A FATHER'S DILEMMAGiles Haverill adored his adopted son, though he couldn't seem to show it. He knew the boy longed for his lost mother, just as Giles himself ached for a woman's gentle touch. But how did you tell a child that he'd been abandoned by the one person he needed most?A MOTHER'S SECRETThanks to fate, Melanie Haynes was now a member of the Haverill household. As little David's new nanny, she could soothe his troubles and dry his tears. But Melanie hadn't bargained on falling in love with Giles – or the pint-sized stranger who was her own flesh and blood… .
Single father in need of a wife!High-flying businessman Carson Page loves his young son, but Joey is deaf–and Carson is unable to communicate with him.Gina Tennison feels for Joey–she was once in his position herself. So for his sake, she agrees to live in Carson's home for the summer to show this proud man how to reach out to his son. As Carson becomes the dad of Joey's dreams, Gina begins to wonder if Carson could ever reach out for her, too….
Joanna had been head over heels in love with her convenient fiancé, Gustavo Ferrara, when he fell in love with–and married–someone else!Now, twelve years on, Gustavo Ferrara, now single, is thrown into turmoil at seeing Joanna again. He's older, wiser, and he realizes Joanna is the person he should have married–but he has no idea how much he hurt her. Can he persuade her to give him another chance…or is she once bitten, twice shy…?
Tuscany: from rags to riches!Selena is tough and independent, scraping just enough money to survive. When she falls for Leo Calvani she thinks he's a kindred spirit–apparently he lives a simple life in rural Italy and, like her, he's illegitimate….But she arrives at his home only to discover it's the largest house in the district, that he owns two villages and his uncle is a count! This is not the Leo she thought he was. But then a new discovery comes to light–Leo is proved not to be illegitimate after all, which makes him the count's heir! It's Selena's worst nightmare. There's no way she could ever be a countess…
Plain Jane and the Italian rebel…Polly Hanson must go to Naples to find Ruggiero Rinucci, and what she has to tell him will surely end his bachelor ways–he is the father of her late cousin's baby! But nothing quite prepares Polly for Ruggiero's reaction…Outwardly he's a carefree playboy inwardly he once loved so passionately it nearly broke him. Polly wants to help him, yet she feels forever in her cousin's shadow. Can plain Polly tame this wild Italian's heart…?
To repay an old debt… Deliciously handsome Count Vittorio Martelli's promise to repay his late father's debt leads him to penniless and unemployed Jackie Benton. So to start with, he offers her a prestigious job in Rome working for him!He'll take her as his fiancée! Jackie cannot believe her luck when an Italian stranger hands her a lifeline out of the blue. But when she gets there she discovers Vittorio also needs a convenient fiancée…and feisty, hardworking Jackie is the perfect candidate!
On the night of the party, Kelly's estranged husband, Jake Lindley, had been as gorgeous and charismatic as ever. It had been impossible for Kelly to resist him–and now she was pregnant!Kelly didn't want Jake back in her life; their divorce had just become final and she couldn't possibly tell him that he was the baby's father. But Jake was determined to look after Kelly–even if that meant moving in to her apartment. Could they mend their marriage in time for the birth of their baby?
Why on earth did I agree to this crazy plan?! This multimillionaire Jack Bullen had a proposal for me–to pose as his girlfriend so he could avoid an unwanted marriage. I said yes–it was a whole lot better than going back to being a waitress. It sounded like fun–a free holiday in Monte Carlo–who'd say no?–But Jack is gorgeous! Like Pierce Brosnan. It's really hard doing all this kissing and flirting when it's all 'pretend.' I want it to be for real! And you know–I'm beginning to think he likes me, too…
And baby makes three…It was a night she should never have surrendered to, but Ellie can’t regret the blissful hours she spent in Leonizio Fellani’s arms. The steely businessman showed her his softer side and it melted her heart…but working together means he should be off-limits!Then Ellie discovers she’s expecting, and she knows passionate, possessive Leonizio will want to make his heir legitimate! Leonizio demands marriage to claim his child, but first he needs to prove to Ellie that above all he wants her as his wife…
She Wanted Her Child Back Daniel Keller never should have handled that homicide case. Still grieving over the accident that had stolen his wife and son, the dazed policeman had nevertheless testified – and unwittingly convicted – an innocent woman of murder. Megan Anderson had spent three years in prison, learning to hate Daniel Keller.Because of him, she'd lost the only thing that mattered: her beloved child. Now she was free, but her battle had just begun. Megan would see that Daniel got her son back for her. And she would fight her own forbidden desire… for the man who had destroyed her life.