Caroline visits the desert country of West Barakat after winning a lottery. The trip is her last chance to enjoy freedom before she must marry the wealthy man who will rescue her family from penury. The moment she lays eyes on her guide, Kaifal, she's overwhelmed with unexpected sweet feelings. Confident Kaifal intrigues Caroline from the start.She's entranced by his passionate eyes, but doesn't yet know she's been ensnared in an intricate trap!

Jana has been hired as a tutor in the desert country of Central Barakat. However, when the father of her pupils introduces himself, she realizes that he's the ruler of Barakat, King Omar. "You will be the teacher of my daughters, the princesses," he says. Though Jana is struck by Omar's good looks, she also finds him brusque. Since the death of his wife, Omar's heart has been frozen as solid as ice. What can she do to touch his heart? Jana starts to formulate a plan to melt his defences, but is her plan a good idea?

Zara has come to East Barakat to excavate ancient ruins. One day, while bathing in the river, she meets a man with obsidian eyes. He's the prince of East Barakat, Rafi, and he falls in love with his water nymph at first sight! Zara is more cautious, having heard that Rafi is a ladies' man, but he insists his feelings for Zara are real. When Zara is suddenly kidnapped, both their hearts are put to the test. Will their love come through unscathed?

What's the dastardly rogue who kidnapped Clio's sister years ago in the desert country of Barakat doing at Love Lake? Her sister is safe and sound-and married to a prince!-but Clio still can't forgive this man for what he did in the past. Now she has to be the tour guide even though he's on a mission that must be kept secret from her. Will Clio keep the love growing inside her a secret, as well?

Cecile runs into a wealthy aristocratic man who betrayed and pushed her sister to her death. A beautiful ballerina and a theater owner cross paths. Her heart feels unsettled in the face of his dangerously handsome looks. She is chosen to play Giselle, which is the same name as her late sister. She approaches Alfred, pretending to be her sister for revenge. But it’s the very beginning of her stormy love…?!

Justine is so nervous that all she wants to do is run away. She’s never seduced anyone before, but if she doesn’t win over the head loan officer sitting in front of her at the bank right now, she and her mother will lose their house. Rumor has it that she can use her feminine wiles to convince this loan officer to approve her loan in no time, but Marcus, sitting on the other side of the desk, isn’t the womanizing loan officer—he’s the president of the bank!. Marcus has no time for Justine’s childish games, and yet a little voice in his head keeps whispering that her proposal sounds... interesting.

Giselle Freeman is a hardworking architect who's known as the Ice Queen. When the famed Saul Parenti barges into her life, the ice around Giselle's heart starts to melt. While secrets from the past threaten to destroy her, a scandalous agreement between her and Saul makes life all the more heated... But will the Ice Queen survive?

2 in 1 1. *Haikei, Shishaku-sama* **True love is sweeter than honey! An elegant nineteenth-century romance where love conquers all.** Evelyn inherited the title of viscount as well as a splendid estate… He has everything he could possibly want, but his heart is still heavy. Six years ago he stole the virtue of his good friend’s younger sister, Loveday Trehearne, but what could he do? The two of them were from different classes—they were torn apart and haven’t spoken in years. Now Evelyn is looking for someone to paint a mural in his new manor and has received a proposal from a mysterious artist named L. Trehearne… This volume also includes the story Lady Loveless. Someone has been writing novels that scandalize all of London, but Count Alexander Beaumont refuses to believe that the mystery author behind these shocking books is his quiet, modest wife, Melicent! 2. *Lady Loveless wo Sagashite*

Bonnie, a real-estate broker, was puzzled by the unexpected excitement in her heart when she met Jordan, who was looking for a luxury home. But he appears to have a fiancée. She attends to him while keeping her feelings concealed, but as she goes on to show him various properties, her crush becomes uncontrollable. Meanwhile, Jordan, who was supposedly looking for a property for his future wife and himself, eventually finds himself drawn to Bonnie. While surprised by their feelings for each other, they part ways that day. Little do they know that soon their lives will change forever!

Sara had been in love with her colleague Ian for the past ten years…until the day he introduced her to his new fiancée. Heartbroken, Sara ran away, back to her hometown, only to discover that her parents are no longer there. Instead she finds a rugged young man, covered in dirt, named Stuart. He's recently moved in down the street, and to Sara's surprise, he treats her like a princess, taking care of her in her time of distress. She falls instantly in love with this tall, muscular, kind stranger, but can he heal the years of loneliness and heartbreak she carries deep inside?

**He is determined to drive her away, but she doesn’t make it easy to refuse her…** Heiress Sunny Chandler has worked all her life to inherit her grandfather’s business, but her grandfather tried to marry her off instead. So, Sunny decides to abandon her prestigious name and build a life of her own. When Sunny sees a help-wanted sign posted at a restaurant, she knocks on the door. Bewildered, the restaurant’s owner, Nick, wonders why a model-like woman like her would want to become a cook. He assumes she must be one of the marriage prospects his grandmother keeps sending. Nick decides to drive her away at all costs—but she doesn’t make it easy to refuse her.

Amy works as a curator at the Royal Palace Museum in the small European country of Agon. There she falls for Prince Helios and the two start a secret relationship. However, as he is soon to become king, their relationship was never meant to last and he soon decides to throw a ball to choose his future bride. This breaks Amy’s heart as she realizes she’s in love with Helios. She decides to end the relationship then and there, but Helios urges her to stay…as his mistress! (Source: Harlequin)