Lianne thought her heart was going to stop when she saw her new client. What was Tyler, her soon-to-be ex-husband, doing at this Melbourne law firm? She was just getting used to her life in her new hometown after leaving New York and her husband's philandering behind. There was no way his choice of firm is a coincidence. Cold shivers ran down Lianne's back, yet she was able to calmly offer her hand and a smile while introducing herself. The next move is his...
Ever since her father died, Elizabeth had been ostracized by London high society because of the unfounded rumors that she is a loose and vulgar woman. But she had one friend who believed her-Terry. In order to protect her reputation, Terry even proposed to her! Terry's uncle, the Earl of Havington, flew into a rage when he heard of the proposal and confronted Elizabeth, giving her a terrifying ultimatum. She must disappear from Terry's life or the earl will take any measure necessary to make her disappear.
Luke brimmed with energy and Nicole was attracted to him at first sight, but she could see that he would be trouble, especially since she was his secretary. Though she tried to keep her distance, Luke didn't make it easy. Nicole, who had decided she would never have a lasting relationship, wasn't able to resist his charms and began sharing his bed at night. She couldn't let herself get serious about him, though, because their relationship was never going to last!
Johara was stunned when she read the article. Shortly after returning to his desert kingdom after studying abroad, Prince Shaheen was already preparing for marriage! Johara has been in love with him ever since Shaheen saved her life when she was young. She even swore that she would dedicate her life to him. Although she moved to Paris after her parents divorced, Shaheen has never left her mind. She knew the daughter of a servant could never become the prince's bride, but she could at least go and see the prince one last time...even if it was just a glance. And so Johara slipped her way into Shaheen's farewell party, unaware of the disaster that their reunion would bring.
Reese is determined to hide her tears and go out on a high note. Following her late aunt's advice, Reese became a popular soap opera actress. However, after falling deeply in love with Alex, the man who plays opposite her on-screen, she has decided to leave the world of acting for good. No matter how many times they kiss and embrace, Reese is left with nothing but emptiness once the cameras stop rolling. That's because Alex has a secret girlfriend. And anyway, Reese knows relationships between actors and actresses never end well. But as she prepares to leave everything behind with a smile, Alex stops her and asks for a favor... Will Reese be able to turn down the man she loves?
Just as she was finishing her work contract in Russia, Clementine found herself at the mercy of a pair of purse snatchers. That's when Serge came to the rescue. Clementine was shaken by the incident, but an invitation to dinner from her sexy rescuer helped take her mind off it. Serge even went on to surprise Clementine with another invitation-this time to New York. Surprised, but tired from working endlessly since her teenage years, Clementine decided to go ahead and enjoy her very own Cinderella story. Her heart almost stopped when Serge asked her to focus only on him. At that moment, she was certain Serge was going to make her his lover...
When she woke up in a hospital room, he asked her if she knew who she was. The voice belonged to a black-haired, beautiful and intellectual man named Rafael. According to him, Serena had lost a year's worth of memories in a car crash, and the car she was riding in belonged to Rafael! She wonders what all this means, but even Rafael doesn't know. Although Rafael says he's never seen her before, he's also visited her in the hospital every day. And since she didn't have anywhere to go, he's offered to let her stay in his mansion...as long as she takes care of his motherless child!
Abby was visiting her boss's family villa in Greece while pretending to be his fiancee. Michael's family welcomed Abby and were overjoyed because it was the first time he had ever brought a woman home. Everyone, that is, except Michael's elder brother, Theo, a man with a monopoly on the maritime transportation business. Theo openly commented on their engagement, calling it too sudden, and he suspected Abby of going after Michael's inheritance. Since Abby couldn't reveal the true nature of their engagement, she remained quiet and endured Theo's overbearing interrogations. But she was also beginning to lose her composure in the face of his overwhelming charms...
