from fictiondb: FRAGILE DREAMS Maurizio Varelli shattered her dreams of love. With businesslike efficiency, the family patriarch informed Vicki the marriage she had come to Italy for would never take place--and that she must marry him instead. Maurizio's swarthy face and powerful body were intimidating. Yet when he spoke again, it was as though he understood the deepest recesses of Vicki's heart--and she was held captive by this touch of gentleness. Maurizio presented his case, lost in the medieval beauty of her dark eyes. He had to convince her--for he knew that the moment he touched her he could never let her go.

"I would never have chosen you!" Heraklion spoke with contemptuous cruelty. "However, the fates have worked it so that I find myself your husband. And as you are a fairly presentable female I might as well make the most of you. I must demand your total submission, awe, and respect. It is my right to expect this from you - my wife!" Wife...the word sent a shock through Fenny. The strange dream shattered and the reality swept over her. As impossible as it seemed, she was indeed the wife of Heraklion Mavrakis. [Taken from FictionDB]

Carlton Catering is in dire financial straits. With the help of Leone Andracchi, Misty Carlton might be able to save her company, but it's not just for pride or profit that she wants her company to avoid bankruptcy. She uses the money she makes to help her foster family keep their home and give a loving home to youth who find themselves without a family. But when Leone's plan to save her company involves her playing the part of his girlfriend, will Misty find the cost too high? [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/81765/)

from fictiondb: Trevennon had a dark and tragic history. As a child, Morwenna had listened to her mother's stories of Trevennon, her old home. Morwenna had pictured a castle full of the magic of love, standing high on the cliffs of Cornwall. So when tragedy struck the eighteen-year-old Morwenna, she fled to Trevennon. Contrary to her expectations, she found a house full of unhappiness and hostility - Dominic Trevennon's hostility. But strangely, Dominic capture Morwenna's heart as completely as her mother's stories had captured her imagination. Only this time, the story didn't seem to have a happy ending.

from fictiondb: Julian Dare is handsome and wealthy, the heir to an earldom, yet it takes a Christmas tryst in the country with the innocent Verity Ewing to teach him the true meaning of life.

from fictiondb: All a new life offered was old heartache Hugh Grey had seduced Annabel with consummate skill in London. She had fled, humiliated, when she discovered he was married. In Barbados two years later she hoped to escape the past. The last man she expected or wanted to find herself working for was Hugh himself, now unmarried, and still pursuing and pursued by beautiful women. She didn't know if she loved or hated him, and watching the progress of his affairs only deepened her painful confusion....

"I wanted you, Danielle, the moment I saw you." Nicholas Andracas was not only commissioning Danielle to paint the portrait of his latest mistress, he was also boldly trying to seduce her with his lethal charm. The rich and arrogant oil tycoon didn't recognize Danielle as the young woman who'd given herself to him in innocence seven years ago. To him she'd been a mere diversion, of value only when his wife had initiated divorce proceedings. Danielle longed to pay him back with interest for the pain he'd caused her. But she tried instead to keep him at arm's length--to avoid battling herself, as well as him. [Taken from FictionDB]

He’s manly, sexy, and an international businessman to boot! Raul is the name of this perfect lover, and for Penny, she’s starting to wonder just what their relationship is. “We’re thirteen years apart in age, am I nothing more than his temporary plaything?” Penny decides that she wants to be on equal footing with Raul, so she proposes to him! However, things backfire on Penny when Raul misunderstands what she really wants and rejects her confession. She leaves the house in a shocking manner, but anew life begins to blossom from within Penny...!?

[taken from fictiondb] The bridesmaid was in love -- with the best man! Daisy Galbraith had always loved confirmed bachelor Robert Furneval, and the only way to stay a part of his life was to play down her looks. But, as chief bridesmaid at her brother's wedding, Daisy was forced into a pretty dress and makeup! Robert, as best man, suddenly realized that Daisy wasn't just a good friend -- she was also an attractive woman! Then he discovered she was secretly in love, and Robert just had to find out who with...

from fictiondb: The Man You'll Marry by Debbie Macomber The bride was reluctant. The groom was too busy. The wedding? Pure magic! It was all because of that so-called magic wedding dress with its absurd legend: the first man you meet when you receive this dress is the man you'll marry. But Jill Morrison didn't want to marry a man like Jordan Wilcox. A man so obsessed with his career that his marriage would always come a distant second... Falling in love had nothing to do with it!

In the *Miwaku no Kyoudai* series: 1) *Sasowareta Hanayome* Alex Dacre is a young accountant who just inherited land and money from her uncle. She travels to Florence to attend his wake and to discuss her inheritance with Rinaldo Farnese. They get off to a bad start, and when Rinaldo finds out that Alex now owns part of the property that has been in his family for generations, he proposes to marry Alex to keep the family holdings intact. In return he offers to help Alex pay down her student debts. The stakes are already high, but now someone shady seems interested in the family property, too. Can Alex and Rinaldo both get what they want? 2) *Karisome no Hanayome* A homeless man asleep on a park bench? Instead of staying away from him, Laura Grey's daughter Nikki decides to run up and splash him with water. A sweet girl with a skin condition that makes people shrink away from her, Nikki's impetuous action leads Laura to open her home to the man on the bench, Gino Farnese. Nikki's biological father may haveabandoned his daughter, but she might have a better dad lined up now, …if Laura can help Gino overcome his heartbreak. English version via Renta!: [Vol 1](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/76826/), [Vol 2](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/77217/)

Lisa is a successful career woman who rents a room in a mansion that an old lady owns. The old lady's nephew Nikolai, an earl, comes to visit her, but as soon as he sees Lisa, he declares her a bad woman. He starts to follow her around to find out her real face. Lisa is upset about his arrogant attitude but, at same time, she is seduced by his prize-winning looks...