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.

    Then he insisted she marry him--not because he loved her, but because of the result of his own unbridled passion. "No child of mine," he claimed, "is going to suffer for my mistakes. "Their marriage, seeped in mistrust, was doomed from the start. Rachel refused to be a surrogate wife and fled before Nick could stop her....And before her hungry, foolish heart told her to stay and fight for his love.

    So when he's required to produce a fianc�e in order to clinch the most important deal of his life, his solution is as coldhearted as Blake himself--he'll choose a woman innocent enough to convince the world he's a reformed man!After being jilted at the altar, shy bakery owner Matilda Toppington is in no hurry to wear another man's ring. Blake's cynical proposition is scandalously, shockingly outrageous--of course she should refuse! Unless Tillie dares surrender to the unknown pleasures his sinful gaze promises...

    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….

    Yet Luc has defied the odds, and a contract for marriage is drawn up. This will be a union on paper first, and in the bedroom later....Except Gabrielle is just the same in private as in public -- well-bred, well behaved and a credit to her country. Luc is determined to find the wanton within and leave his pure princess in total disarray!

    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....

    Aleksy Dmitriev is after the ultimate revenge. Yet his plan backfires when he discovers that his new mistress, Clair Daniels, is a virgin who could not have been her former employer's lover. Revenge may be out the window, but that won't stop Aleksy from enjoying the perks of his purchase…. But Clair is destined to be more than just this Russian's acquisition!

    A wiz in the kitchen, Lucy was a beginner in the bedroom, and Razi couldn't resist one last challenge.But one night has led to the scandal of the century! Lucy has unexpectedly arrived at the desert palace with her luggage...proud and pregnant!

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    But outspoken career girl Madison certainly wasn't obedient! Tariq had to claim his defiant bride and their baby--through seduction and even kidnapping....

    While she wasn't a hundred percent truthful with Damiano, it was nothing compared to the web of lies he spun! Devastated by Damiano's betrayal, Riva fled - carrying away another secret of her own...Now Damiano is back, and Riva is running scared. Not only is their attraction as powerful as ever, Riva is terrified of letting Damiano too close - lest he discover the truth and demand what is rightfully his...