Have I just been kidnapped? thought Holly, dumbfounded, as she was held in the strong arms of a man in the backseat of a speeding car. Today was supposed to be her wedding. But after Ben, her baby nephew, was suddenly snatched away by a mysterious man, Holly chased after him, only to be thrown into the car as well, and held captive inside a secret hideout. All the while, Holly is mesmerized by the charming good looks of her kidnapper and can't help but wonder if she hasn't seen those eyes before.
Whitney has shut up her heart-her past has taught her to be wary of family entanglements. But after the death of Whitney's best friend and her husband in a car accident, Whitney gains partial custody of the baby they left behind. The child's other guardian is Darius, the baby's elder brother by many years. Whitney will be raising the baby at Darius's mansion, where she'll have to put up with this handsome but arrogant CEO of a global shipping company. There she finds that, despite having abandoned the idea of love, she can't help but be drawn to Darius's gaze. Will her willful heart be her undoing?
Noelle used to be a genius pianist as a child, but now that she's an adult, people don't remember her anymore. To make matters worse, her mother, who treated her like a cash cow, has run away with all Noelle's earnings. So when hotel tycoon Ethan Grey proposes that they get engaged and seek revenge on her mother, Noelle agrees to be his partner in crime. Soon she finds herself attracted to him, though, and what she doesn't know is that he has his own motivations for seeking vengeance...
The death of Lara's beloved brother brings his best friend, Gabriel, back into her life after thirteen years. When Lara was sixteen, she bolstered her courage enough to confess her love to Gabriel, only to be brushed off and laughed at for being just a kid. Seeing him makes Lara realize that she has avoided relationships ever since because of Gabriel. The fact that she is still hurting from his rejection hasn't lessened her simmering passion. Meanwhile, Gabriel has found success on Wall Street, and his confidence and maturity have only made him more attractive.
When her car breaks down in the middle of the road, a very pregnant Maddie feels a sharp pain. She's not due yet, but she thinks she might be in labor! Desperate to find help, Maddie begs a man on a motorcycle, Joshua, to take her to the hospital. After her baby is born, Maddie keeps her promise to deliver him dinner once a week for a year. Despite Maddie's reluctance to get romantically involved with anyone, an unexpectedly sweet kiss from Joshua just might leave her doubting her resolve.
During her spring break, Isabella, a college student from the United States, visited Rome. There she met Antonio when she asked him for directions. Attracted to each other like magnets, they started dating after spending the night together. But the happiest moment of her life ends when Antonio dumps her without any explanation. That's when Giovanni, Antonio's older brother, volunteers his moral support to Isabella. While comforting her, he offers her a drink and suddenly Isabella finds herself caught between two brothers and accused of cheating! How is Isabella ever to win back Antonio's love?
When Annie Selby was eighteen years old, she married her respected college professor. She was widowed young, but continued to stay in Chausey, the Selby family mansion, even after her husband's death. One day the fascinating but arrogant entrepreneur Nathan Audley told her that he wanted to buy the mansion. But when Nathan met with Annie, he treated her disdainfully, believing that she had only married her late husband to inherit his estate. His assumptions made Annie tremble with anger. She would never hand over Chausey to a man that presumptuous and uncharitable! Instead she'll play the part of the horrible woman he believes her to be, and she'll drive him away!
Jessica, a jewelry store manager, is dating her boss, Ryan. Rich, handsome and kind, he's basically the perfect man. Well, almost perfect... Ryan has strict rules about the lovers he keeps. Their relationship must be a secret. They will not have kids, and they will definitely not get married. Jessica has continued to abide by those rules to be with the man she loves, but it's getting harder as time goes by. And after all...rules are made to be broken...
In the Kingdom of Maldinia, Alyse happens to meet the handsome Prince Leo at her eighteenth birthday party and is taken by him. In an instant, a photo of them is made public, captivating the kingdom and turning them into a media sensation. The royal family convinces Leo and Alyse to enter a marriage of convenience for appearances' sake. Alyse's feelings begin to grow deeper, but she's left wondering if Leo will ever love her back.
