This volume contains the two stories of "The Rich Man's Mistress" and "Facing Up to Fatherhood." Miranda is the daughter of a wealthy family, and is accustomed to getting everything she wants. Then one day, while on a ski trip with her friends, she gets stranded by a blizzard. Desperate for help, Miranda manages to find shelter in a nearby cabin in the woods. It turns out to be the home of an overpowering, handsome man, who doesn't have any intentions of obeying Miranda's bossy attitude. All it takes is a little isolation in the woods with this handsome stranger for Miranda's life to change forever. Tina is a fierce and determined actress who recently lost her dearest friend, Sarah, due to a terrible accident. That means it's up to Tina to care for Sarah's newborn baby girl, Bonnie, and to find her birth father so that she can give Bonnie the one thing Sarah couldn't: a family.
When a famous author asks magazine reporter Isobel to interview her, Isobel heads to Brazil. The moment Isobel meets the author's son-in-law, she freezes. It is Alejandro, the man she met in London three years ago, the man who disappeared suddenly after spending a night of passion with her. How could he marry another woman while she pined for him? And how did he get the unsightly scar on his face? Isobel is disturbed. It soon becomes clear that this reunion is no coincidence, and Isobel shudders with fear when she realizes his goal!
Eloise was born out of wedlock and raised in a frugal environment by her single mother. After her mother's death, she determinedly writes a letter to her father: the Viscount Pulborough. She asks him if he's ever spared her or her mother a second thought, but three weeks pass without a reply. One night, Eloise attends a work party and runs into the Viscount's stepson! He bluntly tells her that upper-class folks like him are used to gold diggers like her swarming around them...and that if she thinks she's squeezing any money out of him or his family, she's got another thing coming!
Angie's beloved sister fell to her death from the balcony of billionaire Nikos Kyriacou's mansion in Greece. Six months after the tragic incident, Nikos visits Angie to coldly tell her that her sister died with a valuable family heirloom of his, a diamond necklace... and he wants it back. Angie isn't like her sister, who loved living the high life-she's serious about her work and lives for archaeology. Angie is so mad at Nikos that she makes a bold proposal to make him suffer: in order to get the necklace back, he must marry her!
Kelsey Waters, a wedding consultant to the stars, doesn't believe in love or marriage. But that all changes when she catches the bouquet at her cousin's wedding, and her life takes a magical turn worthy of some romantic fairy tale. Unfortunately, it doesn't last. To her dismay, her prince charming is already married. To make matters worse, she has to spend the next two weeks working closely with him on his sister's private wedding. Can Kelsey survive two weeks beside this handsome romantic? Or will she succumb to her inner desires with reckless abandon?
Jewelry expert Harriet d'Estino's sister has set her up on a date with a rich Italian, Marco Calvani, the son of a good family friend. She agrees to meet him, so he arrives the next day to tests her abilities as an antiques dealer. He shows her an heirloom from his family, and she appraises the piece, but her critique isn't up to his expectations, so he dismisses her abilities. But everything is business with Marco, and he offers to pay her if she'll agrees to say she's engaged to him and spend time with his mother in Italy. Given the financial stresses her business is under, Harriet agrees and becomes friends with Marco's mom, Lucia. What sort of secrets will Lucia reveal to her about the Calvani family...and about Marco?
Todd is well-mannered, good with words, and an excellent kisser. Not to mention handsome and a successful businessman. Is there any woman who would decline an offer from such a man? Julie, the oldest of the three Nelson sisters, is reluctant to meet up with the man her estranged grandmother has set her up with. However, the man she meets is so charming, that she actually falls for him...and shares his bed without even checking to see if Todd is actually who he claims to be!
Until the two rings are reunited, the path to true love will be difficult for the Covelli family... Rick Covelli, made a millionaire from a recent success on an oil rig, doesn't believe in nonsense like curses. Especially not the one supposedly placed on the family rings-even though a string of bad luck, starting with his father's death in an accident, has continued to plague him. Now, he's returned to help his family in his native Indiana, only to be drawn like a magnet to the blue-eyed Jill...
Until the two rings are reunited, the path to true love will be difficult for the Covelli family... Angelina Covelli has lived to work since she lost the man she loved...until she meets CEO John Rossi on the job, and feels her hardened heart start to melt. Unfortunately, she then finds out that his ancestors are the ones who placed a curse on her family...
The second volume in a series revolving around the Nelson sisters, featuring the middle sister and resident airhead, Willow. A comic artist by day, Willow meets macho security guard Kane when she trips and injures herself after barging into the home of millionaire Todd Aston III. Kane carries her back to his home to care for her wounds, along with a box full of stray kittens. Smitten by Kane's stoic kindness in the face of ongoing misfortune, Willow decides to go on the offense. But after a passionate kiss, Kane tells her, "I'm not interested in anything more than a one-night stand."
Andrea, who works for a Greek travel agency, becomes friends with Stavros, a millionaire, after trouble arises on a tour she'd planned. She soon develops a crush, but Stavros is way out of her league. Not to mention she has her own reasons to avoid love. Andrea tries to keep her distance, but she instead ignites a fire in Stavros's heart. He asks her to travel with him for a weekend, so she can judge if he is worthy of being her lover... Andrea knows what her answer is, but she doesn't have the courage to tell him yet...
"You're a scumbag!", said Kelsey to the Falconer, one of the world's leading real estate magnates. Falconer has Kelsey's father invest all of his money, which he says led to the latter's bankruptcy. Kelsey can never forgive him! Unable to stand by the sight of her father in his weakened state, Kelsey stormed into Falconer's Japanese office. But Falconer calmly brushes off Kelsey's accusations. "I'm sorry, I can't remember your name. I don't remember all the women in my past," he says and silences Kelsey with a kiss on her lips!
Freya, a ballerina, is about to throw herself into a contractual marriage with a billionaire. A loveless marriage to pay for her mother's medical bills. However, during a party, Freya is snatched away by Benjaman, a French billionaire who secretly has feelings for her. He offers to take Freya hostage to get back the swindled money... When he finds out that her fiance, who does not love her, will not pay, Benjaman offers Freya a contractual marriage on the same terms as her fiance. Can a love bought by money work out in the end...?
Gaby's father gets into trouble with the millionaire Deacon and is arrested. When she calls and pleads with Deacon to drop the lawsuit, he offers to replace the assistant who has quit because of her father, and Gaby is offered a live-in job. However, when she comes to Deacon's mansion, he is nowhere to be seen, and the only instructions for work are by phone and email. Gaby then finds out that Deacon is living in seclusion... One day, a bewildered Gaby meets a beastly man with unbridled hair and beard. Could it be...he's Deacon?
"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...
Ivy was on the verge of turning thirty and in a predicament. I am almost thirty...and still a virgin! I cannot date anyone like this, let alone marry! In a desperate attempt, she asks the well-versed millionaire Louis for help, which he initially turns down. But in the end, he complies with the request of his best friends' sister, consuming her in a sweet passion! However, Louis wakes up to find Ivy gone. It was because she secretly began to fall for Louis, who has a rule that he only has one-night stands with women.
Supermodel Lydia took part in a fashion show organized for a charity for disadvantaged children. But the money from the show disappeared, and it was Lydia's mother who stole the money! Lydia cannot accept that this is what happened, even after being investigated by the police...because she blames herself for her mother's unhappiness. It is the wealthy Christiano who lends Lydia a helping hand in her time of need. Although his intentions are to spend the night with her!*This work is originally colored.