In order to find out what happened to her twin brother, Emery Montbard disguises herself as a man and gains the help of the honorable knight Nicholas de Burgh. They agree that a conspiracy may be behind the disappearance of Emery's brother, but that's not the only thing troubling Nicholas-while on his quest, he finds himself oddly attracted to Emery, despite his belief that she's a man. While Emery tries to hide her secret, Nicholas hides a secret of his own, one that may very well hinder his chances at ever finding love. What will become of these two? And will they succeed in bringing down the conspiracy?
Proud knight of the noble de Burgh family, Nicholas continues his journey with the beautiful Emery, who was disguising herself as a boy. Emery's twin brother is missing and a plot involving a treasure and two chivalric orders is being concealed, as well. The two of them are chasing after the answer to the mystery, but Nicholas is struck with a high fever and their journey comes to a halt. The truth is that he has contracted a fatal disease and this was meant to be his final journey. The two of them have forbidden feelings for one another, but they keep themselves from kisses. What will become of their love, her missing brother and the secret plot?
Maggie is a twenty-nine-year-old lawyer still burdened by her unrequited first love from ten years ago. She feels too cowardly to move on, and her love life has been stagnant ever since, but one day, she gets a call from her first love, Matt! He wants to hire her as his personal lawyer. Maggie's heart is pounding at the thought of being able to reunite with him after ten years. However, at their meeting place, she encounters a man she did not expect. After Maggie quits her job and is hired by Matt, he proposes a marriage of convenience, but Maggie is unsure of what step to take. However, time is running out and she must decide...
On the day of her wedding, Hannah put on her wedding dress and got in a car headed to the chapel. However, the person driving the car was her ex-husband, Eduardo-her former boss, whom she was married to for half a year, over five years ago. In the car, Eduardo surprises Hannah by telling her that their marriage is still valid. He half threatens her by saying that if she wants a divorce, she'll have to help him restructure his company. Hannah reluctantly agrees with this proposal and follows along, leaving behind her groom in the chapel...
Judith is a single mother caring for her disabled son. One day, when she's already jobless and nearly broke, her son gets injured. Unsure of what to do next, she pays a visit to Dr. Hugh, an osteopathic, who is much younger and handsomer than she imagined. Revealing her pitiful situation to such a perfect person is deathly embarrassing for her. However...his response to her desperate request to treat her son, despite her inability to pay, is the exact opposite of what she expects. Not only does he accept, but he hires her as his receptionist, as well! Judith is thrilled about her fortune. But little does she know, it is the beginning of another kind of misfortune...
At the age of fourteen, Soraya became betrothed to the Emir of Bakhara, her distant relative and ruler of the desert nation. Ten years later, an intrepid warrior named Zahir appears in front of her while she enjoys her freedom as a student in Paris. He has been sent by the emir to bring his bride back to Bakhara for the royal wedding: an order that Zahir can't refuse after having his own life saved by the emir. Knowing that she will have no freedom upon returning to Bakhara, Soraya insists on traveling around France before they return. Their journey begins as they take off into the sky...
Tory works at a TV broadcasting company and today, her new CEO arrives. His name is Lucas Ryecart. Relentless when downsizing, he's rumored to bear the nickname "Grim Reaper." He must be a power-hungry man who only thinks about profit. However, Lucas is the complete opposite to what she expected. Surprisingly, Lucas turns out to be sophisticated and charming. Lucas's "Have we met before?" leaves Tory's heart fluttering. And that's only just the beginning to a stormy, forbidden love!
Anna runs a catering business while pregnant to support her family after her father was a failure in his business. She freezes at a client's party when she finds the man who is the last person in the world she wants to see. "Why is the cruel devil Francesco here?" He is the father of her baby. They met and captivated each other in Italy on vacation. But all of a sudden, he left her with cruel words! Francesco turns his hateful eyes toward Anna. "How could he look at me like this after everything that happened?"
Kenda was a beautiful history teacher, but her beauty brought her a reputation and invited trouble. She had just landed a new job, teaching for a martial arts master at a school for period actors. Betrayed by a friend, she took revenge by shredding his clothes, but was seen by her new boss. In a panic, and afraid that her actions will prove her reputation is deserved, Kenda little realizes that even more trouble is just around the corner.
After both her parents pass away, Grace goes to live with her aunt and uncle. But on the eve of her arrival in London high society, she encounters Lord Lucian St. Claire, the second-eldest son of a noble family, who is known far and wide as a notorious rake. Grace and Lucian stay at the same inn, and in the middle of the night, he mistakes her room for his and collapses on her bed. What's worse, Grace's aunt is there to see it happen! Now she must marry a man she's only just met or risk her honor... Part 1 of Chieko Hara's adaptation of Carole Mortimer's 19th-century historical romance!