Jack's wife, Cassandra, is standing in front of him, but he just married another woman that very day! Cassandra was declared dead after she went missing while on a research expedition into the remote Amazon three years ago. Heartbroken, Jack quit his job as a professor and started a new job. Today he married his new boss's daughter. Faced with his first wife, Jack doesn't know what to expect, but he's completely blindsided when she introduces herself as his younger sister and ends up staying in the newlyweds' home. Now there are two wives in the house, and Jack must figure out how to be the right husband!
Suzanne, who works at a hotel in London, decides to spend her vacation at her friend Pietro's family house in Italy. The mansion belongs to Mazzaro, a young descendant of the aristocracy. An accident has left Mazzaro with scars all over his body, yet the first time Suzanne meets him, she instantly becomes attracted to his strong presence. But she reminds herself that he has a beautiful wife and a child-Suzanne can't understand why she is fascinated by him. Then she finds out his secret, a secret that even his wife doesn't know. Despite her best intentions, Suzanne is about to find herself caught in the whirlpool of love...
Alex Antonides trampled her heart. Daisy was sure she'd found the man of her dreams, but when they parted the morning after their one passionate night together, Alex left her with no such illusions-he told her he didn't believe in love and he threw her aside like trash. She thought she'd never see him again...but five years later, a chance reunion has brought them together again. Daisy now works as a photographer and matchmaker, and she can't help but notice that the famous and rich Alex is more attractive than ever. He's asked her to find him a "marriage of convenience," a wife in name only. Even as old passions stir in her heart, Daisy finds herself gripped by fear. It's clear he hasn't changed a bit, and she knows she can't ever let him learn her secret!
After times get tough for Lily, her best friend, Rachel, has an idea for how to cheer her up-a weekend getaway with a handsome man! It takes some convincing, but Lily agrees to go along with it...only to find out that the man in question is Santiago Morais, a man she loved and thought she'd never see again. What a cruel coincidence! Lily curses her luck. She met Santiago in Spain the year before. One split second was all it took for them to fall in love. But after days of passionate bliss, their love shattered into a million little pieces. Santiago thought he had Lily all figured out-he thought she was a heartless woman who would say anything to seduce a man... Now she has to face him again and look him in the eye...but unlike last year, his eyes now burn with anger.
To claim his inheritance, Brett went to the funeral of a man he'd never met: his grandfather. When he arrives, he sees a young woman seated in the front row where immediate family members should be. Was this his grandfather's mistress? His grandfather had kicked out Brett's mother only to live in the family house with this woman? In the front row, Gayla is morning her loss of the man who'd been like a father to her. Tonight, Brett must stay in his grandfather's house with the woman he believes was his mistress. Little does he suspect that he'll end up comforting Gayla, let alone spending a hot night with her!
Alexandra, the owner of a travel agency, agrees to look after the young child of her client, but when the woman doesn't return, Alexandra suddenly finds herself his unexpected guardian. With the help of some media coverage, Chase shows up, claiming that the boy is his nephew. He is a famous wealthy man whose amazingly handsome looks should be considered illegal. Despite his beauty, Alexandra disapproves of his arrogant attitude and the two end up quarreling. But, setting aside their heated arguments, Alexandra and Chase come to realize they must team up to find the poor child's mother.
To attend her sister's wedding, Claire returns home to Tahiti after six long years. What awaits her is her first love, Alain, who happens to be the very man who caused her to leave the island. Alain, a French businessman, thought Claire was a woman who enjoys seducing men, and his look of total contempt hasn't changed even after six years. He is the person Claire was hoping and dreading to see. Puzzled by her own feelings, Claire is utterly shocked by what Alain has to say to her after all this time...
