Kirrily is a young actress. When her late brother's best friend, Ryan, needs help at his company, she jumps at the opportunity to help the first man she ever fell in love with and winds up living with him, too. He may be twelve years older than her, but that doesn't mean he has to treat her like a little kid anymore! All grown up now, Kirrily sees her chance to show Ryan just how charming she's become. She'll have him swooning for her in no time! But even without her trying, Ryan's already well aware that she's become a beautiful bombshell, and fifteen years of repressed sexual desire is finally bubbling to the surface during their long visit. Will she finally have a chance with her first love?
Adam Tudor might have caused her beloved uncle to have a heart attack, and yet she is completely overwhelmed by his beauty. Her cousin says Adam is her uncle's illegitimate child and that he often extorts money out of her own father. She tries to drive him away but repeatedly finds herself mesmerized by his sensual seduction. If only she knew what unimaginable temptation he has planned for her...
"Would you accompany me to my mother's birthday party?" Cleo can't believe it when her new boss, Byron, suddenly asks her to pretend to be his girlfriend moments after they've just met. He says it's to protect him from the potential brides his mother is pushing on him, but there are countless women who would jump at the chance to accompany the handsome playboy and business tycoon. Why would he want someone as plain and dull as her? In the end, Byron's smooth talking convinces her to attend the party, a far more extravagant affair than she's accustomed to. Even though she knows their date is just pretend, every time his hand touches hers, a surge of excitement rushes through her body...
Jana is trying to hitchhike back to camp after her car breaks down when a police cruiser pulls over to help. The man who steps out of the car is the incredibly attractive town sheriff Henry. Jana's heart pounds with desire, but she likes to keep her distance from the law, since she's one of the Romani people and doesn't have a formal home. In the town where she's currently camping, a famous diamond that's connected to her family history is about to go on display. But word gets out that Jana's cousin has plans to steal the diamond. What will happen when Henry takes her in for questioning?
Ten years have passed since Kathryn's fiance, Dickon, was kidnapped by pirates... One day, she receives news that a slave rescued in Venice could be him. Kathryn rushes to Venice with Dickon's father and aunt, but upon meeting Lorenzo Santorini, the merchant who rescued Dickon, she's overcome by a powerful sensation. "This is the first time we've met...but why does he stir such strong feelings in my heart?" With her heart beating wildly in her chest, Kathryn finally meets the young man who is thought to be Dickon...but is it really him?
Emiliano, her boss, was the most important person in Sienna's life. She'd never felt more loved and dreamed of the day he would propose. Then she learned that he was engaged to a woman from a wealthy family, and her dreams crumbled. Even though he was the one who dumped her, he tried to kiss her one last time, but she pushed him away and ran. She has no memory of what came after. When she comes to later, all she remembers is Emiliano's love for her. Then she learns she's pregnant with his baby...
When Belle inherited her deceased father's business, she decided to learn how to manage it from her guardian, Colter McKinnon. He was thirty-four, good-looking and Belle's first love. A few years ago, he pierced her heart when he rejected her affection, but now Belle is almost twenty-one and she's decided she's going to become the right woman for him. Meanwhile, Colter is already distracted by the shining jewel that she's become. Her father's dying wishes were for Colter to watch over Belle so that she could grow up happy, and that request has guided his action. He knows he needs to hurry up and find someone Belle can marry!
At the hotel where Lucy works as a waitress, she's been asked to handle refreshments for a business meeting. When so many bodyguards appear, though, she wonders just who could be coming! The person who appears brings her heart to a standstill. It's Jax, the multimillionaire who cast her aside two years ago as if she were a dirty rag. She's a bundle of nerves, but he shows no sign of wanting to see her. Feeling foolish, Lucy realizes she shouldn't have expected anything from him. Once the meeting wraps up, Jax calls for her, but she has something she must tell him...about the life they brought into the world!
Lisa Langdon hears shocking news from the clinic about her recent artificial insemination. The father of her baby is Jared Steele, a millionaire and company president. Jared has no interest in marrying; he just wants a baby to raise by himself. Lisa does not want to give up custody. Then she receives a check from the man, offering to buy her baby. Enraged by his behavior, Lisa charges into his firm and gets into one of what will be many quarrels with him. But even Lisa realizes how irresistibly gorgeous the man is, and as she gets to know him better, her feelings begin to change...