For appearances' sake, Grace became engaged to Lucian St. Claire, the second son of the St. Claire family. Soon after their betrothal, rumors begin to circulate among the aristocracy in London: they say Grace tricked Lucian into engagement so she could marry her way into money! Lucian and Grace make a public show of affection, hoping to save their respective reputations, but after Grace's uncle dies suddenly, Lucian grows distant. Is he having second thoughts about their loveless marriage just when Grace has come to love him for real? The thrilling conclusion to this 19th-century love story!
Melinda works as a vet in a peaceful village in Cornwall. Her relationship with Dragan, a doctor, is a well-known fact among the villagers. She becomes elated after Dragan proposes to her, but there's a big secret that she has to share with him now that they are engaged. She's the princess of a small Mediterranean island, Contarini. But while waiting for the right time to tell Dragan the truth, she receives tragic news about her brother's sudden death. She's then forced to fly back home. What will happen to the throne and her love for Dragan?
Eleanor, an event planner working in New York, is nervous about meeting an important client. However, the client who shows up at her office is Jace, the old lover she lost her innocence to. But ten years ago he was a coward and, after discovering she was pregnant, disappeared without a word. He once was kind but is now a cruel and heartless entrepreneur. Even now he insists that Eleanor is lying about her child's parentage and insists she is nothing but a conniving gold digger. How can she possibly work with this man?
Her grandfather's will has created a problem for Maggie. Unless she finds a husband by her next birthday, her beloved grandfather's estate will fall into the hands of someone else. Still, she doesn't have a boyfriend, so how is she supposed to get married in just two months? She seeks legal help from her brother, a lawyer, but he takes her to a date auction! The bidding is fierce, and then she sees why-famous playboy Brady McQueen is on the stage...
Kim's boyfriend, fed up with her marriage phobia, has split, leaving her alone again. Luckily Kim can always turn to Jax. Whenever she's been depressed or broken-hearted, Jax has listened to her and cheered her up. Surely she can turn to him again...even if it has been six years since they last saw each other. But for the first time Jax gives her the cold shoulder. He treats her as a good friend but doesn't let her get any closer than that. And worse, Jax is always with a woman who's his business partner. Kim begins to realize that she's had feelings for him all along, but has she missed her chance to make Jax hers?
Gwen was born into an extremely good-looking family. Ever since she was a child, she always felt like she didn't quite belong. So it doesn't bother her when she has to attend a family party without a date. But her beautiful young sister Autumn has sent a very handsome man named Paul to be her escort at the party. She thinks he is doing this only because he desperately wants to attract the attention of her sister. But surprisingly, they hit it off and wind up having drinks together. Could it really be Gwen Paul's interested in?
Sadie was left all alone in the world after Grannydied. On top of dealing with her grandmother's death, she must sell the house she grew up in to pay off the mortgage. Luckily a buyer shows up in no time, and Sadie is even hired by the new owner as a housekeeper and allowed to continue living in the house. But it is too soon to celebrate-the new owner shows up a few days later, throwing Sadie into a pit of insecurity. This tall, rich, attractive man had assumed Sadie was older. He is sick of women trying to take advantage of him, and he fears the youthful Sadie will be no different. Will these two be able to live under the same roof together?
Emily has fallen into a pit of distrust after being betrayed by her lover, and even a business trip to Italy can't seem to raise her spirits. But on her trip she runs into a man named Giovanni in a small shop, a handsome man beaming with geniality. And after their encounter, the two can't seem to stop running into one another. Could this be...destiny? No! Emily was betrayed once before, and everyone knows men can be frivolous and fickle. Yet no matter how far Emily tries to get from Giovanni, something seems to keep bringing them together.
Lally has just become the housekeeper for and assistant to Cameron Travers, an incredibly handsome businessman and world-famous mystery novelist. She'll help him out with various chores and tasks for eight weeks, until his novel is complete, and he'll concentrate on his writing. But it appears that Cameron is in a writing slump. Wishing to be of help, Lally offers him her advice, but, gazing into her amber eyes, he suggests something quite different.
It's a field day for the tabloids when famous young media heiress Larissa Whitney's fiance dumps her in broad daylight in the streets of New York. But there was never any love between them; she'd only gotten engaged to him to get back at her father. To escape the watchful eyes of the paparazzi, she makes her way to a small island resort in Maine. It's there that she meets Jack, the heir of a wealthy family and, if you believed the rumors, a notorious playboy. Drawn together by their shared experience being hounded by the tabloids, they share a night of romance. Weeks later at Christmastime, Larissa finds herself alone in New York despairing that no one can see the real her, only the lies and scandals. Little does she know she's about to get a helping hand from her old flame Jack!
