Chloe secretly carried and gave birth as the surrogate mother of her half sister, the queen of a desert country. However, as Chloe waited for her sister to pick up her baby, her sister and her husband perished in an accident. To Chloe, who is a dedicated researcher and has never given any thought to love or marriage, the child they left behind is her only blood relative. She's determined to raise the child with all her love, no matter how difficult it might be. But then Sayid, the younger brother of the late sheikh, who is now serving as regent, appears at her door. With a cold, stern expression, he informs her that he has come to collect his country's future ruler and is prepared to take the baby by force. Now the only way for Chloe to stay by her child's side is to marry Sayid! She will do anything for her child-even wed Sayid in a loveless marriage. But will her heart be able to withstand the charm hidden under Sayid's serious facade? (Source: Renta!)
DANTE ROMANI'S SHOCK ENGAGEMENT TO EMPLOYEE! Paige Harper can't believe her little white lie has made the headlines. The only way to secure the adoption of her best-friend's daughter was to fake an engagement with her boss. Now she can hear him marching down the corridor to fire her! The press have spent years cultivating Dante's devilish persona, but now he wonders if this 'engagement' could be an opportunity to change that. Paige will wish he had fired her when she hears his terms: if she wants his ring she'll have to play the part of devoted wife in public and in private…
Princess Isabella was betrothed from a very young age to the king of Umarah, a desert country. Before getting married, she yearns for one last taste of freedom. She wants to go shopping, see the Eiffel Tower and do things that regular twenty-one-year-olds do... So she escapes... only to be promptly found in her beloved Paris. She has been trailed by Adham, a tall, dark-skinned man with scars and a dangerous aura. Isabella seizes a chance to evade her pursuer, and Adham relentlessly chases after her... but when he catches up to her, he steals a kiss! (Source: Renta!)
Clara has worked for her boss, the smart and handsome Zack, for seven years, but she only realized she was in love with him when he announced he was engaged. She did her best to suppress her feelings for him and help him get ready for the wedding, but when the bride didn't show, it was called off. Yet Zack doesn't seem particularly upset. He says the marriage was just a business tactic. Clara is already perplexed, but then Zack says something even more unexpected. He asks her to go on the honeymoon with him in his bride's place! (Source: Renta!)
*When duty wars with desire, which one wins?* With her life mapped out since birth, Princess Evangelina Drakos?known for her dramatic flair?hopes the minor scandal she plans to create will deter potential suitors. Hired for Eva?s security, unemotional bodyguard Makhail Nabatov never makes a mistake?but the impulsive princess pushes his resolve to the limits. It?s not long, however, before the beautiful and imprisoned Eva entices him to leave his bonds of duty and honour behind. Whilst their chemistry reaches fever-pitch, Makhail knows he knows he must deny his desire?for Eva is promised to another man?
Prior to her impending arranged marriage to a grand duke, Allegra goes to a masquerade ball. She figures it'll be the last party she attends as an unmarried woman and is eager to let herself go. Then a man dressed up as the God of Death appears before her. The attraction between them is undeniable, and before Allegra can stop to think through the consequences, she loses her virginity to the masked stranger. A few weeks later, she discovers that she's pregnant and is shocked to find out the identity of the mysterious man. It was Cristian Acosta, her brother's best friend...and the man who caused her to have an inferiority complex. She can't believe that the arrogant Spanish duke is the father of her child... (Source: Renta!)
Vanessa's first love, first kiss and first heartbreak all came courtesy of Lazaro Marino. She's the only daughter of a distinguished family in Boston, and when she was sixteen, she met Lazaro. He worked at her family's mansion, and she fell in love with him at first sight. He was from South America, and two years older than her, and she was head over heels for him. However, their love did not last long. The night they first kissed, he suddenly vanished. Twelve years later, they'll meet again, under circumstances she could never have imagined. But was their reunion just the beginning of his revenge?
Attorney Alison Whitman makes the decision to have a child through IVF. But once she becomes pregnant, she discovers that there's been a mix-up about the sperm donor! Alison goes to inform the father, Maximo Rossi, about the situation, hoping to get him to sign away his parental rights. But when she arrives at his gorgeous mansion, he tells her quite seriously, "I'm the crown prince of the Mediterranean kingdom of Turan. If what you say is true, then the baby will also be an heir to the throne..." *Note: UK title "A Mistake, A Prince And A Pregnancy" US title "An Accidental Birthright"* (c)KAZUNA UCHIDA/MAISEY YATES
Real estate magnate Renzo was shocked when Esther, an American woman he had never met before, told him she was pregnant with his child. According to her, Renzo's ex-wife had asked her to be a surrogate for them but then told Esther that she didn't want the child anymore after she and Renzo divorced. Now Esther's come to Renzo in distress. Renzo is intrigued by the idea of having an heir, so he decides to have Esther act as his pretend fiancee. Gradually, however, he becomes fascinated by her innocence... (Source: Renta!)
**Samarah must decide whether to marry the man she hates…or go to prison!** When Samarah was six years old, her father’s country, Jharrel, and the neighboring country, Khadra, were in conflict, and her father died as a result. Samarah and her mother escaped, but her mother died en route, leaving her daughter without parents. Sixteen years later, twenty-two-year-old Samarah sneaked into the Khadra palace, intending to kill Sheikh Ferran, but she was captured immediately. Unsure of what would happen next, she’s caught off guard by Ferran’s plan for her—he intends to introduce her to the world as his fiancée!
When Elle was fourteen, her father remarried, and along with a stepmother she gained an older stepbrother, Apollo. She had always kept her love for him secret, but twelve years later everything changed. Apollo started buying up bits and pieces of her father's company until he had taken it all. What motivated him to do it? Wanting to hear him out, Elle goes to meet Apollo, but the meeting quickly turns into a quarrel, anger sparks passion and the two of them go to bed together! That one moment is all she's ever wanted, but this is not how she imagined it! (Source: Renta!)
On the day of her wedding, Hannah put on her wedding dress and got in a car headed to the chapel. However, the person driving the car was her ex-husband, Eduardo—her former boss, whom she was married to for half a year, over five years ago. In the car, Eduardo surprises Hannah by telling her that their marriage is still valid. He half threatens her by saying that if she wants a divorce, she’ll have to help him restructure his company. Hannah reluctantly agrees with this proposal and follows along, leaving behind her groom in the chapel…