But when their newborn baby is swapped at the hospital, their fragile marriage reaches crisis point.  and his wife!With her baby safely back in her arms, the revelation that Alessandro's family was involved leaves Octavia wanting nothing more to do with him. But Alessandro won't take no for an answer-after all, in the bedroom she always said yes! He will seduce his wife again and ensure Octavia-and his child-are his forever!

    And as it is the only way to restore order in Dahaar and quash whispers that name him The Mad Prince, Ayaan Al Sharif will marry Zohra Naasar. Zohra knows something of duty's destruction -- it's stolen her freedom before, and it won't happen again. She'll convince Ayaan not to marry her -- by refusing to sleep with him! Even if he does evoke a desire she's never felt before. Ayaan may have agreed to her outrageous demand, but is this the one promise the last prince of Dahaar can't keep?

    She must be well-bred, willing to give him an heir and accept a loveless arrangement.Ilana Girard is a society beauty with a head for business who understands emotions are not part of the deal….Ilana accepts Xandro's proposal because she needs his protection. He doesn't realize she's never slept with a man before, and it's reluctantly that she takes her place in his bed….

    But she'll have one night of passion first, with a man she'll never meet again....Theo Antonakos isn't used to rejection. His passionate partner has slipped away without a word. When he arrives on his father's private Greek island to meet his stepmother-to-be -- he discovers they already know each other, in the most intimate way. Theo wants Skye back in his bed...as his wife!

    His lifestyle of decadent hedonism has convinced his grandfather to retain control of the family dynasty. To take what's owed him, Bastian must prove he's a changed man. The sight of his stunning intern sparks an idea--and the flames of a burning desire!Innocent Poppy Connolly will not become another Castiglione acquisition--but she cannot refuse Bastian's offer of three chances to change her family's life. Her response to his smoldering physicality is shocking, and it won't be long before the molten heat of Bastian's gaze melts away all her resistance...

    Forced back into Riccardo's glittering, gossip-fueled world, the price of perfection is still too high and Lilly's old insecurities resurface. An unexpected consequence of their reunion raises the stakes even higher, and the media's golden couple must finally confront the truth behind the headlines. Congratulations to Jennifer Hayward, winner of Harlequin's 2012 So You Think You Can Write competition!

    She only knew that her new husband's heart seemed to have little room for love.Yet somewhere behind Vince's harsh unrelenting exterior, Cara glimpsed a man who might someday need more than a pawn in a deadly game of revenge.

    Brought up to believe she will 'never make old bones' she lives a quiet and lonely existence, hiding away her excessive freckles and red hair from a world that believes her to be hideously misshapen and ugly. Until one day her uncle arranges a marriage of convenience for her, a marriage in name only with a young puppet groom... but Sir Roland does not show up. In his place turns up his base-born brother Mason Vawdrey. And dark, forceful Mason is no-one's puppet. Things are about to get interesting at Cadwallader Castle. And Linnet is about to discover that maybe a golden leopardess does not need to change her glorious spots.This is a full length novel of over 80,000 words set in a medieval style landscape in the fictional kingdom of Karadok. Please do not purchase if you are offended by strong language and or sex scenes.This is a new release of an edition previously published by Alice Coldbreath.

    She'd had to prevent her best friend from making the biggest mistake of her life... . Marrying Ryan Blair would have been disastrous. He was too rich, too powerful, too hot to handle!There was only one solution: to stand up in church and declare that she, Jane Sherwood, respectable businesswoman, was having a secret torrid affair with Ryan! It had worked. The wedding was finished. But now Ryan was determined to make Jane pay for his wrecked marriage - by making her his mistress for real!

    He agreed to help - but of course he wanted something in exchange, and what he wanted was Genista for his wife. He explained that it was a matter of convenience: he needed someone who would act as his hostess and also protect him from all the other women who were pursuing him. Genista had taken it for granted that he meant the marriage to be in name only, but it seemed she had been over-optimistic...