Major Anthony Lyndhurst cannot believe his eyes. "There's no way that this is possible." But regardless, here before him in his own bedroom is his wife, Georgie, who disappeared without a trace four years earlier. After she disappeared, rumours spread that he had killed her, and Anthony was ostracized from high society. There's little chance of him forgiving her after that. Still, where has she been and what has she been doing these past four years? In the sequel to An Uncommon Abigail, the Lyndhursts' family drama gets darker, when secrets concerning the members and the disappearance of Anthony's young, estranged wife are uncovered.
Rosabelle had to leave her beloved family when she married and moved to London. When her husband dies, she's exhausted and in need of much R and R, but is only allowed a short visit to her dear family home. That's when her twin sister, Annabelle, proposes an incredible scheme. "It'll be all right. We're identical. Nobody will notice." And so the two women switch places! That way, Rosabelle's able to rest and recuperate at home...until she meets the young man next door, Phillip Winbolt. What will Rosabelle do now that she's fallen in love with this man...all while under the guise of her sister, Annabelle?
Rosabelle and Annabelle's scheme of switching places is figured out! "Why has Rosabelle taken Annabelle's name...?" Rosabelle's crush, the landowner next door, Phillip, declares that he loves her with all his heart, even if she lied to him. But when he goes to Rosabelle's late husband's home in London to find out more about the situation, he encounters a suspicious man named Falkirk. He, too, seems to be in search of Rosabelle...but why?
Shannon's sister, Keira, is critically injured in a car accident, the same one that killed Keira's husband, Angelo. It's Luca, Angelo's brother?and Shannon's ex?who delivers the tragic news to her in London. "Are we alone?" he asks, barging into her home and searching through it. Shannon shakes with anger, realizing that he must be looking for a man. They'd been in love two years ago, until Luca accused Shannon of cheating while he was away and broke up with her without even letting her explain. Who would have thought she'd meet him again, and like this, of all the ways?
"I won't let you escape this time. I've always loved you." Michelle, a nurse, has come to California to take care of Zak, her brother-in-law and a successful businessman. Zak grew up as an orphan. Seven years younger than Michelle, he was a beautiful but fickle child. But after two years, he has grown into a man who is as virile and attractive as a Greek god. With his dazzling smile, Zak openly seduces Michelle. His attitude is just the same as before, but now poses a dangerous temptation for Michelle. "I knew the day would come when I couldn't resist his allure anymore."
In the hopes of paying off her father's debt, Felicity agrees to marry the son of a wealthy family. On the day of the proposed wedding, she leaves home with a heavy heart...until she is met by the handsome limousine driver. Just as she finds herself lost in his sultry gaze, reality comes crashing down on her when the driver speeds off in the opposite direction of the church! Confused and alarmed, Felicity is suddenly transfixed by the driver's gleaming, dark eyes and the mysterious threat: "You're not getting away from me." Her kidnapping sparks the beginning of a plot for revenge!
Erin is a reporter writing a "Guide to Rich Bachelors" series of articles that explores Portland's richest and handsomest men, all in the hopes of being recognized as a full-fledged writer. But the men she interviews are a bunch of worthless, arrogant womanizers. Just like her ex-husband was. The last interviewee for her series is Jared Warfield, a difficult man to get along with who despises the media, and who wears expensive brand-name shoes and watches. Of course. And yet...he's also a man who adopted and is raising the orphaned child of his late stepsister. Do such incredible men really exist?
Kat's husband, the late Earl of the Grange, left her with a very large amount of debt when he suddenly passed away. She's on the brink of losing everything; her family, her mansion, and her beloved home, High Farm. As this is happening, an unexpected visitor comes to pay a visit to Kat. A man named Heath, who also happens to be Kat's long, lost adopted brother! When they were young, they were secretly in love with each another but, Heath was discriminated by her jealous brother, Joseph, and the villagers because of his "gypsy" features. He left High Farm and was never seen again...Until 10 years later, when Heath has transformed into a successful, business owner and comes back to seek revenge against the people who had wronged him before...particularly Kat and her family!
Supermodel Maxie is the beautiful mistress of an older man who suddenly falls ill. Seeing this as his chance, multimillionaire nephew Angelos arrives and demands that Maxie become his mistress next. After Maxie announces that she won't be intimate with anyone but her future husband, Angelos suggests that they have a contract marriage. The fact that she is his wife would be kept secret, but he would still enjoy the intimate benefits, an arrangement Maxie resents despite being attracted to him. However, there is a reason for Maxie to get married as soon as possible...
Jessica is hired as a legal assistant at the firm of Damian and Evan, brothers who are well-established lawyers. Childhood friends with the brothers, she'd been infatuated with Evan at fourteen. Now all grown up, Jessica's first crush is nothing more than a girlhood memory. But Damian, who loves his younger brother more than anyone else, asks her to heal Evan's broken heart. Before long, Evan asks a flustered Jessica to be with him, much to the delight of both their parents. Except...it's Damian who Jessica is in love with now!
