"Your son will inherit a total of 142 million dollars," the lawyer told Clara, who runs a bakery while raising her son by herself. Four years ago, during a summer vacation, she fell in love with a man, but she never imagined that he was a sergeant of a conglomerate with aristocratic blood. He passed away last month and his brother Grant finds Clara and her son and wants to meet them. It's her first time in New York, a penthouse in a high-rise building and a world so different. Grant is the twin brother of her ex-lover, but he is the exact opposite, hard and cold...

Interior designer Tamsin, by the bane of her own beauty, is mistaken to be aiming for a seat as the wife of the Earl of Grainger. While there is nothing but amity between the two, the earl's dear friend Bruno plots to tear the two apart. Bruno approaches Tamsin with his debonair charm and quickly leads her, naked, into his bed. Little does she know that it's merely a trap to show the earl how loose of a woman Tamsin really is!

When Grace was eighteen, she fell in love for the first time. She didn't think twice about letting Denton take her virginity, but she didn't realize that he'd be moving far away to attend university the next day. Years went by, and Denton never kept his promise to come and see her, so Grace was left heartbroken. Now she runs a B and B and is shocked when Denton suddenly reappears, bringing back old memories she had locked away... She's terrified of getting hurt again, but seeing Denton as the man he is now, Grace struggles to fight against her emotions...

Two years ago, Melissa spent four wonderful days with Prince Casimiro as his lover. Now she works as a party planner and is set to plan a grand one for the Mediterranean kingdom of Zaffirinthos-with Casimiro as the host. Melissa sees Casimiro and her heart jumps-and she wonders whether she should tell him about his one-year-old son! Unfortunately, she finds a coldhearted man she barely recognizes.

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?

It is said that when you make a wish on the hilltop on the morning of Solstice Day, your wishes come true. I wish to meet the person I'm destined to be with. When Beatrice made that wish, a lovely man appeared from the woods. This tall, pleasant man said he was Oliver. How wonderful it would be if this was the person I was destined to be with... A few days later, Beatrice accompanies her great-aunt to London to see a famous cardiologist at his clinic... And there was Oliver! I can't believe I'm meeting him again. He leaves her after telling her something mysterious. "This was an inevitable reunion." Is this the beginning of a sweet and tender love story?

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!

Flora Harris is a bookish nurse on a small island, but when a new doctor comes to her practice, the whole community is thrown into an uproar! Conner McNeil may be brusque on the outside, but it's thanks to years of being tempered by hatred and pain from his father. A rebel in his youth, Conner ravaged the town in his teenage years, only to come back as an experienced doctor. Can Flora help mend the community around this dashing rogue?

Molly, a single and carefree author, knew that a man and his daughter would be moving into the house next to hers for the summer. But she had to swallow a gasp of surprise when saw that her new neighbor was none other than Dimitri, a man she'd shared a summer fling with on a Greek island fifteen years earlier. Molly's chest hurt looking at his daughter, who was the spitting image of her mother. And Dimitri's smile was every bit as hypnotizing as it had always been... Molly told herself she must keep up her guard. She couldn't just return to a love that had ended so terribly the first time. If only her conflicting feelings for Dimitri weren't so strong!

That summer is a special sparkle in her life. An 18th birthday party. The first time she is allowed to wear a grown-up dress... And Beth meest him, Lyon Cantrell, that day. He is the only son of a prestigious family with the same name as the town they live in. They spend an entire summer being together and making love, but when Beth becomes pregnant, Lyon suddenly disappears. Although she is gutted by the cruel treatment, Beth gives birth to his child and raised him. --Nine years have passed since then. Lyon suddenlys returns and see Beth again, this time with anger and distrust...

A woman perfect for affairs-that was his first impression of Willow, the prep-school girl visiting a friend's house during summer vacation. A fancy party at the mansion is Willow's first experience with the finer things in life, as she's a bookworm used to a humble lifestyle. Wearing a provocative dress loaned to her by a friend, the shy Willow accidentally falls asleep in the kitchen-not thinking in her wildest dreams that the Greek tycoon Theodore Kadros would soon arrive, and not realizing how his gaze filled with lust when he looked at her...

Teddi is a student paying her way through college by modeling. She dreams of becoming a teacher one day. People around her sometimes misjudge her, assuming she lives a life of idle luxury. Her best friend Jenna has invited Teddi to her family ranch in Canada to spend the summer there, which sounds appealing...except that she doesn't want to see Jenna's brother, King. He makes biting remarks when he sees her. Why does her first love despise her this much? She wishes she could just hate him...

One summer, young Charlotte met Riccardo and fell in love. Then she discovered that he, the son of a noble family in Italy, was merely enjoying summer love, and her days of devoting her heart and body ended in tragedy. Some years later, Riccardo's mean looks still haunt and pain her. Now a real-estate agent, Charlotte is shocked when she finds her next client is none other than the unforgettable Riccardo!

Jesslyn just wants to enjoy her summer vacation in peace. But in order to protect one of her students, she needs her ex-lover's help. Sharif, the sheikh of a desert kingdom, will protect the lad if she tutors his little girls over the summer. But Jesslyn still hurts from the loss of Sharif. Months after they broke up, Sharif married another woman and had three children-she doesn't want to be hurt again. There's a familiar, yet dangerous gleam in his eyes...but what choice does she have?

Eloise is surprised to realize that the eyes following her at a nightclub belong to Marcus, the man she fell head over heels for in Greece when she was nineteen. After their first date, her mother told her that Marcus wasn't really interested in her, and Eloise thought her first love was over. But now he's back, asking her for a dance with that same smile from five years ago. Eloise feels as though she's dreaming as she sways with him on the dance floor. Little does she know there's a fire of revenge burning in Marcus's heart...

Long after her husband's death, Beth still suffers in secret. She can never tell her son that his father had been having an affair shortly before he passed away. When Beth is invited to a vacation on a beautiful island, she feels happy for the first time in a long while. But she's soon confronted by a handsome stranger who's staying at the same lodge. Suddenly, Beth, a single mother, finds herself cohabitating with John, a single father.

Kathy met handsome Italian Sandro when she was 22. He succeeded in passionately encouraging the naturally shy Kathy to sleep with him. That one sultry night, when they each abandoned their inhibitions, ended up in Kathy becoming pregnant. When she told Sandro about it, all she got was his cold, irresponsible reply. Fast-forward six years: an unexpected encounter with Sandro at a party unsettles Kathy, especially when he invites her to sleep with him again as if nothing had ever happened! Once his warm hands touch hers, though, she repeats the same mistake as if put under a spell...

Hannah and her two best friends, who run an inn together, are having a competition to get boyfriends for the summer. Hannah has no experience with men, so the hurdle is high, but then Zach, the boy she fell in love with at fourteen, appears. A detective who was shot while on duty, he's come to the inn by the sea to recuperate. His sexy and dangerous aura makes Hannah's heart throb. If she's going to throw away her virginity, it has to be with him! One day, she slips into Zach's bed while he's sleeping, and suddenly she's being wrapped up in his powerful arms!

