In order to save her ruined family, Alexandra works as a model while hiding her true identity. After a year dating Dimitrius, a Greek tycoon, she finds out she's pregnant. She wants to marry him, but she doesn't know how he feels. Just as Alexandra builds up her courage to tell him the news, Dimitrius tells her he's marrying someone else. Could this really be the wish of her passionate lover or is something else going on?

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.

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/)

All Lina wanted was freedom from her controlling father and her duties as princess. Abandoned in America as a child, Lina never counted on anyone but herself . Then she falls for Sebastian Hawk, a fellow college student. But Sebastian is actually an undercover bodyguard hired by her father to keep a close watch on her. Sebastian takes his job very seriously, and wants nothing more than to protect Lina, though, he can’t help but find her innocence enchanting. He manages to remain professional until the day he\`s recalled from duty...the day he breaks Lina's heart. A few years later Sebastian is sent to find Lina and bring her home, but that won’t be so easy. Lina wants nothing to do with her lying bodyguard. What will become of these two? Will Sebastian still be able to resist his feelings for Lina? Will Lina be able to forgive him? (Source: Harlequin)

Giles, a renowned businessman, hired Melanie as his nanny to take care of his adopted son, David. Little does he know that Melanie is actually David’s mother and gave birth to him when she was just sixteen years old. At the time, she had no choice but to put him up for adoption. All Melanie wants now is to be with her son, even if it means concealing her true identity. Although the relationship between Melanie and the dominant Giles started off as a hostile one, the three of them have since begun living together like a real family. Melanie comes to realize that Giles isn’t devoid of love, just protecting himself. She falls in love with him, but is uneasy knowing that the truth must eventually be revealed… (Source: Harlequin)

Lizzie’s great-aunt was once a famous actress, and she had a deep connection with the Kingdom of Voltavia and its former king. Lizzie, a historian, decides that she wants to gather all of her great-aunt’s stories about the king into a book. She pushes the present king, Daniel, for an interview but is rebuffed. (Source; Harlequin comics)

from fictiondb: SIREN'S SONG Laurel Blake had grown up on magical tales of the Rhine's Lorelei Rock and the maiden whose sweet melody lured sailors to their doom. Spellbound by the romantic mission that had brought her to the enchanted land, Laurel arrived at von Feldstein Castle to fulfill her grandmother's last wish. She had to deliver a letter to the dying baron... before it was too late. To Conrad von Feldstein, the golden-haired beauty with a lilting voice meant one thing: beware. Haunted by local legend, he wasn't about to fall victim to the Lorelei's charms--nor would he let her disrupt his grandfather's final days. Desperate to deliver her message, Laurel struggled to reach Conrad's jaded heart. But time was running out .. . .

"Giles Blake...I'll never forgive you!" I hate that man. When I was a girl, he pulled a damning testimony from me and turned my daddy into a convict. I lost everything in that trial. Afterward, I changed my name to Rae Bonham. I work by day as a secretary at a construction company while at night I study for a degree and work part-time as an escort. And now Giles Blake is coming to me as a client! The man who stole my family, girlhood innocence and all my happiness now seeks my love. This is my chance for revenge! But what do I do when I'm caught between love and hate?

from fictiondb: MAN OF THE MONTH Who? Luke Harmon. What? A strong and ruthless man. With? A scar over his right eye, a broken heart, and a determination to destroy the Drummond family's empire. Why? The only woman he had ever loved had betrayed him...or so he thought. Ten years ago, on the night he was to marry Eve Drummond, Luke Harmon had been stripped of his pride--and his woman. Now he had the power and the money that could destroy the Drummond empire. But once he saw Eve again he knew that she was still the woman who had captured his heart. Only she could heal him and change his quest for vengeance back into a love that could stand the test of time.

[Taken from FictionDB:] Wanted: wife or mother? Joanne graciously stepped aside when Franco Farelli married her cousin four years before--her love for him kept a secret. Now Franco is a widower with an adorable little boy, Nico, and Joanne can't resist paying them a visit.... Her heart leaps when she sees Franco again; the attraction between them is still as strong as ever. Franco begs her to stay with them, if only for Nico's sake. But Joanne needs to believe Franco's desire for her isn't because she resembles her cousin, but because he wants her for herself.... Where kids and kisses go hand in hand

When Serena’s cousin Dawn suddenly passes away, she steels herself to take in Dawn’s daughter, Louisa. Dawn’s husband, Carlo, is wealthy but coldhearted; the two were about to get a divorce. When Serena declares that she’ll never relinquish Louisa to Carlo, he threatens her: “This is a crime!” Yes, Carlo was her cousin’s husband, but Serena can’t stop her pulse from racing whenever she sees him. However, she must shut down those feelings as she knows just how terribly he treated Dawn!

In the *Ritacchi-ka no Musukotachi* (The Rinucci Brothers) series: Vol. 1 - *Yuuyami ni Kichizuke* (Wife and Mother Forever) Evie Wharton is a free spirit -- the complete opposite of millionaire and single dad Justin Dane -- but she wants to help his troubled son. Evie soon discovers, however, that behind Justin's dark and brooding demeanor hides a painful past. And, against her better judgment, she begins to fall for him.... Can Evie be the one woman to help Justin face his demons? Can she help him find the family he never knew and, most importantly, show him how to love and trust again? Vol. 2 - *Jounetsu no Yokan* (Her Italian Boss's Agenda) LOVE ISN'T ON HER AGENDA Olympia Lincoln is so relieved when her new assistant shows up, she sets him to work immediately. What she doesn't realize is that he is none other than Primo Rinucci, her new Italian boss! BUT HE HAS OTHER IDEAS! Primo can't resist playing along with the harmless deception. After all, this way he can get really close to the beautiful and attractive Olympia. But Olympia has been betrayed before, so when she discovers the truth will she ever be able to trust him again? (from fictiondb) Vol.3 - *Rome no Hirouen* (The Wedding Arrangement) Vol.4 - *Owaranai Koi* (The Italian's Wife by Sunset) Vol.5 - *Utsukushii Maboroshi* (The Mediterranean Rebel's Bride) Vol.6 - * Aiyue no Meikyuu * (The Millionaire Tycoon's English Rose) English version via Renta!: [Vol 1](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/60347/), [Vol 2](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/60348/), [Vol 3](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/60349/), [Vol 4](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/59010/), [Vol 5](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/59656/), [Vol 6](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/62082/)