Emma O'Bannion has been entertaining herself with romantic daydreams about the mysterious, gorgeous Frenchman who's moved into her New York apartment building. On a whim, she decides to act on her instincts for once, and ends up in water so hot that her heart may never beat normally again! [Taken from FictionDB]

from fictiondb: Tempted by a tycoon... Mari was thrilled when a wealthy businessman offered her a job as live-in nanny to his son. But on arrival at his luxury home Mari realized her employer had two sons--and her charge, Nikos Costanides, wasn't the little boy who had greeted her. It was his half brother, a thirty-two-year-old playboy! And it was no mistake. Nikos's father had hired nanny extraordinaire Mari to reform his rebellious son. Mari wasn't sure she could persuade this sinfully gorgeous man to take orders from her. Especially as he didn't want to be reformed--he was more interested in seducing Mari into his wicked ways!

from fictiondb: Sold to Suleiman Bakhar after being taken prisoner on the high seas, Eleanor Nash is fearful of what will become of her. The all-powerful Suleiman will not allow her to leave Constantinople, while Eleanor is adamant that she will not willingly become his concubine. Impressed by his spirited captive, Suleiman seeks her out at every opportunity. To Eleanor's surprise, he's open to Western ways. The glimpses of the sensitive man behind the awesome public image tease and tantalize her -- and his seduction is hard to resist. But can Eleanor ever hope to become his one true love?

[taken from fictiondb] Kathryn Dalton was thrilled with the antique ring she had found. How could she know that it would lead her to both love and heartbreak? She thought Leon Coletis had married her for love. But his real desire had been for the ring, which he wanted for his ailing sister. Knowing the truth, Kathryn was left with a painful choice. Should she stay with the man she loved, though that love would never be returned? Or should she strike out on her own, all hope for the future gone?

Could fairy tales come true? When her adoptive parents died, Jody Hendrick felt that her life was over, for they had left her almost nothing with which to make her way. When she found out that a distant relative had left her half of a luxury hotel in Ireland, she was ecstatic. She was even happier to meet her partner, handsome Conor Blake, with whom she quickly fell in love. But the dream seemed destined to be spoiled when her stepsister, Rochelle, showed up. Rochelle had inherited everything, and now she wanted Conor as well. [Taken from FictionDB]

Taken from [FictionDB:] Sarah loved her happy single life in London. But the sweet memory of Carl Duris and their first encounter in Greece made her heart wander, her mind wonder. Soon she was back in Carl's arms--a captive bride, a prisoner of love and revenge on a remote Greek island. But this was a different Carl: cruel, violent, pagan. Could Sarah heal his searing wounds of hate and torment? Could she unlock the secrets of Carl's past, or would she try to flee the passions he had awakened within her?

[taken from fictiondb] Monique was hurt when Miles told her that they had to hide their engagement if she was to follow him to his new job on Grand Cayman Island. It seemed to foreshadow the end of the engagement, and her fears were quickly realised once they reached the island. Yet in Dirk Anderson, Miles' new boss, Monique sensed a potent cure for the ills of her heart. But was he free . . . or pledged to the same woman who held Miles in thrall? Would Monique taste true love, only to have her dreams trampled once more?

BIRD IN A GILDED CAGE Lynn couldn't marry without her guardian's permission--permission his stepson would never let him grant. So in a desperate bid to gain control of her fortune and her life she married that same stepson: Paul Loukas, the man who had once loved her. But his love lay seven years in the past .He gave her everything she could want, everything except the freedom she had always been denied. Would she learn too late that her only freedom lay in staying her husband's captive--and could she turn desire into love before it was too late? Source: FictionDB

[from fictiondb:] Caryl never wanted to dupe Sir Geoffrey. But Brad convinced her that the only way to bring peace to the old man's final days was to have Caryl pose as Brad's former fiancee, Caryl's own sister, Emma. How could Caryl deny Brad anything? She had loved him at eighteen and loved him still at twenty-four. But she hadn't counted on marriage, and while Sir Geoffrey was now happy to see Brad and "Emma" united at last, Caryl herself could only wonder how long she would have to endure a marriage with all the love on one side.

[taken from fictiondb] Judith Sommerville and Alexis Vasilis had once been engaged, but that had come to an end years before. When she took the position of nanny to his small nephew, they were brought together again. Alexis made no secret of the fact that he still wanted her; yet now marriage had no part in his plans. The promise he demanded of her this time had nothing to do with love and everything to do with desire.