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It is said that when you make a wish on the hilltop on the morning of Solstice Day, your wishes come true. I wish to meet the person I'm destined to be with. When Beatrice made that wish, a lovely man appeared from the woods. This tall, pleasant man said he was Oliver. How wonderful it would be if this was the person I was destined to be with... A few days later, Beatrice accompanies her great-aunt to London to see a famous cardiologist at his clinic... And there was Oliver! I can't believe I'm meeting him again. He leaves her after telling her something mysterious. "This was an inevitable reunion." Is this the beginning of a sweet and tender love story?

"Your son will inherit a total of 142 million dollars," the lawyer told Clara, who runs a bakery while raising her son by herself. Four years ago, during a summer vacation, she fell in love with a man, but she never imagined that he was a sergeant of a conglomerate with aristocratic blood. He passed away last month and his brother Grant finds Clara and her son and wants to meet them. It's her first time in New York, a penthouse in a high-rise building and a world so different. Grant is the twin brother of her ex-lover, but he is the exact opposite, hard and cold...

That summer is a special sparkle in her life. An 18th birthday party. The first time she is allowed to wear a grown-up dress... And Beth meest him, Lyon Cantrell, that day. He is the only son of a prestigious family with the same name as the town they live in. They spend an entire summer being together and making love, but when Beth becomes pregnant, Lyon suddenly disappears. Although she is gutted by the cruel treatment, Beth gives birth to his child and raised him. --Nine years have passed since then. Lyon suddenlys returns and see Beth again, this time with anger and distrust...

Flora Harris is a bookish nurse on a small island, but when a new doctor comes to her practice, the whole community is thrown into an uproar! Conner McNeil may be brusque on the outside, but it's thanks to years of being tempered by hatred and pain from his father. A rebel in his youth, Conner ravaged the town in his teenage years, only to come back as an experienced doctor. Can Flora help mend the community around this dashing rogue?

In need of money, Gwynneth goes to the Kingdom of Zuran to sell the condominium her father left her before he passed away. But due to the constant real-estate frauds that occur in Zuran, she has trouble getting the papers to prove the condo is hers before selling it. To make matters worse, someone else has the key to her condo, and when he slips in one night, Gwynneth makes no effort to resist the mysterious stranger. Luckily, he restrains himself, but he isn't just any random man: it's Sheikh Tarik himself. They both seem to think the condo is theirs and are stuck with each other until the matter is resolved. But Tarik and Gwynneth can't help but be enticed by one another. Will they both be able to resist acting on their feelings?

A woman perfect for affairs-that was his first impression of Willow, the prep-school girl visiting a friend's house during summer vacation. A fancy party at the mansion is Willow's first experience with the finer things in life, as she's a bookworm used to a humble lifestyle. Wearing a provocative dress loaned to her by a friend, the shy Willow accidentally falls asleep in the kitchen-not thinking in her wildest dreams that the Greek tycoon Theodore Kadros would soon arrive, and not realizing how his gaze filled with lust when he looked at her...

Jesslyn just wants to enjoy her summer vacation in peace. But in order to protect one of her students, she needs her ex-lover's help. Sharif, the sheikh of a desert kingdom, will protect the lad if she tutors his little girls over the summer. But Jesslyn still hurts from the loss of Sharif. Months after they broke up, Sharif married another woman and had three children-she doesn't want to be hurt again. There's a familiar, yet dangerous gleam in his eyes...but what choice does she have?

In her seventeenth summer, Tabby fell in love. Tabby and Christien swore their love for each other, but their relationship ended with a nightmare that tore their families apart. Four years later, the two unexpectedly reunite. Tabby has inherited a cottage on Christien's family land, and suddenly, he appears demanding that she sell the cottage to him and leave. But Tabby desperately needs a home...for her and her son. This is the first book of Lynne Graham's popular miniseries!

One day, Andrea unexpectedly is told to see Gabriel Cruz, the young CEO of the major global company that she works for. The only thing she knows about him is that he's a heartless businessman. Outside his office, she encounters the person she least expects to see?her ex-boyfriend, who disappeared after the short summer they spent together! What will happen when Gabriel reveals that their relationship was built on lies?

