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...!
He's frozen in his own little world, until a whirlwind goddess lands there... Playboy gallery owner Mitch Hanover dates a new blonde beauty each month. When he begins looking for an auctioneer to work an auction he's sponsoring, he's captivated by the woman who shows up late to her interview. A woman who arrives in her pink corvette, hair streaming... Mitch is accidentally attracted to Veronica's charming smile and quick wit. But he has a tragic past and has vowed never to love again...!
"Steve Conlan? You don't even know him!" Meg, a divorced single mother, is outraged. Her daughter put out a personal ad in her name, and even arranged a date with a man she doesn't know. Meanwhile, Steve, waiting for Meg in a high-end restaurant, is also confused. He, too, has been tricked into being here, by his younger sister, who is concerned about his single status. But when Meg and Steve actually meet, they surprisingly find in each other kindred spirits. And so, they decide to join forces to get back at the family members who fooled them!
Verity's father had promised that when she turned twenty-one, a position on the board of trustees of his company would be hers. But when the time came, he gave it to someone else! Verity is shocked, and then explodes in anger. "I'll show you, I'll steal that position back from him!" But the man who stole her seat, Holt Jepherson, is as stubborn as he is strangely attractive...!
Patience, the head of a run-down boarding home, is desperately seeking James, the illustrious president of a bank. Why? One of her residents is his mother, and she's sick! Patience tries to get James to visit his mother, but he refuses. She somehow senses there's something warm under his cold exterior, and tries to get closer to him. Can she draw out a deep love from his frozen depths...?
Aldona finds herself in a grave predicament while on vacation in Malta. Zeb, a young businessman, is fiercely drawn to this beautiful, reserved woman; however, Aldona is being threatened by a man who knows about her father's fraudulent activities. She has agreed to join him on vacation as his "lover" on the condition that he keep quiet about her father's wrongdoing. Aldona was shocked to discover her strict father had committed a crime, but was even more dismayed that she'd have to let herself be treated like a prostitute... And what's worse, she can't tell anyone about it-certainly not her beloved Zeb! "I can't sleep with him without telling him the truth first!" Aldona longs to confess, but continues to keep silent, causing Zeb to misunderstand and build up a tremendous rage, unlike any Aldona has ever witnessed. Was his anger the result of true love?
A successful businessman called Mac has sworn revenge against me? But I don't even know him! Olivia is confused as her father warns her over the phone. Threatened by Mac, it seems Olivia's father has spread bad rumors about the young man in order to take his clients. It all sounds silly until Mac shows up at Olivia's wife-for-hire company requesting her services. Mac, with his sexy smile, turns out to be the very embodiment of seduction. With all my experience in reading romance novels, I'm not that easy to manipulate. Not to worry, I despise ambitious financiers.
Tabitha's a dancer, and her best friend an artist. When he asks her to pretend to be his date at a relative's high-class wedding, she can't help but remember her grandmother's gambling debts-that is, until she meets Aiden's brother, Zavier, who sweeps her off her feet. What was once a cold gaze soon turns warm and full of passion for her, or so she believes. Zavier's just testing her! "You don't love my brother. You're just in this for the money."
A temporary personal assistant, Imogen, works for a top tycoon named Tom Maddison. He's known as "the Iceman" in the city for his strict and relentless approach to business. One day, Tom asks her to arrange his own honeymoon. He is going to be married to Julia in six weeks. Although his request surprises Imogen, she tries to plan a gorgeous honeymoon in a tropical resort for the boss and his fiancee. Unfortunately, the wedding gets canceled at the last minute, and much to Imogen's surprise, Tom declares, "I'm going to the tropical island with you."
Emily, a Canadian nurse, is hired by a wealthy, elderly Greek man named Pavlos to take care of him in his mansion in Athens. His son, Niko, is sinfully attractive, but he's always fighting with his father. Niko thinks Emily is a gold digger after his father's money, and he regards her with suspicion and anger. But then, when the mansion is plunged into darkness during a power outage, Emily and Niko touch and before they know it, they're in locked in one another's arms...
Talented businesswoman Sunny came to Las Vegas to attend a work conference together with her fiance, Derek. However, after Derek spends all of his time at the casino, Sunny returns his engagement ring. Moments later, she's invited out by the company's CEO, Bryce Templar. To think the multimillionaire playboy who frequents the headlines would ask her out to dinner! After a night of dreamlike hospitality ending in a passionate kiss, Sunny opens her heart to Bryce. Little does she know, it's all just a part of his devious trap!
Isabel rescues Miguel, who has collapsed in the street, and ends up becoming the elderly scholar's caregiver and housekeeper. But one day, they're visited by a handsome young man. With scorn-filled eyes he asks Isabel, "How much will it take to get you to leave this house?" The man is none other than Miguel's nephew, Cayo. Isabel wonders why, if he's so well-off, he hasn't saved his uncle from his austere lifestyle. Why is he trying to drive her out?
The Countess Lia is hosting a gorgeous charity gala. Among the generous bids of all the celebrities, Roark, a multimillionaire, makes a scene and embraces her. "It's almost as if they're trying to buy you at an auction. But I'm the one who's going to win the right to take you to bed," he says, offering her a million dollars. Lia allows him to take her to the middle of the dance floor, and suddenly he steals a lustful kiss against her will. The passion nearly drowns her. But what will happen when she hears that he's the man who indirectly caused the deaths of her father and younger sister?
"I'll marry the first man who introduces himself to me," Casey declared. According to her grandfather's will, if Casey doesn't get married within forty-eight hours, the company and inheritance she's counting on will all be given to her stepsiblings instead. Her grandfather's goal was to force her to marry Lash Marlow, the family's legal advisor and son of a prominent family. But it would be better to marry a total stranger than a sneaky man like him! Then Ryder, a handsome man with cold eyes, appears. What unconventional married life will befall these total strangers?
Kris is loitering by herself at a bar in a high-class hotel in Singapore when a sexy, black-haired man calls out to her. Entranced by his eyes, which are deep like the night, Kris spends the evening with him. He's a total stranger; the only thing they know about each other are their names.It's just a magical one-night dream against the Singapore skyline. But then two months later, Kris gets head-hunted to work for a new company and runs into him again...as her boss!