from fictiondb: "I'm sorry for you, Nicola," Domenico said. "Leo is not the man for you. I warned you at the start, but you wouldn't listen. You're obstinate and willful." His words struck like icy pebbles and Nicola winced. How he must dislike and despise her! What was the point of arguing with him? He would only believe what he wanted to believe. And it was better for him to think she loved Leo than to suspect she loved him!

Joanne was a shadow of her lovely mother... Everywhere she went, Clea Thorpe was the center of attention. And Joanne had been content enough living in her shadows--until Ben Norris arrived at their villa in Nice. He seemed drawn to Clea, even offered to back her latest film. But his motives were not as simple as they seemed. The day Joanne discovered his real feelings was the day she decided she never wanted to see him again. Now, after five years, she thought she'd got him out of her system. Then she opened a hotel room door--to suddenly find herself right back at square one! [Taken from FictionDB] [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/81777/)

The cruel man insisted that Belinda return to his mansion after her discharge so she could recuperate under his watchful eye! When Belinda miraculously woke up from a long coma, the man who came to her bedside wasn’t her boyfriend, Ricky, but his brother, Vincent. Vincent had always tried to break up her and Ricky, and she hated him for that. Showing no signs of sympathy, Vincent delivered the heartbreaking news that his brother had married another woman while she was in her coma. Then for some reason, the cruel man insisted that Belinda return to his mansion after her discharge so she could continue recuperating under his watchful eye!

[taken from fictiondb] He was still furious at her desertion. When Annis ran out of Raphael Leon's life two years ago, she didn't count on seeing the stormy composer again. Certainly not on a holiday in Greece. Suddenly thrown together in appalling circumstances, they seemed to be headed for a relationship as intense as before. But then the glamorous diva, Diona, intruded, leaving Annis feeling dowdy by comparison. Would she and Raphael ever hit the right note now?

[From fictiondb] Amber Lawrence is an ordinary woman; she works hard, spends time with her family -- and doesn't expect to be offered money to marry! Trouble is, Steve Rockwell's proposal has come at a time when Amber's family needs money. Amber would never normally even consider such an offer -- but when she can save her family and get married to a man as sexy as Steve, even the most normal, cool-headed of women would be really, really tempted! Wouldn't she...?

*1) Shiiku no Aijin (The Sheik and the Vixen) - Elizabeth Mayne* The sheik's captive: All aircraft designer Haley Bennett wanted was to deliver the state-of-the-art jet she'd created to its new owner in the Middle East. But then war engulfed the desert kingdom, and suddenly this freewheeling modern woman was a prisoner --- in a palace that was like something from the Arabian Nights. Prisoner of desire: Her captor was just about the most gorgeous hunk of man she'd ever laid eyes on. But his attitudes --- especially when it came to women --- were straight out of another world. And the most infuriating part was, Sheik Zayn Haji Haaris awakened within her a passion that rocked her world to its very foundations. [Taken from FictionDB:] *1) Hien (A Frozen Fire) - Charlotte Lamb* Paul was a man, but acted like a boy Helen's husband, Paul was handsome, charming and a gracious companion until one got to know him. Helen's life with him was a long string of disappointments and heartaches. But she had married him, and in spite of his selfish immaturity, she would honor her vows. She had never contemplated doing otherwise. Until she met Mark Eliot. He was strong, a man of character and responsibility. Either he was the answer to all her problems or he was the biggest problem she had ever encountered. [Taken from FictionDB:]

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