Why else would she have agreed to organize the big day -- when she clearly had a grudge against him? Regan had to admit there was unfinished business between them: a reckless one-night stand....Regan wasn't out for revenge, though she did have a hidden reason for getting close to Joshua's family. Only she could never reveal her secret plans -- not even when Joshua confessed his engagement was a sham and he wanted his ring on Regan's finger!

    The last time she felt such intense longing was ten years ago, in the arms of a man she was forced to give up. When the masks come off, and the past comes alive, Carver is determined to claim Katie. But as his mistress or more?

    He spun her round with frightening strength.Look at me! He demanded with inborn arrogance, glittering dark eyes scanning her pale, distraught face. Your freedom is gone and not only for now, cara. It's gone for as for as long as I want. I will keep you and I will clothe you and you will not make a single move that you haven't cleared with me first. Your are mine and you had better adjusting to that idea fast. I am not the most patient of men.

    Until his tragic death--leaving his mistress clinging to life, theirunborn child's future hanging in the balance.And the most shocking: Lana was left penniless, homeless and the guardian of the baby.So when a stranger, a darkly handsomemillionaire businessman, offered help, she hadto accept.Raffaele Rossellini blamed Lana, that ice-coldblonde, for the loss of his beloved sister. Buthe'd see to it that she lost, too--everythingshe held dear. Including the man she'd cometo love--himself.

    Wildings . . . where she'd foolishly fallen in love with her handsome stepbrother, Edan Bond. And where Edan had rejected that love.And it was to Wildings that Eleanor returned after a five-year, self-imposed exile. She'd come back to visit her ailing grandmother, but also to confront Edan. Because, like the legendary family ghost, memories of Edan haunted her, and it was time to exorcise the past.However, once she'd seen Edan again, it was impossible to forget what he'd meant to her . . . since those feelings were still all too real.

    Zanna'a attraction to him scared her. Jake represented everything in life she ahd tried to avoid: love, emotion, sex. And Zanna had determined to forget her momentary indiscretion...It wasn't easy. Jake wanted more than a one-night stand. He was determined to show Zanna that there was something missing from her life--him!

    She couldn't stay with a man who clearly didn't love her--especially after she discovered she was pregnant.Now Luc is back, demanding to see his son: Emily must go to his ch�teau to play the role of mother--and wife. When they're thrown together the chemistry between them escalates. But how can Emily win back Luc's trust--for herself and their son?

    Quinn once knew Julia more intimately than anyone realizes and believes that he caused her to shun the limelight. Over the years, Quinn's treacherous longings for the one woman he shouldn't love have never abated. But Julia has a very specific reason for avoiding Quinn ...a ten-year-old secret he must never be allowed to guess. And the secret's name is Jake!

    Six months ago he had wanted Bryna and they had become lovers. But Raff made it quite clear that he wasn't looking for commitment of any kind and when Bryna discovered that she was expecting his baby she thought that it would mean an end to the affair. Yet Raff insisted on marrying her. Was it just for the sake of their unborn child? Or was it possible that he could grow to love Bryna as much as she loved him?

    He's wealthy, and his marriage seems successful, too--until Natalie leaves him.Then Gage receives an invitation to his father's Texas estate; Jonas obviously has more on his mind than just his eighty-fifth birthday celebration. But the possibility he might inherit Espada is less important to Gage than the opportunity to win back Natalie. Jonas will expect to see her, so Gage must ensure that his wife is back by his side, still married to him--for convenience's sake....THE BARONSFour brothers: bonded by inheritance, battling for love!

    If a diamond ring couldn't seduce her to the altar, then he would!

    But behind the happy scenes lay a different story....Love had nothing to do with it; Kallie had married Alex to save her family's business. He'd have great pleasure taking revenge--for the mistake that had destroyed their youth-- when he took her as his arranged bride!

    She hasn't seen Taylor since she left him because she suspected him of having an affair. Now she's trying desperately not to fall for him all over again. After all, he cheated on her...didn't he? But he is gorgeous--too gorgeous by half....Taylor is determined to prove to Marsha he wants her back--and he always gets what he wants...doesn't he? He's going to be her passionate husband--prepare the perfect seduction scene, turn on the charm and, finally, reclaim Marsha as his wife...or is he too confident by half?

    But Leiandros Kiriakis has other ideas. He still believes the lies about Savannah, and is set on making her pay for the past.Savannah is reluctant when Leiandros demands that she share his home. There's an unbearable sexual tension already throbbing between them. As for Leiandros, now he has Savannah right where he wants her - and in a short time he'll be giving her an ultimatum: if she doesn't want to lose everything she holds most dear, she'll agree to be his wife!

    Stacie had been unusually reckless in photographing reclusive financier Nicholas Kinsella for her London paper. But she never for one moment dreamed he'd hold her prisoner—not with his highbrow mother and disapproving fiancee on the estate, too. Nicholas was out of Stacie's league. He was alarmingly attractive, accustomed to power and capable of ruthlessness. There was an almost tangible aura of danger about him. Stacie was desperate to escape. . . for what Nicholas was doing to her senses was positively scandalous