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?
"Sakura, can I touch you?" Even though I decided never to fall in love again... I'm trying to drown in this love. Sakura, an office worker who tries to maintain her daily routine, is chosen to train a university student, Tsubaki. However, due to a "certain reason", she overreacts every time Tsubaki gets close to her. On top of that, Tsubaki suggested practicing with him! Thoughintended purely as practice, every time he touches her and says her name, she feels sparks from within. Sakura became serious too... This is a love story about a clumsy woman and a college student who has learned what pure love is.
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!
There's no way...I could love the daughter of my son's murderer. One couple's newly-adopted child is the daughter of their son's killer. Will they be able to come together as one family?
An odd, perfectly timed string of events brings together two lovelorn people: Miranda Easton and Gianni Fitzgerald. In a shared country cottage, these two strangers battle their inner emotions, while seeking solace in the arms of the other. Fate has brought about this chance meeting of these two emotionally battered individuals, but was it all just so it could end with them being nothing more than star-crossed lovers?
Polly replies to an advertisement to become a surrogate mother in order to cover the costs of her mother's surgery. But her world is rocked when her mother dies soon after Polly becomes pregnant. Devastated and alone, Polly goes to live in a house prepared for her by the biological father. Soon after, she discovers that the biological father, a rich bachelor, chose to go with a surrogate because of his deep lack of trust in women. So why does he continue to try to get close to her, keeping his true identity a secret?
Gaby is an immigration lawyer in the city of San Diego. One fateful day, an array of seemingly random incidents happen and suddenly she finds herself face-to-face with Anatoly, a member of the Russian mafia. With her instincts screaming at her to stay as far away from him as possible and her heart fluttering at the sight of him, Gaby is confused as to what she should do when Anatoly makes his feelings known to her.
Heidi Ellis is on a mission to save her friend Dana, who's been wrongfully incarcerated for murder. With that goal in mind, Heidi enrolls in a criminology course taught by a retired detective. A twist of fate leaves Heidi in the hands of the attractive substitute teacher and much younger detective, Gideon Poletti.
At the age of sixteen, Hannah Renault was chosen to marry Phillip, the prince of England's Morgan Isle. After eight years of preparation, her wedding has finally arrived, and she's excited to be married to the man she fell in love with at first sight so many years ago. Hannah is a genuine and loving person, and she has long dreamed of her love-filled marriage to Phillip. When Phillip admits that he has never loved anyone and likely never will...how will she respond? And who is that dark-haired woman with such hostility in her eyes?
Sara is hired to work on remodeling the interior of a castle, so she goes off to the Dukedom of Illyria. The Prince of Illyria, Gabe, was once Sara's fiance. But when the family treasure that Gabe lent to her went missing, he accused her of being the thief and canceled their engagement. Sara thought that there'd never be another chance for a mere interior designer like her to meet a prince, but Gabe is waiting for her in Illyria, and he hasn't forgotten a thing. He looks at her coldly and declares that she won't leave his castle until she returns the "stolen" necklace!
Isabel was only interested in getting married and having a family. Just when she finds the right man to marry to achieve her goal, he calls off the wedding-he's fallen in love with another woman! He says he was driven away by Isabel's lack of love for him. With the wedding canceled, and in possession of two tickets to Dream Island, which was supposed to be her honeymoon destination, Isabel can't figure out what to do. She decides, after a drinking binge, to invite her wedding photographer, Rafe, as her lover and live one last fling. Their dream vacation is cut short, but was it enough to melt Isabel's icy heart or was it just a dream not to be revisited?
The small Pacific island kingdom of Rahiri has just lost its king, and now the widowed queen, Lani, must follow tradition and marry the king's younger brother. Alun is a famous Hollywood director-and an infamous playboy, according to the tabloids. Alun's not thrilled about the arrangement, either, and coldly snubs Lani. The former king was already terrible enough to her, and now that treatment continues with the little brother, too. But when they share an impromptu kiss, Lani's body is overcome with a passion as hot as the jungle. Can she carry on this arranged marriage while hiding an unspeakable secret?
