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The Italian's Blackmailed Mistress


Jacqueline Baird - 2006
    You really expect me to sleep with you to pay my father's debt?Italian magnate Max Quintano knew exactly how to get his way...by blackmailing Sophie into becoming his mistress.Sleep is not what I have in mind.Sophie will do anything to prevent her family's ruin -- even if it means living in Max's luxurious Venetian palazzo -- and being beholden to him...and will be until she discovers exactly why he hates her so much....

Mistress Bought and Paid For


Lynne Graham - 2006
    This was his chance for revenge on the woman who'd rejected him. He'd pay back the missing money to have Lydia at his mercy! But Cristiano discovered Lydia was a virgin and if he took a woman's innocence, then he also had to make her his bride!

Master of Pleasure


Penny Jordan - 2006
    Now widowed, Sasha is shocked when Gabriel is named as heir to her late husband's wealth and guardian to her two young sons. She's completely in his power!Sasha will not surrender, no matter how persuasive Gabriel might be. There is far too much at stake...especially the one thing that he must never know....

Sensible Housekeeper, Scandalously Pregnant


Jennie Lucas - 2010
    She'd catered to his every appetite--except...THE BOSSOh, no, his virgin housekeeper did not flirt...but their simmering attraction had Rafael so close to losing control. And if there was one thing he was good at--besides seduction--it was taking charge!THE BABY?But now they'd never be able to go back to being just boss and employee....

A Sicilian Seduction


Michelle Reid - 2001
    He thought Natalia Deyton had slept with his sister's husband. His passionate Sicilian nature demanded a vengeful seduction -- and total surrender.But Giancarlo wasn't prepared for the innocence shining out of Natalia -- or the sensual power of her stunning beauty. He knew he was falling in love for the first time -- but family came first. He had no choice but to carry out his plan....

Deserving of His Diamonds?


Melanie Milburne - 2012
    But now Emilio is faced with proof of Gisele’s innocence! He’s determined to win back the only woman who ever truly satisfied him, but first he must persuade Gisele she’s worthy of wearing his diamonds again… Don’t miss this first installment in Melanie Milburne’s The Outrageous Sisters duet!

Cole Cameron's Revenge


Sandra Marton - 2001
    Now he was claiming her at last! But how long could his new bride hide the truth about the past? And that the child Cole thought was his brother's -- was his!

The Italian's Wedding Ultimatum (Modern Romance S.)


Kim Lawrence - 2006
    And when passion leads to pregnancy, Sam knows that Alessandro will do whatever it takes to have her as his wife and their baby as his heir!

Echoes of the Past


Sally Wentworth - 1990
    And Jared Faulkner was demanding a reckoning.Purdey wasn't proud of the way she'd treated Jared in the past, even though at the time she could see no real alternative.But it was a fearful price Jared wanted to extract from her-far greater than she'd expected to pay. And just as before she could see no other way out. Jared had her in his power and could so easily crush her....

Sicilian Husband, Blackmailed Bride


Kate Walker - 2007
    One kiss and he'scertain she'll give him whatever he demands.But Guido is also certain of something else: Amber ran away from him once--so shewon't be given the opportunity to run again.He'll protect her from the consequences ofher actions...in his bed!

The Devil's Arms


Charlotte Lamb - 1978
    "So stop the charade about amnesia, Lyn. I don't want to hear any more of your lies."The girl's eyes darkened with hurt and weariness. What did he mean? He called her "Lyn," but she didn't really know who she was or where she had come from. He said they were engaged, yet he treated her with savage antagonism. He even suspected her amnesia to be a lie!Bewilderment and unhappiness fought in he paleface. If only she could remember . . . .

The Brazilian's Blackmail Bargain


Abby Green - 2007
    She'd fallen in love with Caleb--but he vowed never to see her again. After her stepfather dies, Maggie is left with nothing. Now, to complete his revenge, Caleb makes an offer Maggie can't refuse: but she must become his mistress for two months!

Love's Duel


Carole Mortimer - 1982
    Four years earlier her name had been splashed across the country on a charge of blackmail--a crime she'd been completely innocent of.But Giles Noble, the powerful prosecuting attorney, hadn't been convinced. Leonie still burned at the memory. How she longed to set the record straight!Her chance came when fate threw Giles and her together for a weekend--a weekend that brought changes to last a lifetime!

Innocent on Her Wedding Night


Sara Craven - 2007
    Daniel didn't love her--he was just fulfilling a promise he'd made to take care of her.--So Laine fled--a married woman, but still an innocent!Two years later, broke and vulnerable, Laine has to face Daniel again. And this time Daniel will take the wedding night that should have been his.--

Million-Dollar Love-Child


Sarah Morgan - 2006
    Luc doesn't know his son even exists, and believes Kimberley to be a lying gold digger. However, he's prepared to give her the money--provided she sleeps with him. Only Kimberley's no longer the naive virgin he bedded years ago... and she's about to make him lose control in ways he never imagined... .