-In the Alcolar-ka ni Ai o series (アルコラール家に愛をシリーズ), also called "The Alcolar Family" series: 1. Tsumetai Hitomi no Yuuwakusha (冷たい瞳の誘惑者; Bound by Blackmail): He'll make her his mistress for revenge... Jake Taverner has never wanted a woman as he wants Mercedes Alcolar. So when she rejects him, Jake's hurt pride demands revenge! ...his mistress for a month! Jake traps Mercedes into a fake engagement as he embarks on a skillful seduction. She'll share his bed for one passionate month, bound to him by blackmail.... 2. Hiiro no Hanayome (緋色の花嫁; The Spaniard's Inconvenient Wife): The convenient solution is to marry her! Ramon Dario desperately wants the Medrano Company. But the deal has an outrageous condition -- marriage to the notorious Estrella Medrano! Ramon won't be forced into anything, least of all a wedding with a scarlet woman! But Estrella is not what he thought. Ramon can't get her gorgeous body out of his mind. He even starts to believe she may not deserve her reputation! A marriage of convenience -- and desire -- might be a good deal after all.... (info from fictiondb)
from fictiondb: Name: Jacques Querruel Occupation: Self-made millionaire Reputation: The ultimate playboy Jacques Querruel appeared regularly in society magazines with a string of women.When he decided that he wanted shy, sexy Holly Stanton as his personal assistant, it was a fait accompli! Holly fully intended not to be swept off her feet. But working long hours by Jacques's side, she was bombarded with temptation! And mixing business with pleasure was Jacques's specialty...!
How else to explain this rash of marriages by the Brothers de Burgh? Robin de Burgh alone swore to remain unwed, despite ironic fate, which used foul murder to mate him with The One - spirited Sybil, a damsel in distress who insisted she needed him not! When convent walls became more prison than refuge, restless novice Sybil knew 'twas time to leave. But never did she expect to trade her wimple for a wedding veil, even when Sir Robin de Burgh, knight most impudent, demanded she put her life - and her heart - in his hands!
Kristen Jameson, a beautiful public relations executive from New York, is on the last leg of a business trip that has taken her throughout Arabia when her commuter plane crashes in the remote Moldharian desert. Fortunately, the accident is witnessed by Sheikh Asad al Sayyid, and he mounts his steed and races toward the crippled plane to pull her from the wreckage. He carries her to his private tent where, under his watchful eyes, she can recuperate from her injuries. Asad is a wealthy and privileged man, but his life is not without complication. As the crown prince of Moldhar, he is required by law to take a wife before he can ascend the throne, and it is assumed that he will marry Princess Sara of Zol. But Asad cannot bear the thought of being trapped in an arranged, loveless marriage with the pompous royal, and eventually his thoughts turn to the American beauty who now occupies the bedroom inside his tent. Princess Sara becomes enraged when she learns that the sheikh has passed her over for another woman. Bitter and humiliated, she enlists the aid of her nefarious lover to exact revenge on the unsuspecting Kristen.
from fictiondb: The scandal... Kate was determined to protect her sister from an impending scandal, and Javier Montero was the only man who could help them avoid public exposure! But Javier wanted something in return. As head of his family's business empire, he needed a wife. Kate would be perfect! The marriage ultimatum! Negotiating with sexy, commanding Javier wasn't easy--and when he insisted on marriage, Kate knew she was about to become a blackmailed bride!
from fictiondb: THE BIGGER THEY COME... Rugged as an oak, moody as a thundercloud, rancher Callaghan Hart awed women and intimidated men. So how could one scrappy little redhead nearly bring Callaghan to his knees? THE HARDER THEY FALL Easy! Tess Brady, the ranch's new housekeeper, was soft as a kitten. Dewy as springtime. And secretly sweet on big, bad Callaghan. Which drove the hardened loner mad. For Tess's youthful innocence drew him like forbidden fruit. He wanted to touch her. Taste her. Make her his... But no way would Callaghan bed a starry-eyed virgin whose dreams he could never fulfill. No way would he get trapped into marriage. No matter how tempting the bait....
