But when he discovers Sophie's exquisite innocence, he can no longer play by those rules…

    His rejection drove her away. Now Odir has until news of his succession breaks to win back his queen…and pleasure will be his most powerful weapon!

    So when photographer Emma Sanders is granted exclusive access to his childhood home, he returns to Russia to ensure it stays hidden. Though she tries to keep her eye on the story, Nikolai's potent sexuality proves too much for Emma's untouched body to resist! But, convinced she only wanted a scoop, Nikolai casts Emma out, unaware she's pregnant! When the consequence of their recklessness is revealed, Nikolai will legitimize his heir—with a gold wedding ring!

    But, unbeknownst to Rebel, her father embezzled money from the formidable magnate and now she must pay back the debt by whatever method Draco demands. Arabella may take risks for a living as a champion skier, but the cold weight of Draco's diamond ring and the branding heat of his public attentions feel like too high a price to pay—especially when the prospect of sharing Draco's bed draws inevitably closer…

    So the only way to keep her away from his brother is to make her a proposition himself: a month's employment--at his beck and call--on his private island...Her family's finances in dire straits, Keeley reluctantly accepts Ariston's offer. Soon her resistance to his smoldering good looks, and their sizzling chemistry, weakens! But their spectacular night together has an unforeseen consequence, and Ariston makes one thing clear: he won't rest until Keeley becomes his bride...

    Tapping into survival mode, the headstrong beauty only has two thoughts on her mind: 1. Knowing she must conceal the father's identity. 2. And wondering what it means for the career she worked so hard for? Because Stella's baby bombshell is the result of one shockingly sensual afternoon on a deserted beach with Prince Eduardo De Santis. And with an out-of-wedlock heir on the cards, Stella knows the playboy prince will demand marriage!

    The Purchased Wife by Michelle Reid released on May 31, 2005 is available now for purchase.

    A mistress to seal the dealGreek tycoon Alekos Gionakis thought he knew the value of his secretary, but her newly transformed appearance and surprising secret parentage has him reappraising his most precious asset!Alekos knows that he can offer beautiful Sara Lovejoy the ability to meet her family, under his protection, while also securing a secret deal providing she agrees to become his mistress!But his best-laid plans are about to go awry, because her innocence is the one thing this powerful tycoon will realize is priceless.

    The warrior prince crossed Europe to find his perfect candidate, and he won't take no for an answer! But rumor has it that Amalie won't perform, and now Talos has her hidden away in his villa, where sources suggest he's claimed the most private of performances. With tensions running high, surely it can't be long before they start changing their tune…to the royal wedding march!

    Jack Beauchamp is surely able to have any woman he wants - so Mattie Crawford can't understand why he's so determined to take her to Paris! Maybe she did jump to the wrong conclusion about him being a womaniser, and her plan to teach him a sharp lesson went a bit wrong. This must be his idea of a punishment. And, Mattie has to concede, punishment it certainly will be! A romantic weekend in the French capital with the best-looking, most charming man she's ever met...one whom she's vowed to keepat arm's length! Mattie's praying for separate bedrooms to keep her on the straight and narrow!

    Yet with each scorching kiss, she reveals more of her secrets than she's ever shown the world. But there's a twist in their tabloid fairy tale that shocks them both: Brittany might not be queen material, but she's carrying a royal heir! Conveniently wedded, passionately bedded!

    So what better way to punish the woman who nearly ruined him, than marry--and destroy--her? Only she's now carrying his love-child....

    But knowing that the Spanish billionaire would never love her as she loved him, her choice was to make her unborn child her priority and then, once he was born, make her dark journey by herself....But in Isandro's eyes, Rowan's decision rendered her a gold digger who had committed the worst possible crime. However, he couldn't stop her seeing her baby son--or deny that the passion between them was as raw and intense as ever....

    So when she's swept off her feet by the most gorgeous man in Rome, Raoul Di Vittorio, Lara is shocked by the passion awakened within her after just one night. But what Lara doesn't know is that Raoul needs a temporary wife after his last disastrous marriage blew up in smoke. Stunning, sophisticated Lara may be the ideal woman, but first this tenacious tycoon must persuade her down the aisle and show her exactly what the benefits of being the new Mrs. Di Vittorio can be! Conveniently wedded, passionately bedded!

    I couldn’t believe that a Prince would want to know me. Though everything changed when I discovered I was pregnant…I was forced by the palace to keep our baby’s existence a secret, unaware that Hercules had no idea I was expecting his heir! Now, he’s back — and ready to make me his bride. But this Cinderella story is only make-believe for the sake of our daughter. Or is it?From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.