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?

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

    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.

    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.

    Especially when it was Matthew Ryan who met her at the airport when she returned to England fro her grandmother's funeral.Matt and Olivia had once been passionate lovers and he had been desperate to marry her. Instead, she had chosen to leave him, although it had nearly broken her heart.But that had been ten years ago, part of their past. Until Olivia discovered their past was far from being dead and forgotten - a potent attraction flared between them as if they'd never been parted!

    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!

    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!

    When the sexy stranger informed Sasha that he wasin need of a wife, she was tempted to tell him she was available. Somethingabout him told her he was husband material. And then she discovered that herstranger--one Nathan Parnell--only wanted to marry in an effort to securecustody of his three-year-old son. Sasha desperately needed a home, butdespite a disastrous union that had blessed her with a beautiful daughter,she also wanted to marry for love. And she wanted to share more than amarriage of convenience with Nathan. But if she wasn't willing to take himon his terms, she suspected he'd quickly find someone who would!

    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!

    But Maximillian Donelli makes his own rules , and tonight Francesca Drury is his. Her loyalty to her brother offers no alternative-she has to go through with this crazy charade. But kidnapping! Who does Max Donelli think he is ? Her brother's archrival, that's who. And now Max's potent sexuality promises to weaken Francesca's defenses-and threatens to make her a traitor....

    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 then she discovers it was all a publicity stunt Rushing away from the media frenzy, she bumps--literally--into the arms of delicious tycoon Nathaniel Hart....Spooked by their instantaneous chemistry, Lucy flees--but Nathaniel is determined to find his barefoot beauty. Though all he has is one very expensive red designer stiletto to help him

    Despite his awe-inspiring looks, he was a ruthless and dangerous man, a man she knew what he wanted. What he wanted was Barbary Wharf — home to London's most prestigious daily newspaper. He wanted the Sentinel. And he wanted Gina, a woman whose loyalty to Sir George Tyrell and his paper meant she stood in Nick's way. Piet van Leyden, Nick's trusted associate, thought he could change Gina's mind. The paper was dying; it needed Nick's intervention. But Piet hadn't counted on meeting Hazel Forbes, Sir George's assistant, or on falling in love.Barbary Wharf is home to more than a newspaper. It is home to a group of men and women whose careers — and passions — are intertwined...

    I was starstruck!I've got to get a grip! Phin might be delicious, but he's always late, totally disorganized--my complete opposite! But somehow he's making me, the oh-so-sensible Summer, want to let down my perfectly pinned-up hair!

    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!