-Before Andrea’s husband died, he was a professor studying the legends of King Arthur. In order to finish her husband’s final work, Andrea is staying at a thirteenth-century château owned by one of her late husband’s friends—a duke. As the sun sets one day, Andrea is taking photographs on the castle’s grounds when a man suddenly confronts her. “This area is out of bounds!” Her handsome accuser has sharp blue eyes that put Andrea in mind of the legendary Sir Lancelot. He is Lancelot Malbois de Lac, the duke’s only son.
from fictiondb: Colly Gillingham is in a bind. Not only has she been evicted from her home, but she also needs a job -- and fast! So seeing an advert for a senior secretary at Livingstone Developments, Colly jumps at the chance.... The moment Silas Livingstone sees Colly he knows she's exactly the woman he's been looking for. There's only one vacancy that Silas is advertising now -- and that's for a wife of convenience. Will Colly take him up on the offer...?
The door behind Beth makes a small sound and closes, and she freezes The country cottage she is renting has a spring-loaded lock, and she's gone outside in her pajamas with her dog in the middle of the night and is now stuck outside. Not knowing what else to do, she sees a car passing by and waves it down for help. The man driving the car is Travis Black, who is tall and handsome. But considering Beth has just gotten out of a relationship with an unfaithful man, another love affair sounds inconcievable...
After her friend begs her for help, financier Amanda agrees to help with the production of a new TV show?as a costar! The show involves two people from completely different worlds coming together and sharing each other's lifestyles for a week?so of course Amanda gets stuck with Will the gardener! He loves plants and lives life fruitfully; she loves sticking to her desk and crunching numbers with no distractions. Oil and water much? But soon she realizes that meeting Will has her heart beginning to bloom, as well.
Molly is depressed. Her brother and his wife have invited her to spend the Christmas holiday with them, but when she arrives at their home, she learns she will also be spending it with the last man she ever wanted to see, Gideon. They had met three years ago, a chance encounter at the house of Gideon's brother. Seeing Molly in a disgraceful mess, Gideon assumed she was his brother's mistress, and he's hated her ever since. Completely unaware of their history, Molly's brother and sister-in-law try to play cupid to the two of them. All Molly can do is sigh.
Julianna has been dressing in men's clothing to protect Tuck's Tower ever since the death of her father. The elegant dress her late mother made for her sits unused. Washing herself with fragrant soap is the only ladylike luxury she enjoys. One night, she is alerted to an emergency in the forest, where she finds a seriously wounded man. She takes the unconscious man to the tower. When the man awakes, revealing his blue eyes, Julianna falls for him in an instant. What a handsome man he is, and what a bind she's in!
JUST ONE KISS… But it was sure one doozy of a kiss! Abby Ridgeway had always thought of Nick Marchetti as her boss and closest friend. The one person who'd always been there for her. But his not-just-friendly kiss had now awakened a confusing and unfamiliar host of emotions. And changed everything between them…. It was as though she was up against a gale-force wind. Every instinct screamed for Abby to hold fast to that special bond they already shared. But her fast-beating heart wasn't letting her forget how right and perfect that one moment had been. Could Abby risk it all to turn one kiss into a lifetime commitment?
Rosie was waiting for her lover to arrive at the church. They planned to elope without telling her family anything; however, the person who appeared wasn’t her lover, but her brother’s friend Steve! He told the surprised Rosie an unbelievable truth. The man she was going to marry was a fraud who was after her money, and he’d been paid to leave. Everything went black for Rosie. She was pregnant with that man’s child…but Steve’s next words were even more shocking… Now Rosie must ask herself if she should take Steve up on his offer of marriage!
-Melissa Swift, an ER doctor, went on a holiday to Italy for some much-needed relaxation. While she's unwinding on the beach, a boy is severely injured in an accident, but thanks to her skilled care, she's able to save the boy's life. Later at the hospital, she meets the emergency room doctor, Mateo, who also happens to be the boy's father! He is strikingly handsome, and his deep brown eyes begin to make Melissa's heart beat faster. Mateo is overwhelmed by gratitude for Melissa's kindness...but there's something more there, too. His words are as sweet as chocolate and Lissa is melting in the face of his passion. But Lissa has made up her mind never to fall in love with anyone again. Will this rare encounter spark the true love she never hoped to gain? (Source: Renta!)
from fictiondb: Was it marriage for money or love? Gwen Shaughnessy's marriage to Brad Robilliard, the cold, controlled founder of Robilliard Enterprises, was a business deal strictly for money. If they stayed together for one year, Brad's uncle, a misguided matchmaker, promised to solve both their financial problems. Gwen filled Brad's ordered life with domesticity and fun, while he awakened a range of new emotions in her. Unintentionally, yet inevitably, they fell in love. It should have been perfect. But doubts and the very contract that had brought them together now threatened to drive them apart.