When Sorcha met young, successful Cesare one summer, the two fell passionately in love. She happily accepted his proposal of marriage and anticipated a life of bliss. However, everything fell apart and a devastated Sorcha felt as though her heart would never heal. A few years later, Cesare suddenly shows up in front of Sorcha...and he's more handsome than she remembered!

In need of money, Gwynneth goes to the Kingdom of Zuran to sell the condominium her father left her before he passed away. But due to the constant real-estate frauds that occur in Zuran, she has trouble getting the papers to prove the condo is hers before selling it. To make matters worse, someone else has the key to her condo, and when he slips in one night, Gwynneth makes no effort to resist the mysterious stranger. Luckily, he restrains himself, but he isn't just any random man: it's Sheikh Tarik himself. They both seem to think the condo is theirs and are stuck with each other until the matter is resolved. But Tarik and Gwynneth can't help but be enticed by one another. Will they both be able to resist acting on their feelings?

Ami, co-owner of a home decor shop, is at the Avalon Hotel on business when she is mistaken for a prostitute. North Kendrick, the owner of the hotel, coldly demands that she leave the premises and never return. Enraged by his treatment of her, Ami decides to disguise herself as an elderly woman to reenter the hotel. However, while in her disguise, she discovers that North is a surprisingly warm and kind person...with an incandescent smile! Christmas in Australia's midsummer will bring these two a steamy romance!

After being a surrogate for Blake and his wife, Bella promised Blake's wife she'd stay out of the baby's life. Then one day, Blake shows up asking if she can look after the child for the summer. Bella doesn't want to upset Blake's wife, but she finds out that they've recently divorced, so decides to accept his request. But will Bella be able to continue to keep her love for Blake hidden now that he's no longer married?

Morgan Grady is said to be the sexiest bachelor in all of New York. Winnie was supposed to be his bride, but on their wedding day, she flees down the aisle, leaving him surrounded by all his guests. Just a month ago, she was an ordinary secretary for a company president. She knew that her feelings for her boss, Morgan, were pointless because he couldn't even remember her name! She tried to convince herself it was just a contract, but there's no way she can marry him like this!

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!

One summer three years ago, 18-year-old Rosie experienced sparkling passionate kisses with the man of her dreams, Gerd. He is a prince and has just tonight been conferred the status of grand duke of Carathia. After he stole those kisses from her and suddenly disappeared, she was afraid to see him again, fearful he would spot her secret crush. After all, she's just an ordinary woman...

Deeply hurt by her fiance's betrayal, Dani breaks off her engagement and decides to start life over in a new town with a new job. She leaves Seattle for a small coastal town, where she's lucky to find work as an antiques shop assistant. But her boss, John, writes her off as a fickle vacationer who will leave as soon as the summer is over, and he treats her coldly. Both Dani and John are haunted by old wounds. But as they work together, they gradually get to know each other...

Kristen fell hopelessly in love with Sergio, a billionaire more than ten years older than her, when she visited Sicily while on vacation. It was the burning first love of summer...and it turned out she was the only one who thought it was the love of a lifetime. Sergio says he can't imagine having a family and just wants to keep her next to him. Is he asking her to be his lover? Kristen leaves him behind while holding in the pain of her broken heart. Four years later, Kristen, now a mother, reads about Sergio's engagement in a newspaper. It seems he's ready for that family now...

Louisa comes to this beautiful Greek island to visit the grave of her son. On the summer of her seventeenth year, she'd been there as a tourist, where she fell in love with rich and powerful noble Andreas, conceived his child and then married him. But their marriage ended abruptly after only two years with the death of their son. Now, Louisa shakes off the bad memories and steps off the ferry onto the island, only to be shocked: Why is Andreas here, when she was told he would be away? She hasn't spoken to her husband even once in five years, and she finds a maddening mixture of hatred and love for him stirring in her heart.

Rachel's irresponsible ex-husband's invitation for their daughter to visit him in Florida was the first step in a string of events that would change Rachel's love life forever. One would assume that as a romance novelist Rachel would be more of an optimist when it comes to the endless possibilities of love. But unfortunately, doubts created by old wounds plague her mind and this particular change isn't well received.

Harriet, an antique dealer, buys a mountain villa in a village in Southern France to enjoy her summer vacation with her niece. But the mountain villa is an abysmal abandoned house...! And what surprises her more is the fact that the former owner of the mountain villa was her ex-lover, Andre. He was the man who captured her eighteen-year-old heart and sent her into fits of despair. The love and hatred she buried eight years ago comes back to life and t*rtures her emotions!

Sam had it all and was awaiting the day her beloved, Ransom, would propose to her. But suddenly she's forced to marry a rich old man to save her family. Hiding the truth from Ransom and wracked with guilt, she breaks up with him. Six years later, her husband passes away and she moves back home, only to run into Ransom again. But now his gaze is full of hate! Also included is Marrying Her Billionaire Boss.

"For the first time in six years, I'll be coming home...to witness your marriage to the duke." The long-awaited letter that young Evelyn received from Sam didn't contain the answer she was hoping for. When she was fifteen, Sam was her first kiss and her first love. But she can only assume it was a goodbye gesture before he left to study medicine overseas. Suppressing her lingering passion, Evelyn decides to try her best to form a new loving relationship with the duke. However, Sam, now a skilled and handsome doctor, struggles with his developing feelings for Eve as he hides a dark secret that will change their relationship forever...

Rebecca, heartbroken that her ex-fiance just married her stepsister, escapes from their glamorous wedding ceremony to deal with the pain. A sexy, mysterious man suddenly appears before her and hands her a bottle of champagne. Will this gorgeous man be the passionate solution to her broken heart?

To fulfill a promise she made to her late fiance, Chastity visits a wealthy man, Gabe, who is a smart, handsome businessman. When she was working for him, she had a secret crush on him. She knocks on his door as the fiancee of Gabe's late brother, but he treats her as if she's a gold digger who is after his family's assets! Despite their awful meeting, Gabe suddenly asks her if she can tag along with him to a resort island. She knows he hates her, so she feels bewildered by his offer.

The daughter of a prominent family. That was all that her mother valued in Abigail's existence. Raised like a caged bird, there was one time that she disobeyed her mother. That was when she fell in love with a poor boy, Grant, eight years ago and got pregnant. But the summer love ended in atrocity with his betrayal. Since, she has lived her life like a doll, but one day, she is offered a marriage proposal by a man who is connected to her mother. While considering it, Grant shows up after eight years! But hatred toward her spirals in his heart...

Livvy is spending the summer at her cousin's villa in France. While she's on her way there, she's almost hit by a car. The man behind the wheel has a haughty attitude and thinks Livvy is nothing more than a foolish, belligerent tourist... That night, a ruffian accosts Livvy at the inn. She freezes in fear...just as someone else barges in. She thinks help has arrived, but the person at the door is the man she fought with that afternoon!