Amelia is visiting Monaco to attend a friend's wedding when, by chance, she bumps into Toby Haynes. Amelia had already been lost to his charms once before?falling into bed with him?but realized right away that it was a mistake and left him the next day. Now, however, Toby seems to have plans to seduce her once again, and things start to spiral out of control. If she becomes serious about a thrill-seeker like him, it will destroy her! Though she's resolved not to get too close, Toby's attractiveness tugs at her heart. But she never intended to touch what was behind his playboy mask...
"Have we met before?" Bryony slaps her lover's face the moment she hears those heartless words. Five months ago, she fell in love with CEO Rafael, who came to buy her island. They spent an incredible time together, but afterward they lost contact with each other. When she found out that she was pregnant, Bryony began to fear that Rafael seduced her to get her property. Hoping to see him at a party, Bryony gathers up her courage to crash it...but she can't believe her ears when she finds out the truth. He claims that he has lost all memory of her from a plane crash accident!
After meeting and falling head over heels in love with Ryan, a millionaire, Kelly drops out of college and becomes his fiancee. But his family doesn't like her because she is not of their social class and they conspire to break them up. Ryan's brother even attacks her while she's pregnant! Narrowly escaping the attack, Kelly runs to Ryan, but he accuses her of seducing his brother. He calls off the engagement, writes her a goodbye check and leaves her in despair. Feeling as though she can't trust anyone, Kelly disappears from Ryan's life.
Not letting her blindness get the better of her, Celia enjoys life to the fullest, doing whatever catches her interest?from scuba diving to managing her own company. Her boyfriend, Francesco, is beside himself with worry about her, and out of his misguided love he tries to hold her back. "I'm not handicapped, and I don't need your pity! Why won't you let me live my life?" In a moment of recklessness, they hurt each other deeply, and decide to go their separate ways. Do two people need more than love to be able to share their lives together? Read the conclusion of this series of romances about six Italian brothers!
Dominic is the CEO of the international automotive maker Moretti Motors. An attractive man, he's famous for being a shrewd businessman and playboy. His brilliant secretary, Angelina, has secretly admired him for years, but currently she has much bigger concerns. Her younger brother, Renni, has gotten himself into trouble, and is being blackmailed for Moretti Motors company secrets?secrets that only Angelina can provide. Ultimately she decides to help her brother, but soon her betrayals are discovered by Dominic himself...
The infamous Sam, descendant of pirates and the "town outlaw," is back on the island. Seven years earlier, he'd been seeing Annie, a well-to-do girl admired by all the townspeople. However, Annie's father was against her relationship with Sam because of their different social status. So Annie and Sam agreed to elope, but on the night they were supposed to leave, she never showed up at their meeting place. Annie's sure that Sam?now a successful financial genius?is back for revenge. Her reason for not eloping involves the secret of her birth, a secret she's never told anyone...
Prince Drax, Sheikh of Dhurahn, has to find a temporary bride for his twin brother. Enter Sadie Murray, a stranded Englishwoman who is in need of money after being fired from her job. Drax decides she will be the perfect candidate, due to her desperate situation. He takes advantage of her plight by not giving Sadie much of a choice to be under his employ. But will Drax have the nerve to go through with his plan to make her a makeshift bride for his brother?
When Callie's twin sister, Annabella, told her she won the grand prize of the contest?"I Stole the Prince's Heart and Engagement Ring,"?she was more than amazed. However, Annabella, an up-and-coming starlet, asks Callie to go in her place and refuse the prize because it clashes with her acting in a big upcoming movie. "Why would anyone want to publicly search for a bride?" is what Callie thought as she reluctantly agrees to make the far trip for her desperate sister. But the moment she arrives at the airport, Callie gets taken away by the?elegant?butler of the prince.?When she attempts to explain her situation, he doesn't seem to care.??"Stop telling me lies about being a twin. You will marry the price in twenty-four hours."?
Ann finds herself at the crossroads of life when she is criticized as an over-the-hill actress. In hopes of clearing her mind, she flees to Europe, where her twin sister lives. After seeing her sister's happy marriage, Ann feels a strong desire for a family of her own. Then one day, her sister's husband brings home a potential member of his racing team. It's Riley, a womanizer who Ann rejected at the set of a movie they filmed together. And he suggests Ann marry him in exchange for joining the racing team!
