The young queen of Haydar, Layla, is in the middle of preparing for her wedding. She's ready to sacrifice herself for the happiness of her own people. Based on the arrangement made when she was little, she is going to make a political alliance. He's the king of Qusay, Xavian, with whom she's never spoken before. Her first night is filled with nervousness, but she's unexpectedly treated with kindness and respect, and she finds herself drawn to him. But she also sees a dark shadow in his eyes.
When a well-dressed handsome man approaches Vanessa at the entrance of her pet shop, and propositions her, she immediately falls under the man's charms. However, he will soon be president of the company she works for, and she is conflicted about whether to mix business with love. While she attempts to hold back her feelings, the man suddenly springs a kiss on her! Just what is in store for Vanessa and her pet shop?
Ever since the loss of their parents eight years ago, Susannah has worked herself to the bone looking after her younger sister Jackie. But she has a dream: to live out her late parents' unrealized plans of traveling to Paris. To see the world. Now Jackie is about to get married, Susannah has the money saved up, and her travel plans are set. Enter a man dreamy enough to overshadow even Paris-Kane, the groom's best friend. Kane asks Susannah to show him how to live a "normal" life during his vacation. He's never felt grass beneath his bare feet before, never gone fishing. Who is he, really? And what's Susannah to do when she finds herself falling for him?
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...
Cash around the Globe, a reality TV show sends contestants around the world to win a prize of one million dollars. Elementary school teacher Millie joins this popular TV show because she needs the prize money for her students and school. However, she discovers that her partner for the show is Jace, the man who dumped Millie on the season finale of The Groom, another reality show. Even though the two distrust one another and their own feelings, they pass several difficult tasks. The most dangerous thing in the show is definitely the gorgeous Jace...
Pippa didn't know what to do. The milk tanks on the farm she runs are polluted. Her savings are almost gone. Now the truck she was driving is stuck in the mud from a heavy rain. Then a beautiful black-haired man named Max approaches her. Max says the boy she is taking care of, Marc, her late best friend's son, is an heir to the royal family of Alp d'Estella. Pippa is taken to Alp d'Estella and quickly drawn into a plot. She starts to have feelings for Max, who is protecting her, but then she learns the secret of his birth!
Cathy's younger brother has just accepted a new job in Scotland, but one of the conditions of employment is that he must be married. Cathy agrees to play the role of newlywed in front of his employer to help him out. On her drive to Scotland, she meets a man named Ross, and the two of them are strongly attracted to one another, as if by fate. Cathy spends the night with him at a hotel, but when she wakes up the next morning, Ross is gone. When she sees him again, it's not a happy reunion-it turns out that he's the owner of the hotel where Cathy's brother works. Now Ross thinks she's a liar and a cheat, and when he sees her, his eyes fill with contempt!
Lisa is a successful career woman who rents a room in a mansion that an old lady owns. The old lady's nephew Nikolai, an earl, comes to visit her, but as soon as he sees Lisa, he declares her a bad woman. He starts to follow her around to find out her real face. Lisa is upset about his arrogant attitude but, at same time, she is seduced by his prize-winning looks...
Johaness got Sophie's roommate, Lisette, pregnant then left her. Since Lisette left the baby with her, Sophie needed Johannes's help to take care of his baby. So Sophie forced herself into Johaness's company. Surprisingly the man she found wasn't at all what she was expecting-he is the late Johaness's half brother!
When Jemma goes to London to visit her sister, Christine, she expects to have an uneventful vacation. Her sister may be a glamorous model and the talk of the town, and Jemma is plain by comparison, but that doesn't stop a certain man from mixing them up! She's mistaken for her sister by Karn, the uncle of Christine's current boy toy, who wants to end their relationship. But when Karn angrily kisses Jemma, she begins to feel something she's never experienced before...
Alice and her friend run a vintage fashion stall in London, though they dream of having their own boutique one day. But they never expected this! When a famous IT company hosts a ball to celebrate opening their new office, they want to use Alice's fashions in a charity auction, and the president just happens to be Alice's old neighbor, Cameron. Not only has her first crush become wildly successful, but he's dangerously handsome, as well...
Out at lunch with her friend Silvia, Jayne complains about her boring work as an accountant-when in walks the most beautiful man she has ever seen! As they make eye contact, Jayne rushes out of the restaurant in embarrassment. No way a hunk like that would be interested in plain old Jayne! Yet she can't believe her eyes when the same man appears at her seminar. Could this be fate?
Thanks to her overprotective brothers, Annie's still a virgin at twenty-five. And now she can't get her brother's friend Guy out of her mind. All the ladies say that he's not only drop-dead sexy, but dynamite in bed as well. But he treats Annie like a little sister. At this rate, Annie will never get to feel the strength of his arms around her! So begins her plan to transform herself into a sexy woman worthy of his attention. Go get him, Annie!