The sixth brother of the de Burgh family, Reynold, is determined to leave the Campion castle. Seeing all his brothers get married one after another is growing painful. He knows it is impossible for him to be happy like them. The ones who come to see him off are the L'Estrange sisters, who are rumored to be witches. Their prophecy states, "Reynold will slay the dragon and then save the damsel in distress." While he thinks the statement is ridiculous, the village he reaches happens to have a dragon that protects a treasure, and the beautiful daughter of the manor, Sabina, has started looking for help!
In the middle of a journey, Reynold de Burgh, a knight, happens upon a village that's being attacked by a dragon. When the head woman of the village, Lady Sabina, begs him to help, he swears on his honor to exterminate the dragon. But is the real danger to Sabina the earnest knight himself, who sets her heart aflame? She can't allow herself to be drawn to him... He's a wolf much more dangerous than the dragon. After all, at some point he must leave and marry a woman suitable to the nobility. And what of the dragon, whose cries they hear and whose fiery breath they can see, but whose true form is a mystery? Will the dragon ever show its face to them...?
If nobody wants to support me, I will live on my own! Sarah, an orphan, decides to go on a life journey after cutting ties with her guardian, who she had never seen. As an unmarried, single woman living in nineteenth-century England, she isn't allowed to take a trip by herself. Pretending to be a widow, she stays at a hotel where she runs into her guardian, Marcus Ravenhurst, who happens to be looking for her. With Sarah doing her best to hide her real identity, Marcus protectively observes her and finds himself enchanted with her young innocence...
When Serena's cousin Dawn suddenly passes away, she steels herself to take in Dawn's daughter, Louisa. Dawn's husband, Carlo, is wealthy but coldhearted; the two were about to get a divorce. When Serena declares that she'll never relinquish Louisa to Carlo, he threatens her: "This is a crime!" Yes, Carlo was her cousin's husband, but Serena can't stop her pulse from racing whenever she sees him. However, she must shut down those feelings as she knows just how terribly he treated Dawn!
I may be just a shy, boring person, but I'll reinvent myself on this cruise! Lana Walker holds this thought firmly in mind as she boards the ship that will take her all around the South Pacific. However, just as she clears the gangplank in her usual plain navy business suit, she trips! "Watch out!" Zac, a sailor clad in a dazzlingly white uniform with eyes a deeper blue than the ocean itself, catches her. Lana's face glows hot from his teasing smile. "What's going on with me?" But just when she's almost taken in by his charm, she overhears him: "Women are all as vicious as piranhas."
Kate happens to walk in on her boyfriend, Steven, who she was thinking about marrying, in bed with another woman. Brokenhearted, she runs to her childhood friend Nick, who she has known for twenty years. He is now a playboy running an IT company; but he understands her feelings the most because they grew up together. A month after he's comforted her just like in the old days, Kate realizes that she can't avoid running into Steven at her best friend's wedding, so Nick offers to act as her boyfriend at the event!
Bewitching green eyes and a stunning body dressed to seduce... Photographer Luke St. Clair can't forget the woman who'd boldly picked him up at a party. He'd woken the next morning to find her gone; she didn't even tell him her name. A year and a half later, a stroke of luck leads him to discover her identity: Rachel Manning. She is a model...and married! Determined to uncover her true motive behind their night of passion, Luke decides to book her for a photo shoot...
Penny is a capable chef who dreams of opening the best restaurant in Seattle. One day, out of the blue, her ex-husband, Cal, asks to meet her. He wants her to help breathe life back into his family's oldest restaurant. He's still as handsome as he was when they separated three years ago, and she never could hate him; so she gives him the okay-as long as he agrees to all of her conditions. Penny's once-smoldering feelings for him light back up, but she can't admit it. After all, she's sure he doesn't love her anymore...
They divorced three years ago, but Penny has only just learned her ex-husband Cal's secret: he has a seventeen-year-old daughter! Why did he keep this information hidden all these years? Penny still loves him, but Cal has his own set of worries. He loves Penny, but she found out about his daughter, Lindsey, in the worst way possible. And to make matters worse, Lindsey's serious illness has come back. Determined not to hurt anyone, Cal feels stuck. Who will support him when he needs it most? Will Penny and Cal ever tell each other how they feel?
