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...
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...
Grace finds her fledgling coffee shop chain on the edge of ruin since their reclusive investor Rafael has threatened to pull his funding. Without those funds, Grace faces bankruptcy and her employees face destitution... So she secures a chance to make her case to Rafael in person, travelling to his secluded mansion in the jungle. Once there, however, Rafael coldly ignores her pleas. When Rafael offers Grace the chance to stay the night, she leaps at it, hoping to use the time to change his mind. Grace has yet to realize that the offer is in fact, a trap...
After a long, difficult journey to a music festival in an English town, Maggi's song captures the heart of her audience, filling the hall with rapturous calls for an encore. Later that evening, Maggi receives an unexpected gift: a single red rose from Adam. Adam with whom she'd achieved such fame...Adam who had betrayed and abandoned her after a tragic accident three years ago. Now a world-famous superstar, Adam has returned. "Why now?" Maggi pales and trembles as she holds the rose...
Kendall has a secret daily routine: swimming in a derelict estate's pool. In that secluded pool, Kendall can swim without anyone seeing her scars...letting the waters soothe her pained soul. But one day this seclusion is broken by a sun-bronzed man. He claims to be Hudson, the estate's owner. Caught in her bathing suit, she flees from his gaze. She can't face the feelings he stirs in her heart. She won't fall in love again...not after the accident that took the man she loved...
How did he know I was here? Emily is shocked to see her husband suddenly appear at the house in Spain where she is hiding. The same husband who had ignored her when she was pregnant and spent the night with his secretary. One year has passed since she fled London. "I already got what I came for," he says. Emily is taken aback at those words, and when she looks in his car, she sees her son inside! She has no choice but to do as he demands now that he's using her son as a weapon. Emily accompanies him to his old chateau in France. "What in the world is he planning to do with me?"
Rookie magazine reporter Susie infiltrates a party, in search of a big scoop. To accomplish this, she must distract the dignitaries' expert bodyguard Luke. But from the moment their eyes meet, Susie becomes captivated by Luke, and involuntarily they find themselves kissing... But in the next moment, Luke roughly pushes her away. "A reporter for the lowest tabloid out there. Your tricks are as vulgar as your articles."
Natalie runs a modeling agency, and Adam's company is giving her the chance to make it to the top of the industry. But then Adam accuses her of sleeping her way into the gig, which is the last thing Natalie wants to hear. Regardless, Natalie is attracted to the high-handed and pure-hearted CEO, while Adam is drawn to Natalie's serious and sincere personality. Though they know it can't last, they share an intimate and sorrowful night together. This must be a sweet dream...and I never want to wake up. Natalie suffers, caught between love and work, pride and misunderstandings.
Three years ago, Meg fled her home, unable to fully trust her husband, Jake. Today she's a made a life for herself in Melbourne as a designer. Just as Meg finds some peace and stability, Jake arrives at her doorstep. He desperately wants to know why Meg left. "It's because you were always out working... I grew lonely, that's all." The explanation fails to convince Jake, but Meg can't possibly tell the truth-if she does, it will destroy everything between them.
All Natalia wants is just one chance to be her own, independent woman... But her duties as the crown princess of Grunberg prevent her from ever leaving the royal court unaccompanied. When she finally gets the opportunity to travel, all by herself, to the United States, she relishes the fact that no one recognizes her. Then, out of the blue, all of her luggage is stolen! And who should come to her rescue but her handsome seatmate from the flight. He'd held her hand so reassuringly when they'd encountered turbulence...
Callie was forced into an arranged marriage with a much older man when she was nineteen, but was finally freed from this loveless union after her husband's death. Now, she's returned to Greece, where she meets a mysterious, dark stranger with whom she shares the most passionate experience of her life. While Callie tries to repair the wounds in her heart, her uncle schemes to marry off his daughter in a new arranged marriage. Callie is shocked when she learns that the man her cousin is set to marry is none other than her partner in passion, Damon...!
Tessa is a secretary working for Sebastian, a prince who lives in a luxurious Park Avenue apartment in Manhattan. She realizes she's in love with him, but they are from different social classes so she must forget about her impossible infatuation! Determined to do so, she hands in her resignation, but the prince says he wants her to do one last job for him before she leaves-travel with him to his home country, Caspia, and set up a meeting there. Tessa is interested in seeing the beautiful coastal country of Caspia, so she agrees to go as long as it's her last job. But she never thought it would start such a commotion...!
Mary runs a wife-for-hire company with two other female partners. One day she gets notified that her father is under arrest for breaking and entering, and stealing from Ethan Curtis's company. To have all charges against her father dropped, Ethan demands she bear a child for him. Mary knows she shouldn't agree to the bargain, but she sees no other way to protect her father. Ethan is sought after by many women, and Mary is sure he's only after her blue-blood heritage, but even so, her body is hot with desire...!