Two Hundred Ways to Find a Husband... Elise and her two friends read the how-to book for hints on finding an ideal husband. Elise isn't interested in marriage herself, but feels she has no choice but to introduce a suitable man to her parents so her mother will stop setting her up with other men. Following the hints in the book, Elise meets James Dillon, a millionaire and entrepreneur who shows up at her university. Without knowing his true identity, Elise hires him to be her pretend fiance during her sister's upcoming wedding. The two run through several rehearsals to perfect their act, an act that soon feels more and more real!
When Mallon, a beautiful housekeeper, is attacked by her employer and rushes out into the rain, she is picked up by a man in a luxury car who calls himself Harris. Mallon has grown to distrust men, but Harris's calm gray eyes allow her to relax her guard. When she sees where they have arrived, however, she starts to regret her carelessness. The place is practically a ruin, and there's no other house around. Mallon, recalling all her nightmares, is constantly fearful, but there is one thing she doesn't yet know-her encounter with Harris is the ray of light that will cut through the darkness of her life...
Seeking a fresh start in life, Abigail finds a job as a live-in nurse and travels from London to the Netherlands. It's at her employer's residence that she meets Dominic van Wijkelen, the dashing doctor-handsome but grumpy, cold yet alluring. Abby senses that he hates her and maintains her distance from him, but when her current job ends, van Wijkelen approaches her with a job offer. Perplexed, Abby accepts-and finds him smiling brilliantly. Didn't he hate her? What does that smile of his mean?
Marie took one look at the guest her grandfather had brought home and gasped. It was Rayner...the man she'd met seven years earlier and had been unable to forget. At the time, she'd fallen in love and given him her virginity. But a careless remark he made led to a quarrel, the police showed up and they went their separate ways. Marie had since moved in with her grandfather in France. Rayner didn't seem to recognize her now. But for Marie the reunion was dredging up past emotions. How could she have known that the "chance" reunion had been a setup from the start?
Don't let him be dead... Five years ago, Poppy chose to separate from her husband, billionaire Orsino Chatsfield, who loved dangerous adventures too much. However, when Poppy learns he's been caught in an avalanche, she rushes to his side, fearing the worst. She finds him gravely injured, yet his tone with her is cold and biting. She tries to leave, thinking that it was a mistake she was summoned, but before she can depart, he asks Poppy to take care of him. In exchange, he promises to finally grant her the divorce she's been asking for...
One early morning in London, Julia rescues a cold, crying kitten. While doing so, she has a strange yet pleasant encounter with a man who was trying to do the same thing. When Julia reunites with him days later during an interview for a secretarial position, she's rendered speechless. What are the odds that the man she met that day would be Professor van der Wagema, her prospective employer? Although he's the same man, he treats Julia completely differently during the interview. He's cruel and cold, to the point that Julia wonders if she only imagined him in the morning mist. During her weeklong wait for the interview results, she spends time at her parents' home. Little does she know, she'll reunite with him there, too!
Pia is left with no family after her grandmother dies. Until she learns about Gio, her grandfather, the founder of a huge company, and suddenly becomes the woman of the hour. Then he decides to give Pia his entire inheritance, so he starts looking for a husband who can protect her! At her debut party, she meets Raphael, the CEO of her grandfather's company. As soon as he meets her, he makes derogatory remarks toward her. It's clear he's decided that she's deceiving her grandfather. Despite his beautiful appearance, Pia swears to keep her distance from such an uncharitable man!
Clare's target is the heartless Mark King, a playboy broker who toyed with her sister and dumped her. Clare plans to seduce Mark and bring him back home to see her sister. Before she can do that, Mark's good looks and charm begin to reel her in. Clare soon begins to stray from her goal, but she manages to pull through and bring Mark back home. After everything is set and done with Clare's sister, Mark and Clare's paths cross one more time.
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.
When she opens her eyes, Elizabeth finds herself in a hospital, unable to remember her own name. The nurse pulls out a movie magazine and realizes that Elizabeth is this massive actress, but when Elizabeth looks, she can't believe that the gaudy woman she's looking at is her. Her fiancee, Kurt, comes to see her in the hotel, but he coldly exclaims, "You can cut the act now, Elizabeth". Why does he hate her? Apparently, he's this manly, sexy, multimillionaire who is said to be the most eligible bachelor in all of America. In order to get her memories back, she's going to go to his manor...?
