Born in England, Clea was taken in as a child and raised by the Greek man her mother had married. And when Clea became an adult, he arranged for her to get married. Clea had always obeyed him and so she agreed. That is, until she met Benedict Winter. He was a charming man from a wealthy family. Her heart raced when she first saw him, and she felt emotions she had never experienced before. And then Benedict asked her if she would continue to allow other people to dictate how she lived her life. Could this man open her eyes in one passionate evening to a new way of seeing the world?
Evelyn, a virtual secretary, liked her job. She liked that she could interact with her bosses online without ever having to meet them face-to-face-except for the one boss she had already met in person... She met Leo Zamos three years earlier. It was lust at first sight, but after a passionate kiss, she ran away from him. Leo didn't know his virtual secretary was the same woman he'd kissed. And, not knowing that she was, he demanded that Evelyn look for a woman to stay the night with him!
After her parents' deaths, Arden was raised by her aunt and uncle, who ran a small lodge. Now grown up, Arden runs the business for her aunt. And painful though it is, Arden has to admit to herself that Hills View Guest House has fallen on hard times, and she can't afford to remodel the rooms to attract more guests. Then an unexpected visitor stops by-Mr. Stevens arrives on foot and demands to stay in the finest room indefinitely. Concerned about his health, Arden carries his dinner up to his room. And then he bursts into a fit of rage, demanding that she never enter his room again!
Lauren is pregnant...and the father of her child is her deceased husband's best friend, Paolo! Three months ago, her husband went missing in battle and Lauren had only Paolo to depend on. When the Italian banker told her the tragic news, they turned to each other for comfort and wound up in the bedroom. The small life within her is a ray of hope for Lauren, but when she goes to Paolo to announce the joyous news, he is cold-hearted and dismissive: "Pregnant? Congratulations. Who is the father?"
Kit, a skilled secretary, goes to a company party and shares a passionate night with her boss, Alex. The next morning, she goes to work in a good mood and gets called into her boss's office. Kit anticipates a continuation of their sweet time. However, instead she gets Alex's usual attitude and these cold words: "I regret what happened last night. I'm never getting married or having kids." Emotionally damaged and heartbroken, Kit quits her job to forget about Alex, but she eventually finds out the reason behind his coldness...
Denise, a prim and proper accountant, gets asked by rebel Mike to go out to dinner. She finds a good way to surprise Mike and changes out of her usual plain clothes into a sexy dress. But he comes to pick her up on a motorcycle and takes her to a pub. It seems that he shocked her more than she shocked him! "I'm not compatible with people like him after all," thinks Denise. At the same time, her heart won't stop thumping after being embraced by him in his leather jacket... She never anticipated such a life-changing romance!
Eight years ago fifteen-year-old Lissa made a stupid mistake in an attempt to rebel, just a bit, against her strict parents. The results were disastrous. It made her parents think she was a harlot when they saw her her lying in bed with a boy. And her brother-in-law, Joel, was with them! Since then, she's done her best to avoid him, but now Joel and Lissa have been appointed shared guardianship of their nieces after the sudden death of the girls' parents. Seeing Joel after so long, Grace trembles at the cold, scornful look in his golden eyes.
Erica was appalled by her twin sister's request. Even though they look identical, pretending to be her sister for a summer is too much to ask! But there is a reason Emily, busy with her dissertation, is so desperate to stay away from her summer job. She is in love with her employer, Will. In the end, Emily convinces Erica, but when Erica meets Will, she's anxious about the switch. "How is it possible...for someone to be so gorgeous?" Erica must endure her throbbing heart as she starts her life as Emily!
Amanda couldn't believe her eyes when she witnessed her fiance cheating. In despair, she decides to jump off a bridge, but gets saved by Malory, her fiance's half brother. The usually cold, stern man shows his kind and supportive side to Amanda during her struggle. Amanda cannot help but feel attracted to his kindness. Eventually, Amanda's cunning ex-fiance spreads a fake rumor about the two, and Malory proposes an idea. He suggests that he and Amanda pretend to be engaged to stop the gossip!
Handsome English nobleman and company president Brett could lure in any woman at the office, but he's asked Sunny to pretend to be his lover. Why? It seems he lied to his parents, claiming he had a lover to avoid the marriage they were arranging for him. But his parents are visiting soon, so Sunny will need to stay with Brett at his apartment so he can sell his lie... Sunny needs to leave her own apartment anyway, so maybe this is perfect timing!