"You want me to act as your wife for one million pounds?" Jodie, who had her engagement broken off right before the wedding by her fiance, escapes to Italy from her hometown. Her misty eyes and the treacherous road conditions cause her to have an accident in a unknown place. The person who offers help to her while she is in distress is an incredibly handsome man driving an expensive sports car that is totally ill-suited for the woods. As soon as he learns her desperate situation, he arrogantly makes her an incredible proposition!
No matter how much we look alike, the prince will never love me. Hannah, an American secretary, agrees to switch places with Princess Emmeline, just for two hours. There must be a reason that made her ask me for such a favor. Besides, it's only for a few hours. But Emmeline doesn't return for days, and Hannah ends up having to meet King Zale of Raguva, pretending to be the princess!
Emmeline, the Queen of Brabant, asks her friend Hannah to switch places with her for a few hours. Her objective is to ask her lover, Alejandro, to take responsibility for a certain matter. But when she sees him at a nightclub, he treats her like dirt, and Makin, who is Sheikh of Kadar and also Hannah's boss, goes over and talks to her. She mustn't let him find out her true identity! With an aggravated look on his face, he forcefully takes Emmeline away from the nightclub.
Dana and Adam are constantly at each other at Donovan and Lewis Design Studio, but with him being a ladies' man and her a single mother, it's to be expected. When Adam offers to be Dana's date to a reunion to show up her ex and the father of her daughter, a night of work becomes dangerously mixed with pleasure. Soon, the pair bounce from bickering at each other to Adam helping out Dana, whether it be fixing her roof or fixing her heart. Why are they so sweet together now? Could it be because of her unexpected baby?
Jake, a young businessman in New York, is called back to his homeland, Ruthenia, to succeed the throne and is followed by his personal assistant, Andi. Three years after the rebuilding of his country, Jake is pressured by this staff to get married within the month, by Independence Day. But at the daunting party where Jake must choose a future queen from the women of numerous powerful families, Andi gets into an accident and loses her memory! Unlike her usual brilliant but straitlaced self, Andi becomes naively charming. Then one day, the two are caught together by the media and Jake publicly announces that he is "engaged" to Andi.
Years ago, Cassie discovered that she had been played and betrayed by her boyfriend, the second son of the billionaire Falcon family who once became close to her by acting as if he were poor. When they finally reunite as magnate and his assistant, Cassie has already changed and Marcel doesn't seem to recognize her. Unlike her glamorous modeling past, she is now a stern-looking office worker with glasses and pulled-back hair. But toward the Marcel whom she once loved, she isn't so sure she wants to pretend as if nothing happened...
Since she was fourteen years old, Tia has loved and wished for a relationship with Drew, a man twelve years her senior. Now at the age of twenty-four, a twist of fate has brought her face-to-face with Drew. For one magical night, all her dreams seemingly come true. Once Drew realizes that she's the daughter of his good friend, the age difference between them takes a toll on his conscience. Will Tia be able to overcome the obstacles ahead and finally have the relationship with Drew she's always wished for? Or are a baby and a callous marriage of convenience all that her wishing has amounted to?
The age of the Inquisition was terrifying for many. Despite being the daughter of the duke's doctor, Jessica is an accomplished healer in her own right, and yet must keep her face hidden from society. Cursed with a birthmark under her left eye, she's perceived by the wary populace as a spawn of the devil. When the future Earl of Thornbury, Francis Bardolph, comes to Jessica to treat an old wound, he may end up healing her fear of the world and her father. With a jealous courtesan angling for a brighter future, will Jessica be forced to stay in the shadows, or can she dance with Francis at the carnival?
Scorned by a distasteful courtesan, the sweet healer Jessica Leonardo has become the target of the Catholic Church. Accused of witchcraft and under claims that she's the daughter of the devil, her trial will cast a light on the true ugliness that surrounds her. Her case may have been decided by birth: is her blemish that of a kiss from Satan or a mark from jealous angels? Can Francis Bardolph save Jessica and whisk her away to safer countries, or will her prayers go unheeded?