Mollie admired cowboy Deke as a child, but after he lost his wife in an accident, Deke couldn't take care of his own baby daughter. Despite how troubled he Deke is, Mollie feels she must help him and his child. She goes to Crandall ranch to apply to be a housekeeper, but she's rejected right away. Mollie will do anything to help her childhood crush stand on his feet again. And eventually Mollie's cheerful personality begins to soothe the pain in Deke's closed-off heart...
Christa's father's gambling debt has put the prestigious Liddiat family in jeopardy. One particular bet puts him at risk of losing everything until Ross Donahue offers to save him...under one condition. Ross will marry Christa or her family will suffer. A marriage without love is not what Christa wants but she is left with no choice to prevent her father from going to prison. Their wedding day comes, everyone congratulates their happy marriage and they share, not one, but two kisses! Can a marriage without love be a happy marriage...and is theirs really without love?
Clemency can't believe her eyes! She caught her husband and her best friend in a tender embrace. Unable to bear the sight, Clemency flees and ends up on the banks of the River Thames where she meets a man. They grow close over an intimate conversation, and their lips graze in a faint parting kiss before they go their separate ways... Five years later, she moves into a new house. When she sees her neighbor, her heart begins to pound. Why? It's the man from five years ago.
Only one woman has the power to drive Dawson Rutherford, a seemingly heartless man, wild. A tempestuous night long ago forced Dawson to abandon all hope of making Barrie Bell his lawfully wedded wife. But now, after five years apart, he comes to her with an unbelievable proposal-he needs her to pose as his temporary fiancee! There's no telling what sharing a house with this hot-blooded woman would do to the man of ice.
Max, a lawyer, approached and seduced Maddy purely because she was the daughter of a major player in the legal world. After they got married, Max was constantly unfaithful, piling up scandal after scandal with other women, and now he's disappeared. Deeply wounded by her husband's horrible treatment of her, Maddy begins a new job and tries to move forward with her life. Just as her new life is taking shape, Max appears before her again-now calm and gentle, as though he were a different person entirely...
Lauren is a popular TV news anchor. She's been invited to a party hosted by the mayor, but she has no date because her dedication to her work doesn't leave her any time for romance. David lives across the hall from her condo unit. He's a handsome man and she secretly hopes he will take her to the party. He goes one further when he suddenly proposes to her! "Can you pretend to be my wife?" She accepts his request in return for his escorting her to the party. Their married life starts out as a fiction, but the passionate kiss they exchange feels all too real!
How long do I have to live this way? Eve wonders. She was tricked into becoming her boss's mistress. Then one day, she meets a man at a party-his name is Carl and he's a movie director. She is instantly attracted to him, but the moment he learns that Eve is Max's mistress, he throws hurtful words at her. Max then makes a most cruel request: he wants her to play a role in Carl's upcoming movie in order to ruin it! If only she had the power to say no to Max's demands...
"For the first time in six years, I'll be coming home...to witness your marriage to the duke." The long-awaited letter that young Evelyn received from Sam didn't contain the answer she was hoping for. When she was fifteen, Sam was her first kiss and her first love. But she can only assume it was a goodbye gesture before he left to study medicine overseas. Suppressing her lingering passion, Evelyn decides to try her best to form a new loving relationship with the duke. However, Sam, now a skilled and handsome doctor, struggles with his developing feelings for Eve as he hides a dark secret that will change their relationship forever...
Layla is working as a waitress at her brother's small-town cafe when she meets a customer who doesn't quite fit in with the worn-down, rural atmosphere. He's Drake Ashton, one of the UK's most preeminent architects, and he's returned to his hometown to help redevelop it. Good-looking and successful, Drake is decidedly not Layla's type... When she was working in London, she was betrayed by another handsome, wealthy man who left her penniless. Drake is trying hard to sweep her off her feet, but Layla is cautious-she doesn't want to get hurt again. Yet somehow, before she realizes it, she's agreeing to go out to dinner with him...
Emma is beautiful and sophisticated, but she lives a simple and solitary life. Finding her to be an ideal woman, Jason decided to visit her at the candy store she runs and propose to her out of the blue. It turned out Emma had just been betrayed by her former fiance. So Jason abandoned his sophisticated city life to open a private medical practice in the countryside, where he can spend time with each patient and enjoy a relaxing life. However, Emma wasn't the traditional woman Jason thought she was, and their relationship took an unexpected turn.
