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Rafael's Suitable Bride


Cathy Williams - 2008
    Now he needs a suitable wife...When he meets Cristina, she is an ideal candidate: her plain-Jane looks mean she won't be tempted to stray - and she's a virgin! Cristina is devastated to learn that Rafael's proposal was one of convenience. But whilst Rafael makes it clear their marriage isn't based on love, he intends for it to be authentic in every other respect...

Sweet Promise


Janet Dailey - 1976
    The affair had almost ruined her life.Now she was in love with a wonderful man, but she wasn't free to marry. Somehow, she would have to find Rafael....

The Virgin's Secret


Abby Green - 2010
    A New Yorker since childhood, he finds life is certainly different here with family feuds and expectations to marry and produce heirs! Amid all this tradition, the beautiful girl who catches Leo's eye is a welcome distraction.She may be a lowly waitress, but Angel has her secrets.... Leo will be pleased to discover she's a virgin, but not that she's the daughter of his adversary! Or that, in nine months, there will be one more secret revealed...

Baby of Shame


Julia James - 2005
    But she knows that, one day soon, the secret she carries will cost her....Sure enough, Greek tycoon Alexis Petrakis has discovered that their shame-filled night created something beautiful...a baby that he will do anything to reclaim....

Breaking Point


Emma Darcy - 1992
    When he proposed, she'd been deliciously happy - happy to give up her job without a second thought, and devote herself to decorating their beautiful new home in Sydney's most prestigious neighborhood.She hadn't realized then that the only intimacy he wanted with her was in their bed. Rafe put business - including his cool blond personal assistant - first.Tanya was not about to spend the rest of her life waiting for a man who thought another woman was more important than his wife. The honeymoon was over. The marriage was at the breaking point.(Out of Print)

Intangible Dream


Patricia Wilson - 1992
    But beneath all his polish, gloss and sophistication, Gemma knows there lurks a savage, untamed jungle cat who takes what he wants. And he wants her.Her father's death and mitigating circumstances give James the upper hand. Gemma makes it clear she neither loves nor likes him, but the only way of gaining time is to agree to his proposition of marriage. After all, she has a great sense of self-preservation and some terms of her own that she's prepared to deliver...

Untamed Italian, Blackmailed Innocent


Jacqueline Baird - 2010
    Little does she realize her unfocused disinterest is driving Zac's fury! Especially as her father is responsible for embezzling millions from his company.There's a debt to be paid. Zac will offer Sally an ultimatum--become his mistress on demand or risk ruin! He's confident she'll make the right choice....

Bought For The Marriage Bed


Melanie Milburne - 2007
    Marc Marcello wants his brother's child—but, he mistakes prim librarian Nina for her trampy twin.Nina poses as her sister to protect the baby she loves. She'll let Marc buy her as his bride….

Raffaele: Taming His Tempestuous Virgin


Sandra Marton - 2009
    She's not what he was expecting...but her dowdy clothes can't hide her lusciously feminine figure or her wildcat temperament!Chiara Cordiano will not love her husband!She's tried everything to avoid her fate, but in the blink of an eye Chiara is swept away from her quaint Sicilian town to New York! She wants to hate Rafe, but seduction is in his blood. With his dark, brooding looks and tempting masculinity, she'll be purring like a kitten!

The Sarantos Secret Baby


Olivia Gates - 2011
    But that didn't stop Selene Louvardis from wanting Aris Sarantos with her every breath. Or grabbing her one chance for a forbidden night with him.He was never supposed to learn she'd borne his child. But when Aris stormed back into Selene's life and discovered the truth, nothing would stop the ruthless billionaire from claiming his own. Not her family, not the billion-dollar contract at stake and certainly not something as inconvenient as love.

A Whirlwind Marriage


Helen Brooks - 2000
    Was he tempted? Marianne was determined to save her marriage and prove to her husband that their honeymoon wasn't over, it was only just beginning!

Wife by Agreement


Kim Lawrence - 1998
    Ethan was a man of the world, and she was his unsophisticated nanny? But Ethan knew that the practical Hannah would be a most convenient wife – until he discovered that his shy bride had hidden passions. Intrigued, he wanted their wedding agreement to be on far more intimate terms. He planned to be a real husband!

Have My Baby


Taryn Quinn - 2017
    But Seth is a workaholic millionaire and doesn't have time to meet someone. Someone who won't screw him over, like his kid's mother.  Only problem is this someone has secretly been in love with him since high school. I've been hiding it forever, not wanting to risk our friendship. Sleeping with him is my biggest fantasy. And I've fantasized plenty, being a virgin. Another thing he doesn't know.Now I have to make the biggest decision of my life.Is having a no strings attached affair just to make a baby better than never having him at all?Author’s note: this case of insta-love and insta-naked-time has been brewing for over a decade. Babymaking has never been so hot…or so funny…or so complicated.Author’s Note part deux: Have My Baby is a standalone rom com with a romantic HEA ending and no cliffhanger.

His Virgin Acquisition


Maisey Yates - 2010
    She’s wrong! The fierce tycoon can see straight through her shapeless suits and scraped back hair and get right under her skin…Ruthless awakening!She may have proposed marriage as the perfect business arrangement, but suddenly Elaine’s not quite so confident. Marco’s made it clear that he’s no modern man – if he takes a wife he wants a ravishing beauty by his side, and at his beck and call day…and night!

Caught


Erika Ashby - 2015
    He kinda owns my heart.Who am I kidding?He owns all of me--but he's completely oblivious to it.And I can't tell him.Because there's this girl.And even though he's my best friend, she is too.Then there's me...CAUGHT between what feels so right, yet is so wrong.