Louisa comes to this beautiful Greek island to visit the grave of her son. On the summer of her seventeenth year, she'd been there as a tourist, where she fell in love with rich and powerful noble Andreas, conceived his child and then married him. But their marriage ended abruptly after only two years with the death of their son. Now, Louisa shakes off the bad memories and steps off the ferry onto the island, only to be shocked: Why is Andreas here, when she was told he would be away? She hasn't spoken to her husband even once in five years, and she finds a maddening mixture of hatred and love for him stirring in her heart.

Interior designer Tamsin, by the bane of her own beauty, is mistaken to be aiming for a seat as the wife of the Earl of Grainger. While there is nothing but amity between the two, the earl's dear friend Bruno plots to tear the two apart. Bruno approaches Tamsin with his debonair charm and quickly leads her, naked, into his bed. Little does she know that it's merely a trap to show the earl how loose of a woman Tamsin really is!

Kathy met handsome Italian Sandro when she was 22. He succeeded in passionately encouraging the naturally shy Kathy to sleep with him. That one sultry night, when they each abandoned their inhibitions, ended up in Kathy becoming pregnant. When she told Sandro about it, all she got was his cold, irresponsible reply. Fast-forward six years: an unexpected encounter with Sandro at a party unsettles Kathy, especially when he invites her to sleep with him again as if nothing had ever happened! Once his warm hands touch hers, though, she repeats the same mistake as if put under a spell...

Harriet, an antique dealer, buys a mountain villa in a village in Southern France to enjoy her summer vacation with her niece. But the mountain villa is an abysmal abandoned house...! And what surprises her more is the fact that the former owner of the mountain villa was her ex-lover, Andre. He was the man who captured her eighteen-year-old heart and sent her into fits of despair. The love and hatred she buried eight years ago comes back to life and t*rtures her emotions!

The summer of her 22nd year. That was the last time Princess Karina experienced freedom. She is about to have a political marriage for the sake of her royal family. Before she is forced to marry a man whom she does not love, she wishes to experience love. It seemed her wish might just come true. The tall and handsome Jack Santini comes to live in the estate as a bodyguard. Karina falls for the talented and charming Jack, and wishes, just once, that she could kiss the man she fell in love with for the first time...

When Grace was eighteen, she fell in love for the first time. She didn't think twice about letting Denton take her virginity, but she didn't realize that he'd be moving far away to attend university the next day. Years went by, and Denton never kept his promise to come and see her, so Grace was left heartbroken. Now she runs a B and B and is shocked when Denton suddenly reappears, bringing back old memories she had locked away... She's terrified of getting hurt again, but seeing Denton as the man he is now, Grace struggles to fight against her emotions...

Long after her husband's death, Beth still suffers in secret. She can never tell her son that his father had been having an affair shortly before he passed away. When Beth is invited to a vacation on a beautiful island, she feels happy for the first time in a long while. But she's soon confronted by a handsome stranger who's staying at the same lodge. Suddenly, Beth, a single mother, finds herself cohabitating with John, a single father.

Eloise is surprised to realize that the eyes following her at a nightclub belong to Marcus, the man she fell head over heels for in Greece when she was nineteen. After their first date, her mother told her that Marcus wasn't really interested in her, and Eloise thought her first love was over. But now he's back, asking her for a dance with that same smile from five years ago. Eloise feels as though she's dreaming as she sways with him on the dance floor. Little does she know there's a fire of revenge burning in Marcus's heart...

When Sorcha met young, successful Cesare one summer, the two fell passionately in love. She happily accepted his proposal of marriage and anticipated a life of bliss. However, everything fell apart and a devastated Sorcha felt as though her heart would never heal. A few years later, Cesare suddenly shows up in front of Sorcha...and he's more handsome than she remembered!

After being a surrogate for Blake and his wife, Bella promised Blake's wife she'd stay out of the baby's life. Then one day, Blake shows up asking if she can look after the child for the summer. Bella doesn't want to upset Blake's wife, but she finds out that they've recently divorced, so decides to accept his request. But will Bella be able to continue to keep her love for Blake hidden now that he's no longer married?

Hannah and her two best friends, who run an inn together, are having a competition to get boyfriends for the summer. Hannah has no experience with men, so the hurdle is high, but then Zach, the boy she fell in love with at fourteen, appears. A detective who was shot while on duty, he's come to the inn by the sea to recuperate. His sexy and dangerous aura makes Hannah's heart throb. If she's going to throw away her virginity, it has to be with him! One day, she slips into Zach's bed while he's sleeping, and suddenly she's being wrapped up in his powerful arms!