Miranda was once known as the queen of high society, but now she lives alone on a deserted island in the Caribbean. Or, she did until a man named Louis made a sudden intrusion into her island home. He knows all about Miranda's past, and comes across as exceedingly arrogant. Especially when he announces that her uncle has sold him the island and everything on it...including her! It was because of her uncle that Miranda had to abandon her former life... And now this? Yet when Louis abruptly steals a kiss from her, she feels an intense heat envelop her body...
Abby was raised in the great state of Texas and will soon turn twenty-one. But because of her guardian, Calhoun Ballenger, she's romantically inexperienced and has never had a boyfriend. He's been like a big brother to her ever since both of her parents died, but he's also well-known in town for being a playboy. Still, to Abby he's the perfect person to fall in love with. However, he's never seen her as anything but a little sister, and no matter how old she gets, he always treats her like a child. She's going to have to find a way to prove to him that she's a grown woman!
Max, an arrogant but sexy businessman, is always in the gossip magazines. Darcy, hired by Max as his personal secretary, is well aware of the reason he hired her. She's a plain Jane who won't stir up trouble for him. But then, out of nowhere, he says he wants to marry her! In order to win a once-in-a-lifetime business deal, he has to play the family man. Darcy doesn't believe anyone will take their relationship seriously, so naturally she refuses to be his accomplice. Max, however, is sure she'll change her mind, if only he can name her price!
Marcy is the leader of a group working against a major company's redevelopment plans for a struggling city. Specifically, she's up against Randal, the company's negotiator. Marcy's aunt left her a house in the middle of the city. When she makes it known that she won't give in no matter how many threats or how much money they throw at her, the company schemes to send in a handsome man to seal the deal. Initially Marcy laughs at their simplistic approach. In time, however, she finds herself being swayed by Randal's sexy, grandiose seduction as well as a surprising secret...
Polly goes to the desert kingdom of Dharia to look for her father. However, in the airport, she's summarily seized and taken to the palace. There she meets the handsome King Rashad. His sharp eyes and dignified stature make Polly's heart race. Then, while she's staying at the palace, he suddenly proposes. Polly, whose heart has been captured by him, agrees to marry, but their relationship is merely a practical affair. To Rashad, the marriage fulfills a royal duty. Still, Polly believes that one day her love will reach him...
Athena discovers that her fiance is cheating on her on the day they are to be married, and runs away in her wedding dress. She then falls from the second story of the venue and is caught by world-famous fashion designer Luca. But when they are seen together, a scandal arises. Luca's own fiancee thinks that he ran away with the bride and breaks off their engagement. But Luca won't be able to inherit his grandmother's fortune unless he's married by his thirty-fifth birthday. Which is why he then turns to Athena, offering her one million dollars for a yearlong fake marriage!
Cara has always lived a simple life. One day she bumps into a man named Mike at the park. He makes her heart flutter and they spend a sweet night together. But when she wakes, he's gone, and Cara spends the days that follow nursing her broken heart. She's sure that she'll never see him again. Several months later, when she goes to the country of Eliason to help her friend prepare for her wedding, she meets Mike at the airport. There, she learns the shocking truth. He's actually Prince Michael, her friend's older brother and the next in line for the throne!
When she was seventeen, Angela fell pregnant-but she was poor and decided to give the baby up for adoption. Then one day she finds out that the couple who adopted her baby died in an unfortunate accident. Worrying about her child, Angela desperately searches out the child's guardian, Nick, the younger brother of her child's adoptive mother. Nick lives in London, runs a multinational business and is so busy that he's looking for a nanny for the niece he has recently taken in. And so Angela hides her true identity in order to see her daughter and become the girl's nanny.
Nate stole Tess's heart the first time she saw him in a tux, which is how she ended up spending a night of passion with him. Six weeks later, she tells him that their wonderful night together has blessed her with a little life, but he refuses to believe the child is his. Tess is hurt after he rejects her and begins to regret the night they spent together. However, Nate later shows up at her place, having decided to pursue her. Tess briefly considers giving in to his advances, but she can't just let him have his way this time. So instead she overcomes the pain in her own heart and lies, telling him the pregnancy test was incorrect...
Neen has been hired to be the manager of a charity cafe, and she just can't seem to get her boss, Rico, off her mind. It's not just that he's handsome-he also has a dream of helping the world, even as he keeps his heart closed off from others. For straight-shooter Neen, he's a man who's constantly colliding with her. But one day while the two are talking, Rico kisses her passionately. Neen's heart starts to beat quickly and she thinks it's a sign of love. But Neen has a painful past and has never experienced true love before. How could she know this was only the beginning of her pain?
