Silas Carter—American billionaire and bachelor, he's at the top of every celebrity party guest list. Love isn't in Silas's plans—but a practical marriage is! Julia Fellowes—beautiful, well-connected and perfect wife material. Julia will be Silas's convenient bride—the pleasure of bedding her will just be a bonus. Their relationship is headline news—the society wedding of the decade's on. But scandal travels fast—what will happen when everyone discovers Julia's pregnant…?

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Bedding His Virgin Mistress Ricardo Salvatore despised greedy women -- was Carly just one more? He planned to take over the company that Carly managed. So why not include her in the bargain? Unloved and unwanted as a child, Carly had never let anyone this close. She and Ricardo were working closely together, and their sizzling attraction boiled over. In the heat of passion, there was no hiding place: Ricardo was stunned when he learned the real truth about Carly, just as she discovered his real reason for bedding her... Expecting The Playboy's Heir American billionaire and bachelor Silas Carter is at the top of every celebrity party guest list. Love isn't in Silas's plans -- but a practical marriage is! Julia Fellowes is beautiful, well-connected and perfect wife material. Julia will be Silas's convenient bride -- the pleasure of bedding her will just be a bonus. Their relationship is headline news, the society wedding of the decade is on. But scandal travels fast...what will happen when everyone discovers Julia is pregnant?

Marriage: Millionaire banker Marcus Canning has decided it's time to become a father—and a husband…. Penniless: Lucy is facing crippling debts alone—having kicked out her cheating, stealing ex-husband…. Wedded: Lucy knows she's been chosen by Marcus for convenience—but she's always loved him and she can't resist his passionate lovemaking…. Sex: That's all it is for Marcus—until he discovers his wife is being blackmailed by another man….