Tessa's summer job is babysitting a young boy. The boy's father, Mark, is a travel writer who always wants things done his way. Tessa rebels against his forceful ways but soon finds herself attracted to him. Things get heated when Mark's ex-wife files for custody of their son. Suddenly, Mark needs Tessa to marry him for the sake of his child!

Since losing her family, Millie buried herself in her work as a way to cope. After her boss insisted she take some time off, Millie was trying to enjoy her weeklong vacation in the Caribbean. But when a man named Chase walked up to her and asked her out on a date, Millie tried to brush him off. In the end she changed her mind, deciding to give him a chance. After all, he'd made her smile after she'd closed off her emotions for so long, ever since the loss of her family... The next thing she knew, Millie had agreed to spend the whole week with Chase!

Somer, the bright young daughter of an oil tycoon, sets off for the Bailiwick of Jersey to see her fiance after a year apart...only to learn he's cheating on her with another woman! Stricken with grief, the heartbroken young woman finds herself drawn to Chase Lorimer, an attractive photographer and experienced lover. On a whim, she steals away to a quiet cove with him...but it leads to a pain she'll never forget. Five years later, a mysterious letter addressed to Somer arrives at the office...from Chase Lorimer. He asks Somer to marry him and says if she refuses, he'll leak compromising photos of her to the press! All Somer can do is wish this nightmare would end as the memories of that horrible day come flooding back...

Sarah, a nobleman's daughter, is being forced into a marriage she doesn't want to cover her father's debt. Her intended is a baronet rumored to have problems with sadism. This infamous man displays a strange fixation on Sarah. However, Nicholas, the Marquess of Englemere and most eligible bachelor of this London season finds out about this and devises a plan. If he takes the courageous Sarah for his own wife, he'll have someone to manage his household and provide an heir and she'll be able to escape the baronet's evil clutches. They'd be killing three birds with one stone. Neither Sarah nor Nicholas ever would have guessed that the pain of falling in love with someone in a marriage of convenience was waiting for them in the future.

The summer of her 22nd year. That was the last time Princess Karina experienced freedom. She is about to have a political marriage for the sake of her royal family. Before she is forced to marry a man whom she does not love, she wishes to experience love. It seemed her wish might just come true. The tall and handsome Jack Santini comes to live in the estate as a bodyguard. Karina falls for the talented and charming Jack, and wishes, just once, that she could kiss the man she fell in love with for the first time...

The biggest landscaping opportunity of Izzy's career has just dropped into her lap: working on the millionaire Rio D'Aquila's New York country house! Ever since she was a girl, her family has treated her like a child, undermining her confidence, and this is her chance to show them they're wrong. However, due to a series of unfortunate events, she is running incredibly late for the interview. When she finally arrives at the estate, she finds Rio is gone-only his half-naked groundskeeper is still around. And my, is he handsome...

The plan is for Georgia, an English teacher, to work as a home tutor during her summer vacation in Tuscany, where her honeymooning sister and brother-in-law are staying, too. On the plane, she meets a handsome Italian man who tries to strike up an intimate conversation with Georgia. Her heart flutters, but later that night when she sees him again at the hotel, he directs a sharp stare at her. He was really kind to her that afternoon, so why has he changed his tune? It turns out that this man is actually a famous former F-1 racer named Gianluca Valori and his niece is the student Georgia is teaching! To top things off, he's now convinced she's having an affair with her brother-in-law!

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!

After a tragedy claims the life of her best friend Jo, Carrie rushes to Greece with every intention of taking her orphaned goddaughter away from Andreas Stillanos, Jo's coldhearted brother-in-law. To Carrie's dismay, Andreas is as handsome as ever, and the fire in his eyes threatens to consume her. Unable to resist temptation any longer, Carrie makes a deal with the dark-haired devil.

Robina is the daughter of a poor noble family, and this ball is her first and final attendance in the London Season. It's there that the handsome Lord Exmouth gives her a taste of her first dance. When the sweet music and dreamlike moment are over, he invites her to stay at his estate for the summer! This must be a serious invitation with marriage in mind! The only thing is, she's heard he still isn't over his dead wife...

One year has passed since Annabella's gambling, alcoholic husband died. Since then, she's been relentlessly bullied by her mother-in-law, who has made her life a living hell. She finally gets to attend a ball once her mourning period ends, and there she meets Sir William, a strong, attractive gentleman. He seems interested in her, but she can't believe he'd bother with a widow who is treated like a servant. Annabella doesn't know what to make of him, but when she loses herself in his beautiful eyes, blue like the summer sea, she forgets everything else...

After failing to escape from an arranged marriage, Princess Anna was trapped in a castle and had turned to Greg, a man with whom she'd once had a forbidden relationship, for help. Seeing Greg for the first time in years, Anna recalls the summer day when she sneaked into a summer festival disguised as a village girl and had a fateful encounter with the unrestrained and courageous Greg. They'd had a playful passion for each other, but now Greg is staring at Anna with cold eyes. Anna had chosen to abandon him and fulfill her life as a princess, but there's a reason she had to turn to him now...despite his resentment.

Phoebe's best friend, Bianca, had a child she kept secret from the world...and now that she's gone missing, it's up to Phoebe to take care of Bianca's daughter, Nina. With her back against the wall, Phoebe is forced to confront Nina's father, Kyle, a member of the famous Landis family. She explains the situation and asks him to marry her...because if she can't gain legal custody of Nina, she'll be forced to hand her over to Child Protective Services. At first Kyle doesn't know what to do, but after DNA testing shows that Nina is his daughter, he agrees to her plan.

Matt is at his wit's end. As if he isn't busy enough with business transactions for the company he manages, he's left to take care of his ten-year-old daughter, Samantha, when his ex-wife passes away. Samantha rejects every nanny Matt hires. Just as the temp agency refuses to deal with him anymore, one of his employees introduces him to her younger sister, Tess. He learns that Tess is spending the summer at her sister's place, and he hires her as a nanny. She immediately befriends Samantha, but Matt doesn't expect to find himself falling for Tess's carefree charms...!

Sophie fell in love the moment she met Luis de la Camara. However, when she learned that he was a billionaire and her cousin's fiance, her love wilted before it could fully bloom. Three years later, she gets a phone call with the horrible news that her cousin has died in a car accident. Drowning in sorrow, Sophie sets off for Spain to attend the funeral and finds Luis waiting for her. He's even more charming than he was before, and the emotions Sophie had hidden away start to bubble up to the surface. But she has to force them down. Luis is the newly widowed husband of her cousin!

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?

Hank, the best friend of Gabrielle's lost fiance, suddenly comes to her apartment. He tells the confused Gabrielle that he has come to deliver her fiance's dying words. Gabrielle wanted to disappear at that moment. A year ago, after a nasty fight with Kevin, Hank comforted her and the two impulsively shared a kiss. Ever since, they have been suffering from their guilt, so Gabrielle goes ice-cold when she hears Kevin's last words. Is he telling her that she and Hank can be together?