When nineteen-year-old Nicola's father passed away, she married his business partner, Brett. She'd always had feelings for him, so when they married, she was over the moon. But her happiness didn't last. It seems that Nicola's father arranged the marriage before his death because he was worried that men would come after her for her money. The whole wedding was arranged just to protect her. As time passes, she knows that it's futile to wish for a true, passionate marriage with Brett, and with her twenty-first birthday approaching, she'll soon be able to give him back his ring and break things off...
Amalie is innocent and shy, but just on the surface. She is also known as Madame X, a bestselling American erotic novel author. She has kept her identity hidden even from her editor, but she has to attend a publicity party for her next novel no matter what. Amalie asks her friend Lacey to attend in her place and attends as Lacey's assistant. Lacey acts perfectly and everyone believes she is Madame X. Everyone except for one charming journalist, Jericho...
Faith and Cole, the second son of an entrepreneur, spend a passionate night together. But the next day, Cole disappears from her life. Faith realizes that she is pregnant with his child and decides to marry Cole's brother, Ted. Nine years later, Ted dies in an accident and Cole appears before Faith once more...
Jessica and Carlo, a Greek billionaire, are attracted to each other. However, fearing Carlo's fierce desire for her, Jessica chooses her kind fiance over him. In response, he says, "Jessica...I'll never forgive you. One day I'll get my revenge." Six years later, Jessica has been widowed and she meets Carlo again when her father is arrested for embezzlement at the company Carlo owns. She visits Carlo to apologize for her father's actions...
"Jason! I'll get my revenge on you!" Elinor works at an employment agency for nurses. When she looks at the chart for her newest patient, she gasps. It's her greatest enemy: the older brother of her former fiance and the man who ruined their relationship! He lost his sight in an accident and is also paralyzed from the waist down. Elinor is troubled, but decides to take him on as a patient. She will hide her identity from him and make him admit that she is a talented nurse! That will be her revenge. However, as she spends time with the man she supposedly hates, she finds herself with new feelings for him...
American multimillionaire Meryl has just one problem: until she turns twenty-seven or gets married, she can't use her father's inheritance freely. Determined to get the money her friend needs, Meryl puts a wanted ad for a husband in the paper. She soon gets a response from Jarvis, a broke nobleman living in an old castle in the English countryside. Meryl immediately goes to his castle to meet him, but is coldly refused and told to go home. Despite this, there's genuine warmth behind his stubbornness that Meryl finds herself more and more drawn to.
Beth, the manager of a riding academy, comes to Egypt to buy her dream horse. She finds the ideal horse, but it's out of her price range. Soon after, Beth ends up traveling to a castle owned by Moroccan prince Uzziah. Beth stays with Uzziah in the hopes of obtaining one of the first-rate horses he raises, but she doesn't realize that the real reason he invited her to his castle was so that he could seduce her into his bed!
From the moment she first met Carlo, the son of a distinguished Italian family, the young Venetia was convinced: "This man is the one I'm destined for!" However, a small misunderstanding cruelly crushed those hopes. Then, six years later, at her father's funeral, she meets Carlo again...and can't believe her ears. He wants to marry her to save her father's failing company? But he thinks she's promiscuous, and has nothing but scorn for her...
Abby was suddenly proposed to by the company president, Tanner. However, Tanner only wanted Abby to pretend to be his wife in order to buy a confectionary company. Finding it strange and sudden, Abby hesitated to accept Tanner's proposal, but before long she begins to fall for his kind and caring personality. With negotiations underway, a sudden request by the company owner stuns Tanner. In order for him to buy the company, he must first impress its owner with an original dessert, and the only person who can help him is Abby.
The blue eyes that attract any woman... His deep gaze... Rachel cannot stop her heart from pounding when she sees her beloved Nathan, a breathtakingly gorgeous man from her work. But for some reason he thinks she is a cunning and promiscuous woman and always gives her the cold shoulder. One day, Rachel's grandmother makes a shocking request, and Rachel ends up going on a trip alone with Nathan. Her job is to act as Nathan's girlfriend and get back her grandmother's stolen letters.
Susan and her childhood friend Tony loved each other. But her mother was opposed to their relationship. Susan ended up getting pregnant, but she was under the assumption that Tony had abandoned her, so she married another man. It's been eleven years since then. A professional baseball player comes to her son's school. When she hears that the player's name is Tony Antonelli, Susan can't hide her reaction...