A storm with more fury than she'd ever expected.But she was tired of hearing about all the women her boss had affairs with, and so she announced to the newspapers that Mr. Stone would finally be settling down and getting married. And the woman? Brooke herself!Her little joke backfired, however. It wasn't too long before she began fervently wishing their mock engagement was a real one....

    As a child, Morwenna had listened to her mother's stories of Trevennon, her old home. Morwenna had pictured a castle full of the magic of love, standing high on the cliffs of Cornwall. So when tragedy struck the eighteen-year-old Morwenna, she fled to Trevennon. Contrary to her expectations, she found a house full of unhappiness and hostility - Dominic Trevennon's hostility. But strangely, Dominic capture Morwenna's heart as completely as her mother's stories had captured her imagination. Only this time, the story didn't seem to have a happy ending.

    Tom Nicol, a gentle, self-sacrificing man, dedicated to serving the needy.Unlike him in every way was Randal Mercier--wealthy, powerful, taking what he wanted. And he wanted Laura.Her father's embezzlement of funds from Randal's company made it impossible for Laura to refuse his marriage proposal! She knew she must marry him but she didn't have to love him.She couldn't foresee her change of heart or the despair of knowing he was indifferent to it.

    She was young, beautiful, wealthy and fun-loving.They'd have been shocked if they'd known Wendy's secret. But she had vowed to tell no one what had changed her life.Yet, loving Garth Rivers, knowing that he loved her, how could she let him go on believing they had a future together? For Wendy, there was no future at all!

    So she entertained a proposal from his closest competitor, dangerously underestimating Joel's desire to take over her London-based computer-games company."There's only one way I can be sure of your loyalty," Joel told her, "and that's by buying it, the same way Peter Williams intended to buy it--by marrying you."

    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...

    Then she discovers she's a Balfour--the illegitimate daughter of one of the world's richest dynasties! Thrust headfirst into her new family's spectacularly glamorous lifestyle, she's scared....But then comes an opportunity to learn about high society, through the chance to work for Greek tycoon Nikos Theakis, who struggled his way up, himself, from the slums of Athens to Millionaire's Row. Nikos has got where he is by always having taken what he wanted.... Until Mia's sweetness and integrity stop him in his tracks...

    "Maybe when I can think clearly I'll be able to offer an apology. Right now all I want to do is wring your neck!"Sabrina would not consider the possibility that Bay had been prompted by desire for her. Her blindness had touched him - his emotion was based on pity.All at once she could no longer regard Bay as a friend. She had started thinking of him as a man...and for her that was dangerously foolish!

    And Marcy Campion intended to see that they got it.She was determined to turn Aunt Thomasina's old Victorian house into a community center and playground, even if it meant fighting the powerful developers, Saxton and Company, every inch of the way.Annoyed by the opposition of a mere girl, Randal Saxton decided to handle the situation himself, and Marcy soon found herself involved in another battle--this time with her unruly heart!

    Maggie the free wheeling socialite, dispensing her favours indiscriminately and Finn indulging his playboy tendencies. But then Finn fell genuinely in love with Laurie Fortune, daughter of financier and jeweller Nicholas Fortune and the house of cards Maggie's scheming had wrought fell about her ears. Nick thought Laurie wanted to be friends with Maggie, and was set on wresting her away from this 'scarlet woman' and Maggie was horrified to realise that her headlong response to Nick was returned in full measure!

    She hoped that her life in the small town of Louisville would be quieter and more friendly.And so it was -- until she found herself involved with the overwhelming Bernard King.

    Especially not Adam Gale, the sexiest celebrity in the country - bound to be a chauvinist. Sure Adam looked like any woman's dream come true, but it was Peggy's interest in communications that had prompted her to enter Australia's nationally televised Blind Date contest. She didn't intend to win it. But she did! So obviously the real Adam Gale loved a challenge. Well, Peggy mused, he'd just met her!

    I will marry you.'Alex Terzakis's words took Sarah's breath away - marriage was the last thing on her mind! She'd wanted two things when she'd impulsively flung her proposal at him: revenge for her young sister's death and the chance to raise her sister's baby son.True, Alex would fight tooth and nail to keep his nephew but, in her anger and grief, Sarah had believed her demand would send him packing - she'd never expected him to accept!!

    He has all he needs in his luxury retreat: a multi-billion-dollar business at his fingertips, mistresses flown in as and when he demands...Rafael Cordeiro: no one crosses Rafael. He has little time for women - he hasn't found one who isn't deceitful and dangerous...Grace Thacker: young and innocent, a real English rose. She has come to Rafael's lair to save her fledgling business. She has ten minutes to persuade the ruthless Brazilian to help her.Ten minutes to make her decision: she can leave and lose - or settle her debts in his bed!

    To begin with, he was old enough to be her father, while she was barely nineteen.Secondly, Heath was rich, sophisticated, worldly Bree thought miserably of her childhood in one foster home after another and the parents she hardly remembered.But these were minor points compared to the fact that he thought little Ben, abandoned by Bree's irresponsible sister into her care, was her own illegitimate baby. He probably had a pretty clear opinion of her morals!