Cara is at an acquaintance's wedding when suddenly an incredibly handsome man approaches her. His name is Gui. He is a famous Spanish count and businessman. He is so tall and thin that she feels overweight next to him. Always a flower on the wall, this is the first time that she finds herself directly involved with someone else at one of these parties, and she finds herself a little flustered. But just as she is starting to enjoy herself, a beautiful woman cuts in and takes things over. Apparently she has her sights set on the count and Cara is in her way. Cara is about to leave when the count says something that stops her right in her tracks. "Cara is my fiancee. Your petty conversation is getting in the way of our dance. Please leave us." What? Did she just get engaged to someone she just met?
After seeing her two best friends at her public relations agency get married, Alison feels that something is missing in her single life. She wants to love someone but has no interest in marriage. She just wants a baby to give all her love to. After suddenly landing herself in the emergency room, Alison meets Dr. Logan, a competent doctor with a sarcastic tongue, who, upon her request, agrees to help her make a baby. However, she must marry him in exchange!
Hani is a young girl living a rough life at the Burry Hill Detention Centre in Australia. She has been living as a boy for her own safety and protection, but she has had a mysterious yet beautiful reoccurring dream of living in a gorgeous palace surrounded by roses with her family. She thinks that such a dream is foolish, but then one day a man named Sharif appears; he claims that he is a diplomat from Bagestan, and that he has been sent to find Hani on orders from the sultan. She can barely believe the words she hears from him: "Your real name is Princess Shakira."
When she was a teenager, Desi fell in love with the son of the royal family from the desert country of Barakat. Even though she gave her virginity and swore her future to him, they were too young, and their love too turbulent, ending in the two of them resenting each other. Ten years later, a single phone call from a close friend reunites them once again. "Please seduce Salah. If you don't, then I'll be forced to marry him..." her close friend pleads, as she already as a lover of her own. Desi reluctantly decides to fly to Barakat. Waiting for her there is her former lover, who has since become a sheikh, no longer the young boy she once knew....
There is a noticeably beautiful woman at the victory party of Marco Moretti, star F1 racer. Her name is Virginia. She attends the party with heroic determination, which is to break the spell cast by her grandmother on the Moretti family. In order for her to realize her goal, she has to be impregnated by one of the Moretti men in a loveless marriage. Marco, who has no such knowledge, falls in love with her. Her plan steadfastly progresses....
When Ruggiero met the mysterious beauty Sapphire in London, it was love at first sight. But after two weeks of passion, she disappeared without a trace. He believed their love was destiny, so why did she leave? Since then, he had been an empty shell. One day, as he is test driving his company's new motorcycle, he catches sight of Sapphire among the circuit's spectators. But even though she looks the same, she doesn't seem the same. Shaken by the vision, he finds himself thrown from his machine.
Antonio Moretti, who is running a prestigious motor company with his two brothers, is in distress. They tried to launch a new car, named after an F1 driver, but the family who holds the name-use right put a stop to it. These two families have a long-lasting quarrel between them. Natalie, the daughter of the CEO of Valerio Co., is sent for negotiations regarding the name-use right. Antonio becomes interested in her beauty and cold attitude. If she doesn't agree to the negotiations, the only means left for him is to seduce her. How will this love game end?
"My life has totally fallen apart..." Haruko was 29, with both her 30s and a blissful marriage right on the horizon, when her fiance dropped a bomb that tore that happiness to shreds. Her friends and family do their best to cheer her up afterward, but she just can't shake the suffocating feeling that plagues her days. If only, she wishes, there were someplace where it would be easier to breathe... And that's when her old classmate Asano invites her to come join him in bustling big-city Tokyo! She went from the top of the world to rock bottom so fast, she didn't even see the precipice she'd been standing on, but now Haruko is taking the reins and starting over from square one!!
"Give me back my daughter!" Haruko's newborn daughter is taken from her after a decision made at a family meeting she wasn't included in. On top of that, she must deal with an emotionally abusive mother-in-law, a sister-in-law with a horrid personality, and a passive husband. Unsurprisingly, her lonely struggle and sorrowful marriage life begin to take a toll on her... Grab your handkerchief! This new tale spun by Minami Q-ta is sure to bring on the waterworks!
After taking some time away from relationships and love, it's been 10 years... "How can I find a girlfriend?" Mukai is a man in his 30's living at home with his family. He realized it's been 10 years since he's had a girlfriend. He told his last girlfriend, Miwako, that he wanted to "protect her". He was then told "what does that even mean?" and their relationship eventually fell apart. Ever since then, Mukai has felt things like "love" and "marriage" were distant concepts. However, he starts to find interest in the new person in the office, Nakatani...? Now begins Mukai's new search for love, stuck between new encounters and memories of his past!
Fay is a sweet and simple nurse. One day a famous movie director, Lew, proposes to her after meeting her for the first time. Lew tells Fay that he doesn't believe in love, and he only wants to get married because he is tired of living alone. Lew asks Fay to be a good wife, and nothing more. Somehow, Fay is attracted to Lew and decides to marry him. Fay is just about to enter the gaudy Hollywood life as a newlywed!
