After Leonie's husband, Crown Prince Badyr, was imprisoned, she was forced to flee Dhoman. But it's been five years since the coup d'etat and still Leonie has had no word from him. She resigns herself to the fact that their love is over and focuses on working and raising their daughter, Jade. Leonie has kept the fact that she had a child secret-she fears Badyr would take her daughter away if he knew. And when her husband suddenly reappears, her fears become all too real...

Six months after her husband's tragic death, Shanna throws herself into high society's nightlife in some feeble attempt to ward off her loneliness. Unfortunately, she's caught the eye of wealthy playboy Rick Dalmont and he relentlessly pursues her, refusing to take no for an answer. What he doesn't know is that a string of misfortunes had frozen her heart...and she's not certain she could never love again.

Alyssa Scott has the opportunity to inherit a castle, but she must be married for six months to collect her inheritance. Dario Parisi claims that the castle belongs to his family, and will do anything to get it...even marry. With the arrangement set, the two will marry for the castle... but will they kill each other before the six months is up?

Sophie's ex-fiance is getting married soon, and she can't help being filled with regret. Especially when she's been invited to the wedding! But Sophie's childhood friend and hero Brandon is back in town, after eight years in the army... He protected her all those years ago, and Sophie's ready to be swept off her feet one more time!

30 years old and still single, Megan is content with her life-but her mother isn't. After several years of pressure-and more than one embarrassing dating debacle-Megan finally gives in and agrees to meet a potential suitor: Luc Patrick, bestselling author and public enigma. Not knowing what to expect, she's surprised to find that he's the sexiest man she's ever laid eyes on...

"Make the man chase you. Just don't run so fast he can't catch you." This kind of love strategy is what Kerry's great-grandmother wrote about in the journal Kerry just received. Kerry decides to test it on Jake, the man she had an unrequited love for and was rejected by when she was a teenager. Even though she thought she'd gotten over him a long time ago, the unexpectedly positive results of her strategy are making her feelings resurface...

Flora Harris is a bookish nurse on a small island, but when a new doctor comes to her practice, the whole community is thrown into an uproar! Conner McNeil may be brusque on the outside, but it's thanks to years of being tempered by hatred and pain from his father. A rebel in his youth, Conner ravaged the town in his teenage years, only to come back as an experienced doctor. Can Flora help mend the community around this dashing rogue?

Cal Langtry is a business mogul, but it's thanks to his assistant Sabrina that he can keep his workplace running smoothly. However, after delivering one too many "parting gifts" to women he's broken up with, Sabrina questions him on his plans for the future. But before he can reassess his dating portfolio, he's surprised with a blast from the past: he has a daughter he never even knew about!

Oliver's a brilliant scientist, and to avoid any distractions from his work with glazes, he glazes over any prospect of love in his life-until Ivy storms into his lab, demanding that they get married! It's all a part of a scheme that'll reunite the loved ones in their lives, but will this fictitious elopementprove that the science of love is real?

He's frozen in his own little world, until a whirlwind goddess lands there... Playboy gallery owner Mitch Hanover dates a new blonde beauty each month. When he begins looking for an auctioneer to work an auction he's sponsoring, he's captivated by the woman who shows up late to her interview. A woman who arrives in her pink corvette, hair streaming... Mitch is accidentally attracted to Veronica's charming smile and quick wit. But he has a tragic past and has vowed never to love again...! (c)JUNKO TAMURA/ALLY BLAKE

Kirsty always felt that love brought nothing but misery, which is why she never wanted to let herself fall for anyone. That is, until she met the handsome doctor Jake Cameron. Even though it felt as if something was sparkling between them, neither let themselves act on their feelings. When Kirsty and her sister are put in a dangerous situation, Jake can no longer deny his emotions. But will Kirsty let herself accept Jake's love, as well as be honest about her own? (c)MASAMI HOSHINO/MARION LENNOX

Sara is hired to work on remodeling the interior of a castle, so she goes off to the Dukedom of Illyria. The Prince of Illyria, Gabe, was once Sara's fiance. But when the family treasure that Gabe lent to her went missing, he accused her of being the thief and canceled their engagement. Sara thought that there'd never be another chance for a mere interior designer like her to meet a prince, but Gabe is waiting for her in Illyria, and he hasn't forgotten a thing. He looks at her coldly and declares that she won't leave his castle until she returns the "stolen" necklace!