Marianna had at last finalized her divorce with her former husband, Sebastian. They still loved each other, but they couldn't overcome the hardship of losing two children. Then, the day before the divorce was finalized, Marianna found out she was pregnant. She was conflicted about whether they should still divorce, but she remained silent and allowed it to go forward. As they left the courthouse, she told her now ex-husband, Sebastian, about her pregnancy. He was shocked, but there was nothing he could do...was there?

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

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...?

Max Quintao, hailed by the gossip magazines and high society as "the world's sexiest man," happens to be Sophie's boss. When Max invites her to dinner and plies her with all his charms, Sophie falls in love with him and, believing him to be "the one," she gives up her virginity to him... But the next morning she overhears Max and his stepsister discussing their cruel scheme-they'll hide their illicit affair by using Sophie as a cover! Of course, she leaves Max after that. But four years later, with her father deep in debt to Max, poor Sophie is blackmailed into being his mistress...

It took Katrien's breath away when she saw mountaineer Zachary at the party. He looked just like that man from twelve years ago! The one who pulled her back into the light when she was falling into darkness... But she's already engaged to the sophisticated Callum. As a model, Katrien is skilled at keeping a poker face, but coincidence keeps bringing Zachary back into her life, leading her heart away from her fiance and toward a different love!

"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!

Meredith can't believe it. Who would have thought that a girl who grew up in the slums could be dancing at the palace? The dance studio founded by Meredith to teach poor girls how to dance has been invited to perform at the spring festival, and it includes a special dance with the prince. During her lesson with him, she is overwhelmed by seeing a member of royalty up close for the first time, but she also notices something. The prince never shows his emotions. But dance is something that comes from the heart. Desiring to open up his heart, Meredith disguises the prince and sneaks him out of the palace!

Gianni Bellini is the son of the onetime count who contracted Megan to be his head gardener. When the former count passed away a few days ago, Gianni all but chased Megan away-he has absolutely no interest in gardens. But there's no way that she's losing this job! Megan desperately reminds him that she has a contract. And when she does, the previously cold Gianni quickly backs down. But it's all part of his plan to try to make the noble, beautiful Megan into his plaything! She doesn't see the trap at first... Will she be caged by Gianni's charm?

Eloisa, working as a librarian, is taken aback when her ex-husband, Jonah, appears in front of her. They got married when she was studying abroad in Spain a year ago, but the next morning she ran away after realizing just what she'd done. Ignoring how agitated she is, Jonah tells her that their divorce was never finalized. Furthermore, he says he'll be spending time with her until the divorce goes through, so that she doesn't disappear as she did before. Hesitantly, she accepts his request, but there's a secret she can't reveal to him, no matter what...

Joaquin Alcolar-the most famous entrepreneur in Spain and a playboy who's brought tears to the eyes of many, many women. Without exception, he has dumped every woman he's dated after exactly one year-and this Friday marks one year for Cassandra and Joaquin. Will she become another pretty face he never looks back on? Her worries become stronger every day. Finally the fateful day arrives-but what awaits Cassandra is a destiny far beyond cruel and ironic!

Sydney thought her dreams had come true when she married Malik, the prince of Jahfar...until the day she overheard Malik making a confession to his brother that shattered her. Heartbroken, Sydney fled from her husband and their once happy home. Now, a year later, Sydney is in California, working in real estate, but her heart still yearns for Malik. Determined to get over him, Sydney files for divorce and sends the papers his way. But much to her surprise, Malik won't sign the papers, instead insisting that she must come to Jahfar and spend forty days with him before he'll finalize the divorce!

Noelle is at a party when the appearance of millionaire Ammar freezes her in her tracks. While they were married five years ago, he rejected her on their wedding night, and after they separated, he became her ex-husband. Those events stole Noelle's self-esteem, and it took her many years to get back on her feet. Now that she has encountered him once again, she doesn't want to remember those tragic days. But a passionate Ammar claims that he wants to speak with her about something. She shakes him off and leaves the party, only to suddenly lose consciousness. When she wakes up, she's on his private jet...

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...

Abby fell in love with Nick, a millionaire, and they got married, but her happiness didn't last long. She faced a cold bed, rumors about his relationship with an actress and his secret connection with his secretary...but she still loved him. When Abby joyfully told him she was pregnant, he unexpectedly pushed her away and said he didn't want it or her. He divorced her and didn't even acknowledge the child. It has been four years since that dark, sad time in Abby's life. Now Nick has appeared and is asking for a reconciliation. What does he want? Abby wants to refuse, but she feels like she's been captured by his gaze...

Sophy had felt protective of her sister and her nephew ever since the family of her sister's late husband, Theo, had opposed their son's marriage. That's why she followed her sister to Greece when she went to visit Theo's family. When they arrived, Theo's attractive brother, Andreas, picked them up and brought them back to his breathtaking mansion, but his welcome was less than warm! Still, as Sophy spends time with Andreas under the Greek sun, her heart becomes more conflicted. Now she doesn't know what to do...

Norah is visiting the island country of Sapphan for the first time in five years. The last time she came, she had a terrible experience with Prince Philippe. He called her a vulgar woman yet forced a kiss on her. Norah still cannot forget the frustrating yet sweet sensation of the kiss. Despite making an effort to avoid him, Norah reunites with the prince, who is still as scornful as she remembers. She is shocked when he declares that she has been summoned to become his bride!

Diane has never believed in fairy tales, even after her little sister married the king of Elbia, a small European country. That all changes one day when the king's adviser, Thomas, pays her a visit. After her divorce from her unfaithful husband, Diane is devastated, but Thomas insists she accompany him to Elbia for a vacation. While the beautiful earl escorts Diane around Elbia, she begins to believe fairy tales might just exist. She knows they're from two different worlds, but she still wishes she could be with him, even if only during this vacation...

Caris wakes up from a nightmare that has brought back memories of her bittersweet love affair three years ago. Those days she spent together with the confident, rich and handsome Zander Devereux were too beautiful to forget, and the memories keep rushing back. But it's time for her to move on, so Caris says goodbye to her past and throws herself into running a real-estate agency. Then one day Zander suddenly shows up in front of her, as confident and good-looking as ever. Caris once again is drawn to him, but she still remembers his cruel betrayal three years ago. And she hides a secret that he must never find out...

How can she be falling for a man she's supposed to hate?Terise is waiting for Ryan Westmore. He's a notable businessman and the husband of her late stepsister. Her stepsister asked for help getting out of her abusive marriage. Terise is convinced that Ryan is the cause of her death and she's ready to avenge her stepsister. So she gets hired as his children's tutor to find out all his secrets. But despite her suspicions, he seems to be a genuinely warm father to his children. He doesn't strike her as the kind of man who would harm his wife. And to complicate things further, she finds herself falling in love with him!

