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A vacation romance has left Charlotte with a tiny but precious souvenir! Hoping to get over her breakup, Charlotte takes the trip of her dreams to Italy. While drowning her sorrows at a bar, she catches someone’s eye. Someone’s very, very attractive eye. The man—Lucio—stands out in a crowd and seems brimming with confidence. His vivacity instantly steals Charlotte’s heart and they spend a passionate, magical night together. The next morning he leaves without a word. Charlotte finds this odd, but not shocking. She knows she’ll remember that night all her life, but life, she assumes, will go on as it always has. At least, it will until she discovers that she’s pregnant!

A pure maiden sacrificed to the beast… A heavy fog covered the highland castle when a terrible scream pierced the dark night. Lady Kenna, the wife of the castle’s Connor MacLerie, was found dead at the bottom of the parapets. Known as a ruthless beast who was believed to have murdered his wife for not bearing him children, rumors about Connor spread throughout the land. Nearby clans feared the thought of offering their own daughters to him as brides. From a weaker clan, Jocelyn was unable to escape her fate. After being transported to Connor’s castle as his bride, his words made Jocelyn feel as if she were but a mare for breeding. “I will meet you in bed until you give me a son,” he said.

A wedding invitation sets an old love back in motion! Belle is in bed with influenza. When she answered the door and saw her ex-husband Luke, she loses consciousness. Belle had been working at a major investment consultancy company when she met Luke, who was only a postgraduate student. They fell in love and married young, believing that the difference in their incomes and position in society would make no difference to their love.... However their marriage did not last and seven years have passed since their divorce. In the flesh once again, Luke appears almost terrifyingly handsome, and she is spellbound by his mature manliness. But why has he appeared now...?

Fen was living an acceptable life as a bartender at Pub Mitre until an encounter with a knife-wielding punk leads to her meeting dashing insurance salesman Joe, and a coworker's illness turns her into the pub's hottest new singer! But her well-meaning family conspires to make her lose her job. Now Fen's run away from her family and fallen for Joe. But no matter how much she may try to run, she knows they'll track her down again. Will Fen find a new job and a new family with Joe, or will her past get in the way?

Catherine has been living half a globe away from her husband, Vito, for three years now. For as long as he can remember, their son, Santos, has never seen his mother and father together. Vito was looking forward to the next of Santos’s periodic visits, but his new lover, Marietta, isn’t happy about having Santos in the picture. To protect Santos from Marietta’s cruelty, Vito hatches a plan to live together with his wife and son as a family once more. Though her old wounds haven’t healed and the fire of their love has long since gone cold, Catherine finds her heart racing at Vito’s touch. Are they living together for Santos’s sake alone?

I love him so much, but I’ll never be able to make him happy… Is there really such a thing as fate? Zia is a resident in pediatrics, taking a quick vacation, when she meets Michael Brennan, the CEO of a major shipping company that he built from the ground up. It was pure coincidence that Zia saved Mike’s nephew from drowning, but from the moment they meet, everything seems to just fit—they’re a perfect match. Now they’ve met each other’s families and they’re even collaborating at work. Zia is concerned things are going too well! And when she sees how much fun Mike has playing with his nephew, it only reminds her of a painful truth: Zia will never be able to have children. Why couldn’t she tell him sooner?

After being notified of the death of her elder sister and brother-in-law, Callie headed for Italy. The thought of their orphaned twins weighed heavily on her mind. So did the memories of her brother-in-law’s younger brother, Paolo. Nine years ago Callie met Paolo for the first time at her sister’s wedding. Entranced by the gorgeous and worldly playboy, she lost her virginity to him. But as soon as she confessed her love, he turned his back on her. Now she’s struggling with the task before her—she must come face-to-face with him again under these tragic circumstances, all while keeping a big secret.

Libby gave birth to her child without telling her ex-boyfriend, Samuel, whom she’d fought and broken up with eight years ago. Her heart aches to see that her child resembles her father more each day. Then Libby gets in a car accident and falls into a coma… (The Promise) When Jolie was pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend, his brother, Drew, was the one who saved her. He married Jolie and did everything to help support her and the baby. Now, seven years later, Libby’s ex has come back! (Taggart’s Bride)

Single mother Keira must summon up her courage and finally face her son's father, Italian billionaire Mateo. Ten months ago, Keira was assigned to be Mateo's driver, but a sudden change in the weather one day forced them to take refuge at a small B and B...where they spent an unforgettably passionate night together! But when morning came, Mateo was gone, leaving behind only a large sum of money and a small life growing inside her. When Mateo learns of the consequence of their night together, though, he immediately confronts Keira and accuses her of keeping his son a secret!