Sixteen-year-old Nina was introduced to Steed, her father's best friend, at a party. This intimidating man gave Nina her first kiss, and she hoped to never, ever see him again. Five years later, Nina is shocked to learn that Steed is the executor of her father's will. Finding herself burdened by the debts that her father left, she is more shocked to hear Steed's marriage proposal. He offers a large amount of money if she is willing to take care of his nephews for ten years. Nina jumps at his favorable offer only to find that she's landed herself in big trouble...
Kate's temp agency assigns her to work as a renowned architectural designer's secretary. She walks into the office on the first day of work only to find that Gianluca is her new boss. She's at a loss for words when she sees the man she had a fling with in Milano a few months before! Mesmerized by his mysterious eyes, she ended up spending the night with him. The next morning she was so stunned to discover what she had done that she left him without even saying goodbye. And now an indignant Luca plans to make her pay for disappearing on him.
One day, out of the blue, Tina receives a phone call from her mother, the woman who abandoned her for a multimillionaire when she was only six months old. Now she is asking Tina for help because her house is about to fall into the hands of Luca Barbarigo, the man she owes money to. When Tina hears his name, she is dumbstruck; it brings back the worst memory of her life. Three years ago, she slept with him and got pregnant-and he put her through hell afterward. She never wanted to see his face again, but now she has no choice but to go to Venice to help her mother and confront Luca. When she arrives, he makes an unbelievable proposal-he'll forgive her mother's debt if Tina agrees to be his kept woman for a month!
When Selena is injured in a car crash, her stepbrother Morgan unexpectedly shows up at the hospital. She hasn't seen Morgan in two years, and she doesn't want him to see her in such a state. Selena was twelve years old when her mother married Morgan's father. Selena fell for Morgan's overwhelming manliness and kindness. When she was seventeen, she confessed her love to Morgan, after which he began to avoid her. Hurt by his cold attitude, Selena ran away from home, but now Morgan has come to take her back there, giving her absolutely no choice in the matter.
His striking beauty took Charley's breath away. He was the Italian duke Raphael Striozzi, the owner of the garden Charley had come to restore, and she was wearing work clothes covered in mud without a speck of makeup on her face! But her work in Florence, the city of her dreams, will involve more than digging in the mud-she's staying in his mansion while she works on the property and in order to fit in she'll be dressing to the nines when she's not in the garden! But little does Charley know that this cheerful playboy duke has a dark secret...
Madalyn, an unemployed single mother, encounters Philip at a job interview-an interview, it turns out, with the CEO himself! She'd prepared herself for an inevitable rejection, but upon seeing her resume, he hires her as his secretary. Philip has the face of a prince, but he's a demon when it comes to work. Yet seeing Madalyn work so earnestly for the sake of her child makes Philip concerned about her somehow. Madalyn's heart is swayed not just by his gorgeous looks but by Philip's kindness, as well. So what will happen when she learns about the real reason Philip hired her...
After Leila's mother died, her stepfather kept her locked inside for two years. Her only dream was to escape from her stepfather and live as a free woman. And she may get her chance now that her stepfather has ordered her to marry Joss Carmody, a wealthy businessman! But Joss is suspicious and believes she's only after his money. At first, they have a very cold relationship as husband and wife, but then one fateful kiss ignites a fire in their hearts. Leila begins to dream of a future together, but Joss doesn't believe in love, and she begins to wonder... Does he even want her?
It's been two years since Lord Chepstow has seen the awkward, unsociable Honeysuckle Miller. Since then she has become a governess at the home of his acquaintance, Lord Budworth. An invitation from Lord Budworth to spend Christmas at his manor seems like the perfect opportunity for Lord Chepstow to reconnect with Honeysuckle. At first, the governess is delighted to hear that Lord Chepstow will be at the manor, but their first meeting proves to be horrific when he laughs at her appearance. Still, despite their horrendous encounter, she can't seem to get him out of her head. Will Honeysuckle's dreams of love come true?
