For once the handsome, self-assured Earl of Helstone had been caught off guard. The young lady had taken a nasty fall from her horse and the Earl rushed to her aid. But as he reached her side, he realized that the pretty little redhead was shamming. Introducing herself to the startled Earl, Calista warned him to stay away from her mother's country estate. Lady Chevington had decided it was time her headstrong daughter married. And the Earl would be a splendid catch. The notorious "Elusive Earl" laughed off the warning. None of the scheming London beauties had moved him one step nearer the altar. A matchmaking mother was no serious threat. But the Earl underestimated his opponent. What love couldn't accomplish, Lady Chevington achieved with blackmail. And England's most careful bachelor was walking blindly into an ingenious matrimonial trap.
Via neowing- Anna is a lady but has a job as a secretary to Count Edward. At first she was a count who refused her secretary, but the two gradually became attracted to each other. Anna took her last resort to achieve the unfulfilled feelings of her identity even overnight ...!? The debut work of a super popular novelist who caused a big whirlwind in the US romance world is finally made into a comic. !!
Breathtakingly romantic, startlingly original, Connie Brockway's novels have captured the hearts of readers and the raves of critics everywhere. Now she brings you a unique and unforgettable love story that begins with a series of letters between a world-weary adventurer and the woman whose love brings him home. *Dear Mr. Thorne, I give you fair warning. I intend to do whatever I must to abide by your late uncle's will and win Mill House. Though I know he never expected me to succeed, and for whatever reasons is using me to shame you, I accept his challenge. For the next five years, I will profitably manage this estate. I will deliver to you an allowance and I will prove that women are just as capable as men. And at the end, I shall accept Mill House as my reward. Sincerely, Lillian Bede My Dear Miss Bede, Forgive me if I fail to shudder. Pray, do whatever you bloody well want, can, or must. I shall look forward to making your acquaintance in my lawyer's office five years hence, when I take possession of Mill House. Avery Thorne*
A sexy, self-made millionaire, who also loves to cook and clean? Is this every woman's fantasy or what? But things turn complicated when Rosalie's job puts her in charge of a dealership Nick has been trying to take over for years. Telling her the truth would blow her whole career, and their relationship too.
Mallory is an actress who has a long way to go before she makes a name for herself in the world, and who has no family and relatives—she’s all alone. One day, she’s offered a rather strange acting job from a very wealthy man. The job is to act as his daughter in order to screen his relatives, who are after his money and fortune. He asks her to pretend to be a daughter he had with his past girlfriend. She gets surrounded by piercing stares of hatred when she shows up in a gorgeous dress and jewelry—especially from Tony, the business partner of her wealthy client, who presents himself as a dangerous man. He says, “Nobody here is welcoming you. You should leave this mansion as soon as possible,” but then gives her a passionate kiss! Source: Harlequin
Zoe is taking care of Genie, her late friend’s daughter, after her husband died. One day, a strangely familiar man appears at the real estate agency where she works. His name is James Langford and he’s the CEO of a world-famous company. Why did such a famous man come to her tiny real estate agency? She shows him a property and he invites her to dinner under the guise of wanting to ask more questions about the home. He’s pushy and seems accustomed to getting what he wants from people. But during the dinner, he reveals the astonishing truth: “The girl you call Genie is actually my daughter.”
Melissa was shocked when the man calls her Lissa. The only one who’d ever called her that before was her childhood friend Nick. But in front of her stood a strong, handsome man, the complete opposite of the timid, skinny, glasses-wearing boy she’d once known! After not seeing each other for twenty years, Nick had come back into Melissa’s life, and not a moment too soon. She was hurting, having just been abandoned by her fiancé. After discovering that the other villagers gossip about and pity her, Nick suggests they pretend to be a couple. That way no one will pity her anymore, and maybe her fiancé would even return!