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.
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...
Fleeing from her Mediterranean home, Juliet left for America after news of her former lover Prince Alain's engagement. Her heart was in shambles, but then she met an esteemed matchmaker and had a successful makeover. Then Juliet attended a party where she was to be introduced to her perfect match. The gorgeous man who appeared before her was none other than Prince Alain! Could he be her soul mate? The small flame that flickered deep in Juliet's heart was about to burn bright once again.
Jacqui, a magazine writer, met Asim, a sultan, in his country when she visited Jazeer. They met in the harem, which had gone unused for a long time. The extremely confident Asim looked at Jacqui with great interest-their personalities were complete opposites and he was fascinated by her. It didn't take long for Jacqui to be entirely captivated by Asim's charm, either. She was filled with happiness when Asim made love to her...until she learned that the king had been meeting with a number of potential princesses...
Disillusioned by the end of his last relationship and tired of his job, Brett returned to his hometown of Sydney to rest his heart and body. But a woman named Joanna had moved into his family's house as a house-sitter. The moment he laid eyes on this beautiful, intriguing woman, he fell deeply in love. However, because of her difficult family past, he decides he ought to protect her rather than pursue her. Not realizing the decision Brett's made, Joanna repeatedly expresses her interest in him. Eventually Brett's self-control will snap, and then he'll find out whether he can be the man Joanna really needs.
Jefferson Lyon, the CEO of Lyon Shipping, led a charmed life. Until the day his talented assistant, Caitlyn, finally told him he was too arrogant and quit. Then she flew to a resort in the Caribbean! Lyon was devastated to lose her. After careful consideration, he came up with an excellent solution. He would seduce Caitlyn in order to keep her from leaving him. Pleased with his plan, he left for the Caribbean...
Two men are glaring at each other from either side of Alyse. One is Marcus, a business tycoon's son who's been persistently pressing her to marry him. The other is Dario, a handsome man of provocative charms whom she just met at a ball. Alyse thought dancing with Dario would make Marcus stop pursuing her. But she had no idea Marcus and Dario were half brothers. And now these two half brothers-embroiled in a feud over family inheritance-are both chasing her as if she were a prize to be won instead of a woman to be loved.
Chloe has been hired by Troy for a display-window design project at a big department store. She's excited about the work, and surprised when she catches Troy dancing in the rain with no shirt on. He's always so serious! She falls in love with him when she sees this other side of him. But he is always strictly professional in the office. She meets the passionate side of Troy again in Florida and is seduced by him...but now he's calling himself Trent! And after they return home, Troy acts as if he doesn't remember the hot night they shared in Florida! What kind of game is he playing?
Single mother Carrie has been sick for a while, and now her child has been taken away from her by the Child Protection Services. At a loss, she thinks of her son's father, Dominic Savage. She fell in love with him eight years ago, but she left him after learning that he had a fiancee. She believed she was just a plaything to him. But she has no choice but to rely on his wealth and power now. In desperation, she visits Dominic and is taken aback by his proposition. He says he wants her to live with him...in the same house with his wife!
When her niece is betrothed to Murat, the crown prince of Bahania, Daphne Snowden goes to see him in person in order to refuse such an unreasonable arrangement. It's been ten years since Daphne and the crown prince broke off their engagement, but Murat has never forgotten the day that Daphne ran away. Angry at Daphne's refusal, Murat makes it very clear that if Daphne's niece refuses to marry him, he will still take a Snowden bride!
Danetta's heart had ached ever since Cabe, her boss, kissed her on the cheek beneath the mistletoe on Christmas. He was a playboy and a strict bachelor, while Danetta was inexperienced-neither of them saw the other as a potential lover. They always argued at work, but then one day, Cabe asked her if she turned down other men because she wanted him. She tried to deny it, but her red face told the truth...
Emma spends all her time taking care of other people, especially her sick mother. Recently, she's been running into the charming Dr. Wyatt around town and she's starting to think of him more and more often. He always seems to be there when she needs someone the most. But the day Emma's mother passes away suddenly, the doctor is nowhere to be found. Then he returns from a trip overseas with an unexpected proposal...
Receptionist Susie wanted to run away-the new owner of her company was Greek millionaire Leos Kiriakos! He had become even more charming since she had last seen him. Fourteen months ago, Susie met him while working under contract and had fallen in love. She'd given him her body and her heart and believed he loved her back. But that had been an illusion. When she visited his apartment, a scantily clad woman answered the door, so Susie ran away. And now she had no desire to see him again. She thought she might be able to leave the office before Leos spotted her, but she was wrong.
Georgia's boyfriend was taking things slowly...too slowly as far as she was concerned. So she decides a flirtatious, late-night phone call might be the best way to heat things up. What she doesn't realize is that she's called the wrong number. Ken, a police officer, is surprised by Georgia's bold nighttime call. He knows she's called a wrong number, but temptation demands that he stay on the line. The two build a relationship that grows with each phone call. Yet Georgia is still unaware of her mistake...and Ken knows the truth will come out eventually!
