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A different, more serious take on Sakuya's relationships at the SDM in a situation where rather then just Remilia or Meiling liking her, both do. Even a vampire has to be careful playing with fate...
When Annie Selby was eighteen years old, she married her respected college professor. She was widowed young, but continued to stay in Chausey, the Selby family mansion, even after her husband’s death. One day the fascinating but arrogant entrepreneur Nathan Audley told her that he wanted to buy the mansion. But when Nathan met with Annie, he treated her disdainfully, believing that she had only married her late husband to inherit his estate. His assumptions made Annie tremble with anger. She would never hand over Chausey to a man that presumptuous and uncharitable! Instead she’ll play the part of the horrible woman he believes her to be, and she’ll drive him away!
When Tessa is on a flight to England, she is suddenly proposed to by the man sitting next to her. The man’s name is Lord Charles Cameron, the Earl of Dalston, and if he does not get married within the next six weeks, he won’t get his inheritance. But Tessa has no time for charades. She is too preoccupied with the death of her younger sister and taking care of her nephew. When she tells him her circumstances, Charles unexpectedly decides to help her out. He seems like someone she can rely on. But can she really trust someone who’s only marrying her for his inheritance?
Kyla MacNeil is a nurse on the small and pleasant island of Glenmore. When her brother, Logan, a doctor, decides he needs some help for the season, Ethan Walker takes the job, moving to the small island from the big city. His arrival brings some much-needed help to the tiny island, but it also brings its fair share of problems. Ethan seems to hold everyone at arm?s length, but when he meets Luke?s infant daughter, he?s taken aback. Luke?s a recent widower, but Ethan seems to know more about his late wife than he ought to. Can Kyla find out Ethan?s secret before storms and sins break the two apart?
Harriet Carmichael moved to Ireland when she inherited an estate there from a distant relative. When one of her horses escapes and she ventures onto the land of the neighboring mansion to try to capture it, she meets the attractive, wealthy Rafael. He’s the owner of the mansion, and he’s accustomed to women bending over backward for him, yet Harriet’s unpretentious manner intrigues him. Harriet, on the other hand, was recently dumped by her fiancé and doesn’t have much confidence with men. She has no idea that she’s sparked Rafael’s interest!