Harriet sighs. It's been a month since she totaled someone's luxury car in a collision. She never imagined that the car's owner, Damien Wyatt, would be offering her a job... For an art appraiser like Harriet, who loves antiques more than anything else, a job cataloging the prestigious Wyatt family's art collection is too attractive to pass up. But how in the world can she see him after what happened? Soon she'll have more questions, too, like why he stole a kiss from her at her job interview.

Ashley has a one-night stand with Congressman Matthew Landis, and the next morning when the hotel catches fire, he barely rescues her. As the press captures the scene and makes up a story for it, Matthew, now a US Senate candidate, must find a way to protect himself from a scandal. Agreeing to pretend to be his fiancee, Ashley finds it difficult to keep her feelings for Matthew a secret. And pretending to be a perfect couple isn't helping at all!

Alena, the 19-year-old scion of a well-respected, old Russian family, falls in love at first sight with Kiryl, a man she met in the lobby of a high-class hotel. He cuts a devilishly stylish figure, so she has no idea that this man who wears an air of danger around him like cologne has painfully risen up from the slums to become a billionaire. with his sweet words and the simple press of his lips to the back of her hand, Alena readily offers up her body and her heart to him. She could have no idea, at the height of her happiness, that the dazzling pleasures he offers her are, for him, a means to revenge!

Laura applies for the position of personal secretary to Vasilii Demidov, a Russian businessman whose origin is also of the people of the desert. Laura has been yearning for him?this older brother of her friend?and even treasures a photo of him that she secretly took ten years ago. However, for some reason during the interview, he shows a strange animosity against Laura as he asks questions full of malevolence. Although she is furious and wishes to leave, out of his urgent need for a secretary who is fluent in Chinese he unexpectedly hires her. The next day, Laura departs for Monte Negro for a business trip alone with him!

Julia is astonished to run into Sheikh Kaden of Burquat at a party. She'd first met Kaden when she was twenty years old and he was still the crown prince. They fell in love instantly. But one day, all of a sudden, he said something to alienate her and then coldly bid her farewell. Soon after, the news of his marriage completely broke her heart. It was only me who thought we were in love... Unbearably hurt by those bitter memories, Julia dashes out of the party, but can't escape her destiny.

Gina Leighton is liked by all of her coworkers, but it's the love of her boss, Harry Breedon, that she craves more than anything. The unrequited love has driven her to move away to England, but Harry has decided to drive her to dinner before she goes. A box of puppies on the side of the road may sideline their plans for the night but bring their lives crashing together in unexpected ways. Will Harry realize he's the one who droveGina away before it's too late?

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.

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?

Angie is a butler's daughter, forced out of the mansion when she fell in love with its successor and heir. It has been two years since then, and she now works as a live-in maid, while also taking care of her young son. One late night, an unexpected guest visits her from Greece-Leo Demetrios. Leo was her first love; he absorbed all her innocence and everything about her, then ditched her with cold words. Now he stands in front of her, riveting and handsome. He was my love in the past, and is still my only love. The memories of that love have come back to me...the love I thought I was over still burns in my yearning heart.

Isabel rescues Miguel, who has collapsed in the street, and ends up becoming the elderly scholar's caregiver and housekeeper. But one day, they're visited by a handsome young man. With scorn-filled eyes he asks Isabel, "How much will it take to get you to leave this house?" The man is none other than Miguel's nephew, Cayo. Isabel wonders why, if he's so well-off, he hasn't saved his uncle from his austere lifestyle. Why is he trying to drive her out?

Cinderella found her prince, but will Isabelle Browne? The life of a housemaid can have its perks, but being called away from vacation because Cristian "Cristo" Veron requested her by name isn't one of them. Cristo has a mission: find out if Isabelle is the housekeeper that his friend accidentally got pregnant. Is Isabelle on maternity leave, or is she not the woman Cristo's looking for...just the one he needs?

While filling in for her superior, Marissa has to work closely with the company head, Rick Morgan. He's definitely quite the charmer, but seems more concerned with his work than anything else. Even though Marissa could see herself falling for Rick, she's already learned her lesson about dating her superiors and looks elsewhere for her marriage-material mate. But working alongside Rick, she begins to see beyond his workaholic veneer Rick claims he has no intention of ever becoming a family man-but will Marissa make him change his mind?

Lily's lover is the Italian millionaire Vito. He's wonderful, but always reminding her that their relationship has no future: he doesn't care to marry and doesn't want children. But then she accidentally gets pregnant... Shocked, Lily musters up the courage to tell him, only to be faced with the worst reaction ever. Without any explanation, Vito kicks her out of the house! Then, six weeks later, he appears before Lily with an arrogant proposition to marry him!

Katie, an aspiring artist, has the good fortune to land a house-sitting gig in a mansion for a wealthy client. But the day she arrives, laughing with her friend as they carry in her luggage, a handsome man shows up and snaps at both of them to be quiet. Katie did hear that a high-strung billionaire lived next door... Could it be him? No way. That afternoon, Katie is sketching in the garden when she decides to climb a lilac tree to prune a branch, only to fall into the yard next door...and straight into the arms of her cranky neighbor!

Elizabeth's Cinderella story is on the verge of collapse. Reed, the son of a tycoon, and Elizabeth got married, despite resistance from the people closest to them. But now she barely speaks with Reed, who is always busy with his work. Instead Elizabeth spends every day alone in a luxurious apartment and waits for her husband to come home. She's not willing to give up on the passion they had, but can Elizabeth's seduction reel in the husband she's lost?

How on earth did Jenny ever end up with a handsome stranger on a yacht sailing halfway around the world? Struggling to make ends meet by working in a small cafe in Seaport, Jenny Bertin had all but given up on ever settling her debts and living free as the wind. Everything changes, though, when she gets an offer to work as cook and crew on mysterious Ramon's yacht, so Jenny jumps at the chance. What she doesn''t know is that Ramon is secretly a prince!

When Tessa hears from her mother, who left when Tessa was only five years old, it's a dream come true. She hurries off to the French countryside to see her mother for the first time in twenty years. But when she arrives, she finds a letter addressed to her: her mother had to flee from loan sharks, and she's leaving her rental cottages in Tessa's care! Confused, Tessa tries to get an answer out of Guy de Turaine, her mother's landlord, only to find out that the villagers hate her mother. To make matters worse, now that he knows she's her daughter, his gaze has gone ice cold!

Hailing from one of Spain's most distinguished families, reputable business tycoon Rafael-Luis Castenadas's blood chills as he lays his eyes upon the nightmare unfolding before him. Big, dreamy eyes. Luscious, wavy black hair. There's no doubt about it, the girl before Rafael is none other than Magdalena, his childhood friend Angelina's daughter, who she put up for adoption in England. Though Magdalena seems harmless enough, Rafael can't help but wonder why she has shown up at Angelina's children's baptism party. He has to get her away from the venue before it's too late. Even if it means he must play the devil...and defile her angelic innocence!

