Joanne was a shadow of her lovely mother... Everywhere she went, Clea Thorpe was the center of attention. And Joanne had been content enough living in her shadows--until Ben Norris arrived at their villa in Nice. He seemed drawn to Clea, even offered to back her latest film. But his motives were not as simple as they seemed. The day Joanne discovered his real feelings was the day she decided she never wanted to see him again. Now, after five years, she thought she'd got him out of her system. Then she opened a hotel room door--to suddenly find herself right back at square one! [Taken from FictionDB] [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/81777/)

The cruel man insisted that Belinda return to his mansion after her discharge so she could recuperate under his watchful eye! When Belinda miraculously woke up from a long coma, the man who came to her bedside wasn’t her boyfriend, Ricky, but his brother, Vincent. Vincent had always tried to break up her and Ricky, and she hated him for that. Showing no signs of sympathy, Vincent delivered the heartbreaking news that his brother had married another woman while she was in her coma. Then for some reason, the cruel man insisted that Belinda return to his mansion after her discharge so she could continue recuperating under his watchful eye!

[taken from fictiondb] He was still furious at her desertion. When Annis ran out of Raphael Leon's life two years ago, she didn't count on seeing the stormy composer again. Certainly not on a holiday in Greece. Suddenly thrown together in appalling circumstances, they seemed to be headed for a relationship as intense as before. But then the glamorous diva, Diona, intruded, leaving Annis feeling dowdy by comparison. Would she and Raphael ever hit the right note now?

*1) Shiiku no Aijin (The Sheik and the Vixen) - Elizabeth Mayne* The sheik's captive: All aircraft designer Haley Bennett wanted was to deliver the state-of-the-art jet she'd created to its new owner in the Middle East. But then war engulfed the desert kingdom, and suddenly this freewheeling modern woman was a prisoner --- in a palace that was like something from the Arabian Nights. Prisoner of desire: Her captor was just about the most gorgeous hunk of man she'd ever laid eyes on. But his attitudes --- especially when it came to women --- were straight out of another world. And the most infuriating part was, Sheik Zayn Haji Haaris awakened within her a passion that rocked her world to its very foundations. [Taken from FictionDB:] *1) Hien (A Frozen Fire) - Charlotte Lamb* Paul was a man, but acted like a boy Helen's husband, Paul was handsome, charming and a gracious companion until one got to know him. Helen's life with him was a long string of disappointments and heartaches. But she had married him, and in spite of his selfish immaturity, she would honor her vows. She had never contemplated doing otherwise. Until she met Mark Eliot. He was strong, a man of character and responsibility. Either he was the answer to all her problems or he was the biggest problem she had ever encountered. [Taken from FictionDB:]

On the way to a Christmas party at a friend’s house, Eve is caught in a storm and finds shelter at a nearby hotel. How lucky she is, she thinks. Seeing her friend’s beautiful family would only make her lonely anyway. That night, as if she’d taken a sip of some love potion, she goes to bed with a man she barely knows. Overwhelmed by the burning passion inside her, she sneaks away while he is still asleep. But on New Year’s Eve, she is shocked to find herself face-to-face with the same man—a man who is now her colleague!—at a party.

She woke up to find herself in a beautiful seaside cottage, and sleeping across from her was a man she’d never met! And that wasn’t the only thing she couldn’t remember! It soon became clear that she’d lost her memory. Recognizing her predicament, the man explained that he was Muir Igram, the hotel owner, and that he’d helped when he saw her lying unconscious on the beach. Accepting his help, she started work as his secretary, but she’s beginning to doubt if her memory will ever return...

Oriel has decided to finally return to her hometown to bid for her childhood home. But another bidder has come, too—a rider on a black horse who approaches from the horizon. It’s James, the man who broke her heart and betrayed her so many years ago, and now he wants her mansion. But Oriel is determined to not let her home fall into his hands. And so their battle begins, but it will have an ending neither of them could have expected…

Born in England, Clea was taken in as a child and raised by the Greek man her mother had married. And when Clea became an adult, he arranged for her to get married. Clea had always obeyed him and so she agreed. That is, until she met Benedict Winter. He was a charming man from a wealthy family. Her heart raced when she first saw him, and she felt emotions she had never experienced before. And then Benedict asked her if she would continue to allow other people to dictate how she lived her life. Could this man open her eyes in one passionate evening to a new way of seeing the world?

A beautiful piano melody evokes a love that should have been forgotten. Marina lived with her grandfather, a famous pianist, in a cottage by the sea, and dreamed of one day becoming a pianist herself. Then, a beautiful traveler named Gideon appeared in front of Marina. For some reason, she was instantly attracted to him, but her grandfather, on the other hand, was cold and seemed to hate him. Why on earth? Then, Marina suddenly heard a beautiful piano melody. Is that Gideon playing? In the next moment, Marina remembered everything - the days of her forbidden, cruel love with him.