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Just who is Lily Wrightington cynical fashion photographer or studious art historian? Prince Marco di Lucchesi can't hide his haughty disdain for this Englishwoman or his strong attraction to her!As they tour the captivating palazzos of northern Italy together for Lily's work project, the atmosphere between them sizzles with dislike and sensual promise…until shadows from Lily's past turn up to taunt her. But if Marco drops his guard and offers the protection Lily is seeking, the passion he's trying to keep firmly under wraps might just unleash itself, too….

When Dray Carlisle turned up unexpectedly, Cass knew there must be trouble afoot. She hadn't seen Dray for three years, after their brief but intensely passionate affair had ended.However, Cass wasn't prepared for Dray's news: her younger sister, from whom she'd become estranged, had died in childbirth. Cass couldn't turn her back on her newborn niece…and that meant Dray and the irresistible sexual attraction between them would also be part of her life once more….

A mousy music teacher, Maisie's hardly a seductive siren.But her lack of worldliness turns her life upside down, and, abandoned and alone, she knows she has to confront the man who deceived her. . . .Rafael Sanderson is rich, successful and a master of marriage avoidance. He's never seen Maisie before, but she seems to think she knows him. And even though it's his rule never to get involved, this time he's compelled to make this waif his wife!

From the New York Times bestselling author of Me & Emmacomes one woman’s unforgettable story about what it is to lose controlas the world watches, and to figure out what went so very wrong.While breaking the hottest news story of the year, broadcast journalist Isabel Murphy falls apart on live television in front of an audience of millions. She lands at Three Breezes, a four-star psychiatric hospital nicknamed the “nut hut,” where she begins the painful process of recovering the life everyone thought she had.But accepting her place among her fellow patients proves difficult, and Isabel struggles to reconcile the fact that she is, indeed, one of them. As she faces the reality that in order to mend her painfully fractured life she must rely solely on herself, she must also accept an imperfect life in a world that demands perfection.

As a top model, Sorcha Murphy commands a high price. But a terrible, hidden secret is about to return to haunt her. Romain de Valois knows Sorcha is damaged goods–her hedonistic reputation speaks for itself. But he wants her for one final assignment, and he's prepared to pay.Romain believes Sorcha hasn't changed her ways, and decides to change the deal: her paycheck will be recouped in the bedroom!

FBI Special Agent Maggie O'Dell is just starting a vacation when she gets a call from her friend, psychologist Dr. Gwen Patterson. One of Gwen's patients is missing on a trip to Connecticut. Can Maggie look into Joan Begley's disappearance? At first Maggie dismisses Gwen's concern. But when the body of a woman is discovered in an abandoned rock quarry in Connecticut, Maggie heads to the small town on «unofficial» business. Soon the shocking news surfaces that more bodies have been discovered, and Maggie is drawn into a case that confounds both local law enforcement and a seasoned criminal profiler like herself.But where is Joan Begley? Is she in fact the woman discovered buried in the quarry? Or is she the unwilling guest of a killer obsessed with possessing an unimaginable prize from his victims?

When Nick Menendez discovered that beautiful Liza Summers was working for the prime suspect in a diamond robbery case, the Spanish security tycoon took matters into his own hands and Liza into his custody!He decided the simplest way to uncover the truth and protect her was to take her to his bed and keep her there until he knew her full involvement….

Ella Smith is surprised when a handsome millionaire offers her a lucrative contract that she can't afford to turn down. There's just one snag: she must move into his mansion until the project is finished! But does that mean she must obey his every command?Robert Carrington needs Ella to unlock the secrets of his past, but he finds himself wanting her–even if she's strictly off-limits! Robert wasn't looking for a mistress–but now he wants her to stay…at his bidding!

Dominique is everything a man could want in a wife and Sydney brewing magnate Charles Brandon is totally captivated by her charms. So when he discovers that Dominique might have married him for money, Charles is devastated and then angry.However Charles isn't prepared to let go of his new bride just yet not until his passion for her has been satiated…and he's exacted his full revenge!

Innocent until her wedding night!Arrogant Italian Paolo Venini needs to marry. And English rose Lily Frome will make a perfect, convenient wife. As Lily struggles to adapt to Paolo's glamorous world, Paolo whisks her off to Italy's beautiful Amalfi coast to spend their wedding night.But Paolo expects more than just a marriage in name only–after their vows have been exchanged, Paolo intends to claim his virgin bride as his own. . . .