Beth's stepbrother drags her to a party where she meets Italian billionaire Dexter Giordanni and falls in love at first sight. Dex has built a business empire in only ten years, and he's flawlessly attractive... How could a man like that be interested in plain old Beth? Though she has her doubts, Beth finds herself entwined by his straightforward confession of love and a possessive kiss. After spending an intimate week together, Beth happily accepts his proposal. But in the shadows, Dex is wearing a bold sneer. His gaze is like that of a predator that has captured its prey, and there is a dangerous truth hidden in the depths of his eyes.

Petra met Caine on her eighteenth birthday. Though Caine was only in his twenties, he'd already made a name for himself as a talented investor. He radiated confidence, and Petra fell in love with him at first sight. They were soon wed, but behind her back, Petra's aunt and uncle-the people who raised her-sought to use Petra and Caine's passionate love to extort money from him! Betrayed and furious, Caine decides to take out his rage on Petra...

"You are just like my hopeless alcoholic mother," Sarah was told by her first love, Raoul, who took her viriginity, before he broke up with her. Five years have passed and Sarah, working as a temp janitor, freezes in front of the elevator. There is Raoul in a suit with a beautiful woman at his side. She wishes not to reveal herself to Raoul, now the head of a bank. He doesn't know her secret, that she had his child, Oliver, and she tries to disappear from the scene.

Shy, stutter-prone Samia has been told that she's a gangly, gawky girl who will never amount to anything, but thanks to her royal bloodline, she's been prepared and presented as a woman fit to rule. And even ifshe can't marry for love, she can at least be wed off for the sake of diplomacy. After seeing the way the way his father treated his mother, Sadiq thought that he would never love, so when these two are united, they expect nothing to come from it. Yet their desert kingdom of romance may soon grow roses of love...

Gianna's marriage is haunted by suspicion. Her husband, Franco, the man she's loved since she was a girl, is the young CEO of an international corporation. However, their marriage is political, not one built on love. Unaware of Franco's true feelings, Gianna's confidence is smashed to pieces when his ex-girlfriend, the world-renowned actress Famke, appears. Despite being married to a millionaire herself, Famke has returned to seduce Franco and scorns Gianna as being nothing more than Franco's PR wife, kept only for the sake of appearances. And, to make matters worse, Famke's outrageous conduct has the gossip magazines raving!

Nellie has had a crush on her coworker Kent ever since she started working at the company. But Kent thinks of her as a little sister. While Nellie secretly hopes that her feelings will be reciprocated, she learns that he's being promoted to a spot at the international branch of the company. In a mere two weeks, no less! Having spent a year unable to attract Kent's attention, Nellie decides to do away with her introverted self and formulate a last-ditch plan to marry her dreamboat!

A devastating car accident has taken a loving couple away from their newborn daughter. She's been given to her godparents to be raised, but one's a rich playboy, and the other's an earnest nanny that the world believes is a home-wrecker. Mario offers Sabrina a fortune to raise the child with him. Will she find that she can fake love if she makes enough money doing so? Mario may have slept around in the past, but will the love Sabrina has for her goddaughter spread some goodwill to the orphan's godfather? Mario might just make this woman an offer she can't refuse-his riches and his heart.

Victoria owns a restaurant in Sydney, but the recession and a rent increase are about to push the restaurant off the edge. One day Victoria goes to see the property owner to negotiate a payment plan. There she meets Antonio Cavelli, the notorious billionaire. He sees Victoria with her son Nathan, and with a smile he makes her a proposal that has her doubting her ears-in return for his leniency, she'll have to become his wife!

Greek millionaire Leon Gregoris had been like a brother to Bea Stephen since childhood, and on her eighteenth birthday they got engaged. But only a little while later, she discovered he was unfaithful and she broke it off. Three years have passed since then, and now that Leon has assumed his father's role as copartner at Stephen & Gregoris, he's come back for her. Just remembering the h*miliation makes Bea angry, but Leon doesn't care-the first thing he does is kiss her in front of everyone at her twenty-first birthday party!

After traveling to Italy for an interview, Maddie receives a warm welcome from a person calling himself Count Valieri. He treats her to a five-star hotel and tickets to the opera. But when Maddie falls asleep in the car he sends to pick her up, she wakes up lying in a strange bed, with an unfamiliar young man attending to her. He tells a confused Maddie this: "You'll stay here until we're finished negotiating with your father-in-law." She soon learns she's at the count's mansion... Maddie is his prisoner now!

Management consultant Natalie is on a business trip to California when she meets Johnny. A skilled bartender, Johnny is famous among the locals for his mixological skills, and he's reigned supreme as the king of the Martini Contest. That is, until last year, when Rita stole his crown... With so few opportunities to admire an elegantly suited woman, Johnny is mesmerized by Natalie and asks her on a date. Natalie finds herself equally attracted to the keenly perceptive Johnny. Meanwhile, Rita is worrying about the future of her relationship with Ben...

Kaye was asked out on a date by Formula One world champion Jared. Completely smitten with the famous playboy, she gave him her virginity. But after they consummated the act and Jared realized she had been a virgin, he turned away from her. Kaye's first love was cruelly trampled on. But her pain wasn't over yet. She had gotten pregnant from her one-night stand, and she was unable to get in touch with Jared. So Kaye raised her child alone for six years. Until one day when Jared showed up again...

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?

When they reunited, hotshot banker Liam kissed Regan, reminding her of their passionate romance, which she has been trying so hard to forget. Liam was the president of the company where Regan worked seven years ago...and her first love. She worked hard and made a bold attempt to seduce him. She was successful and they fell in love. However, after a months-long relationship, the ambitious and coldhearted Liam decided to marry the daughter of a wealthy family. So why are Liam's eyes again filled with desire for Regan? Whatever the reason, she's determined not to make the same mistake again or let him find out the secret she's been keeping from him!

Angele was shocked by the photographs sent to her home. They were intimate shots of Zahir-her fiance and the crown prince of Zohra-with a woman. Angele got engaged to Zahir when she was thirteen. Although it was an arrangement between their countries, she had been desperately in love with Zahir ever since. But Zahir was smiling and looking content in the photos. Angele thinks, if he doesn't love her, she should let go of him. She decides to break off the engagement and give Zahir his freedom. But she has one last request: "I want you to be my first man."

Damon has shown up at Abbie's door with his heart set on revenge. Two years ago, the two were deeply in love. But Abbie's father had arranged their meeting, intent on stealing Damon's business! Her father used their genuine feelings for each other for his own gain, and in the end drove Damon to ruin. At the time, Damon blamed it all on Abbie and refused to believe it wasn't her doing. Now he's regained control of his business and rebuilt his fortunes. And his only unfinished business is with Abbie!

