After all, this reluctant bride is a mere pawn in her father’s dangerous game.But when coolly brilliant Christo interrupts her getaway, Thea meets her electrifying match. Pairing her resilient spirit with his unwavering strength, her new husband unleashes an unexpected fire within her. Thea feared she was trading one jailer for another. But what if Christo is the man to finally set this caged bird free?

    But her faith was restored when her best friend was reunited with the husband she thought she'd lost for ever. It seemed like fate when Claire met the happy couple's closest friend, Romano Bellini. He was beautiful and broodingly handsome. But Romano had been married before -- and he didn't want his life complicated by a second wife.

    So, to help her sister, soft-hearted Reggie went to Uruguay to the despicable Severo.Once there, however, Reggie learned that Severo meant to carry the charade to its bitter conclusion--meaning marriage! How on earth would she get out of this mess?

    To begin with, he was old enough to be her father, while she was barely nineteen.Secondly, Heath was rich, sophisticated, worldly Bree thought miserably of her childhood in one foster home after another and the parents she hardly remembered.But these were minor points compared to the fact that he thought little Ben, abandoned by Bree's irresponsible sister into her care, was her own illegitimate baby. He probably had a pretty clear opinion of her morals!

    And when their plane was sabotaged and she and Sam were left behind in the jungle so that the plane could take off again, she knew she would have to.Fortune had it that a devious, conniving guardian angel led Sam to believe Bernadette was a nun. How else could safe passage be guaranteed for the woman who set Sam's renegade heart on fire?An affair with Sam would be assuredly glorious--but brief. And Bernadette wanted Sam's love to last forever.

    You'll be my wife." With her identity concealed, Allegra Valenti enters Italy's most glorious masquerade ball determined to make happy memories to sustain her through her impending coldly arranged betrothal. But a passionate encounter with a masked stranger has consequences that tear apart her dutiful life. Brooding Spanish duke Cristian Acosta cannot believe the masked siren he let his guard down for was his best friend's sister—the pampered heiress he grew up despising. To safeguard the Acosta legacy, Cristian must adorn Allegra with a trinket of his own—a gold wedding band!

    And when he took ruthless steps to undermine her career, Silver swore she'd never surrender.But no one had warned her that Rafe's smoldering sensuality would set her blood on fire. Or that each new skirmish would only fuel their mutual desire.Silver knew she was in danger, but she couldn't surrender. Rafe had laid out his terms: nothing less than a night in her arms would satisfy him.

    With her dreams for the children's center that she's dedicated her new life to slipping away, proud and powerful Raul is Charley's last hope. Except Charley underestimates the depth of Raul's fury toward her. In return for saving her business, the suave Spaniard demands his own brand of payment: Charley must resume her role as the perfect Cazorla wife—in every sense! Back in her husband's imposing world, their all-consuming lust rekindles. Can Charley escape its hold a second time?

    She owes him a wedding night...and he will collect!Billionaire Dio Ruiz's convenient union was meant to secure two things: vengeance and the enticing Lucy Bishop.But from their wedding night onwards Dio's found his marriage bed inconveniently empty.Two years later, his virgin bride wants a divorce.But freedom has a price...Hurt and humiliated to learn their vows were just a business transaction to Dio,Lucy has played the perfect wife in public, while their cold war waged in private.She wants to walk away--not bow to his command!Can she pay Dio's price and survive ten days as true husband and wife?

    Tom Nicol, a gentle, self-sacrificing man, dedicated to serving the needy.Unlike him in every way was Randal Mercier--wealthy, powerful, taking what he wanted. And he wanted Laura.Her father's embezzlement of funds from Randal's company made it impossible for Laura to refuse his marriage proposal! She knew she must marry him but she didn't have to love him.She couldn't foresee her change of heart or the despair of knowing he was indifferent to it.

    First love had endured.Yet she was hesitant when they met again in London. "It's madness, and you're crazy if you agree," Grant warned her, "but let's get married and sort out the rest afterward!"If only he'd said he loved her, Fran might not have been so acutely sensitive to every reminder of his first wife...and how much she resembled her.

    Behind a camera she was utterly dedicated, meeting all her deadlines regardless of the job's difficulties.So it wasn't surprising that despite the onset of a high fever, she left Auckland determined to reach Coromandel. But it was a disastrous idea--and when Cressy came out of her delirium she found herself at Devlin Connell's country estate.Unfortunately, she'd interrupted a top-secret meeting and Dev wasn't about to let her loose to spill the beans....

    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....

    Whatever it takes, find it and bring it to me." Prickly, buttoned-up racing team owner Abby Ellison isn't legendary playboy Matteo Di Sione's type. But Abby has something he needs—a necklace prized by his grandfather—and where his lethal charm doesn't work, sponsorship of her team does! As they travel from Dubai to Monte Carlo to Brazil, Matteo thrives on the thrill of the racing world and the surprising allure of innocent Abby. But when he discovers the secret that drives Abby's ambition, Matteo realises he can't just take the necklace and walk away…

    So it doesn’t take much to raise Alessandro’s suspicions about what his bride is up to with his best friend Marco when he’s not around!Meredith Ferrera doesn’t know what’s gotten into her husband. When she calls him in Milan to tell him some important news, she’s discouraged by his surly attitude and veiled accusations. And when he fails to show up in London to escort her to the ball hosted by her illustrious Balfour relations, she quickly discovers the room is abuzz with rumors about the state of their marriage…