It has been three years since her father's best friend betrayed him, causing her family's bankruptcy. Courtney can't help but visit Hunters Court, her childhood home, when she hears it's up for sale. She wishes her family could live there once more, but when she visits, she sees a man who turns her blood to ice. It's Blair...the nephew of the man who betrayed her father! He says he bought the manor for them to live in together-if she wants to live there, she'll have to do so with him. Yet he backed her father into a corner and shattered her first love to pieces. Just what can Blair be thinking?
After Lara witnessed her boyfriend's betrayal with her own eyes, she fled her home through a downpour, stricken with grief. A regular woman like her just wasn't destined to have a fairy-tale romance... She had nowhere else to go, so she went to the house where she worked as a nanny. The owners of the home were kind and let her stay in the house while they were away. That night, just as Lara thought she had time to calmly think about what she was going to do next, her bosses' friend Reuben Tyler visited. Lara's life was turned upside down the moment he offered her his hand!
The countries of Calista and Aristo are split in two like the fabled broken diamond. A legend states that the person who finds the missing part of the diamond will become the true king. But these tales have nothing to do with housekeeper Effie. Then, out of the blue, she is chosen as a maid by King Zakari and sent to the desert. She was nervous as she timidly entered the king's tent, but when the handsome, strong king informed her that she was to share his bed, Effie ran away...still wearing the glittering pendant she had received from her late mother.
Andrea, a horse trainer, was auctioning off her services for a hospital charity when her former love, Sam, appeared. He had dumped her seven years earlier, but now he's royalty and he's come back! Was he thinking of her? Perhaps not...it seems his goal was actually their son. Andrea was enraged by his behavior, but she couldn't help but agree to his proposal. She knew he would always remain out of her reach...
Princess Leila of Surhaadi runs away from home after her mother says that she wished Leila had died instead of her sister. Leila arrives in New York and puts on the clothing and red lipstick her sister left behind sixteen years earlier. She visits the hotel's bar and is fascinated by a mysterious man with a wild aura. After growing up within the walls of a palace, Leila decides to take a brave step. But after giving him her virginity, she's taken aback when he coldly leaves her the next morning!
As soon as she arrives in Hong Kong, Tiffany is mugged, losing her wallet and her passport. She picks up some work at a bar in order to make enough money to pay for her first night in a hotel, where she meets a man named Rafiq. He's so mysterious it's as if he's from another world. Tiffany is instantly drawn to him, and they spend the night together. But the next morning Rafiq concludes that Tiffany was only interested in blackmailing him. Tiffany has never been so hurt by a rejection! Then, three months later, she must walk back into his life with the news that she's pregnant!
Rina, a dispatch secretary, was dumped by her fiance of five years one week before her wedding. Suffering from a wounded heart, Rina accepts an invitation from her twin sister, Sara, to come to Isla Sagrado-a country on the other side of the world. When Sara meets Rina there, she shoves a letter into Rina's hand and then immediately flees. Inside the letter is an expensive ring and a written plea for Rina to pose as her sister. "How can she ask me to deceive her fiance when she knows mine just broke up with me?" To make matters more difficult for Rina, the fiance, Reynard, is essentially royalty, and he's a gorgeous millionaire!
Ellie never expected to meet Rio Benedetti again. They first met at her sister's wedding two years ago. Since then, Ellie's heart has belonged to Rio. They always had a mutual attraction and might have had an affair if Ellie hadn't thought that Rio was just playing with her. Pure-hearted Ellie, who is still hurt by the incident, visits Italy to meet the man who might be her father. Little does she know Rio is close to the man, and he does not want her anywhere near him because he thinks Ellie is a callous gold digger!
In the middle of Belinda's wedding, a man's voice suddenly rings out saying, "Belinda is my wife." The owner of that voice is none other than real estate mogul and Marquess of Eastershire Colin Granville. On a trip to Las Vegas two years ago, Belinda completely forgot herself and gave in to the sweet temptation of this sexy and handsome man. She ended up saying something incredibly foolish. "If we get married, I'll sleep with you." She never would have thought that she would then go on to not only marry him, but actually sleep with him, too... The next day, they'd planned to file for an annulment, but now he's butting in on her wedding!
"Wait, we're still married?" Elizabeth, a matchmaker for wealthy clients, is presented with a shocking truth by Greek billionaire Xander. It's been ten years since she met him during a trip, fell in love, got married and was abandoned mere days later... During those ten years, she has been working hard to get back on her feet. She knows if she were to get involved in a scandal with a notorious playboy like Xander, she would lose the trust of her clients. Elizabeth just wants a divorce-but Xander insists he needs her as his wife before deliberately setting up a tabloid shot of the two of them, forcing her cooperation!
