Laurel Midland harbors a dark secret, one that leads her to think she deserves no happiness in life. When she arrives at the house of widower Charles Gray, she finds a like-minded soul in a child who's been denied much happiness. As the new nanny, she's tasked with proving herself to Charles, proving that you need to have fun to live, and learning that you need to forgive yourself to move on.
Ianthe Dane is exploring Greece when she comes across a photograph at a gallery that touches her deeply. The photographer is Lysander Rosakis, and Ianthe quickly falls in love with his expressive eyes and the images he's able to capture. But Lysander isn't the simple, independent photographer she thought-he's the manager of a multimillion-dollar shipping company. And Ianthe isn't just any tourist-she's searching for clues to her past left behind by her birth mother.
Is she "Cari" or "Cary"? One of them is the girl who Max Angeli was planning to meet for dinner. The other is the girl with whom he ends up wandering the dangerous streets of Dallas late at night with an infant in tow. Cari Christiansen finds herself attracted to this mysterious Italian Texan, but the battles facing the pair might be more spaghetti Western than romantic comedy...
Natalie Cavanaugh has found a chance to go visit her grandmother's house, but the big bad wolf might be the mafioso who lives next door. Demetrio Bertoluzzi spends his days repairing his house by himself, but it'll be Natalie who helps him rebuild his status in the world. Being the heir of a Mafia family is one thing, but trying to go against the tide might be rougher than he'd expect. However, Natalie might just be the offer he can't refuse.
Life has been tough for Max Sheridan, but he's fought tooth-and-nail to become a major player in international business. Having made his money, he's out to find the one thing that would make his life complete, and a wife and children are the only thing Max can't buy. What he can buy is the services of manners consultant Jessie Martinelli. Employing this lady to help him find the woman of his dreams was a smart idea, but is he smart enough to realize that she might actually be the one he's looking for?
Jill and Aiden Morse are having a rough relationship, but when Aiden forgets his daughter's first birthday, can you blame her for getting upset? Aiden's been on autopilot since his daughter was born, but things begin to look up for the family after Aiden has a near-death experience. Thanks to a plane crash-or train crash, depending on when you ask him-Aiden's lost his memory...but has been given a new start. Is the new Aiden man enough to save his marriage, or will Jill's divorced friend Eric Lindstorm offer up a better alternative?
When Morgan has to make it to her friend's wedding overseas, she makes a deal with her twin sister, Tegan. "Tiggy" will become her sister and cover for her at work, temporarily filling in as secretary for George Huntley. But while Morgan's chasing love overseas, Tiggy's finding herself falling for her boss. Can their relationship flourish when it's based on a case of mistaken identity? When her sister ends up in the hospital, Tiggy might find out that she's been promoted to a permanent position...as a mother!
While taking in the Alps in honor of her late parents, Lee can't help but cry. A stranger approaches at the sound of her pain and comforts her, and Lee feels as though they're connected somehow-love at first sight. But when she returns to school to meet her friend Princess Sophie, she finds out her first love was actually Prince Raoul-Sophie's arranged fiance! After eight years, Lee accepts that Raoul and Sophie will one day wed, but as luck would have it Sophie isn't in love with him and has no intention of marrying him. In order to get out of her arranged marriage, Sophie tries to convince Lee to seduce Raoul. Lee wants to see him again after so long but she can't imagine herself with a prince. And even if she were to succeed in winning his heart, would he break tradition and choose to be with Lee by calling off an arranged marriage?
Madison McGuire is a young woman with dreams of becoming an actress. She gets a lucky break one day when she' is visited by a famous director named Gideon Bryne, who is looking for an unknown to cast in his next film. It's love at first sight, but neither wants to make a move, fearing it would ruin the movie and their careers. Can these two keep it professional while they work together-or will secrets from the past tear them apart before they even get a chance to try?
One night Natasha is called and told her twin sister, Natalia, and Natalia's boyfriend, Chase, have been involved in a car accident. Natasha rushes to the hospital to find that her sister has received little more than a scratch. Chase on the other hand is in serious condition. Natalia, who was only using Chase for his money and status, leaves him, believing he will be crippled for life. Not wanting Chase to be hurt any more than he already is, Natasha assumes her sister's identity to continue the relationship. How far will Natasha go-and will Chase find out?