Lexi, a helicopter pilot, saves an incredible man in a storm. The man who then steals her lips is Sheikh Kadir of Zenhab! He is a famous playboy and a regular in the tabloids. He offers her an unbelievable salary to work as his personal pilot, but she quickly declines. But Lexi, who was adopted, finds out that her birth mother has to pay back her mother's debts, so she decides to sign the half-year contract. She doesn't want to get to know the flirty sheikh who freely enjoys his time as a bachelor, but she can't keep being cold as she spends more time with him...

"I don't want to live a life of servitude controlled by my husband." Rosamund, forced into a political marriage by her father, faked her own kidnapping in order to escape. The man sent after her-a golden-haired, blue-eyed giant named Agravar, a fearsome Viking known for his unparalleled strength and cruelty-takes her back to the castle where he lives. Always looking for another chance to escape, Rosamund unexpectedly finds herself drawn in by his bright smile, his big, warm arms and his lonely soul. Could she be falling for her captor?

It's like she'd entered a different world... When Kristy visits Paris to commemorate her parents' death by staying at the luxury hotel where they spent their honeymoon, the hotel employees all look at her with shock. Not knowing why, Kristy tries to book one of the cheapest rooms in the hotel and makes eye contact with a breathtakingly gorgeous man named Armand Dutournier. His strong gaze immediately captures Kristy's heart. "You betrayed me!" Armand yells and then kisses her passionately. Everything is a mystery-Armand's identity, his familiarity and the existence of a potential mirror image of Kristy!

Abby works for Stewart Promotion and is a skilled marketer. One day, however, she substitutes for her cousin at a notorious kitty club, where she is harassed by ill-mannered customers. It's almost unbearable and she nearly slaps them, but then a handsome gentleman stops her... Despite his stunning looks, though, he's arrogant and irrigating. She thought they would never meet again... but they do, when he becomes a bigtime client.

Caroline is offered a job as a nanny by Matthew Callan, the only man she's ever loved and the father of her daughter. Unfortunately, Matthew blames her for the death of his brother, Tony. Even though Matthew might find out her real identity, Caroline takes the job anyway, so that she can finally be close to her daughter.

Eight years ago, while vacationing in Greece with her mother, Keeley met Ariston Kavakos, king of the Greek shipping industry and the most cold-blooded, arrogant man she had ever encountered. They shared a passionate kiss, but he angrily pushed her away, saying she was shameless...just like her mother! Ariston walked away without looking back, and it still stings for Keeley, even now. But after a chance reunion, Ariston offers to hire Keeley for an enticing sum of money. What is he thinking? Is he looking for a way to humiliate her again?

After suffering one misfortune after another, Bevin is at her wit's end. Her father passed away, leaving everything to her cruel stepmother, who, once the will is settled, will likely drive Bevin out of the house. The last thing she needs now is this terrible cold. One chilly winter Friday, despite being sick, she goes out to conduct street surveys for work and ends up collapsing into the arms of a gentleman she was about to interview. Poor Bevin doesn't know it yet, but he is about to change her life forever.

Caitlin, a geologist, has started a new job at her father's oil drilling company. While working on-site, she'll have to share a small trailer with Grant, the site foreman. She's put off by Grant, who judges her and assumes she doesn't belong there. But his good looks and muscular body prove too much for her when she glimpses him stepping out of the shower. He teases her by coming closer. She didn't come here for love, but will she be able to resist him?

Angela locked eyes with a man at her sister's wedding, and the next thing she knew, she was dancing with him. But apparently Dan is known as the king of one-night stands. Angela, who's been alone since her husband passed away three years ago, sees being with Dan as a chance for her to let loose for once. Little does she know it will be the start of a relationship that will exceed all her expectations!

Gina has been married to her wealthy, handsome husband, Reid, for seven years. They were blessed with adorable children and supposedly living a happy life as a married couple. But then Gina started to suspect that her husband was cheating on her, and it left her in a state of indecision... Now, to make matters worse, her husband has announced the unthinkable-he and his secretary are heading off on a business trip. The worst part is they'll be staying in the same suite! Has his heart moved on from Gina to another woman? In order to win him back, Gina's going to take drastic measures that will shock even her!

After learning that her fiance cheated on her, Ally decides to ditch him and take their honeymoon by herself. Once there, she meets a shockingly handsome man named Chris and spends a passionate few days with him. With the knowledge that this attractive man will never be more than a vacation fling, Ally returns to England. But soon she discovers she's pregnant! After deciding to raise the baby by herself, she is shocked when Chris suddenly appears!

Popular wedding consultant Carolyn is visited by the mysterious Sheik Tariq. With no regard for her objections, he insists that she plan an extravagant wedding for his sister in just one month! Carolyn can't believe his arrogance. Raised by a selfish and overbearing father, she hates arrogant men, but somehow she just can't help getting caught up in the sheik's whims!

Marianne appears to have everything-Zeke, her handsome, successful husband, and a luxurious penthouse apartment. But Zeke's ex-girlfriend designed their home, and its flashy coldness makes it hard for Marianne to live there. She's annoyed that Zeke refuses to move and that he still works so closely with his ex. But just when Marianne feels completely ignored and alone, Zeke surprises her...

Zeke, a successful man in show business, scouted talented dancer Melody and it was love at first sight. Their future together was supposed to be bright, but an unexpected accident turns their lives upside down. With Melody's legs seriously injured, she's afraid she can no longer live up to her husband's expectations. So she decides to flee from the hospital and disappear into a world without Zeke. But he isn't going to let her get away that easily!

Jade and Mel were a happy couple, madly in love. On Jade's twentieth birthday, they were going to tell her father about their engagement. However, on that day, her father unexpectedly announced her engagement to another man by mistake in front of the guests. Hurt and embarrassed, Mel left her and never returned. A few years later, Jade is running her father's advertising agency, but the business is failing. On the verge of losing her company, she desperately turns to Mel, who has become a successful management consultant, in the hopes that he will help her. So they meet again and Jade immediately falls for her gorgeous ex, but Mel gives her the cold shoulder. And soon a rumor starts spreading that he is actually conspiring to take over her company!

It's been six months since she inherited her late husband's fortune, and Neve has been struggling with her fourteen-year-old stepdaughter, Hannah, ever since. One night Neve almost gets lost in a snowstorm while running after Hannah, but she's determined to keep going until she finds her. Suddenly a beautiful godlike man comes to rescue her. He calls himself Severo, and he carries her into a nearby house when Neve tries to continue her mission to rescue Hannah in the storm. They end up trapped by the snow and must spend the night together... What will become of Hannah? And what will happen between Severo and Neve?

Julia is always at the beck and call of her selfish and criminally handsome boss, Sebastian. However, she explodes with anger when he asks her to break up with his girlfriend for him. This time he's gone too far and Julia has had enough. She announces that she's quitting, but she never could have anticipated his reaction. He tells her that, though he would never pursue his secretary, he has no problem setting his sights on an ex-employee. Julia's resignation has unexpectedly lifted Sebastian's self-induced ban on her seduction! (The story His Accidental Fiancée is also included in this volume.)