Phoebe Wells fell in love with and married Prince Anders, refusing to give up the romance even after an offer of a large bribe from his cousin, Prince Leopold. Six years later, she's living in New York with their son, Christian. After news arrives of Anders's death in a traffic accident, it isn't long before Leopold shows up at the door. Now the man who wounded Phoebe's pride is taking her breath away, and she has no idea what he really wants!
Jayne Pembroke's entire Monday has been a disaster. She was soaked from the rain, she was late for work, and she's just heard rumors of company restructuring. But when billionaire Erik Randolph overhears her joking about trying to get easy alimony, he presents her with an offer she can't refuse. And when they soon find themselves walking down the aisle, Jayne can't help but wonder-could a marriage of convenience turn into one based on love?
30 years old and still single, Megan is content with her life-but her mother isn't. After several years of pressure-and more than one embarrassing dating debacle-Megan finally gives in and agrees to meet a potential suitor: Luc Patrick, bestselling author and public enigma. Not knowing what to expect, she's surprised to find that he's the sexiest man she's ever laid eyes on...
After receiving an anonymous threat, Kimberly Townsend's only hope for her little boy is his father, billionaire Luc Santono. But it's been seven years since he left Kimberly behind, and he doesn't even know he has a son! And while he may dismiss Kimberly's pleas for money as the lies of a shallow gold digger, it's certainly no lie that she's prepared to do anything for her child......
A temporary escape from her dreary life is all Sam Duncan wants-so when she finds a ticket to a posh New Year's Eve party in the trash, she jumps at the chance to make some beautiful memories! But she didn't count on meeting billionaire Mac McAlheny, and she certainly didn't count on losing her job. Luckily Mac comes to the rescue and offers Sam a job taking care of his son, Tommy-and Sam can't help but wonder if she might become something more than a nanny...
On what should have been the happiest day of her life, Rebecca Ainsworth found herself tossed aside by her newlywed husband, Andreas Petrakos. But after a car crash sends him to recuperate on his private island, he forgets everything from the past year-even his marriage! Believing Rebecca to be his mistress, he calls her to the island, and she decides to play along; but when the truth comes out, will she be able to handle it?
For some, waking up after a romp in the hay with a rash all over you might be cause for regret, but for Princess Liv, it's the beginning of an adventure that'll change how she views the world. Can she learn to believe in love after running away from it all her life? Can she and Finn build a brighter future together, or is she destined to inherit the loneliness of her parents?
Sarah is at her house by the beach one day when a stranger drops by to visit her. His name is John Englewood, and his aunt Cindy was a friend of Sarah's who lived nearby before she passed away. He says that he's come to tell Sarah about a mysterious condition that Cindy left in her will. Cindy left a share of stocks in the Englewood's factory in Sarah's name, but if Sarah lives with John, the stocks will go to him. If she does not, the stocks remain hers. Now these two must figure out what Cindy's last wishes for them were.
Angie, one of a group of four close college friends, claims she has a trick that will make any man you want marry you. They choose a playboy millionaire as the target of their experiment, and Gemma, the most unenthusiastic of the quartet, to be his intended. Gemma humors them, putting on a disguise and acting like his ideal woman. The love that develops between turns out to be the real thing. But the girl their target met isn't the real Gemma at all!
Laura has long dreamed of marrying Tom, an old family friend who is a distant relative on her mother's side. But he's always seen her as a sister. Then one day, it's discovered that her father has committed a crime! Concerned for her sickly mother, Laura agrees to a proposal from her father's boss, Randal-in exchange for sweeping her father's embezzling under the rug, Laura has to agree to marry his boss!
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!
Polly, who works for a TV production company, invites the prince of Amla to a party, hoping to get a permit from him to film a program in his desert country. Sheikh Rashid is tall, handsome and far too manly. Polly approaches this imposing man, and even though it's her first time conversing with him, he immediately shows hostility toward her. Just when she's ready to give up, he surprises her by inviting her and her crew to his kingdom.
"If you fancy yourself in love with me, you'll be out." Ann's boss Matthew tells her this in no uncertain terms on the day he hires her. He's handsome, sure, but who would ever be attracted to such an arrogant man? Ever since the scandalous death of her mother, a famous singer, Ann has kept her connection to celebrity a secret in order to live a stable life. She wouldn't go near this haughty playboy even if he begged. But once her secret is out, thanks to Matthew's sister, the way he looks at Ann changes, and the pair's rules all start to fall apart!
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?
Amanda, an event planner in Manhattan, currently has two issues: debts and men! Because of her former boyfriend, she's now deep in debt. If she doesn't work hard enough, she may be kicked out of her super high-end apartment on Park Avenue. Alex, a handsome, competent lawyer Amanda got to know recently has asked her out many times. Her heart flutters before this handsome playboy type, but she can't afford to go out with him, literally, and she doesn't want to get hurt again...