It's Gretchen's job to make sure weddings go flawlessly, but this time she's received a special request-Gretchen is to pretend to be lovers with movie star Julian Cooper during the wedding ceremony! Her ample figure and frizzy hair don't look like the Hollywood dream, though, so how can she pull it off? When she meets the gorgeous Julian, he immediately notices that she's a little stiff and decides she needs "acting lessons." So he gives her a sweet kiss! Her next stops are high-end boutiques and a luxurious spa-she won't be the same woman when this job is done!
When Kate came back to her hometown to care for her sick father, she was distressed to run into her CEO ex-husband, Max, at the hospital. It's been eight years since a miserably unhappy Kate ran away from the love of her life. They're still technically married because Max has refused to sign the divorce paperwork. Although she never wanted to see him again, not a day has passed when she didn't think about him. But now things have gotten more complicated-Max has found out about the existence of his secret daughter!
Shop owners Kelly and her best friend, Beth, live in a lovely, historic town. But when Beth is deceived by Julian, a marriage swindler, she falls into a deep despair. Furious, Kelly gets together with her friends Anna and Dee to plan their revenge. They will spread a false rumor that Kelly has inherited her nonexistent great uncle's inheritance and then Kelly will seduce Julian right into their trap. So Kelly dresses to the nines and attends a party, where she'll reel Julian in. Everything goes well until Brough, the brother of Julian's new prey, begins to suspect Kelly and kisses her. What will happen to her revenge now?
Since losing her little son in a car accident, Isla has been lost in grief and a distance has opened between her and her husband. She doesn't want to leave him, but it's become difficult for her to spend time with him... Thinking about her future, Isla returns to work as a nurse at the very same hospital where her husband, the department chief, works. They decide to deal with their problems together and seem to have become a warm and loving family with their children again... Until an unexpected twist of fate threatens to break their bond once more.
Sierra had to give up her twins due to circumstances beyond her control, but now she's learned that their foster parents died in an accident. The twins have been taken in by the foster father's younger brother, and he's decided to hire a babysitter. Sierra, using her experience as a pediatric nurse to her advantage and concealing her relationship to her babies, lands the job. She's filled with happiness at finally being able to care for her children. And she realized that Coop, a famous ex-athlete with a playboy reputation, is surprisingly good at looking after them. As the two care for the twins, they are drawn to each other...but what will happen if Coop discovers the truth about Sierra?
Ten years ago, Tegan was an innocent young girl when she was mistakenly accused by wealthy banker Kieran of deceiving his friend. She's been avoiding Kieran ever since, but now he's commissioned her firm to renovate Raintree House, a project any interior designer would dream of. His overwhelming presence arouses her now even more than it did a decade ago. She finds him obnoxious yet can't take her eyes off his awe-inspiring good looks. Their reunion has awoken a fate that's long been lying dormant.
Kit has a new job as the temporary live-in caregiver to Henry Treverne, a prodigy in the music industry. Not accustomed to life in a wheelchair, Henry has become difficult and irritable. One night he steals a kiss from Kit, who has devoted herself to serving him. She is captivated by his presence, unable to refuse his sexy body. Somehow, she quickly regains her composure, but Henry won't give up his pursuit so easily.
At the end of her vacation at a high-end Caribbean resort, Debbie is suddenly arrested at the airport and detained. As she raises her voice in protest, an unexpected figure appears before the apprehensive Debbie-Gabe, the man she once loved from the bottom of her heart. Her heart is thrown into disarray at seeing the same charming man from ten years ago, but Gabe just fixes her with a cold smile, having decided to trap her in his plot for revenge...
Elizabeth's heart is breaking with worry about her twin sister. April went missing the day after their last argument. Elizabeth contacts the nightclub where April works, but to no avail. Her neighbor John is there to listen to her when she's at her wit's end. He's a detective and his kindness encourages her to open herself up to him. With the possibility that her sister might be in danger, the two begin their own investigation.
Seeking comfort, Elizabeth spends a night with John, but now she feels guilty for seeking solace while her sister is still missing. Adding to her sense of guilt, a new clue about her sister's whereabouts is found, and it proves that her sister is indeed in trouble. Her wishful thinking that her sister had just taken a trip is shattered. Exhausted to the core, she's supported by John, who keeps chasing their suspect. But it's beginning to feel as if the perpetrator is mocking them...
Chloe, a busy model, is helping out at a charity ball when she meets billionaire Nick. He agrees to make a significant donation...if she'll go out to dinner with him! Chloe isn't thrilled about this, but she finds herself drawn in by his unpretentious demeanor and ends up spending the night with him. It was reckless of her, but she doesn't regret it. Chloe has but a little time before she must return to her obligations as the daughter of a sheikh in the kingdom of Calista, and she wants to make some special memories before she goes back. But what she doesn't know is that Nick is more than just a billionaire-he has a hidden identity of his own!
