take her to the core of Massimo's heart?

Laurel Midland harbors a dark secret, one that leads her to think she deserves no happiness in life. When she arrives at the house of widower Charles Gray, she finds a like-minded soul in a child who's been denied much happiness. As the new nanny, she's tasked with proving herself to Charles, proving that you need to have fun to live, and learning that you need to forgive yourself to move on.

Is she "Cari" or "Cary"? One of them is the girl who Max Angeli was planning to meet for dinner. The other is the girl with whom he ends up wandering the dangerous streets of Dallas late at night with an infant in tow. Cari Christiansen finds herself attracted to this mysterious Italian Texan, but the battles facing the pair might be more spaghetti Western than romantic comedy...

Natalie Cavanaugh has found a chance to go visit her grandmother's house, but the big bad wolf might be the mafioso who lives next door. Demetrio Bertoluzzi spends his days repairing his house by himself, but it'll be Natalie who helps him rebuild his status in the world. Being the heir of a Mafia family is one thing, but trying to go against the tide might be rougher than he'd expect. However, Natalie might just be the offer he can't refuse.

Life has been tough for Max Sheridan, but he's fought tooth-and-nail to become a major player in international business. Having made his money, he's out to find the one thing that would make his life complete, and a wife and children are the only thing Max can't buy. What he can buy is the services of manners consultant Jessie Martinelli. Employing this lady to help him find the woman of his dreams was a smart idea, but is he smart enough to realize that she might actually be the one he's looking for?

Jill and Aiden Morse are having a rough relationship, but when Aiden forgets his daughter's first birthday, can you blame her for getting upset? Aiden's been on autopilot since his daughter was born, but things begin to look up for the family after Aiden has a near-death experience. Thanks to a plane crash-or train crash, depending on when you ask him-Aiden's lost his memory...but has been given a new start. Is the new Aiden man enough to save his marriage, or will Jill's divorced friend Eric Lindstorm offer up a better alternative?

When Morgan has to make it to her friend's wedding overseas, she makes a deal with her twin sister, Tegan. "Tiggy" will become her sister and cover for her at work, temporarily filling in as secretary for George Huntley. But while Morgan's chasing love overseas, Tiggy's finding herself falling for her boss. Can their relationship flourish when it's based on a case of mistaken identity? When her sister ends up in the hospital, Tiggy might find out that she's been promoted to a permanent position...as a mother!

While taking in the Alps in honor of her late parents, Lee can't help but cry. A stranger approaches at the sound of her pain and comforts her, and Lee feels as though they're connected somehow-love at first sight. But when she returns to school to meet her friend Princess Sophie, she finds out her first love was actually Prince Raoul-Sophie's arranged fiance! After eight years, Lee accepts that Raoul and Sophie will one day wed, but as luck would have it Sophie isn't in love with him and has no intention of marrying him. In order to get out of her arranged marriage, Sophie tries to convince Lee to seduce Raoul. Lee wants to see him again after so long but she can't imagine herself with a prince. And even if she were to succeed in winning his heart, would he break tradition and choose to be with Lee by calling off an arranged marriage?

Madison McGuire is a young woman with dreams of becoming an actress. She gets a lucky break one day when she' is visited by a famous director named Gideon Bryne, who is looking for an unknown to cast in his next film. It's love at first sight, but neither wants to make a move, fearing it would ruin the movie and their careers. Can these two keep it professional while they work together-or will secrets from the past tear them apart before they even get a chance to try?

One night Natasha is called and told her twin sister, Natalia, and Natalia's boyfriend, Chase, have been involved in a car accident. Natasha rushes to the hospital to find that her sister has received little more than a scratch. Chase on the other hand is in serious condition. Natalia, who was only using Chase for his money and status, leaves him, believing he will be crippled for life. Not wanting Chase to be hurt any more than he already is, Natasha assumes her sister's identity to continue the relationship. How far will Natasha go-and will Chase find out?