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?

Molly, a single and carefree author, knew that a man and his daughter would be moving into the house next to hers for the summer. But she had to swallow a gasp of surprise when saw that her new neighbor was none other than Dimitri, a man she'd shared a summer fling with on a Greek island fifteen years earlier. Molly's chest hurt looking at his daughter, who was the spitting image of her mother. And Dimitri's smile was every bit as hypnotizing as it had always been... Molly told herself she must keep up her guard. She couldn't just return to a love that had ended so terribly the first time. If only her conflicting feelings for Dimitri weren't so strong!

Somer, the bright young daughter of an oil tycoon, sets off for the Bailiwick of Jersey to see her fiance after a year apart...only to learn he's cheating on her with another woman! Stricken with grief, the heartbroken young woman finds herself drawn to Chase Lorimer, an attractive photographer and experienced lover. On a whim, she steals away to a quiet cove with him...but it leads to a pain she'll never forget. Five years later, a mysterious letter addressed to Somer arrives at the office...from Chase Lorimer. He asks Somer to marry him and says if she refuses, he'll leak compromising photos of her to the press! All Somer can do is wish this nightmare would end as the memories of that horrible day come flooding back...

Since losing her family, Millie buried herself in her work as a way to cope. After her boss insisted she take some time off, Millie was trying to enjoy her weeklong vacation in the Caribbean. But when a man named Chase walked up to her and asked her out on a date, Millie tried to brush him off. In the end she changed her mind, deciding to give him a chance. After all, he'd made her smile after she'd closed off her emotions for so long, ever since the loss of her family... The next thing she knew, Millie had agreed to spend the whole week with Chase!

The plan is for Georgia, an English teacher, to work as a home tutor during her summer vacation in Tuscany, where her honeymooning sister and brother-in-law are staying, too. On the plane, she meets a handsome Italian man who tries to strike up an intimate conversation with Georgia. Her heart flutters, but later that night when she sees him again at the hotel, he directs a sharp stare at her. He was really kind to her that afternoon, so why has he changed his tune? It turns out that this man is actually a famous former F-1 racer named Gianluca Valori and his niece is the student Georgia is teaching! To top things off, he's now convinced she's having an affair with her brother-in-law!

One summer, young Charlotte met Riccardo and fell in love. Then she discovered that he, the son of a noble family in Italy, was merely enjoying summer love, and her days of devoting her heart and body ended in tragedy. Some years later, Riccardo's mean looks still haunt and pain her. Now a real-estate agent, Charlotte is shocked when she finds her next client is none other than the unforgettable Riccardo!

Kristen fell hopelessly in love with Sergio, a billionaire more than ten years older than her, when she visited Sicily while on vacation. It was the burning first love of summer...and it turned out she was the only one who thought it was the love of a lifetime. Sergio says he can't imagine having a family and just wants to keep her next to him. Is he asking her to be his lover? Kristen leaves him behind while holding in the pain of her broken heart. Four years later, Kristen, now a mother, reads about Sergio's engagement in a newspaper. It seems he's ready for that family now...

After failing to escape from an arranged marriage, Princess Anna was trapped in a castle and had turned to Greg, a man with whom she'd once had a forbidden relationship, for help. Seeing Greg for the first time in years, Anna recalls the summer day when she sneaked into a summer festival disguised as a village girl and had a fateful encounter with the unrestrained and courageous Greg. They'd had a playful passion for each other, but now Greg is staring at Anna with cold eyes. Anna had chosen to abandon him and fulfill her life as a princess, but there's a reason she had to turn to him now...despite his resentment.

Tessa's summer job is babysitting a young boy. The boy's father, Mark, is a travel writer who always wants things done his way. Tessa rebels against his forceful ways but soon finds herself attracted to him. Things get heated when Mark's ex-wife files for custody of their son. Suddenly, Mark needs Tessa to marry him for the sake of his child!

Rebecca, heartbroken that her ex-fiance just married her stepsister, escapes from their glamorous wedding ceremony to deal with the pain. A sexy, mysterious man suddenly appears before her and hands her a bottle of champagne. Will this gorgeous man be the passionate solution to her broken heart?