Jacinda's dearest sister, who lived in Manhattan, died mysteriously, and Jacinda won't believe it was suicide. So she infiltrates the high-end apartment building where her sister used to live to try to uncover the truth. She's hired as a housekeeper by billionaire Gage, who was her sister's secret boyfriend. She's broadsided by his overwhelming attractiveness, but the thought of becoming the lover of a man who might have killed her sister never enters her mind...
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.
They're cousins! Identical cousins! Well, nearly identical. T.J. and Theresa not only share first names and very similar appearances, they accidentally end up sharing the same boyfriend when T.J. covers for her to make a business negotiation. When Christopher meets T.J. to talk about toys, he may find out that he'll be played with a bit more than his teddy bear line. What's more, Theresa may turn out to be the jealous type who refuses to share her playthings, even if T.J. lied for her to get them. If T.J. comes clean, will it help her bottom line, or will taking the truth out of its original packaging lower the aftermarket price?
The Bedroom Barter: Tonight, Michelle is once again exposed to the indecent stares of customers while singing at the club. For Michelle, born in London, this place is a nightmare. Everything fell into disaster a month ago, when the man she had eloped with dumped her and left her behind in the Caribbean. Having been bought by a customer for the night, when she fearfully opens the door, she's surprised to see that her client is a very elegant man named Ash. As Michelle is about to take her dress off, he suddenly asks her, "Do you want to escape from this place?" Also included is "Mistaken for a Mistress", the story of a supermodel finding love.
Laura is shocked to see herself pictured with Prince Yuusuf in the newspaper, along with a headline announcing their passionate affair... especially because she'd simply had a chat with him! The silly mistake has disastrous results when Yuusuf's cousin Talique is sent to the States to get rid of Laura, whom Talique believes to be targeting the family fortune. His plan is to seduce her away from Yuusuf, and then unceremoniously dump her to teach her a lesson... (From "The Sheikh's Secret.". "Blackmailed into the Prince's Bed" also included).
Hurt by her ex's complaint that she's too dull, Olivia decides to shed her conservative persona. And what better place to start than her company party? But after a few too many drinks Olivia winds up seducing Lewis...who is her boss...and the president of the company! Lewis is surprised by this new Olivia and the two lose themselves to passion in his office. But what will happen when Olivia's back on the clock as Lewis's secretary?
After being falsely accused of crimes her backstabbing lover committed, Rose can no longer trust men. Even when her best friend's brother, Leo, shows up, she is quick to turn him down. Leo comes from a prominent family of lawyers, and Leo is determined to make it as a lawyer himself. Rose, on the other hand, owns a secondhand clothing store and prefers a lifestyle that is far from the ordinary. Leo's charms aside, there should be no chance of the two hitting it off. So why is it that each time they come into contact, they find themselves increasingly drawn to each other?
Jenna was supposed to get pregnant by her late husband via artificial insemination...but due to a mishap made by the clinic, the seed of Blake Winston was used instead! A wealthy, independent man, Blake doesn't need a wife, but does want a child. The situation quickly escalates and the case almost goes to court. Jenna, facing financial difficulties, gets increasingly flustered, and that's when Blake makes an unexpected proposition:. "Marry me." What on earth is he thinking?
Ella is a glassblower who hides from the outside world. In order to cool off after working by the fire every day, she walks along the beach at night. But last night she saw a strange man swimming in the ocean where no one should have been...naked as the day he was born. His figure standing still, bathed in moonlight, was like Apollo emerging from the sea. On his face was a heartbreaking sca-was he hiding in the dark night, too?
The mysterious Mel suddenly appears in a tranquil village, where she participates in an auction and wins a cottage full of local history. This throws a wrench in Adam's plans; he intended to win the cottage for his friends. There's no way such a gorgeous woman would make her home in a rural village. She'll want to get rid of the cottage soon enough. When he gets close to Mel to get a feel for her situation, he sees that she's not at all what he thought: she's a humble, honest woman. Adam feels strongly drawn to Mel, but for his own reasons, he can't be upfront with her. And it seems Mel has a secret, too...
Since losing his wife and daughter on Christmas Eve three years ago, Lawson finds the holiday season nothing more than a cruel hell that brings back painful memories. He thought he'd achieved everything he sought, but in the end none of it could help him protect his own family. Unable to cope with Christmas gift buying, he hires a personal shopper to find presents for his family. So why is she repeatedly trying to involve him in her task?
Ellen's beloved home is about to be sold. The prospective buyer is Max Vasilikos, the real-estate mogul. Ellen doesn't care how rich he is. She's not going to let him have her house. But Max turns out to be an incredibly attractive man. When he finds out about Ellen's charity activities, he invites her to a charity ball. Ellen hesitates and says such a glamorous occasion isn't for someone like her. But Max insists and kindly escorts her to the party. Ellen keeps reminding herself that she mustn't fall for him, that he's only being kind because he wants her house.