from fictiondb: Blackmailed and bedded to make a baby! Italian tycoon Luciano De Santis is breathtaking in every way: he has power, success--and a devastating effect on women. Now Luc needs a bride--and he's decided that ordinary Lizzy Hadley will be his wife! He's set his trap and blackmailed her, and he knows she can't refuse him. But there's one condition Luc fails to mention--as his wife, Lizzy must produce an heir!

"Ella? Is that you?" Tristan Barkley comes home early from his business trip to find a strange woman in his home. At first he's taken in by her beauty. Then he comes to a shocking realization - this woman is Ella, his plain and unassuming housekeeper! Taking his ugly-duckling-turned-swan housekeeper out to dinner, he finds himself becoming increasingly attracted to her as they spend more time together. Not only is this new Ella (having put aside her dowdy housekeeper's uniform) gorgeous, she's considerate and honest. She's perfect wife material. What will Tristan do, now that he's found the perfect woman right under his nose?

He's frozen in his own little world, until a whirlwind goddess lands there... Playboy gallery owner Mitch Hanover dates a new blonde beauty each month. When he begins looking for an auctioneer to work an auction he's sponsoring, he's captivated by the woman who shows up late to her interview. A woman who arrives in her pink corvette, hair streaming... Mitch is accidentally attracted to Veronica's charming smile and quick wit. But he has a tragic past and has vowed never to love again...! (c)JUNKO TAMURA/ALLY BLAKE

Sara is hired to work on remodeling the interior of a castle, so she goes off to the Dukedom of Illyria. The Prince of Illyria, Gabe, was once Sara's fiance. But when the family treasure that Gabe lent to her went missing, he accused her of being the thief and canceled their engagement. Sara thought that there'd never be another chance for a mere interior designer like her to meet a prince, but Gabe is waiting for her in Illyria, and he hasn't forgotten a thing. He looks at her coldly and declares that she won't leave his castle until she returns the "stolen" necklace!

THEIR CHRISTMAS WISH COME TRUE Thirty-nine days until Christmas... A man knocks on the door of the Secret Santa Association, where Kirsten works. Looking somewhat sad, with eyes filled with pain, he says he's there to help. But judging from his looks, he doesn't seem the type to volunteer. She sends him away, saying, "All we need is fifty children's jackets. There's nothing else you could do right now." And he returns with the jackets shortly after. Who is he? Did God send me a handsome and compassionate man? [English publication via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/67081/)

Sara Fleet has a new job as personal assistant to tycoon Luke Holloway. Luke has a reputation as a rampant playboy, but that doesn't stop Sara from being irresistibly attracted to him. But when the two of them take a business trip over the weekend, they end up with only one hotel room! Is Luke going to make a move? [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/91310/)

Traumatized by her lover’s betrayal, housekeeper Louisa Grey has withdrawn from romance and dedicated herself to her job. But she is secretly and hopelessly in love with her playboy boss, Argentinian billionaire Rafael Cruz. When Rafael comes home to discover her sobbing alone in the kitchen, he grabs her wrists, pushes her against the wall and savagely kisses her. But a fortuitous fate awaits them after their explosive night of passion…

Sarah works at Ingham Lacey, a historical mansion dating back to the middle ages. One day, she is captivated by a handsome man who comes to visit the mansion. However, once she realizes that this man is Alex Mackenzie, the son of the distinguished family that owns the mansion, Sarah is shocked. She’s been hurt before, and a romantic relationship with her boss is unacceptable! If she cannot give up this love, then she must sacrifice her job. Even though she knows this, she is tempted by the playboy Alex. Can they make an upstairs-downstairs romance work?

Jacoba is a model. Wearing a crimson dress, she awaits her entrance during the filming for a perfume commercial, but the actor she's supposed to work with can't make it. Suddenly, a handsome man appears and intimates that he is Jacoba's partner...and his name is Prince Marco of Illyria! He runs the very business conglomerate that makes the perfume. The two of them move as one until the shoot is over, but Jacoba fears that he might learn of her tumultuous heritage. If he finds out, it could start a hideous blood feud! [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/65296/)

Princess Melissa of Illyria is doing an internship in a travel lodge in New Zealand. One evening at the lodge, she delivers a meal to the royal suite and knocks on the? door, upon which she hears a man's voice. In that moment, she remembers...that voice belongs to her brother's friend Hawke. She'd worked so hard to forget him, and thought she'd sealed those memories inside her heart forever. But seeing him again in such an unexpected? fashion brings back memories of how they met a year ago on the night of her cousin's wedding...

Sophie’s brother Jake asks her to help him and his girlfriend get married. To do so she must change the mind of his girlfriend’s brother Daniel, who is strongly opposed to the union. Sophie meets with Daniel as the couple’s wedding planner and tries to discuss preparations for their wedding. He refuses to discuss a wedding between his sister and Jake, who he takes for a gold digger. And when he discovers Sophia is really Jake’s sister…she’s in for a big surprise!

Chase Ryder runs Cyberworx, a major company known for their charity work. Jane Dawson is just a waitress in a cafe, but her heart goes beyond panini sandwiches and fresh coffee. Her best friend's daughter suffers from leukemia, the same disease that took her father's life. Jane wants to organize a charity event to raise money for the young girl's treatment, but can she talk a multimillionaire into sparing some money and time for a child he's never met? She may be just a plain Jane, but she'll cut right to the Chase for her little princess. (c)JUNKO TAMURA/MELISSA McCLONE