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!

    However, barely three months had passed since her world had been rocked by trauma. She remembered allowing herself to be taken away from the party by devastatingly handsome banker Patrick Devlin...but how had she come to wake up the next morning in his bed?Whether or not they'd become lovers, Patrick wasn't about to let Lilli forget it. He vowed that she'd marry him within a month. The fact that only Patrick could save Lilli's father's chain of hotels from going bust meant that she had no choice--she would become Patrick's bride by Christmas!

    But Vanessa had no intention of falling prey to his dark charm - had Benedict met his match at last...?

    She'll be sharing her holiday with her young nephew, Jean-Paul--no hardship at all. The problem is that Jean-Paul's uncle, Christian Durand, is also on the scene. How dare he presume to take control of their lives? It's time someone stood up to him.... And that someone just has to be Stevie!

    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!

    But the tables have now turned--Jared is successful, Amanda has nothing and he is her new boss. It's payback time--and bedding the delectable Amanda will be his reward!Amanda hates the fact that bad boy Jared has the upper hand, even if succumbing to his sensual demands will be sweet torture! But when Jared realizes he's taken her virginity, everything changes. Not content with one night, Jared is determined to have Amanda-- again and again!

    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…

    Her handsome lover turns out to be Greek tycoon Nikolos Karedes, and when he discovers Mia's secret -- she's carrying the Greek tycoon's baby! -- he insists they marry. But Mia refuses!However, as far as Nikolos is concerned, Mia's resistance is only temporary. He will have again what he enjoyed before -- Mia -- using his exceptional seductive skills to place her at his mercy!Expecting! -- she's successful, sexy and pregnant!

    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!

    Instead, he told her to "go away and never come back." So that was exactly what she did. Angolos has never seen his son -- until now!In fact, Angolos Constantine didn't think he could have children, and now he's not prepared to let this miracle go. Even though Georgie seems to hate him, he'll have what's rightfully his...by whatever means possible!

    His job offer would allow her to stay in Lucerne longer than her meager finances would permit -- but his condition of a 'false engagement' toyed with much more than her sensibilities!

    It didn't seem right to cold-bloodedly plot another person's falling in love. Gemma liked it even less after they had done the computer analysis of Paul Verignac, and the results showed that she was the best suited to be the bait. But her moral reservations disappeared after she'd met him. Good looks, arrogance and conceit were a rankling combination. He deserved to have the tables turned on him!

    She dared not dismount from the tiger she rode -- but what if she was thrown?Vincente drew out a case of cheroots and extracted one calmly.His tawny eyes surveyed her almost indifferently, as if assessing her qualifications. "I want you to break your engagement to Harding and marry me!""Marry you!" Dominique couldn't believe her cars. "You can't be serious!"His expression was withdrawn but intense. "Oh, but I am," he said calmly.Dominique pressed the palms of her hands against her burning cheeks. "This is ridiculous! You don't want to marry me! You don't love me!"His lack of emotion was uncharacteristic, his indifferent way of stating such assertions was unnerving.What manner of man was he. What were his motives? What extra motivations had inspired such a command?

    He's a widower and a loner - and the loving father of a five-year-old girl. Maggie Deaton - She's a rancher born and bred - but a rancher without a ranch. Framed by her stepbrother and convicted of livestock theft, she's spent the past two years in jail.Maggie arrives on the Kincaid Ranch because she's been promised a job - a job that may not materialize. Not surprisingly, Ethan doesn't want a convicted cattle rustler working there. He also makes it clear that he doesn't want a woman as attractive and appealing as Maggie anywhere near him!

    When Alex played, he played to win. He sized up the odds and never underestimated his opposition.Kate knew she wanted what Alex offered... but she couldn't understand what he wanted with her.