-Julia Cassidy, and investment banker, falls in love with Marc Castellano, the head of an electronics firm and a former childhood sweetheart.
He must marry or lose control of his empire. But no ordinary wife would do for Australian tycoon Alex Valente. Emotional entanglements were to be avoided; physical attraction was essential. Struggling designer Olivia Cannington certainly fit both of his requirements… most especially the latter. And she was in such desperate need of his funds, perhaps the beauty would even agree to the second part of his marriage ultimatum: give Valente an heir…within a year.
Fifteen years ago, Isabelle, a rich young woman, fell in love with Emilio, her housekeeper’s son. And, though they were from different worlds, they promised to elope. But just before they were to marry, Isabelle broke their promise and married another man. Today, their circumstances are reversed; Emilio has hired Isabelle to work as his housekeeper. Isabelle performs as poorly as you’d expect given her charmed upbringing, but Emilio is surprisingly kind to her. Her heart races with the possibility that the young man who once loved her is still somewhere inside Emilio, but Isabelle is all too unaware of his cruel secret plan—to seduce her, then break her heart!
Matt, the CEO of the world-famous House of Valente, was an object of desire for every woman. One night, Lana seduced Matt and they spent a dreamy night together. Their encounter left Lana pregnant, but she gave birth without being able to tell Matt about the baby. A year and a half later, Matt shocked Lana by showing up on her doorstep. In order to make the baby a legitimate Valente heir, he proposed a yearlong marriage. He said that if Lana refused, he’d sue her for embezzlement and take the child away. But Lana defended her innocence. How could he say such a cruel thing to her?
Wealthy business tycoon Nick has a proposal for Sasha Blake, and when she hears it, she can’t believe her ears. If he doesn’t get married soon, his father will sell the house his family has called home for generations…and he wants Sasha to enter into a marriage of convenience so he won’t have to lose it. She answers his proposal with a swift, indignant rejection…until her parents beg her to marry Nick in a last-ditch effort to save the Blake family business. Now she’s left with no choice but to tell Nick she’ll marry him after all. There’s just one problem: he was her first kiss seven years ago, and she’s been saving herself for marriage ever since…but she can’t let him know that!
