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Element of Risk


Robyn Donald - 1994
    Now the legacy of their shared past required another encounter. Perdita was no longer a gawky girl, but an assured woman with an international career. But did she have the confidence to handle a man like Luke, who made it clear that her reappearance in his life was not a welcome one?

The Mother And The Millionaire


Alison Fraser - 2002
    Now a millionaire, he's back and the new owner of the house that had been in Esme's family for centuries....Living in close proximity to the man Esme had worshiped as a teenager will be difficult enough. But she's worried that Jack will find out a secret she has kept for 10 years....Mistress to a Millionaire

Past Loving


Penny Jordan - 1992
    She had been bitterly disillusioned. Robert had no intention of marrying before he had made his way in life, and had callously abandoned Holly in search of pastures new.Now he was back in town and apparently willing to pick up their relationship where he had left off. But Holly had other ideas…

Savage Surrender


Charlotte Lamb - 1980
    Working there as secretary to Madame Lefkas was like a dream come true. It was far away from England and the secret, impossible love for Simon that she had to forget.When Alex, Madame's playboy son, began a campaign to add Sophie to his list of casual conquests, she was merely indifferent. No one could replace Simon anyway.Or so Sophie thought... until the night Alex found her in Simon's arms. Then began a campaign of a different sort-one Alex was determined to win.

Surrender to the Past


Carole Mortimer - 2011
    Shei 1/2s wanted to forget him i 1/2 but can you really dismiss from your mind the most magnificent man youi 1/2ve ever met? Hei 1/2s a painful reminder of her troubled past and she needs him to stay just a memoryi 1/2 But Ethani 1/2s returned in all his very real glory i 1/2 unyielding in his bid to resolve the history between them. Mia wonders what his real motive can be i 1/2 because iti 1/2s clear hei 1/2ll do whatever it takes to win her back!"

The Final Price


Patricia Wilson - 1986
    "How dare you come back to me, wearing another man's rings," he accused her when she returned to his Greek island of Illyaros.But Olivia wouldn't have come back at all if her grandfather hadn't been so ill. She'd known Andreas would resent her for having deserted the marriage three years ago. She hadn't forgiven him for his infidelity, either!So she couldn't tell Andreas of the existence of their son--the very thing he'd wanted from their marriage in the first place--and risk having her heart shattered a second time.

The Tycoon's Bride


Michelle Reid - 2000
    Claire Stenson was trying to look after her baby sister alone. She was on the verge of taking drastic action when she met Andreas Markopoulou, a sexy Greek tycoon -- and the answer to her prayers. Andreas offered to marry Claire and adopt Melanie. His adored grandmother longed to hold her great-grandchild before she died. It seemed Andreas would go to any lengths to grant his grandmother's wish, even if that meant deceiving everybody -- including his new bride.

The Trophy Husband


Lynne Graham - 1996
    However, having worked for Alex for some time now, she knew he never did anything without expecting something in return. So why was she surprised when he revealed that he was prepared to pay the cost of having her--be it money or marriage?Business or pleasure? Sara wanted Alex so badly, she would have given herself to him with no strings attached. But in order to win Alex, she would have to play his game--and choose her price....

The Valentine Child


Jacqueline Baird - 1996
    . But then the unthinkable happened: Valentine became desperately ill and Zoe knew that she would do anything to save him - even if that meant seducing her own husband!

Whisper of Darkness


Anne Mather - 1980
    She set out for Ravensgarth, his farm in the Lake District, with a determination to make the best of what she found.What she found was a man whose scarred face reflected his battered life--who had cut himself off from all social contacts. His daughter, too, had suffered. She was a wild, uncontrollable child.Even though both of them seemed to hate her, Joanna's heart went out to these two survivors of past tragedy!

Man of Stone


Frances Roding - 1988
    That was before she was forced to marry Luke Gallagher, almost a total stranger.Cressy, Sara's selfish stepsister, had filled Luke's head with lies, and now he believed Sara to be a despicable fortune hunter. There was no way to change his mind.But Luke's hatred was only part of the trouble. For despite her efforts to the contrary, Sara found herself falling in love with her new husband.

The Marriage of Caroline Lindsay


Margaret Rome - 1968
    A condition of the marriage was that it would be in name only - but when Domenico had made it he had been under the impression that Caroline was the child's mother.What would his reaction be when he discovered how she had deceived him?

The Kouros Marriage Revenge


Abby Green - 2007
    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!

To Love, Honor and Betray


Jennie Lucas - 2012
    She thought she'd found the perfect man in her dangerously seductive boss, Eduardo Cruz, but "Get out!" wasn't exactly the morning-after treatment she'd hoped for.Holding her wilting bouquet, Callie waits for her groom—her best friend, a man she'd never kissed, or even wanted to kiss.But once the eminently powerful Eduardo knows about the bump concealed under Callie's oversize, secondhand wedding dress, there's no way he's going to let her walk up the aisle with someone else.

An Heir for the Millionaire: The Greek and the Single Mom / The Millionaire's Contract Bride


Julia James - 2010
    But what will he do when he discovers his impoverished ex-mistress is also the loving mother of his child?"The Millionaire's Contract Bride" by Carole MortimerImpossibly rich Xander Fraser wants struggling single mother Casey Bridges to be his bride...of convenience Casey knows their marriage can never be real, but that doesn't stop her falling for her new husband....