Paul Von Setan is a genius surgeon acknowledged by the world for his accomplishments. The nurse Merlin unknowingly hands the doctor powerful eyedrops, which is part of a setup. The talented surgeon resultantly becomes blind; she then cries, "I have stolen everything that should be his!" Merlin is blamed for the incident and forced to leave the hospital. Merlin wishes to help the now-blind surgeon and make up for her action. She decides to follow the man she loves under an assumed identity to the remote tropical island where he hides himself after the incident. If it's ever possible, she is willing to give herself to him....
"Vicki, you're as beautiful as the spirits of the night. Will you marry me?" Vicki was given this passionate proposal by Claudio Varelli, the second son of a prominent, wealthy Italian family. However, three months later, the day before they are to announce their engagement, Claudio's brother, Maurizio, informs her, "You are going to marry me." Vicki plummets from the peak of happiness to the depths of darkness. In the end, Vicki is persuaded by Maurizio saying, "This is the only way to save both you and the Varelli family," and she begins her married life with him. Maurizio's love engulfs her like a gentle hug, but Vicki's heart is always full of uneasiness. Maurizio! Do you pity me? Do you love me? Or are you just trying to protect your family's reputation? Vicki begins "a journey to find true love" on the set of a lavish household befitting that of a wealthy Italian family....
When Abby's best friend got into an accident, Abby's skills as a doctor weren't enough to save her. Now Abby has promised to live enough for the both of them, working herself half to death to put her absolute all into everything. But then Abby is appointed by a supervisor to organize a conference party together with an amazing surgeon named Greg. "If you're going to work with me, you need to be beautiful," he says. Confused as she is, she decides to go with his plan!
Amy works as a waitress at a cowboy bar and has a younger sister who's ill. Eira, a farm owner who's a regular at the bar, takes pity on her and tells her that he will take care of her and her sister if she will marry him with the intention of being a friend who can enjoy having tea with him. Amy believes his honest and kind words and heads to Wyoming, but when she arrives the place is covered in snow. The snow prevents her future husband to come and pick her up, and instead she is trapped in a house due to the blizzard with his son....
"I...was abandoned by both of my mothers." The first time was by his birth mother. The second time was by the mother who had adopted him. To help forget his past, Justin changed his name and focused on succeeding as a businessman. Unfortunately, due to his stubbornness, he has a tendency of marginalizing the people around him. Even his wife abandoned him and their child to run off with another man. He feels like he will never be loved by anyone, but someone notices the pain in his heart. This person turns out to be his son's elementary schoolteacher, Evie. She had gone to Justin's house with animosity and an intention of chewing him out, but soon she discovers she is beginning to fall for him....
After being betrayed by her husband, Olympia swore to never trust another man. She focused on her work and ended up becoming a board member of a large company. But then one day, her company is bought out. On the morning that they get the news, the company is in an uproar. She just so happens to get a new temporary secretary, a very young and handsome secretary, who turns out to be none other than Primo Rinucci, the behind-the-scenes decision maker of the new management. He has disguised himself as a secretary to perform an undercover investigation of the company he has just bought. What happens when Olympia speaks ill of Primo right in front of her new secretary?
Ever since she lost her first love and husband, Minnie had closed her heart to everybody and only interacted with the other people who lived in her apartment building. Then one day, the new landlord, Rook, comes to inspect the rooms. Could he possibly have the intention of tearing down this wonderful apartment? Minnie is wary of this newcomer at first, but Rook really settles into the place well. Just as Minnie begins to start opening her heart again, there is a gas explosion in his room! She won't be able to go on if she loses another loved one....
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.
Mary Jo didn't really want to turn down a marriage proposal from her lover, Evan. But as someone aiming to be a politician, he needed a society wife. Evan's mother made it clear that Mary Jo was unsuitable, so she made the painful decision to let him go. Three years later, Mary Jo approaches Evan for help?her father has been swindled out of money?and she starts to work for Evan to pay off the legal fees. Even after all this time, it hurts her to see him dating other women. However, with a single, passionate kiss, their love is rekindled. But is love really all that's needed to overcome something?
Miho is a 28-year-old office worker who is uprooting her whole life and moving to the countryside from Tokyo in order to change who she is. The night before she leaves, she meets Osamu, falling for him instantly, and they spend the night together. A few months after she has started her new job, her company asks her to become the executive secretary to the new managing director, who turns out to be no other that Osamu himself! Miho has left her flashy and luxurious ways behind and looks completely different from when they first met in Tokyo, and she is desperate to keep her identity a secret from him. To top it off, she has put in place a strict NO DATING rule, so she is doing everything she can to squash down any feelings she might have towards him... Meanwhile, unaware of her secret efforts, Osamu continues to chase after her with his "Have we met before?" accusations!