Morgan Grady is said to be the sexiest bachelor in all of New York. Winnie was supposed to be his bride, but on their wedding day, she flees down the aisle, leaving him surrounded by all his guests. Just a month ago, she was an ordinary secretary for a company president. She knew that her feelings for her boss, Morgan, were pointless because he couldn't even remember her name! She tried to convince herself it was just a contract, but there's no way she can marry him like this!

One year has passed since Annabella's gambling, alcoholic husband died. Since then, she's been relentlessly bullied by her mother-in-law, who has made her life a living hell. She finally gets to attend a ball once her mourning period ends, and there she meets Sir William, a strong, attractive gentleman. He seems interested in her, but she can't believe he'd bother with a widow who is treated like a servant. Annabella doesn't know what to make of him, but when she loses herself in his beautiful eyes, blue like the summer sea, she forgets everything else...

"For the first time in six years, I'll be coming home...to witness your marriage to the duke." The long-awaited letter that young Evelyn received from Sam didn't contain the answer she was hoping for. When she was fifteen, Sam was her first kiss and her first love. But she can only assume it was a goodbye gesture before he left to study medicine overseas. Suppressing her lingering passion, Evelyn decides to try her best to form a new loving relationship with the duke. However, Sam, now a skilled and handsome doctor, struggles with his developing feelings for Eve as he hides a dark secret that will change their relationship forever...

Livvy is spending the summer at her cousin's villa in France. While she's on her way there, she's almost hit by a car. The man behind the wheel has a haughty attitude and thinks Livvy is nothing more than a foolish, belligerent tourist... That night, a ruffian accosts Livvy at the inn. She freezes in fear...just as someone else barges in. She thinks help has arrived, but the person at the door is the man she fought with that afternoon!

Sophie fell in love the moment she met Luis de la Camara. However, when she learned that he was a billionaire and her cousin's fiance, her love wilted before it could fully bloom. Three years later, she gets a phone call with the horrible news that her cousin has died in a car accident. Drowning in sorrow, Sophie sets off for Spain to attend the funeral and finds Luis waiting for her. He's even more charming than he was before, and the emotions Sophie had hidden away start to bubble up to the surface. But she has to force them down. Luis is the newly widowed husband of her cousin!

Ami, co-owner of a home decor shop, is at the Avalon Hotel on business when she is mistaken for a prostitute. North Kendrick, the owner of the hotel, coldly demands that she leave the premises and never return. Enraged by his treatment of her, Ami decides to disguise herself as an elderly woman to reenter the hotel. However, while in her disguise, she discovers that North is a surprisingly warm and kind person...with an incandescent smile! Christmas in Australia's midsummer will bring these two a steamy romance!

Teddi is a student paying her way through college by modeling. She dreams of becoming a teacher one day. People around her sometimes misjudge her, assuming she lives a life of idle luxury. Her best friend Jenna has invited Teddi to her family ranch in Canada to spend the summer there, which sounds appealing...except that she doesn't want to see Jenna's brother, King. He makes biting remarks when he sees her. Why does her first love despise her this much? She wishes she could just hate him...

Deeply hurt by her fiance's betrayal, Dani breaks off her engagement and decides to start life over in a new town with a new job. She leaves Seattle for a small coastal town, where she's lucky to find work as an antiques shop assistant. But her boss, John, writes her off as a fickle vacationer who will leave as soon as the summer is over, and he treats her coldly. Both Dani and John are haunted by old wounds. But as they work together, they gradually get to know each other...

The biggest landscaping opportunity of Izzy's career has just dropped into her lap: working on the millionaire Rio D'Aquila's New York country house! Ever since she was a girl, her family has treated her like a child, undermining her confidence, and this is her chance to show them they're wrong. However, due to a series of unfortunate events, she is running incredibly late for the interview. When she finally arrives at the estate, she finds Rio is gone-only his half-naked groundskeeper is still around. And my, is he handsome...

Matt is at his wit's end. As if he isn't busy enough with business transactions for the company he manages, he's left to take care of his ten-year-old daughter, Samantha, when his ex-wife passes away. Samantha rejects every nanny Matt hires. Just as the temp agency refuses to deal with him anymore, one of his employees introduces him to her younger sister, Tess. He learns that Tess is spending the summer at her sister's place, and he hires her as a nanny. She immediately befriends Samantha, but Matt doesn't expect to find himself falling for Tess's carefree charms...!