Charlotte Ramsey has a nice life laid out for her. She's getting married in a few weeks, but a certain excitement is missing from her life. Her goal is to have a comfortable life with children and a nice husband, but comfort alone can’t spark the flames of romance deep in her heart. Damien Wynter, after a chance encounter on a boat, may be the raging inferno of passion that'll ignite those flames…but should she play with fire? She may just get burned.

When Olivia married Greek millionaire Dimitri she believed their love would last forever. However, her happiness lasted only for six months when she discovered her husband had a lover, and even a child with her. I cannot stand sharing my husband with another woman! Since then, three years have passed. Olivia now travels to Italy to see Dimitri again, but only to sign divorce papers. But when she sees Dimitri, who is as attractive as he was three years ago, she realizes she still loves him...

A summer fling…with a blind man? On a solo trip to her uncle’s beach house for summer vacation, April is shocked when she comes face-to-face with a completely naked man. According to her uncle, this mysterious nudist is none other than the famous sculptor Hugh Davies, who is staying in the next house over with a friend. His movie-star good looks make April’s heart flutter, but Hugh does nothing but ignore her. April decides to confront the man about his bad manners, only to discover that he’s blind!

Harriet’s a logical planner—it’s what she does—but can she plan for love? Harriet wants to get married and have kids someday, so she decides to make a checklist for an ideal husband. For instance, he can’t be too handsome or too ugly, nor can he be too rich or too poor. Her boss, Alex, is dumbfounded when he hears this. Who would she want to marry such a boring man? It’s no wonder Harriet broke up with her fiancé. Despite being born into a poor family, Alex has become a successful real-estate developer. He more than checks off Harriet’s list, but she’d be an idiot to fall for a sworn bachelor like him. So what will she do when he asks her to spend a passionate weekend with him at a five-star hotel?

Kass felt like she’d been struck by lightning when she locked eyes with a passionate stranger while on the fashion show stage. That mesmerizing gaze belonged to Leo, a refugee from Eastern Europe. They fell in love instantly, but destiny didn’t smile on them—soon after, Leo was in an accident and barely survived. Then he disappeared from Kass’s life. One day he showed up again, but by then she had twins and her career as a designer had taken off. Leo, it seems, is heir to his country’s throne and has come to collect his queen-to-be and his little princesses!

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Alice fell in love with a businessman named Domenico, and began to live with him at his request. But six months later, Alice puts an end to her life with Domenico and flies back to England. The reason is that she discovered Domenico's hidden lover... And on top of that, he's always said that he would never marry. Even if she loves him, her body and mind are shattered at this uncertain future. But Domenico has chased her all the way to England. Why? The only reason she can see is that he desires her...!

When Falcon Leopardi suddenly appeared before Annie, she immediately knew why he was there. Years ago his half brother, Antonio, raped her and left her pregnant. Her son, Oliver, is her consolation in life, and Falcon must be here to take him away! Falcon claims it isn’t so and offers to take both of them to Sicily to meet his family. Annie’s heart insists she ought not to fall for such tricks?how can she know if she should trust this man?

How long does it take to heal a two-year-old heartbreak? Rachel has managed to heal from the heartbreak she suffered two years ago. Then one day a new executive at her company arrives with a crying baby. It’s Nick, the very man who dumped her! His younger brother and sister-in-law were killed three weeks ago in an accident, leaving his niece in his guardianship. Rachel wants to help the struggling Nick, but can she suppress her love for the man who dumped her?

One year has passed since Annabella’s gambling, alcoholic husband died. Since then, she’s been relentlessly bullied by her mother-in-law, who has made her life a living hell. She finally gets to attend a ball once her mourning period ends, and there she meets Sir William, a strong, attractive gentleman. He seems interested in her, but she can’t believe he’d bother with a widow who is treated like a servant. Annabella doesn’t know what to make of him, but when she loses herself in his beautiful eyes, blue like the summer sea, she forgets everything else…

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Mere weeks away from her wedding, Natasha moyles finds her fiancé entangled in a lovers’ embrace with her younger sister Cindy. Desperate to get away, she accepts the aid of an unlikely ally: her fiancé’s brother, Leo Christakis. As she’s wondering to herself why leo is helping her, his warm and endearing tone turns menacing. It turns our that Natasha is the collateral for the millions of euros her ex-fiancé embezzled from Leo’s business!