December: Duncan Patrick, CEO ScroogeHis Objective: Lose the "bah humbug" attitudeHis Plan: Find the right (temporary) mistressA powerful businessman, Duncan didn't like ultimatums, unless he was making them. But the board demanded his public image change. When he encountered sweet kindergarten teacher Annie McCoy, he knew she'd make him look like a perfect angel, though it would take some devilish manipulation.Once he had Annie playing his pretend mistress, Duncan needed to make her his real-life lover. Could a grouchy CEO cultivate the charm necessary to win the woman he'd almost destroyed?

    But ladies are certainly not supposed to get pregnant from one sinful night with a drop-dead gorgeous stranger.Evie's scandalous baby bombshell and the dangerously attractive billionaire Nick Rocco are tantalizing gossip-column fodder that could ruin the Harrison family—even a shotgun marriage is better than an illegitimate heir. So Evie says "I do," preparing herself for a wedding night more explosive than she dares imagine.…

    She doesn't trust him, but the energy between them leaves her breathless and powerless. So Natalie agrees to his outlandish proposition: travel to Greece—as his fiancée!Natalie can see the cracks in Ludo's unshakable control as the lines between pretense and reality blur. In challenge to his terms, she longs to expose the shadows behind his eyes, and it's getting harder and harder to resist the smoldering tension between them.…

    If their baby is to inherit the kingdom of Abadan, Kahlil insists that Lucy must marry him!Lucy is all at once appalled by the idea of a temporary marriage to the arrogant Sheikh–yet overwhelmed by the attraction still pulsating between them. She can't deny her desire to share Kahlil's bed again, even if it is only for six months as his bride

    My mom had a scorching affair with his dad--just think how awkward that "meet the family" would be...2. His arrogance drives me mad--he might be a gorgeous billionaire, but I hate how he knows it!3. Every time he touches me I go up in flames...and it's utterly terrifying.Come on, a fling with the man I love to hate? Like that would ever work out...

    So when he believes single mother Sybella Parminter is taking advantage of his grandfather, he ruthlessly strips her of her job! But when unexpected desire threatens to consume them both, sweet Sybella might just be the redemption this brooding billionaire needs...

    But he can't get the fiery redhead out of his mind. He won't rest until he has Lia just where he wants her—ready and willing in his bed! Lia is adamant that she won't give in to Gregorio's outrageous demands, no matter how wildly her body responds to his slightest touch. She knows she can't trust him…but Gregorio is sinfully persuasive, and soon Lia finds she can't resist the sensual onslaught of this billionaire's seduction!

    There she had met Matthew Silver.Meeting him again four years later was no accident. He had manipulated events to put her back in his power, and she found that the gentle, considerate lover she'd known had become an unfeeling, hard stranger.He blamed her for their breakup yet he was the one who had left. Carrie had resolved Matt would never know that her husband was a figment of her imagination and that her twin daughters were his own.

    'Tis the season to be daring: Find the perfect Mr Right Now (extra points for a bad-boy-turned-billionaire) and be brave about getting him - even if that means jumping straight into sexy Jace Ryan's car! 2. Enjoy the ride: Once you've chosen your flingee, get swept away by the moment! For once, Cassie's determined to stop worrying about the future. But she must remember one thing...3. This fling is just for Christmas: Jace Ryan's a seasonal special. Do not start falling for him, Cassie. No matter how perfect the package or how much you've enjoyed unwrapping it...

    But the next item on this billionaire's agenda is personal: he wants revenge on his father. What could be better than to seduce Bonnie, his father's latest plaything...?Innocent Bonnie has been hired as a nurse -- nothing more -- but Dimitri refuses to believe she's not after a share of the Kyriakis fortune.... Only once he claims her does Dimitri discover Bonnie's been telling the truth: she was a virgin!

    Getting over her crush on him took a while, but now she's grown up and moved on. Until Dylan moves in—to her workplace, that is. Suddenly it's high school revisited—complete with her lustful thoughts about him. But she's his boss and finally has the upper hand—she won't let her sexy fantasies change that. Too bad the tension spiking between them is so high, it's inevitable they hit the sheets—or the nearest desk. And once they do, Dylan is better than she'd ever imagined. She promised herself to leave him begging for more—but does she really want to?

    She does the unthinkable after a night of drinking and sleeps with him.She tries to put the enormous mistake behind her, but Kyle mercilessly pursues Emmy despite her new relationship with Luke Kessler and Kyle's long-standing girlfriend Jessyca.When Emmy's resistance begins to crack, she makes a series of bad decisions that result in heartbreaking, life-altering, and even devastating consequences.

    Joel Armstrong was the reason she'd stayedaway so long. The breakup of their marriagehad been swift, but the scars were raw.Searing desire still flared between them. Buthow could they indulge it again...when theirpassion had led to an unexpected pregnancy, with an equally unexpected twist?

    But feisty wedding planner Dara Devlin isn't deterred. She needs his family castle for her top client, so she boldly accepts Leo's outrageous challenge to be his fake girlfriend. If Dara thinks her sensible suit and unwavering professionalism will discourage him, she's mistaken. They only make Leo want to get beneath her buttoned-up exterior all the more! Surrounded by the imposing walls and haunting memories of his opulent Sicilian castello, Leo finds seducing Dara is the perfect diversion—and claiming her will be this playboy's ultimate prize. And the story continues in the bonus novella included!

    Knowing he'll never deserve the only woman he ever wanted, Raf will make sure she stays as far away from him as possible.But when Sophia Turino, the daughter of the man who raised Rafael from the gutter, stands before him seven years later, she's even harder to resist—confident, successful and as intoxicatingly beautiful as ever. It's time for Raf to obliterate his darkly powerful infatuation….