Gavin, a member of a wealthy, resort-owning family, visits a small inn to bargain with an elderly man over a piece of land that his grandfather lost in a bet. But the stubborn old man declares that he intends to turn the land over to the state when he dies. When Gavin insists that the land is crucial for a new development project, he is given an astonishing option: if he marries the old man's granddaughter, he'll be given the land. Even though Gavin's workaholic father left him uninterested in marriage, when he sees the beautiful Sabrina, he finds himself beginning to change his mind... However, Sabrina, the granddaughter in question, is keeping her heart shut after a painful past.
Kendra has arrived in Greece to be with her cousin Faye, who has just married millionaire Eugene, who is much older than she is. Faye is five months pregnant and Kendra has come to help her through her maternity-onset depression. At the airport, the person who collects Kendra is the arrogant, yet handsome Damon. He's a relative of Eugene's and a billionaire in his own right. Kendra feels a strong attraction to him from the moment she meets him. The problem is Damon thinks that Kendra is a gold digger!
Gina grew up sheltered in a convent school. When she goes to visit her uncle, a prominent businessman, he assigns his subordinate Mike Mason to show her around New York City. Mike is straitlaced and serious-pure, free-spirited Gina's complete opposite. His job as her tour guide is supposed to be easy, but Gina goes wherever she wants, and it's all Mike can do to keep up. Turns out, Gina is sexy and charming, and she's the ultimate test of Mike's self-control. When Gina decides to give him her virginity, he has no idea what's in store for him.
In order to start fresh after a bitter romance, Sydney has just returned to her job as a high school teacher. Just as she does, the man who caused her unforgivable pain, Father Kendall, suddenly appears at her house. He's not wearing his robes. He's in a suit and tells Sydney to call him Jarod, not Father Kendall. Sydney's not sure what's going on. Is it okay for her to love a man like him now? She won't go back to being controlled by the passionate kiss they once shared. He is God's servant, not someone she should marry...
ER nurse Polly has her hands full with Nicholas, a doctor with a bad temper who works eighteen-hour shifts. The other nurses are afraid to go near him, so Polly visits his home for a talk. There she learns that after losing his wife and child in a car accident, Nicholas has thrown himself into work and is unable to move on from the grief. Polly is also carrying the wound of having lost a child, but on the anniversary of his loved ones' deaths, she sees Nicholas doing something incredible!
On the morning of her best friend Marlee's wedding, Eden receives a breakup call from her boyfriend. Eden is desperate not to ruin Marlee's happy day, but she can't stop the tears from falling as she stands up with Marlee as her maid of honor. Luke, the best man, quietly hands her a handkerchief. The man smells of danger, but he ends up comforting her through the night!
After her twin sister, Kristy, died in an accident in the Middle East while on a photoshoot, Karen took in her twin's illegitimate child. Before she died, Kristy had told her boyfriend, Hal, about the baby. He hadn't wanted marriage or a child. However, now Hal is saying he wants the baby and keeps asking Karen to marry him despite her rejections!
Philippa is a belly dancer currently regretting the fact that a few drinks talked her into getting engaged to some guy she just met. Next time they see each other, she's determined to set the record straight. Instead, someone completely unexpected shows up. The young, sexy intruder is her fiance's uncle, James Haverford, Earl of Sherringborne. Desperate to hide the scandal of his nephew getting engaged to some "second-rate dancer," he tries to take Philippa to his mansion. Philippa is outraged. "Do you think you can look down on people just because you're an earl?" She lashes out at him, but the earl's charms are irresistible.
I can't believe I fell for him at first sight! One day, Beatrice is saved from a mugging by a handsome man who exudes a refined aura that makes her heart pound. She is surprised to learn that the man is Tariq, the crown prince of the kingdom of Zaharat! Beatrice stumbles over her thank-you as her heart races, but her words are met with a cold response. "I need you to break up with my younger brother Hareed immediately," he says while offering her a fat check. He's mistaken Beatrice for the awful woman who's tricking his younger brother!
While the Farraday and Claibourne families are fighting over management rights to their co-owned C&F department stores, gorgeous international lawyer Bram Farraday is sent to shadow Flora, the second daughter of the Claibourne family, on her trip to a southern paradise. With Bram's undeniable charm, Flora can't help but compare him to her ex-boyfriend. Which is why she tries to convince herself not to fall for his kindness. Despite his flashy appearance, his gentlemanly manner and honesty begin to draw Flora in.
