Engagement to a billionaire, a huge feast and throngs of well-wishers. But at her own engagement party, Jasmine is far from elated. Thirteen years ago, she was exiled from Qusay over a family-destroying scandal. Though this marriage will allow her to finally return home, she feels no more than platonic affection for her new husband. But when she finds the soon-to-be King of Qusay, Kareef, among the guests, she goes from resigned to terrified as everything threatens to fall apart. Kareef is not only royalty-he's the man she secretly wed thirteen years earlier!
From fictiondb: WLTM: would like to meet Mr. Nice and Ordinary Marissa Warren was not at all concerned about turning thirty--joining that online dating Web site was just a bit of fun! So what if she hadn't found her Mr. Right yet? She was in love with her fabulous job, and happy being single. Though her sexy new boss did make her go wobbly at the knees.... But Rick Morgan was so not Mr. Right! He was more Mr. Tall, Dark and Dangerous...and if he asked her out on a date, Marissa would definitely say no...wouldn't she?
A year ago, Lena made love to Spanish millionaire Alejandro, who promptly left her. She decided to take care of their son, Miguel, all by herself. But then Alejandro suddenly shows up and tries to take her baby away. She resists, but he says she had no choice but to marry him if she wants to keep the child. He takes her to a large castle atop a hill in Spain, but Lena still isn’t sure what’s prompted his sudden proposal.
**I shouldn’t have told him about our child, and I shouldn’t have fallen in love with him…** “Help me! This man is trying to steal our baby!” Scarlett shouted at Vin after rushing into the cathedral where he was about to marry another woman. Eight months ago, Scarlett and Vin met at a bar and spent the night together. When she learned who he was, she disappeared without telling him her name. But now her boss is trying to force her to marry him and she needs Vin’s help! Surprised by her sudden appearance, Vin stops his arranged marriage and asks for a paternity test and a prenuptial contract… Was it a mistake to ask him for help?
Ruby is working two jobs to support her seriously ill mother and sister. One night, a man comes into the store and catches her eye. It's Ares Koullakis, the terribly handsome Greek millionaire. He asks her out, but Ruby coldly dismisses him, not trusting a man like him. Ares is intrigued by her tenacity and continues flirting with her, and although she knows she shouldn't, she eventually gives in to his charm and gives her virginity to him. But little is she aware of the cruel fate that awaits her...
Lilley is invited to a ball by CEO Alessandro on the worst day of her life. She had been despairing over her broken life, but attending the ball with this overwhelmingly gorgeous millionaire and wearing stunning clothes of the highest quality, she feels like she’s gone from being a pitiful little mouse to Cinderella. She has a beautiful night and gives him her virginity, but how long can she keep her true identity from him?
Irene saw that, despite their openness with men, her mother and sister remained unfulfilled. Because of that, she decided to keep her virginity until she met and married the man she loved. But the first moment she sees Sharif at her friend’s wedding reception, that resolve is shaken. Sharif, a rumored playboy and the emir of a desert country, is beautiful and arrogant, and he easily seduces a kiss from the innocent Irene. But when he tries his usual tactics to persuade her to come into his bed, Irene rejects him. Irene’s resistance only makes Sharif’s passion and interest grow stronger… Will these two strangers from different worlds be able to find a world of happiness all their own?
In the seductive heat of Rio during its Carnaval, Ellie succumbs to her dangerously charismatic boss, Diogo Serrador. But, having taken her virginity, the Brazilian billionaire wants nothing more to do with her—until he discovers she's pregnant! Diogo will accept nothing less than taking Ellie as his bride. Their marriage is passionate by night, but tense and empty by day. Ellie realizes that she's in an impossible situation: Diogo's dark past has frozen his heart, but she's fallen in love with her husband….
Callie, a secretary in New York, spent three years pining after her boss, CEO Eduardo. She has always seen him as a capable and overwhelmingly charming man, but she also knows that he is a workaholic and a playboy. One Christmas Eve, she spends the night with him, but the next morning, he drives her out of bed, calling her a liar. When Callie finds out that she’s pregnant, she is left with little choice but to marry an old friend of hers. The day of the wedding, however, as Callie stands in her secondhand dress awaiting her fiancé’s arrival, Eduardo comes along and takes her away by force, declaring that she will be his wife for the next three months! Source: Harlequin
from fictiondb: HIS NEWFOUND FAMILY... Max Saunders receives the shock of his life when he discovers he's the father of twin sons he'd had no idea existed -- and now they are entirely under his care! How will Max cope with instant single fatherhood? By getting a nanny.... Phoebe Gilbert doesn't relish the thought of living with Max, but she can't say no when little children need her! Phoebe soon realizes she's becoming more like a mom to the twins than a nanny. And it seems that Max has got another role lined up for her...as his convenient wife! Will she marry Max for the sake of the twins...?
Secretary Claire Dalgliesh was stunned by her boss Nicholas Monroe’s words: “You’re going to marry me.” It sounded almost like a proposal from the man of her dreams, but of course it was only an order from Nicholas, who was utterly disgusted by all the women trying to flirt with him. He was a man who declared that love was unnecessary and that this marriage would be nothing more than another practical arrangement for him. Claire couldn’t accept a marriage without love, but she risked losing her job if she refused…and she couldn’t afford to lose her job!