Veterinarian Nick, who lost his beloved wife in July, becomes depressed as summer approaches, so his twin brother, Neal, the star of a popular TV show, proposes that they change places for the summer. Living his brother's playboy life in the city is good for a change, but things get complicated when he and sexy costar, Colleen, kiss. Nick finds her intoxicating, and it's clear that Colleen is interested in him, too, but is it Nick she's falling for or his brother?
Widowed Anna lives a quiet life in a small town. Until the day that Ward arrives at her house accusing her of fraud. She locks herself in, but he seems determined to stay until she gives back the money she stole. What should she do? When Ward finally enters the house, he finds her unconscious and injured. She regains consciousness at the hospital, but she's lost her memory and now, for some reason, believes that Ward is her lover!
Emma needed a change of scenery. Her divorce had been finalized some time ago, but she still had no direction in life, so it was perfect when she unexpectedly inherited a ranch from her uncle in Scotland. But then, just as she was settling in, her ex-husband, a film producer, dropped by to scout for a location to shoot his next film. Not wanting to appear lonely and humiliated, Emma lied and told her ex she was in a relationship with her new neighbor, Frazer. He was a young man who worked his own ranch every day. He was rugged and handsome. Even though they barely knew each other, she pleaded with Frazer to go along with her story and act like her boyfriend. And for some reason he decided to help her with her ruse, but why?
Luka is the son of a mafia don. Sophie is the daughter of the don's right-hand man. The two pledged their love to each other as children. But when they're all grown up, it's the don who orders them to marry. Luka hates his father and so refuses to marry Sophie. Then the don, Luka and Sophie's father are all arrested in a surprise raid. Later, the don and Luka are acquitted and released, while only Sophie's father is found guilty. From that moment on, Luka becomes Sophie's greatest enemy.
Helena swears an oath of eternal love in front of the priest, as does her groom, Flynn, but these are sinful vows. This is a fake wedding. Helena's sister was supposed to marry Flynn, but she ran away with her first love right before the ceremony. Helena wants to help the her sister's shunned groom, who is to be the next CEO of a big corporation, save face. But more than anything, she wants to get her childhood crush out of trouble... Sweet Helena has yet to learn about the humiliating contract behind the wedding and the inevitable disclosure of her secret from the past.
Cassie Bradley Wright's family believes in a legend behind their family heirloom-a nightgown, which if worn on the night of the wearer's twenty-fifth birthday will grant her a dream of the man she could marry who will make her happy forever. As the night for her to don the family nightgown approaches, Cassie agrees to stay in the home of Ryan Lawford, a handsome and kind man who just became the guardian of his recently deceased brother and sister-in-law's daughter, Sasha. Cassie helps him look after Sasha, but she is finding it difficult not to fall for Ryan, even though she is already in a nine-year relationship with her high school boyfriend. Ryan further complicates things when he gives her a passionate kiss the likes of which she's never experienced before. Which man will Cassie dream of the night of her birthday? Who does Cassie really want to dream about?
In order to save her family from their desperate situation, Poppy gives up her dream, instead working as a housekeeper at a manor...until one day her mother sells a scandalous story to the press and upsets the lord of the house where she works. He orders the entire family to vacate immediately. Poppy begs her him for forgiveness-she has no other place to go. The next day, Gaetano makes an odd offer: he will save her family, if she becomes his fake bride...
Cara Chandler-Harris is the lead dress designer and owner of Cara Chandler-Harris Designs, an up-and-coming wedding dress company. She was supposed to get married to Keith "Missle" Mitchell, but when a life-altering tragedy struck the week of their wedding, he left her to recover by herself. Now, years later, he's a successful consultant, dedicating his life to his job. The two come into close contact again via a bridal expo at a property he is renovating. While the two work together to make the bridal expo at his resort a success, Mother Nature decides to toss a tropical storm their way! Stuck elevators and couples spa tests... Are these two destined to restart their romance, or is it all just part of the job?
The hotel where Erin works has finally found a buyer...but it's her old flame and former boss, hotel mogul Cristophe Donakis. She was his devoted worker and passionate lover, but as soon as he'd had his fun, he left her high and dry. Now he has Erin's back against the wall. He claims he has proof that she stole twenty thousand pounds from the hotel he'd trusted her to manage, and Erin can't prove her innocence. He says he's willing to keep quiet on one condition... He wants to spend one last weekend with her!
Las Vegas, the city of dreams. Evie is vacationing there when she meets Nick, a wonderful man with beautiful eyes. Both of them feel that their meeting is fate and they share a passionate night. But Evie leaves without saying a word to Nick, afraid she'll fall for him despite the fact that their relationship has no future. Two months later she realizes she's pregnant, and in order to protect the baby, Evie offers Nick a fake marriage with an expiration date, all while hiding her feelings for him...