Eight years ago Lisa was scorned by her crush, Mark, the son of a wealthy business man. Now a successful political strategist, Lisa is running the campaign of a Missouri gubernatorial candidate. During an important fund-raising event a seemingly random donor shows up: Mark! Wanting to make amends for the past, Mark offers to help Lisa with the election any way he can. Will Lisa accept Mark's help and forgive his past transgressions?
When her starlet sister makes Dodie her bridesmaid, she becomes determined to drop at least two dress sizes for the wedding-a daunting task given her insatiable addiction to chocolate. Fortunately for Dodie, her best friend is the manager of a resort hotel renowned for its ability to slim down the rich and famous. But when a twist of fate makes Brad Morgan-a man more tempting than even chocolate-her live-in personal trainer, Dodie finds herself burdened with a whole new addiction!
Betrayed and abandoned by every last person she's ever trusted, Maggie Lewis rushes out into a rainstorm wearing a fancy dress and without so much as an umbrella. Utterly broken by the tragedy that is her life, Maggie aimlessly wanders down a dirt road consumed by despair and drenched by the rain. Then, as if she were in some grand fairy tale, a handsome prince emerges from behind two blinding headlights...
The concept of women being educated and becoming the equals of their male counterparts is completely unheard of in the England of the 1800s. Scholastica Hornsby is out to change this notion, but she's met with much resistance. The Duke of Penhurst could be her greatest enemy or her greatest ally, but it'll take some convincing from a man already surrounded by controversy. Will Scholastica find help she needs in Papa Pagan's House?
Second Lieutenant Alyssa Trayhern is in the Air Force, trying her best to fight off the stigma that comes with having a brother who seems to have deserted his men, leading to the death of all but one on a mission. When she's forced to work with First Lieutenant Clay Cantrell, she has to either deal with constant harassment or desert her work herself. Can Alyssa mend both her brother's reputation and Clay's heart so she can fly safely?
Lost in his thoughts, former marine Morgan Ramsey is nearly hit by a car outside the airport. Military affairs writer Laura Bennett rushes to save him, but ends up getting hit by the car instead. Laura temporarily loses her eyesight, so a grateful Morgan offers to move in and assist her. As he speaks about his past, Laura realizes his true identity is the supposed traitor, Morgan Trayhern. Set on uncovering the truth and clearing his name, Laura works with Morgan, his family and her Pentagon contacts to restore Morgan's honor. Only then can they focus on building a future together.
Years later, the Korean War is a distant memory for the parents hosting their children for a Christmas party. But when an old photograph rekindles those memories, they're soon wrapped up in telling their children how they fell in love. As a nurse and a downed pilot, they'd found themselves on the run from the enemy-but the only thing that could snare them was true love.
What's the dastardly rogue who kidnapped Clio's sister years ago in the desert country of Barakat doing at Love Lake? Her sister is safe and sound-and married to a prince!-but Clio still can't forgive this man for what he did in the past. Now she has to be the tour guide even though he's on a mission that must be kept secret from her. Will Clio keep the love growing inside her a secret, as well?
Andrew has an important goal in mind: he needs to get married so he can take over the family law firm. Kat has an equally important desire: she needs to find a father for the child she wants to have-but it has to be a man she has no chance of falling in love with. They can combine forces to attain their own personal goals-but can they keep their marriage purely contractual?
Cal Langtry is a business mogul, but it's thanks to his assistant Sabrina that he can keep his workplace running smoothly. However, after delivering one too many "parting gifts" to women he's broken up with, Sabrina questions him on his plans for the future. But before he can reassess his dating portfolio, he's surprised with a blast from the past: he has a daughter he never even knew about!
Oliver's a brilliant scientist, and to avoid any distractions from his work with glazes, he glazes over any prospect of love in his life-until Ivy storms into his lab, demanding that they get married! It's all a part of a scheme that'll reunite the loved ones in their lives, but will this fictitious elopementprove that the science of love is real?