Aimee dreams of becoming a designer at a small downtown studio when one day she receives a surprise visit from Mrs. Tremont, a celebrity even within upper society. She comes with a proposal: marriage to her son Colin for the unbelievable sum of a million dollars. While the details remain murky, Aimee is invited to an extravagant gala. There she comes face-to-face with Colin, whose eyes are as mysterious as midnight and overflowing with charm. His words, however, do little to hide an agenda... With all the alarm bells going off in her head, what will Aimee do?
"Please let me see him!" When Cesar Montero is taken to the hospital after a car crash, Sorcha, his personal secretary, isn't allowed to see him on the grounds that she is not a relative. Sorcha has long had feelings for Cesar, but right after they spent the night together, they were met with misfortune. On top of that, Cesar's fiancee shows up and tries to pay her off, an apology to his "one last fling." Sorcha despairs that their night of passion was just that, a fling that meant nothing to Cesar... She vows to start over, far away, never to see him again!
When mining magnate Scott walks into his lawyers' office, he immediately falls for Sarah and vows to put a ring on her finger as soon as possible. They get married just three months later. However, the confident businessman finds himself stumbling when it comes to his new bride. On their first wedding anniversary, he receives a photograph of Sarah with another man... Hurt by the sudden change she notices in her husband and with suspicions of her own, she runs away from home. Sarah stays away to be alone with her thoughts, but her body still longs for her husband...
Leonora, the only daughter of the esteemed Crosby family, is stunned when she's introduced to James at a party. It's him-the handsome man who took her breath away when she first saw him on an icy road. She had heard that a new doctor was coming to the village clinic...but she never expected it to be this beautiful stranger! Leonora's nerves are frazzled and a slow heat starts to burn inside her whenever he turns his azure eyes toward her. Why is she feeling such never-before-experienced passion? She's supposed to focus on marrying her fiance and supporting her struggling aristocratic family...
Tomas Gallo! Zara's heart trembles as she is reunited with her ex-husband. After her parents passed away, Zara's uncle used her as a servant until Tomas married her to free her from her uncle's grasp. Zara still remembers their passionate kiss from that night. But it's been two years since they've seen each other and it seems Tomas has completely forgotten her. Zara can't help but return to Tomas's side when she hears he's recovering from an accident. But...how can this be? Has he lost his memory?
The Earl of Beau Lieu, better known by his nickname "Beau," is one of the most powerful millionaires in England and a handsome bachelor who loves to solve mysteries. When his brother is gravely injured, Beau races to him and encounters an old woman draped in clothes that hide her appearance. He is surprised to learn she is the one treating his brother. What could an herbalist living in the countryside possibly do that a doctor couldn't? However, the person he thought was an old lady is revealed to be a beautiful and intelligent young widow named Laura Martin. "What is a woman like her doing in a place like this, dressed like that?" asks Beau as his curiosity leads him to a place he never expected...
Abby went to Italy to secure a contract with an opera singer for a performance in London, but her car breaks down on the way to his mountain villa. She's saved by the singer's mysterious, sexy half brother, Max, who happened to be passing by. Abby's pulse races whenever she's around him, and Max is attracted to her, too. After Abby gets the contract signed, Max, the perfect gentleman, offers to show her around town. Even after returning from Italy, Abby can't forget his kiss...even though she knows she can't fall in love!
It was a onetime mistake... That was what Carissa thought after she spent a sweet night with a man whose name was the only thing she knew about him. After Carissa was dumped by her fiance, her sister advised her to have fun and finally lose her long-held virginity. But now her one-night stand is in front of her again. Ben, a former musician, came because he saw Carissa's flyer looking for a lodger. She knows it was not because he came looking for her. Right? With him coming on strong, can she keep her word that there will be nothing sexual about their relationship at all?
Melissa, who manages the spa at her family's luxury resort, has been in a secret relationship with Shane, a local rancher. One day, she is shocked to discover that she's pregnant. "My late father worked so hard to build this resort, and my pregnancy is going to ruin its reputation in the eyes of the investors!" She tells Shane that she wants to break things off, but out of a sense of duty, he asks for her hand in marriage instead! "I don't want a loveless marriage bound together purely by obligation," she tells him. But his dreamy smile and persuasive ways are too hard to resist...
After her oppressive father's failed plan to rebel against the king, Elin loses her title as the daughter of a baron and is instead labeled the daughter of a traitor. The despicable Baron of Redwood, who sees women as nothing more than his playthings, wants to make Elin his wife, regardless of her current crime-by-association, in an attempt to gain dominion over her father's lands. But for Elin, if that is her only option, she'd rather be executed-and she tells the king as much! But the king, moved by Elin's declaration, decides on a different fate for her. Instead, he unexpectedly marries her to his bravest, most loyal knight, Malcolm, a man who has built a reputation for himself in combat!