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.

    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!

    He was a working stiff from the wrong side of the tracks, and she was the only child in a privileged home. But when they were alone together, they stopped caring about backgrounds. Unfortunately, the rest of the world wouldn't let them forget. And finally the differences forced the young lovers apart.Six years later, they meet again, their roles reversed. But one thing hasn't changed....

    Did I ever ask for it?"Paul's voice rang out. His face was a taut sculpture, chiseled out of stone-as she felt certain his heart was. "No," Domini threw at him, "but you're not quite so inhuman as to enjoy for very long the companionship of a wife who hates you!"She couldn't weep. Tears had set like ice in her and the sweetness of today had turned to bitterness. The rings on her hands felt heavy-like manacles, she told herself. Shackles that bound her to a man who had forced her into a loveless disaster of a marriage.

    It made it difficult for the beautiful woman to trust men, especially a man like Georg Nicolaos, whose arrogant countenance was simply infuriating.But when Lexi's ex-husband tried to blackmail her by threatening to destroy her family's name and her professional reputation, Lexi was forced to turn to Georg for advice. She agreed to fall in with his plans and go along with a pretend --their pretend--engagement. But was Georg sincere in his offer to help? Or were there ulterior motives behind the charade?

    . .

    .Cassandra would cross the earth to protect her young niece from the father who didn't deserve her. Unfortunately, Carlo Valenti was one step ahead of her.But Cass wouldn't give up her niece without a fight. Not that this worried the handsome Italian--he had every legal right to custody of his daughter and an ace to play with Cass. They could raise the child they both loved--if she was willing to remain in Italy . . . with him.

    Why stop at just one night--when he can buy so many more...? Greek multimillionaire Luke Devetzi will do anything to get Jemma Barnes back in his bed for a night of blazing passion....When Luke discovers that Jemma's father is in financial trouble and in need of a loan, he is willing to pay it...but only if Jemma agrees to become his convenient wife!

    And then one day her world collapsed around her when she discovered a secret that was about to destroy everything. She loved Blade and he loved her— but she had to get away, had to leave him to protect him from the knowledge that would drag him with her into a living hell. Only she had forgotten one thing— the determination of a man in love.

    Until her billionaire boss, Lucas Conway, looks at her with a fiery intensity she just can’t resist. Only now Tara has the mortifying task of flying to New York to tell him—a renowned bachelor whose least favourite word is family—that their electrifying night in his bed had the most scandalous of consequences!Follow Cinderella to glamorous New York!

    — When Philomena Peabody met her boss's son, he was suffering temporary snow blindness. 'You sound like somebody's mother,' Penn Wilderman said, convinced by her no-nonsense attitude that she was 'a sweet little old lady.' — Even after she'd moved into his luxurious mansion to help look after his son, Phil couldn't disillusion Penn about her age.To help win a custody battle for his teenage son, Phil agreed to marry Penn. But she dreaded facing him once the bandages were off, and he could see his attractive twenty-seven-year-old wife...

    So when it comes into Angelina Littlewood's possession, Nikos Kyriacou must get the jewel back. But Angie has her own reasons for keeping it --- and for wanting to teach arrogant Greek Nikos a lesson!What better way than to agree to marriage? But then Angie discovers what being Nikos's wife entails ... He has one demand: he's her husband and she'll share his bed!

    Now Phoebe Alexander, his secret lover who'd refused to leave with him, had come to convince him to accept his rightful crown. But the pain of betrayal still coursed through Leandro's veins. He would rule only if Phoebe bowed to his wishes.Scorched from the decisions of her past, Phoebe was willing to do Leandro's royal bidding. She knew she could never be his queen, but she would freely become the prince's lover. Then an unexpected pregnancy changed everything.

    All she knows is that his touch lights her up more brightly than a Christmas tree.Their unexpected connection floors cynical Rafe. All he can offer is a temporary festive seduction before resuming his royal duties. But unwrapping the precious gift of Antonietta’s virginity changes everything. Rafe must choose—his crown, or Antonietta…From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.

    They had dreams, a future and everything seemed rosy. But one day, he disappeared from her life. She found out that they were finished when she saw pictures of him on the internet with other women. Her heart ached for the love she’d thought they’d shared and her mind focused on moving ahead, getting on with her life. All of a sudden, Gaston is back! He was in her apartment and looking even more alluring than before! What does he want? Why is he here? Nothing makes sense anymore. She just knew that she couldn’t trust him with her heart again. It had been too painful the last time, she wouldn’t put herself through that again. Gaston was stuck. His father was dying and his last request was to see this one book again. Unfortunately, the book was being held hostage by a man Gaston hated. The terms of its surrender? Marriage to Elana Catelano – the woman who had cheated on him seven years ago and ripped his heart out. Somehow, he had to get the book back but he would be merciless in his pursuit, refusing to trust the woman who had callously thrown away something precious.