It's been five years since Nicole and Quin worked together. When they were united, they were a force to be reckoned with when it came to both finances and the bedroom. But then out of nowhere, Nicole rushed to Europe...or at least that's what she told Quin. When the pair meet again, Nicole's in desperate need of a large amount of money. She looks ready to combine their two former passions, but will the cost of her body prove too high?
Katie decides to set out on the road in the middle of a raging storm. While trying to find cover from the rain, something leads her in the direction of an old castle. There she finds the secluded O'Neal, whose eyes invokea sense of nostalgia in her. Though her stay proves to be eerie, she can't help but want to know more about O'Neal. It's as if some unknown force keeps nuedging her to get close to him. Katie decides it's up to her to set O'Neal free from his chains, but will her feelings hold true once she sees the truth behind his torment?
Tony was never the perfect man, but gambling debts that came calling to his home were the worst it ever got-and it's not as though Lilli wanted him to die. But when a car accident takes his life, Lilli finds out that she'll have to bring his child into the world without him. She's thankful that Tony's brother, Max, is willing to help out. But will the billionaire still be there for her if Tony isn't the father?
Ellie is masquerading as a woman with royal connections so that she, an aspiring novelist, can write her regular column for an upper-class style magazine. Housesitting a mansion in the owner's absence makes her ruse possible. But while she's writing, the owner of the mansion returns unexpectedly. "I'm back now, so I don't need you anymore." She can't very well keep up her charade while homeless. And Ben is too attractive for words. Maybe there's another way she can earn her keep...
"My order is law. Be married as I say!" Andrea is appalled by her grandfather's tyranny. He is a Greek billionaire who rejected his daughter-in-law, Andrea's mother, and never gave her anything. AndreaShe can't believe that she has been suddenly called to Athens to enter a marriage of convenience in order to protect her family's bloodline and fortune. And her intended fiance Nikos, may be handsome and sophisticated, but he is openly scornful, thinking she is a woman of low social status.Independent Andrea will never marry him!
Lazzaro, an owner of a luxurious hotel chain and blessed with the good looks of a Greek statue, and Caitlyn, still a naive work-experience student, once exchanged words momentarily-in the night without even kissing. Two years later, they reunite as employer and employee. Although destiny tries to keep them apart, Lazzaro fights it. He asks Caitlyn to stay on as his personal assistant-without knowing that she was deeply involved with the incident leading to his brother's death.
Photojournalist Lucas Stratten reminds himself that he needs to do this sleazy tabloid job if he wants to earn the money for his upcoming research trip to Africa. That's why, at a ski resort in Vermont, he's tailing a billionaire's daughter, the beautiful Alexandra Beck, who disappeared from New York before her upcoming wedding. Her beauty is beyond even the rumors. While absorbed in taking her photos, he never imagines that he'll get stuck alone in a mountain lodge with her!
Erin had worked as a nanny, and when Faisal, her employer, became ill and asked her to marry him, she accepted and then adopted his son, Kazim. After Faisal's death, Zahir, Faisal's brother, suddenly arrives from the kingdom of Qubbah and says that he wants to take in his nephew. She refuses his offer at first, but a certain circumstance compels her to go to Qubbah with her child-without imagining how much h*miliation she would face there. Neither would she ever dream of how glamorous and dangerous Zahir was...
"He discovered where I was, and came to see me!" Samantha was on cloud nine to see him again at the bank of the oasis. A few months ago, Samantha traveled all the way from England to attend a joint geographical investigation committee of three Arabian countries. She bumped into the strong black-haired man with a large build in the hallway of the hotel, and they inadvertently hugged each other without warning, yet with immense passion. Since then, he has always been on her mind, and finally they meet again...however, he gives her a stern look and leaves. This is understandable-his name is Vereham, and he is the king of the proud desert country Dhurahn.
Someday...the prince in my dreams will... Everyone's favorite radio DJ-Lauren-dreams of a fairy-tale life with a kind, honest man. However, in reality, there is no such man, and she knows it. She is affectionately called "Miss Lonely Hearts" by the listeners of her radio show. When she is introduced to the president of a record company, Jack Montrose, he takes her breath away. "He is the perfect prince!" But this was the most attractive bachelor in Detroit...a real playboy who never stays with the same thing for more than six months...not a house, not a car, not a woman.