Callie, a secretary in New York, spent three years pining after her boss, CEO Eduardo. She has always seen him as a capable and overwhelmingly charming man, but she also knows that he is a workaholic and a playboy. One Christmas Eve, she spends the night with him, but the next morning, he drives her out of bed, calling her a liar. When Callie finds out that she's pregnant, she is left with little choice but to marry an old friend of hers. The day of the wedding, however, as Callie stands in her secondhand dress awaiting her fiance's arrival, Eduardo comes along and takes her away by force, declaring that she will be his wife for the next three months!
Carrie took in her brother's daughter Molly after he died in an accident, despite the reservations of the little girl's grandmother. Later Carrie meets a lawyer named Max on a plane as she comes home from a business trip. Carrie is taken aback by how charming he is, and she enjoys her fleeting conversation with him. When Molly's grandmother sees Carrie get out of the same taxi as Max, though, Carrie ends up fibbing. She says that Max is her fiance in order to ease the grandmother's worries about a single woman like herself adopting Molly. After all, it's not like she'll ever see him again. Except that, a few days later, she runs into him again at the worst possible time!
In order to save her luxury department store, Sullivan's, Caroline was forced into a political marriage. She broke up with her lover, Roman, without telling him anything, and he was ousted from the company, too. Now, five years later, after building up enormous wealth and power on his own, he has returned for revenge. He left empty-handed, but now he's a man who takes everything he desires-all that's left is Sullivan's...and Caroline. More intimidating than ever, Roman's set his sights on the widowed Caroline's body and soul!
A nude portrait called Mirror Woman made the painter Stefan famous. Marco's heart was captured by the sexual beauty of the piece, so he made Antonia, the woman who modeled for the painting, his lover. Their relationship might seem good, but Marco's family will never accept a woman of unknown origins who worked as a nude model. Marco is a member of one of Milan's most prestigious families, and as long as he remains undecided about Antonia, the two of them have no future together. But Marco can't seem to understand that, and Antonia's heart is growing more tired of waiting as each day goes by.
Mercy works as a pet concierge in the high-class Hush Hotel, and she spends every day devoted to her furry clientele. Mercy was raised by foster parents who never showed her the love of a true family, so for her the hotel is the one place where she feels like she belongs. One day a customer named Will appears in front of her with a puppy dog. He's handsome and sexy and catches Mercy's eye in an instant. But unbeknownst to Mercy, Will is a con man who's getting close to Mercy only to achieve his own secret goals...
At twenty-six with no experience in love and living in the middle of nowhere, Kirby's starting to panic. One day the most handsome man she's ever seen shows up at her door, and he's none other than the famous millionaire James Nash, voted sexiest man in America! He's the perfect man with money, brains, a sense of adventure-and he knows how to please a woman, too. So why is he so interested in Kirby? He's the perfect person to lose her virginity to, but is he the man she wished upon a star for all those years ago?
Shaun, her grandfather's love-child, appears in front of Philippa's family on the day of her grandfather's funeral to seek his revenge. And as the newfound heir, he claims all of her grandfather's inheritanceHe offers to keep Philippa's father out of jail by paying back all the money he embezzled, but there's a catch-Philippa must become Shaun's bride!
Who in the world is she? David gives Sonya, the mysterious woman by his uncle's side, a sharp glance. A young and beautiful woman such as herself must be after my rich uncle's fortune. I must protect my uncle by finding out her true identity, he decides. In the meantime, the rich elderly man introduces his nephew David to Sonya and she becomes attracted to his charm. However, she is living discreetly after being banished from her home country, and having feelings for him could be dangerous. I'm not allowed to fall in love, she reminds herself.
An unfounded scandal has ended Jamie's dreams of being an actress and sent her back to her hometown after fifteen years in New York. At around the same time, Trevor, a widower with two children, also returned back home from the city. He and Jamie were a couple in their teenage years, and he was Jamie's first love. One day Jamie saves Trevor's son from drowning, and as a thank-you, Trevor invites her for dinner. Long-forgotten, bittersweet memories are resurrected, and her love for him is reignited. But how long will it be before Jamie's scandal reaches Trevor's ears?
The moment the lightning flashed, Princess Chantal saw the sensational eyes of her bodyguard, and her body felt electrified. The royal private jet landed safely on a small island, and the two were alone. He touched her skin only to check for injuries...but his fingers stimulated Chantal's emotions, which she had tucked away since the death of her husband. "There's no one here," her bodyguard seductively whispered... The princess could not resist and finally crossed the line! But she never could've imagined the cruelty that ensued...
