Brides for the Taking Series

At the hotel where Lucy works as a waitress, she's been asked to handle refreshments for a business meeting. When so many bodyguards appear, though, she wonders just who could be coming! The person who appears brings her heart to a standstill. It's Jax, the multimillionaire who cast her aside two years ago as if she were a dirty rag. She's a bundle of nerves, but he shows no sign of wanting to see her. Feeling foolish, Lucy realizes she shouldn't have expected anything from him. Once the meeting wraps up, Jax calls for her, but she has something she must tell him...about the life they brought into the world!

Polly goes to the desert kingdom of Dharia to look for her father. However, in the airport, she's summarily seized and taken to the palace. There she meets the handsome King Rashad. His sharp eyes and dignified stature make Polly's heart race. Then, while she's staying at the palace, he suddenly proposes. Polly, whose heart has been captured by him, agrees to marry, but their relationship is merely a practical affair. To Rashad, the marriage fulfills a royal duty. Still, Polly believes that one day her love will reach him...

Ellie never expected to meet Rio Benedetti again. They first met at her sister's wedding two years ago. Since then, Ellie's heart has belonged to Rio. They always had a mutual attraction and might have had an affair if Ellie hadn't thought that Rio was just playing with her. Pure-hearted Ellie, who is still hurt by the incident, visits Italy to meet the man who might be her father. Little does she know Rio is close to the man, and he does not want her anywhere near him because he thinks Ellie is a callous gold digger!