Oh, no! Juliette gets trapped in a malfunctioning employee elevator. The claustrophobic saleswoman panics, but a fellow passenger collects her in his strong arms and steals a kiss from her. This handsome man had kissed her to distract her and calm her down. Eventually, the two are saved, and that's when Juliette realizes Rob is the owner of the department store, and he's completely out of her league!

**"This is all a big chess game to you, and I the convenient pawn…"** Greek tycoon Nicodemus Stathis was never able to forget beautiful heiress Mattie Whitaker. And now, ten years of delicious tension later, Nic finally has her right where he wants her. Mattie's once powerful family dynasty now lies in ruin, and only Nic can offer them a solution—a solution with vows! She might not have a choice, but Mattie refuses to be the sacrificial queen to his king. But Nic's slow, deliberate seduction wears down his new bride, and the word "checkmate" lies on his lips like a promise.

“They have gone!” Yolanda gave a deep sigh of relief as she went limp in the Duke’s arms. “They have gone!” As she turned her head to speak to him, his lips came down on hears. This was the beginning of love, a love that shot through her like lightening, so perfect it had eluded even her dreams. He drew her closer still, kissing her fiercely as if he felt he might have lost her in the danger through which they had just come. Only when a century of wonder and glory seemed to have passed did Yolanda hear his thrilling words, “This is what I wanted to happen last night…”

Jane, a gifted secretary for Mark Hilliard, a well-known architect, can't believe her ears—her boss just proposed to her! He lost his wife a few years ago and his daughter, Shuli, is still so young... He's just looking for someone to create a loving home to raise his daughter in, but what he doesn't know is that Jane has fallen in love with him! She knows he'll never love her back… He's only looking for a mother figure for Shuli. But Jane figures that at least if they get married, she'll always be able to stay by his side, and maybe that's enough. Still, pretending to be the love of his life just might be too much for her!

After losing her home, Sophie is walking in the rain, pushing her son in his stroller. While she?s looking for directions, she slips and falls in the gutter, almost getting hit by a car. Miserable, she looks up into the eyes of the man who stepped out of the car. It?s Ettore, the man she fell in love with and who falsely accused her of being a jewelry thief! Sophie feels desperate, shaken after their cruel reunion, and that?s before he mocks her for her misfortune. She absolutely cannot let this coldhearted man know about Torry, his son!

After her mother left, Dizzy was emotionally neglected by her father. But she wasn’t completely alone. Dizzy always had her best friend, Christi, who she would do anything for. A true test of friendship comes along when Christi asks Dizzy to pose as her irresponsible friend in order to convince her uncle she is serious enough to handle her own inheritance. Other than the idea’s being quite outrageous, Dizzy thinks it will be an easy enough favor to accomplish for her dear friend. Until, that is, she learns that Christi’s uncle looks like a Greek god. Will Dizzy be able to keep up her impulsive and flighty facade in front of this gorgeous man?

While struggling to come up with college tuition for her brother, Audrey overhears a conversation—Vincenzo Tomasi, who became the CEO of an international bank at a young age, is now looking for a mother figure to take care of his niece and nephew. If it allows her brother to go to college, Audrey decides she wouldn’t mind dedicating her life to the children. But in the interview, Tomasi informs her that her duties will include being his wife as well as a mother to the children!

Marco De Luna is head over heels for Claudia, his little sister’s new best friend…until he hears where she’s living—the old mansion on the outskirts of town that Primo Vasile stole from the De Luca family! Before long, though, she’s won him over in spite of his misgivings and they’re an item. But when Marco hears that Claudia has placed his sister, Bianca, in danger, he walks out on her in the middle of the night. Four years later, his heart burns for vengeance. So when Claudia is forced to marry a man she doesn’t love to save her father, it’s Marco’s chance to strike! Claudia feels her heart stirring with old feelings for Marco…but there’s no room in his heart for anything but cold-blooded revenge!