Leonie has traveled to an island in Greece to meet her great-grandfather for the first time. After her deceased parents eloped, Leonie lost contact with the Caprel family and any right to inherit their fortune. Still, knowing he doesn't have much time left to live, Argon Caprel wants to reconnect with his great-grandchild. Leonie also meets her second cousin Paul, a well-known playboy. Heartbroken from a recent breakup, Leonie is sick and tired of playboys, but she has trouble ignoring his dashing good looks. And that's before Argon decides to make Leonie the head of the family...but only if she marries Paul!

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...

When her niece is betrothed to Murat, the crown prince of Bahania, Daphne Snowden goes to see him in person in order to refuse such an unreasonable arrangement. It's been ten years since Daphne and the crown prince broke off their engagement, but Murat has never forgotten the day that Daphne ran away. Angry at Daphne's refusal, Murat makes it very clear that if Daphne's niece refuses to marry him, he will still take a Snowden bride!

Ever since Princess Anya of Inbourg divorced her cheating Formula 1 race-car driver husband, she's been the target of the paparazzi. When she received threatening letters at the palace, her father, fearing for her safety, hired a professional bodyguard from America to protect her and her son. This fearless and talented man's name is Reeve. But his mission is top secret. In order to deceive the eyes of her enemy and the citizens of Inbourg, Anya and Reeve must act like a couple in love...

Mia fell in love with her billionaire boss, Rocco, and was living the dream. But things soon took a turn when he wrongly accused her of a crime, fired her and canceled their engagement! Mia later found out she was pregnant with his child and did everything she could to tell him, but Rocco refused to acknowledge her and demanded she leave him alone. It's been three years since she's had any contact with him and she's now living a quiet life raising their son by herself. That is until the day Rocco suddenly appears on her doorstep...

After her fiance's betrayal, Hannah goes on an impulsive trip to a Greek resort island, where she meets the most gorgeous man that she has ever seen. Leonidas is a mysterious man with beautiful yet sorrowful eyes that Hannah cannot help but feel allured by... The two share a passionate night together, but Leonadis leaves the next morning with a note telling Hannah to forget anything happened, which is also the moment she realizes that she spent the night with Leonadis Stathakis, one of the most successful billionaires in the world! As heart broken as she is, Hannah tries to move on from her one-night lover, except for one problem... She's pregnant! She tells the baby daddy the news, but Leonadis is devastated to know he made the biggest betrayal to his late wife and son... he tries to atone for it by proposing to Hannah, but promises there will never be love in their marriage...

Claris, who is not confident in her looks, devotes herself to work as a secretary. Her boss, Adam, is a charming man, but she can't fall in love with this playboy, even though she is attracted to him. She desperately tries to control herself, but she ends up moving to Adam's mansion in order to take care of the child of his best friend and his wife who just had an accident. However, when she appears with Adam, the son of a noble, the villagers make a great fuss about it. Claris, who is confused by the rumor, is suddenly kissed by Adam...

Just touching you drives me crazy. You put a spell on me. He says sweetly but then suddenly pushes me away. Anna is at a loss as to how to handle her husband, Oliver. They met and fell in love while they were on vacation. Their love was so passionate, so how can it be broken by something so silly? Anna, not knowing the darkness inside his heart, tries everything to win back his love. But Oliver gives her nothing but the cold shoulder. Then one day, something unexpected happens.

Skye sneaks into a big wedding of a prominent Spanish family. It's all because of Lazaro Sanchez... She didn't know much about the investment superstar when she first met him, only that she was extremely attracted to him. He'd been the first man she'd ever spent a night with...and then she got pregnant. Skye is going to the wedding to tell him the truth, but the media learns of her situation and the wedding is canceled. To calm down the situation, Lazaro asks Skye to marry him!

Becca sneaks into a lavish wedding to get revenge on the groom, Alex, by exposing the truth?that he's heartlessly tossed aside her pregnant sister. However, someone stops her right as she decides to take action. When she turns to see who it is, she is confronted by a very handsome man. She is unaware that he is Christos, the head of Alex Carides' family. The paparazzi witness the commotion, and as Becca and Christos escape, she wonders if she has mistaken him for a security guard....

Natasha closes her lips tightly, determined to block his passionate kiss, as she gives her defenseless bare body to Alex Mandrakis. She'd carelessly signed that contract to save her adoptive family, but she had no idea it contained such a pitfall! In essence, she has sold herself. Sold herself as security for a loan, in the name of marriage, to the cold-blooded, vain and handsome-as-the-devil Alex. Ignoring her silent pleas for mercy, Alex cruelly steals her purity. For Natasha, it's the beginning of a new tragedy!

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...

When her mother passed away, Sophie could feel nothing but sadness and resentment towards her grandfather, who had long ago abandoned her mom. Fate intervenes when a man named Costas Palamidis shows up on her doorstep saying that his daughter needs a bone marrow transplant- and that she might be a possible match. Sophie agrees when she finds out that the procedure will take place in the Costas home in Greece...not only because she wants to help save Costas's daughter, but also because she wants to finally confront her grandfather on his home turf. While staying in Greece, Sophie discovers that she closely resembles Costas's late wife. But when things begin to heat up between them, she can't help but feel like nothing more than a mistress to Costas. Is that really all he sees her as?

After a one-night stand, Lauren's sister became pregnant, gave birth, left the baby girl with the father and disappeared. But Lauren's not about to leave her niece with the kind of monstrous man who would toy with a woman's heart. Lauren steels herself to confront Dade in his penthouse apartment...only for Dade to mistake her for his new nanny! This gives Lauren a master plan: she'll live with him as his nanny in order to find proof that he's unfit to be a father, giving her a fighting chance in the pending custody battle. But will spending her vacation with this known playboy prove to be more dangerous than she could have guessed?

Meeting the Greek Shipping King, Damen, for the second time was like a nightmare come true for Stephanie. Why's that, you ask? Previously, Damen used Stephanie's love for him to search for someone, and then tossed her aside. Her heart still aches with sweet pain and h*miliation at the memory of his kiss. But when they meet again, he says to Steph, "I want you to be my fake girlfriend." What?! When she refuses to be his lover even for a million dollars, he says, "How's two million?" and smiles... "He probably thinks I'm the kind of girl he can use. What a horrible man."

Cassiopeia's greedy stepmother and stepsisters have taken the hotel her father left her, and she is forced to work there like a servant. One day, Prince Rhys of Verina, who is rumored to be looking for a bride, arrives at the hotel. If her stepsisters are chosen as the bride and leaves with their mother, she can take back the hotel. Cassiopeia has faint hopes. However, Rhys told her that he had bought the hotel, and then he said something even more unbelievable. "I came here for you, Cassiopeia, as my wife." Why...why did the prince choose me as his bride?

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.

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.

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?

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."

"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?

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...

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...

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?

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?

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.

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.

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?