Part One of 'The Payback Affairs Series' Tara left her job as a CEO's personal assistant because of her boss's son, Rand. They'd been in a relationship, but the moment she brought up their future, he broke up with her. And so Tara turned in her letter of resignation. But five years later, Rand shows up at her doorstep asking her to help fulfill a strange task left behind in his father's will. Tara must work for a year as Rand's PA—or he'll lose his position and the family fortune. Is this a second chance from a higher power? Determined to make Rand fall in love with her again, Tara gives him a wild ultimatum!

The VP Flynn Maddox, the driven vice president of Maddox Communications, thought he was over his ex-wife, Renee. But when he learned that they were still married -- and that she was trying to have his baby -- he realized he had never stopped wanting her. It was time to put his fierce negotiating skills to good use. He would give her the baby she so desperately wanted...but not without getting her to sign off on some terms of his own.

Part Two of 'The Payback Affairs Series' The affluent Mitch Kincaid's livelihood hangs in the balance because of his father's peculiar will. Unless he takes in his father's illegitimate child and looks after him for one year, Mitch will lose his entire fortune. The child is now under the care of its aunt, Carly. "I'll give you a hundred grand for the child. No—five hundred." Mitch offers Carly riches, but she refuses. She claims she doesn't need any money, and that she'll only cooperate on the condition that she, too, lives at the Kincaid manor. Dammit, what is she after? Does she intend to slink into his bed—and push him into marrying her?

Part Three of 'The Payback Affairs Series' Ever since her husband died eleven years ago, Nadia has been busy playing and working to take her mind off things. Now, according to her father’s strange will, Nadia is to shut herself in a Dallas penthouse. Her curfew is at midnight and she is not allowed to see any of her friends or go to work. If she disobeys these conditions, she will lose all of her inheritance. What is my father trying to do by keeping me locked in? Two months after this lonely and depressing life started, her penthouse neighbor, who has been away, suddenly appears in front of her. But the minute she sees him, Nadia faints out of shock!

Juliana Alden has lived her entire life just as her mother wanted. When Juliana finds out that her marriage to Wallace is another one of her mother's business transactions, she does the unthinkable—she buys the pop star Rex Tanner at a charity bachelor auction! For one month, she gets Rex Tanner, and Juliana's plan is to experience passion in a way she's never experienced before! To Juliana's dismay, Rex shuns all of her advances. Why does this notorious playboy refuse to have anything to do with her?

Amanda, an event planner in Manhattan, currently has two issues: debts and men! Because of her former boyfriend, she's now deep in debt. If she doesn't work hard enough, she may be kicked out of her super high-end apartment on Park Avenue. Alex, a handsome, competent lawyer Amanda got to know recently has asked her out many times. Her heart flutters before this handsome playboy type, but she can't afford to go out with him, literally, and she doesn't want to get hurt again... Park Avenue Scandals #5

In the *Monte Carlo* series: V. 1 - *Hyakuman Euro no Aijin* (The Millionaire's Indecent Proposal) V. 2 - *Chichuukai ni Sasayakare* (The Prince's Ultimate Deception) V. 3 - *Playboy no Kamen* (The Playboy's Passionate Pursuit)

Payback was the perfect present. Last year Trent Hightower walked away after a foiled one-night stand and had completely forgotten Paige McCauley. Now, she intended to seduce the untouchable CEO—and this time leave him wanting more. But Trent wasn't the man she thought he was. If he'd been with the sensual brunette, there would be no mistaking it. Yet his explosive secret was one he had to keep, even if it meant playing Paige's intoxicating game of seduction. A game he was determined to win.

Eight years ago, Andrea Montgomery was left by her love, Clayton Dean. But due to his father's absence at his company, Clay is forced to come back. Now Andrea has a chance to finally confront him as to why he would do such a thing to her. She wants nothing more than to finally put the past to rest, but can she really be satisfied with just that? As for Clay, will he be able to confess to Andrea the reason behind his sudden disappearance? And will she be able to handle it? (c)MIWA TACHIKI/EMILIE ROSE CUNNINGHAM

In the fast-paced, cutthroat world of Hollywood filmmaking, producer Max Hudson was a master at getting it done. With a movie deadline breathing down his neck, he wouldn't let anyone get in his way, especially not his longtime assistant, Dana Fallon. Her tantalizing curves had wreaked havoc on his mind and his libido. But her sudden resignation caused chaos, and no amount of money would sway her. Luckily, Max had other means of persuasion….

In Atlanta a woman lies in a hospital bed after a serious accident. But when the hospital calls her emergency contact—her ex-lover—she's horrified. Why doesn't she remember him? Worse still, she might be falling for him…again!

She’s finally found the courage to love again. But is his love true? Gavin, a member of a wealthy, resort-owning family, visits a small inn to bargain with an elderly man over a piece of land that his grandfather lost in a bet. But the stubborn old man declares that he intends to turn the land over to the state when he dies. When Gavin insists that the land is crucial for a new development project, he is given an astonishing option: if he marries the old man’s granddaughter, he’ll be given the land. Even though Gavin’s workaholic father left him uninterested in marriage, when he sees the beautiful Sabrina, he finds himself beginning to change his mind… However, Sabrina, the granddaughter in question, is keeping her heart shut after a painful past.