Eliza does her twin sister a favor and goes to a party in her place, but how long will she be able to fend off the roguish glances of her sister's boyfriend? He seems intent on taking her to bed. Eliza is trying to find a way out of the situation when her first love, Giles, appears out of the crowd. Just seeing his face brings back old memories...and he's the only one who can help her now! She explains the situation and asks for his help. But he says he wants something in return!
Stella's veins turn to ice when she hears his voice over the phone... It's been six years since she last saw Theo. Her parents didn't approve of their relationship, so when she got pregnant, they decided to elope. Stella believed they were deeply in love, but Theo never showed up the day they planned to run away together. Hearing from Theo now throws Stella's heart into turmoil, but he wants to talk about their son, so she agrees to meet him. He's grown even more attractive as time has passed, and Stella's heart is in her throat. She knows he's no good for her, and yet she can't help how she feels!
As soon as Eve's mother got pregnant, her father vanished, leaving an unmarried woman to raise a baby girl all alone. Eve vowed to do whatever it took to provide for her mother, and now she's the lead designer and CEO of a wildly popular lingerie brand. But just as Eve's gained the wherewithal to provide for her mother, her mother tells her she's engaged! Eve arrives at the wedding with her heart in turmoil, and there she sees the last man she expected. Draco Morelli is a handsome, wildly attractive multibillionaire and fellow wedding guest. Just days earlier, he'd knocked out a thief who was trying to steal Eve's purse...but now he means to steal a kiss from her!
Paige is recovering from heartbreak after being abandoned by her fiance. She'd moved to Chicago to get a fresh start. At the library where she works, she's recently been visited by a man named Shane Huntington. He's a skilled detective and handsome playboy, too much like the fiance who betrayed her. She knows she should have nothing to do with him. And yet, even as she tries to remain distant and cold, Shane comes to her with an offer she can't refuse...
Oriel has decided to finally return to her hometown to bid for her childhood home. But another bidder has come, too-a rider on a black horse who approaches from the horizon. It's James, the man who broke her heart and betrayed her so many years ago, and now he wants her mansion. But Oriel is determined to not let her home fall into his hands. And so their battle begins, but it will have an ending neither of them could have expected...
When Lily finds a baby abandoned at her doorstep, she discovers that it belongs to her estranged sister, whose whereabouts are unknown. To make things worse, her house is under renovation, and it's no place to raise a baby! As she's figuring out what to do, her friend's brother Nic stops by and, concerned for the baby, accompanies both of them to the hospital. Whenever their eyes meet, it makes Lily's heart soar sky high as she begins to see something in him she's never seen before. At her friend's suggestion, she and the baby end up staying at Nic's house. She responds every time he looks at her, and now that they're living together, she can't help but wonder where this might lead.
Claire has been hired as a cleaner at billionaire James's manor. While she's excited to find out that her boss is a handsome man, like a real prince in a castle, James is confused as to why a girl with an art degree is satisfied with a cleaning job. The answer is simple: Claire is in love with him. After her confession, they begin dating. But at the peak of their happiness, Claire discovers a picture of a woman in his study-he gives her a cold look and tells her the woman is his wife!
Phyllida, doubting her fiance's love, broke off her engagement. She quit her job at the hospital and began working as an older woman's nurse on a cruise, but when the woman's condition took a turn for the worse, Phyllida was left behind in the confusion. The one who held out a hand to help her was Pieter, a doctor on the same ship. Phyllida was able to get back home because of his kindness and was invited to his manor in the Netherlands. The more she got to know Pieter, the more she learned of his honesty, and Phyllida started feeling emotion unlike anything she ever felt for her fiance!
Ginny is depressed after her beloved stepfather passes away, but her mother and sister are more concerned with their inheritances and eagerly look forward to the reading of his will. When the time finally comes, everything is left to his son, Andre, whom he kept hidden! Ginny's mother assumed that she would inherit everything, and her sister had been planning an extravagant wedding with his money. They threaten Andre, saying the will isn't valid, but he stands firm. And then he directs his appraising gaze to Ginny...
