He thought no man was safe from her. On Kacie Peter's first day of work her new boss had the nerve to insinuate she had a less than respectable reputation with men. Worse, he ordered her not to make a play for him -- he had no intention of changing his bachelor status! Kacie had been ready to quit on the spot. But something in Elliot Quantrell's steely gray eyes, his aura of energy, drew her to him -- made her want his approval. But how could she make him like her without confirming his worst suspicions?

He took advantage of her sensitivity At first, Arden couldn't unravel the mystery surrounding the overbearing Blane Hunter. His tormented dreams fed her suspicions that he was running from something, and his abusive language revealed a deep-seated mistrust for anyone foolish enough to try to help him. Then he whisked her off into the Welsh mountains, where Arden soon lamented her folly. She had fallen in love with a man obsessed by memories of his ex-wife--tormented by his part in her death. Blane, it seemed, was capable of almost anything ...anything except what Arden truly needed from him--his love.

After the loss of her mother, Zarah goes to visit her aunt, whom she hasn’t seen since she was a young child, but she is greeted instead by a young man named Stein, who introduces himself as her aunt’s son. He seems aggressive from the start, his cold smile no comfort. It turns out that Zarah’s aunt has passed away and left her a huge inheritance. Though it’s a complete surprise to her, Stein believes Zarah is nothing more than a gold digger. Her intention had only been to uncover the mystery of her birth, but the condition of the inheritance states that she must live in her aunt’s house for six months before she can claim her legacy. Will she be able to handle red-hot Stein’s icy attitude until then?

After marching into the office of a multinational corporation, Keely punches the boss, Tarrant. He’s the son of her mother’s new fiancé; in other words, her soon-to-be stepbrother. Tarrant has decided that Keely and her mother are both “vultures” preying on men for their money. Keely just wants her mom to be happy, so she asks Tarrant to approve of the marriage. However, despite her having struck him, Tarrant assumes she’s flirting. How can she make him see that he’s wrong about her mom?

Pernelle tried to buy a beautiful home in Cotswolds, but a rich man swooped in and took it from under her. She ends up buying the tiny house next to it, but her new neighbor isn't very welcoming. He makes fun of her butt in shorts, sees her drenched in the rain while she's locked out of her house, and countless other embarrassing moments. But despite his not-so-nice demeanor around her, she can't help but melt at his spur-of-the-moment kiss... From that day on, her heart is filled with only him. Source: Harlequin

While Fennia is waiting with young Lucie at the day care center where she works, a handsome, well-dressed man appears. He says his name is Jegar and that he’s the child’s uncle and he’s here to pick up his niece because his brother and sister-in-law were in a car accident. Though Fennia’s not sure she can trust him, she goes with Lucie to Jegar’s penthouse, where she’s relieved to find out he’s telling the truth, but surprised when Jegar asks her to live there to help take care of Lucie until her parents get out of the hospital! Source: Harlequin