Emmaline is feeling bewildered-Holly, the cousin she grew up with, is now engaged, and Emma's uncle wants her to take over the renovations of his hotel. But there's one problem... She has to work closely with Ryan, the business partner of Holly's fiance, Chris. Emma met Ryan at a party a few months ago and they shared an innocent kiss. Unexpectedly, the kiss made Emma feel agitated. She doesn't think Ryan remembers the casual peck, but she can't help feeling bothered by it. How does Ryan feel...?
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.
After growing up in an orphanage, Phoebe has always wanted a warm, loving family. When she finds her first love, Max, at his wits' end with a pair of rowdy boys, she moves in with him to work as his babysitter. She feels the blissful, happy days she spends with Max and his sons rekindling her feelings for him. One day, Max makes an unexpected proposal: he asks her to marry him! But Max isn't looking for love out of this marriage; he's looking for a business partner. She vows to leave, but suddenly, they find themselves locked in a passionate kiss!
"Give back what you stole from me!" Nora is in trouble. She meets the rich and famous businessman Blake MacLeod at a charity fund-raiser. Living up to his reputation as a playboy, he invites her to his penthouse suite for the night, but Nora loses her nerve and runs away while he's in the shower. The next morning, he comes to her apartment and accuses her of stealing something important from him. Before she finds out what she's supposedly stolen, he whisks her away to his summehouse in the middle of nowhere to keep watch over her...
Meg, a worker at a resort on Magnetic Island, Australia, finds an old antique bottle on the shore one night. Inside is a letter from a soldier to his beloved wife written sixty years ago, when he realized he probably wouldn't be coming home alive. Before long, the story spreads far and wide, reaching his grandson Sam in Seattle. He comes to Magnetic Island to take the letter, and in an instant, he steals Meg's heart with his sky-blue eyes and movie-star looks. But she's nothing but a fling to him...or so she thinks, until one night of passion and romance!
Believing her lie that she is fleeing her employer, the Marquess of Tannerton aids Marlena's escape. Before they know it, while pretending to be husband and wife and changing their names every day, strong affection begins to sprout between them. But Marlena is still unable to tell the marquess the truth. Though she is innocent, she has been accused of murdering her husband... While Marlena faces this conflict, the true culprit draws ever nearer! The popular historical elopement story is finally complete.
Elena returns to her hometown of Seville to attend her older sister Reina's engagement party. Her sister has been promised to Vidal Marquez, who is both an old childhood friends as well as Spain's foremost authority in banking. However, Reina has broken off her engagement and disappeared! Theirs wouldn't have been a marriage of love; the purpose of the marriage was to get Vidal to give his assistance to the bank her parents own. Now that Reina has vanished, Elena gets offered up as a sacrifice after being in the wrong place at the wrong time! Elena has been aware of Vidal's arrogance and coldheartedness ever since they were children. How can she ever marry a man like him?
The ratings for Dimi Anderson's cooking show have been low, and in her time slot, she's competing with the sexy host of a gossip talk show. On air one day, a frustrated Dimi declares she will never date another man again. Realizing the show's in trouble, the company sends producer Mitchell Knight to spice things up. Mitch introduces Dimi to a sexier wardrobe and a hot, unpredictable on-air assistant-himself. Promising to teach Dimi confidence and sex appeal, Mitch sets to work raising the show's ratings. As they rise, Dimi's resolve against dating falters as she finds herself falling hopelessly for Mitch!
A Greek tycoon's unmarried daughter Althea attracts the tabloids' attention with her beauty. However, she holds a secret deep inside her heart that she can't tell anyone. One day at a party, she meets Demos, a powerfully strong man brimming with self-confidence. And as always, she leaves before he's able to see anything more than the facade she puts up. Demos pressures her into getting to know him, and with the help of her father, he comes to arrange a marriage with her. She thought a loveless marriage was the best choice, but when Demos touches her, passions flare. Will she be able to protect herself, or will her heart be laid bare?
When Marlena runs into the Marquess of Tannerton, a man she admired as a girl, she is a prisoner aboard a ship headed to London, where she will meet the gallows, and the memory of the night she was framed haunts her dreams. Just when it seems that all hope is lost, the ship gives a sickening lurch. After it is swallowed by the ocean, Marlena somehow finds herself alive, and she the marquess has washed up on the same stretch of shore. He swears to protect her, but he doesn't know how serious her crime truly is. Experience the thrill of the chase in this getaway romance. (This work is a spin-off of Innocence and Impropriety.)