But Olivia realizes she cannot deny that passion still simmers between them, and soon she's wishing that their make-up could be for real....

    While she heard the words, her heart wasn't listening, and she left with more than the memory of their blissful night together…Two years later, Ramon finds Lauren again. She's independent, strong, and mother to a little boy. One look at the child and Ramon knows he's his. There's only one thing for it: a marriage of convenience—or the sake of his son and heir!

    But what would a sultan want with an ordinary girl like her?Cleo is exactly what Khaled needs: a convenient, yet beautiful bride to unite his warring country. He'll offer her diamonds and riches but nothing more.Yet as their marriage plays out in the darkness of the night, the passions unearthed threaten to consume them both!

    She will convince him she's a modern, sexually experienced woman--and definitely not marriage material--even though she is really still a virgin.However, the next thing she knows, Eva's become a bride! And her new husband is having a startling effect on her.... She finds herself increasingly impatient; could it be that shy Eva is curious about what lies ahead in the sheikh's marriage bed?

    And Imogen fled…carrying something very precious to Nadir. Now he's found her again and he has a plan: Step 1: Take Imogen and their daughter back to Bakaan. Step 2: Ignore his body's betraying desire for the woman he never forgot. Step 3: Marry Imogen, thus securing his heir and stabilizing his desert kingdom. But step two proves increasingly difficult to execute, especially when it's clear he's not the only one struggling. So now it's time for plan B…finish what they started in Paris!

    He sees her as a ravishing but spoiled beauty who destroyed his past--and he's ready to settle the score!What Alejandro doesn't know is that Tamsin loved him, hiding her na�vet� under the guise of willful sophistication. Now a talented designer, she's working hard to prove herself, despite her pedigree. But her credibility is in the hands of merciless Alejandro, who offers an ultimatum: her name in ruins, or her body in his bed....

    She's got the one thing he wants - the Zavros heir Magazines regularly devote gossip column inches to Greek magnate Ari Zavros and the supermodels gracing his arm - and his bed - each week! Tina Savalas is nothing like Ari's usual playmates, but this ordinary girl hides the most scandalous secret of all: four years ago her red-hot fling with Ari left her pregnant...Her bombshell revealed, Ari can see only one solution: the innocent Tina is perfect for the role of Good Greek Wife...And it seems marriage into the Zavros family isn't a choice - it's a command!

    Especially when he is so devastatingly handsome—and fully clothed!Karim is horrified that this is the mother of his newly discovered nephew. His raging pulse at the sight of Rachel's barely dressed body belies his reputation as the sheikh with no heart, but he'll live up to it to ensure that the heir to the throne is raised in Alcantar!

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    Beautiful andaloof, she doesn't play the games of flirtation andseduction that Sheikh Arik Kareem Ben Hassanexpects from women. She intrigues him with herlack of sophistication and guile.Arik realizes he must move slowly to gain hertrust. Rosalie is quiet, even withdrawn, as thoughsomething has changed her. But Arik also knowsthat once she's at his command Rosalie willwelcome the loving that only he can give her....

    But Aine Donovan, the stunning manager of the hotel he just purchased, is as determined to prevent Brady from ruining tradition as Brady is to have her in his bed. When a no-strings fling leads to an unexpected pregnancy, Aine runs from her sexy, stubborn boss. What Brady doesn't know won't hurt him, right? But Brady won't give up on claiming her—and their child—so easily…

    And given that she ran out of their marriage, he's not above blackmailing her into agreeing to his plan--a temporary reunion that will end on his terms! But passionate Ailsa meets his fire with fire. Now the challenge is on for Vinn to entice her into succumbing to his scorching seduction!

    But enough is enough. It's time to move on....Her proud Greek husband is still as darkly handsome as ever, and the attraction between them is just as potent. But Penny can't trust Zarek's motives--does he just want her body and the fortune he left behind...or to try again?

    Marcos might have given Francesca a jewel for her finger, but he stole another: the Devil's Heart, a dazzling yellow diamond he believed belonged to his family....Years later, Francesca, no longer so youthfully naive, is determined to reclaim the precious gem! But she's forgotten that Marcos lives up to the treasure's name--and dealing with the devil is always dangerous!

    Prince Jasim bin Hamid al Rais was concerned that his womanizing elder brother was bewitched by his child's nanny--the throne of Quaram could be threatened by scandal! Though Elinor Tempest appeared to be a fragile beauty, Jasim wasn't fooled; he'd deal with this strumpet himself....Only after he'd ruthlessly seduced her did Jasim discover Elinor really had been a virgin--and she'd fallen pregnant! A royal baby couldn't be born out of wedlock so, faster than the desert wind, Elinor became Jasim's unwanted bride....