Be brave! In order to continue the hotel chain her father bankrupted, Opal has been forced to seek outside financial support. She gathers her resolve and approaches the owner of an international hotel chain, Domenic, to make her case. Even though he is an infamous playboy, Domenic is widely respected in the hotel business. While he seems interested, he says things like "Will your lips taste as good as you look?" He's interested in her, not her business! What's more, there's one condition for his financial support: that she becomes his bride....

In the *Karameru no Koimonogatari / The Carramer Legacy* series: 1) *Ousama to Mermaid / The Monarch's Son*, illus. by MINATO Yoriko HE'D SAVED HER LIFE - When the riptide unloosed her, Allie Carter washed ashore at the feet of Lorne de Marigny, monarch of Carramer. A prince unparalleled in handsomeness...and in having his desires fulfilled. And he demanded that Allie remain at his villa with him and his son. COULD SHE RESCUE A PRINCE? - Acting as adorable Nori's companion silenced those who'd question Allie's relationship with the widower prince. But Allie needed to know why Lorne seemed so tortured. Why he rarely spoke of his wife, when his child so desperately wanted a mother. And if there was a place for her with Lorne and his son.. 2) *Prince ni Kataomoi / The Prince's Bride-To-Be*, illus. by ASOU Ayumu She remembered vividly the day they were betrothed. Michael de Marigny had been a young version of the impressive prince he'd become. She'd listened raptly as the teenager enacted the ancient ceremony...with her twin sister. Forever after, Caroline Temple had dreamed she was Michael's intended. And then she got her wish... When Michael sent for his American 'bride-to-be,' her twin begged Caroline to assume her identity and end the engagement. But once Caroline encountered her dream man and his motherless child, she forgot why she'd come...and why this man and baby weren't hers for the taking! 3) *Princess ni Kiss Shitara / The Princess's Proposal*, illus. by KARINO Mao "MY HORSE AND MY SECRET AGAINST YOUR LAND." Princess Adrienne de Marigny had issued edicts before, but this one was different... and dangerous. Long before arrogant rancher Hugh Jordan had infiltrated her kingdom -- and her fantasies -- Adrienne had vowed to be a successful breeder of horses, using her prize stallion, Carazzan. But Hugh desired to own Carazzan -- and to bend the princess to his will. And the man had some bargaining power: her deeply held secret... and her soul-deep passion for him. Yet neither could foresee what events the princess's proposal would unleash.. Descriptions taken from fictiondb. Note: These are the first three books of Valerie Parv's *Carramer * series and is part of the Carramer Crown sub-series which is followed by the Carramer Legacy sub-series, and the Carramer Trust sub-series respectively.

Young Win already has a failed marriage behind her and a young son, Charlie, to take care of on her own. Ten years after the divorce, she's finally found someone to start a new life with... until her ex, James, decides to move back to town. Is he planning to steal her son away? Worried sick, Win comes home from work to find James relaxing in her living room with Charlie!

From Fictiondb: "I'll get rid of you, " Rhys had promised her And Alexis had no doubt that he meant it. She needed her job as cashier at the Casino Venetia, in London's racy Soho district, but her employer's tough Welsh bodyguard was determined to see her lose it What was going on behind the club's elegant facade that he was so anxious for her to leave it? Was there more to the Casino Venetia than met the eye? And Rhys--was he only what he appeared to be or was he so much more?

**I can’t forgive his betrayal, but I love him. My strengthening feelings have finally...** When Marnie witnessed her husband, an F1 racer named Guy, cheating on her, it put an end to their once-passionate marriage. Four years later all that remains between them is hatred. However, in order to help her brother and his wife, Marnie is forced to ask Guy for financial help. He accepts on the condition that they live together. She can’t forgive his betrayal, yet she still loves him. How will she stand living under the same roof with him?

When her father jumped on the boat with a mysterious briefcase, Rose Harriet Lambert was inadvertently thrown into a debacle surrounding a case of missing money. But she quickly becomes a missing person when the boat capsizes. Lost at sea, she surfaces on a nearby island and is told she's the wife of the mysterious Giles Gendron and mother to Josie. She knows this is a lie, but if she comes out with the truth, she might well go to jail! Will the god Pele be able to sort out all her worries? [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/80410/)

Lian Trevor was forced to make a hurried decision. Stranded in Buenos Aires, she must choose between remaining in her very dangerous predicament, or marrying a stranger. It was like something out of a dream...or a nightmare. Lian didn't want to be Ricardo Mendoza's wife for the next six months; nor did she want the cash settlement he promised her. And Ricardo was less than reassuring when he warned, "You are going to earn your fee, every penny of it!" [Taken from FictionDB]

A CONVENIENT AFFAIR from fictiondb: From their first encounter, Cooper Winston has known Hannah Lowe is trouble. On that occasion her smart business brain cost him 15-million dollars! But it hasn't been her mind that's been driving him to distraction ever since. So when Hannah asks him to pretend they are a couple, Cooper agrees -- on condition that she move into his penthouse apartment! That way she'll be conveniently close for him to make their pretend affair into a real one....

WHITE WOLF from fictiondb: SHE WAS CALLED "WALKS WITH WOLVES" Ruthless corporate cowboy Dain Phillips had kicked off the traces of his impoverished past, burying his scars under wealth and power. But money couldn't help him buck the illness now fatally riding him. Only a mysterious Cherokee medicine woman deep in the Arizona desert could.... Earthy, radiant Erin Wolf bred in Dain a rage to live. A hunger to mate. A thirst for the wonders of love. But surrender the reins of his steely control? Trust his heart to another? Never! That would take a miracle....

Tracey, a beautiful heiress is saved from a strange predicament by the handsome cowboy Ty. In order to repay him, she ends up working for him. As they spend time together she finds that she's slowly becoming attracted to him. But Tracey isn’t all she seems. She has a past she’s kept hidden, and she fears Ty will stop loving her if it ever comes to light…

Stricken with financial disaster, Claudia has no choice but to sell her family’s hotel. However, Claudia is dumbstruck upon seeing the businessman who shows up to consider the purchase. It’s Adam, the man who stole her heart and then crushed it six years earlier. What will happen, she wonders, if he finds out her daughter is his, too? While fearing every passing moment she spends with Adam, Claudia’s heart still aches when faced with his debonair charm…

Sarah Harper had loved Rome Matthews silently for years. She had seen him marry her best friend, then lose his wife and sons in a tragic accident. When, years later, he turned to her for comfort and made her his wife, she felt that her world was at last complete. Only one thing could have made her happier: to have Rome's baby. But that was denied her, because Rome dared not risk losing another child. Then fate intervened to bring Sarah her child, a child Rome couldn't face, though it might mean losing Sarah--the woman he loved. [Taken from FictionDB]