Laura has dedicated her life to the family business at the expense of all other pursuits. One day while working in one of her family's prestigious hotels in California, she is struck by the captivating beauty of the man who appears before her. He, however, looks at her with pure contempt. This man, who calls himself Nicholas Valfort, claims to have come from the south of France to inform Laura about the inheritance she's received from her estranged grandmother. But a cruel fate awaits Laura when she visits him in Nice...
After her mother's passing, Marisa moves to London and starts working as a janitor in an upscale apartment block. One day, in the elevator, she meets Greek multimillionaire Athan Teodarkis, who lives in the penthouse. The very next day he offers her a bouquet of flowers and invites Marisa to a play she's been dying to see. Does he think she's one of the wealthy inhabitants of the building? Marisa goes on dreamlike dates with Athan and falls in love with him even though she knows they come from different worlds-she even accepts an invitation to his Caribbean beach house. But Marisa has no idea about Athan's despicable plans.
"If you lose the bet, you'll become my lover." Her former lover, Chase, now fueled by revenge, approaches Kate with a merciless game. Memories of her youth ten years ago are resurrected in her mind. Her powerful father was opposed to their relationship and, one regretful night, he used cruel, underhanded tactics to run Chase out of town. And now he's back. He's more handsome than ever and is wealthy enough to hold the town in the palm of his hand. He's here to take everything away from Kate. Hated by the man she's still in love with, what will become of her?
Emily was so happy to have married her first love, Adrian, an earl. But after the wedding ceremony, he went to London and never came back. And then one day, three years later, her husband's cousin comes to see her, saying that unless she gives birth to an heir, her husband's lands and title will become his. Without thinking, Emily blurts out, "I'm carrying the earl's child." Now that she's said it, she's going to have to make an heir in a hurry. So Emily heads for London, knowing she's unwelcome there, and is shocked when she discovers the real reason her husband hasn't come home.
Annie had been working with Tom McIver, a skilled doctor, for eight months. She'd always looked up to him, so she'd been happy, but now she was at her wit's end! She was too plain to be with such a playboy, and she couldn't handle hearing other women's voices coming from his apartment next door anymore. Then one night Annie found a baby placed in front of Tom's door. The child had been forced on him by one of his one-night stands. Annie decided to keep an eye on the surprised Tom, but he had a different plan-to make Annie his wife!
One day while out jogging, Grace witnesses a homicide. She barely shakes off the criminal and escapes with her life. Now, however, she's in a desperate situation because the body has disappeared from the scene and there's no trace left of the crime. The murderer has threatened Grace's life, but the police and everyone else around her doubt her account. The only one who believes Grace is her ex-husband, Ray, whom she broke up with six years ago. Ray is a man who can easily draw in women with his magnetic charm. Although Grace and Ray once chose to go their separate ways, their fates have crossed again.
Before Jalia was born, her parents fled from the desert country of Bagestan. Then the sultan was restored and asked Jalia and her family to return to the country as royalty. However, Jalia couldn't imagine life as a royal and lied, saying she had to return to the UK because she had a fiance waiting for her there. But then she met the beautiful Latif-also known as Falcon-who captured her heart at the sultan's coronation ceremony. And when she returned to Bagestan to attend her cousin's wedding, her whole destiny changed.
Jessica works as a maid in a hotel, but when she sees who's staying in one of the suites, she freezes. It's Alexander Bajoran! He took over her father's company and set her family on the road to ruin. But the instant she tries to leave his room, he asks her to dinner! Why would he invite her? Has he recognized her somehow? Wavering in these unthinkable circumstances, Jessica's unable to find a way to say no to Alex's fascinating ice blue eyes...
From the moment the gorgeous, sexy stranger washed up on shore, millionaire Jarret Wilkenson was suspicious. Since he was one of the most eligible bachelors around, women were forever using strange antics to propose. And while this captivating visitor's amnesia routine was unique, he wasn't going to let her beauty distract him...
Ever since Princess Anya of Inbourg divorced her cheating Formula 1 race-car driver husband, she's been the target of the paparazzi. When she received threatening letters at the palace, her father, fearing for her safety, hired a professional bodyguard from America to protect her and her son. This fearless and talented man's name is Reeve. But his mission is top secret. In order to deceive the eyes of her enemy and the citizens of Inbourg, Anya and Reeve must act like a couple in love...
When Jane winds up celebrating her birthday by herself, she decides to make it special by striking some items off her wish list. The first order of business is to kiss a tall, handsome man with black hair. But she has no courage to make her wish come true, so she instead takes a picture of a man she happens to see at the park. Unfortunately, the man, Mitch, catches her in the act and accuses her of a crime. His anger dissipates after her sincere apologies, and he then offers to help her with her wish list, giving her a passionate night, as well!