While visiting the Caribbean island of San Felipe, Megan was taken aback to see how strong her stepsister's son, Remy, had grown up to be. It had been sixteen years since they last met. When Megan was fifteen, her parents divorced and her mother lived on this island after getting married to Remy's grandfather. Megan couldn't forgive her wild mother and chose to live with her father, but it meant that she'd had to live far away from her beloved Remy. And it seems she should have kept that distance forever because Remy's passionate gaze kept meeting Megan's eyes-it was the beginning of their forbidden romance.
One day, Alyssa, a stubborn medical intern, reluctantly finds herself on a date with meddlesome coworker and famous consulting doctor Seb, who also happens to be a playboy. There are rumors that Seb never goes on more than one date with a woman. He's exactly the type of man Alyssa hates the most. During their dinner, Alyssa finds herself the subject of Seb's passionate gaze and talented flirting, and despite her resolve, her heart skips a beat. What is she thinking? Does she really want to relive the mistake she made five years ago?
Devon had every reason to strike the man at the fashion show, but she was still fired for it. And after all she had done to become a model! Depressed and beaten, she receives an invitation from the patriarch of an enormously wealthy family, one she knows well. Devon's mother had already betrayed the family, so why would they call for her now? Well, it seems the patriarch is determined that Devon should marry his grandson, Ryan, the very same man from the show!
When they were in high school, Kelsey and Eric were passionately in love. Then one day, he disappeared without a word, standing her up at their prom. Ten years have passed since then... Now he's a successful entrepreneur who lives next door to her parents! He still makes her heart pound, but he's hard to read. Kelsey refuses to let herself be swept away by him. She needs to focus on more important things-as single mother, she desperately needs a job at his company. This volume also includes the story Rosa. Fate seems to have crossed the paths of Selena, a caretaker to the elderly Godfrey, and Ethan, a self-made businessman who built his career up from nothing. They're feuding over the rights to a painting, but this mysterious painting has a history far richer and more magical than they ever imagined.
Ever since losing her parents in a tragic accident, Eden's been spending her days with her stepbrother, Thomas, in a run-down, hole-in-the-wall apartment in London. It's there that she meets Sterne Parnell, Thomas's boss and the CEO of a major design firm, who's just shown up at her front door dressed as dashingly as can be. He's convinced that Thomas is trying to elope with Sterne's ward, Carmilla, who's been in his care ever since her father died of a heart attack...and from the contempt in his eyes, it's clear he thinks Eden is Thomas's partner in crime!
Evelyn inherited the title of viscount as well as a splendid estate... He has everything he could possibly want, but his heart is still heavy. Six years ago he stole the virtue of his good friend's younger sister, Loveday Trehearne, but what could he do? The two of them were from different classes-they were torn apart and haven't spoken in years. Now Evelyn is looking for someone to paint a mural in his new manor and has received a proposal from a mysterious artist named L. Trehearne... This volume also includes the story Lady Loveless. Someone has been writing novels that scandalize all of London, but Count Alexander Beaumont refuses to believe that the mystery author behind these shocking books is his quiet, modest wife, Melicent!
A Cessna crashes into the Rockies, and the man and woman on the plane are thrown out of the aircraft. Maddie was abandoned by her mother and then raised by her wealthy, coldhearted grandmother. She quickly learned to hide her loneliness behind arrogance. The name of the other passenger is Linc. And he's far too perceptive to be fooled by Maddie's snobbish mask...
Lady Celia's father had arranged her marriage to a diplomat, and then, before they could even enjoy married life, they departed to Arabia, where her husband was to be stationed. But they were attacked by rebels during their journey and Celia's husband was killed. Thank goodness a handsome local man showed up to save Celia at just the moment when her life was in danger! It turns out that the man who appeared was none other than Sheikh Ramiz of A'Qadiz. And now the beautiful prince who risked his life to save hers has asked Celia to join his harem!
Lady Celia Cleveden, recently wed in Arabia, lost her husband while still a virgin. Now she finds herself wildly attracted to Prince Ramiz, who is teaching her the true meaning of love. But Celia knows she must return to England eventually, so it's inevitable that the two will be parted. Yet Celia has decided to give herself to Ramiz even if they can spend only one dreamlike night together. But after the two spend a wonderful evening together, Ramiz is suddenly furious-he had no idea she was a virgin!
An accident had put an end to Andy's ballet career, but she was still celebrating her twenty-third birthday with her sister and brother-in-law. And that's when famous billionaire Darius Sterne, a man followed by dark rumors, approached them and asked her out. Andy has devoted her life to ballet and has never been in a relationship. After her accident left scars on her body, she can't imagine being intimate with anyone. Knowing that Darius lives in a totally different world from her own, she decides to let him take her out just once. But when Darius kisses her, she wishes it could never end...