Alexa opened the large door to the elegant cathedral of Santa Mar a de la Sede with a heavy feeling. Her sister was to be married today, and she has to call it off at the last minute and tell everyone that her sister changed her mind. Surprisingly the handsomely chiseled groom, Santos, starts to laugh out loud instead of becoming angry or sad. For Santos, the purpose of this marriage is to connect to the higher class...it's a marriage of business, not love. Still, he doesn't want to waste all the preparations that went into the weddingSo he firmly takes Alexa by her soft shoulder and says, "You're coming with me."
Nik Niarchou is admired as a god by those inside and outside the international company he heads. His performance in work, and in bed, is legendary. Beautiful women are lining up, dying to be his future bride. Kezia is his personal assistant from the Greek head office, and she's heard he is efficient and sexy but also arrogant. When his usual approaches don't work, Nik can see he's going to have to try something new to capture the irresistible Kezia.
Megan is a nurse at a hospital in London. One day Dakis, a grumpy elderly tycoon and one of her patients, makes an outrageous suggestion. "Can you pretend you are my mistress, and come back to Cyprus with me?" He wants to give his family a good scare after the way they all pretended to be so close to him when he was admitted to hospital. Megan reluctantly helps, but the hardest part is the way Theo, Dakis's son, looks down on her. Maybe she shouldn't care so much, but his beautiful lapis lazuli-colored eyes inexorably draw her to him!
"Darling, you're the only one for me!" With these words, the stranger sitting next to Lea saved her from her blind date's boorish advances. The luckless Lea is drawn to the man's quick thinking, hoping that with his help she might finally be able to find a man worthy of marriage... And so Lea starts planning "Operation Marriage."
Thanks to a mix-up by her agency, Lian finds herself stranded in Buenos Aires. "What will I do? I don't even have a ticket back to England," the penniless dancer laments when she is approached by Ricardo, the owner of a large ranch, who offers a way out of her dangerous situation. He proposes to Lian a preposterous deal: "I will pay you 10,000 pounds if you will play the part of my wife for six months." With no other options, Lian accepts. "How will I pretend to be married with a complete stranger?" she thinks. Yet despite her confusion Lian finds herself drawn to Ricardo's intense gaze... Will Lian lose herself in those obsidian-black eyes?
Harriet is a fashion model and the apple of her father's eye. When her father dies suddenly, Harriet is left with nothing except the family company, which is on the brink of bankruptcy. Out of other options, Harriet puts the company up for auction. Her first meeting with Jothan, the winning investor, is a frustrating mess. "I can't possibly work with a man like this!" As if the situation weren't bad enough, Harriet's longtime admirer, Nigel, arrives to further complicate things...
Vanessa has long lived in the shadow of her glamorous cousin Nadia. Even as a photographer she found herself overshadowed by Nadia's modeling career. And when the former football star turned local team owner Jay walks into her studio, he mistakes Vanessa for her cousin. "I'd like to hire you as our team's promotional model," he asks without realizing his mistake... Will Jay's offer let Vanessa step out of her cousin's shadow?
"You have four weeks to make a wedding dress." Rising-star fashion designer Sapphire is all but conscripted by Sheikh Khalid, ruler of the desert kingdom of Jebbai. Khalid practically abducts Sapphire to his kingdom, leaving her lover, Paulo, behind. Once in Jebbai, Sapphire faces strange obstacles-not only is she denied a fitting session with the bride-to-be, she isn't even allowed to see her! Sapphire soon learns the truth: Khalid plans to marry her to settle an old score with Paulo!
"You protected me, even if it meant making an enemy of the world." Seventeen-year-old Helene finds herself facing a forced marriage to a Middle-Eastern Sheikh. Italian lawyer Paulo saved her from that fate, agreeing to marry her until the Sheikh found a new object of desire. Paulo's sexy voice with a lilting accent, his passionate and sincere personality... Helene fell for him at first sight. But she was unaware of her impact on Paulo's destiny. That is, until she learned that the Sheikh stole Paulo's lover and made her his wife...