Stop the Wedding! When Tamara Hayward discovered that her teenage daughter planned to elope, she did what any concerned single parent would do. She joined forces with the enemy: Bronson Kensington, father of the groom-to-be. Surely two responsible adults could talk two wayward kids out of a disastrous marriage... .

It's been six years since Jamie walked in on her lover, Jake Brierton, in bed with another woman—and walked right back out that door and out of his life. But even though Jamie has spent years working on her successful decorating business, she's never been able to fully exorcise Jake from her mind. He is, after all, her stepbrother…. When her stepdad becomes ill, Jamie is reunited with Jake on their way home for Christmas. She is shocked when Jake proposes marriage—a marriage designed to make their family happy. But when the ceremony is over, and their honeymoon in a cozy Swiss chalet begins, Jamie wonders what kind of marriage she's destined to have with the man who once broke her heart…and could easily do it again!

The bride had a secret…. She adored her husband, but knew she could never give him what he really needed. That was why she walked out on their marriage two years ago. Now Joanna has no choice but to return to Sandro for help. He agrees, but on one condition: that she return as his wife—to his bed. Joanna loves Sandro more than ever, but can she face a replay of their disastrous wedding night? Surrender to Sandro means revealing the secret she's kept hidden from him all along. Passion is the risk that Joanna must take—if she's to save her marriage….

"When Alessandro Ferrante dutifully married shy heiress Octavia, it was a pleasant surprise to discover that his convenient bride was as sweetly sensual as she was beautiful. But when their newborn baby is swapped at the hospital, their fragile marriage reaches crisis point. With her baby safely back in her arms, the revelation that Alessandro's family was involved leaves Octavia wanting nothing more to do with him. But Alessandro won't take no for an answer ... after all, in the bedroom she always said yes! He will seduce his wife again and ensure Octavia -- and his child -- are his forever!" -- Back cover.

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Business tycoon and infamous playboy Alexio Christoulakis wasn't the marrying kind. Then one of the most powerful and wealthy men in Greece offers Alexio his daughter's hand in marriage, and Alexio decides that maybe a wife—especially one as compelling as Ione Gakis—might not be a bad idea after all. Unbeknownst to anyone outside of the Gakis family, Ione was adopted and has been fostered in an abusive and neglectful environment—a desperate prisoner on her tyrannical father's luxurious island. Marriage to Alexio can mean only one thing: escape. And if that means marrying a complete stranger and fleeing to England to find her real family, then the sooner Ione can get that wedding ring on her finger, the better.— But despite his compassion for Ione, Alexio won't tolerate a runaway wife. And he's going to make damn sure Ione never leaves his side—or his bed!