From the day she was born, Inez has been disappointing her father. Trying to find a way to correct her mistakes, Inez has begun to use her womanly ways to help her father's political campaign. One night, her task is to entertain a rich Greek man named Theo, who is about to save her father's company. Theo has an air of danger about him-after provoking, insulting and threatening Inez, he demands that she become his caged bird. Left with no other choice, she gives in and goes to live with Theo. Yet despite her capt*vity, Theo makes her heart pound. Is he doing all this out of spite? Or does he actually want her to come live with him?
Beatriz has never been anything but a supportive teacher of young children, always caring for them but never having any of her own. In fact, at twenty-four, this wallflower is a virgin. She's definitely not who the world would expect the rich and handsome Greek Sergios to marry, but when his current business-focused relationship falls through, Bea might be his best chance! Sergios has three children he takes care of, but a man of his stature in a demanding line of work can't always be there for them. Beatriz, with her teaching skills and loving mindset, would be a perfect caretaker, but she's not the blonde beauty that Sergios usually dates. Still, she could use some money to take care of her mother and may just have found the perfect job: wife for hire!
Every time Terri breaks up with somebody, she seeks the comfort of the chocolates her best friend Nic makes. Though she's now given up on marriage before the age of thirty, she still has one goal: to become a mother! But Nic is completely against the idea of her using a sperm bank. Instead he proposes an even more far-fetched idea: Nic thinks he would be the perfect man to become the father of Terri's child! As the plan to conceive a child together develops further, Terri becomes conflicted about her growing feelings for Nic and worried she might lose their lifelong friendship.
Tomboy Katie Malloy was neighbor to Sean Fitzpatrick and his brothers...and effectively an adopted member of their family. Kate and Sean have spent the past two decades as best friends, supporting one another in their various relationships and life goals. Now, as they near their thirties, Sean is a successful private investigator in business with his brothers. And Katie? She wants to have a child, and she has a list of potential fathers for Sean to investigate. While Sean will investigate three potential baby daddies, he just has to know whose were the other two names that Katie struck from her list. One was his brother with whom she broke things off. The other was Sean himself. Would Sean want to be the father of Katie's child? Katie's been like a sister to him all these years, but maybe their friendship has been hiding something more...
Covered in scars and bruises, he suddenly appeared in front of her and fainted. Tessa rescued him and is waiting for him to regain consciousness. He has such a beautiful face, despite all the scars. She tries to convince herself that she shouldn't be attracted to a total stranger, especially when she was dumped just days ago! When he wakes up, he doesn't remember why he came to town and he can't even recall his own name! By the time she realizes the snowstorm had worsened, they're stuck inside together with no way to reach out for help.
After a one-night fling...what can the future hold for their shotgun marriage?Abby is dreaming of marrying a cowboy to maintain her ranch when she impulsively shares a passionate night with Leo. He's the CEO of Golden Spurs whom she happened to meet at a bar. The next morning, she feels embarrassed and leaves. But it's not long before she finds out that she's pregnant with his child. Leo is far from her ideal man, but Abby agrees to marry him for the sake of their unborn baby. Little does she know there's another reason he wants to marry her...
Charlotte was working hard at the museum to make the Greek sculpture exhibition a success. The primary sponsor of the exhibition is Greek billionaire Damon...and he was man who taught her all about love and passion. But back then she was falsely accused of theft, and he left her. Now they've met again and he wants her to become his mistress in exchange for a large amount of money!
Morgan was called to Da Silva's, one of her clients, by its CEO, Luca da Silva, who abruptly told her she would be fired. He suspected her of having an affair with Joseph, his brother-in-law, and ordered her to break up with him immediately. Morgan bristled at his arrogant and high-handed manner, but she couldn't tell him what her true relationship with Joseph was. They were father and daughter, a fact they must not let anyone know. As she stood there unable to defend herself, Luca unexpectedly kissed her and demanded that she become his mistress!