Eden had married Brett for one reason and one reason only. To protect herself and her son from her grandfather. But Brett made it clear that he wanted this to be a proper marriage. Would Eden ever be able to overcome the trauma of her first marriage and lead a normal life?
WHAT POSSESSED HER TO PROPOSE TO GIDEON! Now a rich widow, Ellis had returned with her adopted son, Davey, to the Welsh home where once she'd been a woebegone foster child. Back then she'd suffered the contempt of her foster cousin, Gideon. And here she was --- offering herself in marriage to him! Secretly, Ellis felt she owed it to little Davey to ensure his rightful place in Gideon's family. And she concealed from the aloof Welshman the perturbing truth about the child's roots. She also hid the aching, one-sided love she'd always borne for Gideon. But her pain only increased when Davey's real mother turned up ...
He disarmed her with his charm In Claudia's book Nico Gabrielli was no better than a murderer. Two years ago he'd so upset her cousin Maris that she'd lost control of her car, killing herself and Claudia's brand-new husband. Thoughts of revenge sustained Claudia during her recovery. But when she returned to Italy to repay the Gabrielli man, she found vengeance was a dangerous game. "You and I are going to be friends," Nico informed her not long after her arrival. "It's too early for me to say lovers."
HE OFFERED A FUTURE, ALL RIGHT! Manon Lucas, out of work for six months, with a young brother to support, was desperate. Why else would she have gone to an interview set up by powerful Stephen Vestris? Stephen Vestris! Their love affair three years ago had been idyllic --- at first. Now she learned that Stephen, still angry at her walking out, had actually manipulated her into her present state of need. His marriage proposal, just like a job, had to be accepted. She could be hurt again, Manon knew. That was the worst part of loving a man like Stephen. It turned life upside down!