Mills & Boon

Persepha couldn’t believe it when her beloved guardian died suddenly. Perhaps it was because she was numb with grief that she listened to her guardian’s friend, Don Diablo Ezreldo Ruy, when he announced his intention of marrying her. When she protested that she didn’t love him, he assured her that love would come. But all too soon she realized that all he really wanted from her was a child.

"The morn of her wedding, Arabella Cameron is filled with dread. But if marrying a man she doesn't love will end the feud between the Cameron and Mackintosh clans, she will do her duty. That is until outlaw Brodie Mackintosh arrives in her bedchamber and steals her away to the mountains! Brodie knows Arabella has every reason to hate him, but a forbidden kiss soon makes these sworn enemies question everything. And when Arabella's intended reclaims her, Brodie must fight with all his strength to make her his once more!"

Waitress Zoe Evans runs across wealthy Nikolai Komarov at a party. Drawn to each other, they must work through some prejudices about class and money before a romance begins to blossom. Yet misunderstandings and hurt feelings also continue to interfere with hoped for happiness.

Remedy for an aching heart Though Lacy's brief marriage went disastrously wrong, she still has her daughter, Jessica. But there has been no man since Lewis, the one who loved and left her, twenty years ago. Lacey is a woman in full control of her own life, devoted to raising money to fight a life-threatening disease. And if the pain of the past has not disappeared, at least it knows its place. But now Lewis is back, determined to get to know his daughter. The truth he reveals wreaks havoc with everyone's life - especially Lacey's. She's terrified she may make the same mistakes - that she might fall in love...and lose once again.

Striding into A & E, staggeringly handsome Dr Ed Shackleton leaves Dr Annie Brooks's heart racing! Men are off the menu for this single mum, but avoiding brooding Ed proves impossible ... Ed's fear of his hereditary illness means he's ruled out love. Yet a fling with Annie makes him want the unthinkable. Can Annie convince Ed that love is always worth the risk?

The midwife's Christmas wish - a mistletoe proposal When bubbly midwife Lucy Harris meets Dr Max Curtis, she has no trouble believing his reputation as Dalverston's resident playboy! She longs to be immune to his killer smile and dark good looks, but every time she sees Max's tenderness towards his tiny patients her frozen heart thaws a little... Max's flings are only ever short and sweet. But there's something about caring Lucy that has him thinking long-term...As Christmas draws close, and the village's festive lights twinkle, Max's thoughts turn from medicine...to marriage!

Millionaire Nash Connaught knew something about Faith that could cost her her job. And he was holding the dark secret over her head.... He had never meant to blackmail her into bed! But the temptation they both felt had been too strong....Faith was—had been—a virgin. Nash's reaction was to insist on marriage. But was he marrying Faith for honor? Or was it part of his revenge for something that had happened between them ten years ago?

"Hot and flustered from the sweltering Milan heat, Caroline Rossi steps into the sleek offices of Giancarlo de Vito - only to feel plump, plain ... and virtually invisible! Giancarlo's ruthless ambition got him where he is today, but he's never forgotten the hardships he overcame - or his thirst for a revenge only Caroline can help him exact ... Used to women doing anything to please him, Giancarlo is confounded by Caroline - she just won't play ball. To seek his vengeance Giancarlo will have to turn on the legendarily irresistible de Vito charm."--Back cover.

"It should be easy. Karim Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Markhazad, has one task: retrieve rebellious princess Clementina Savanevski from her hideout in England and return her home to be wed ... to another man. His to find or his to keep? It is not for Karim to notice her alluring scent, those seductive curves, the enticing glances she sends his way. No, his family's honour - and his own - requires Clementina to be delivered pure and untouched to her unwanted bridegroom. And he must resist all temptation to keep her for himself!"--Publisher descripion.

Jennet was sure of one thing—there’d be no welcome for her at Te Puriri Station—especially not from her stepbrother, Rafe Hollingworth. To Rafe she would always be an amoral, scheming troublemaker! Still, she had to try. She just couldn’t let her half sister, Melly, marry Derek Compton. Jennet’s own marriage to Derek Compton had ended four years earlier—for reasons she’d never disclosed to her family. But now, to save Melly, she’d have to risk her own chance for future happiness. And risk Rafe’s continued hatred and contempt. If only she didn’t love him.

She's fought to keep their child a secret...Isobel has never forgotten the night Brazilian millionaire Alejandro Cabral took her virginity. The image of Alejandro's dark, sexy body has left a lifelong impression on her – as did his seed... He will never know he has a little daughter...Until three years later, when Isobel is led right back to Alejandro – and she's shocked. He's a changed man. He's still utterly sexy, but a terrible car accident has left him scarred, brooding and bitter. What's more, he's deliberately lured Isobel to Brazil because he knows all about his child...

Jay was a maharaja's heir and billionaire businessman, and he'd hired Keira as his interior designer. But why did she turn from hot to cold and then back again? Was she a manipulating gold digger who was using the red-hot chemistry between them to try to increase her financial reward? Then Jay discovered that Keira was a virgin! And, according to his code, the cost of taking virginity was marriage. Was he prepared to pay the price?

"One look into the stranger's dark, mysterious eyes and Indigo Moran knows she's made a mistake in taking his picture. But who does he think he is? A prince? That night Indigo discovers that's exactly who he is: Crown Prince Lorenzo Torelli of Melvante. To Lorenzo, duty lies with his country--he can't offer Indigo forever. The trouble is ... once he's kissed her, one unforgettable night will never be enough. And now Indigo's little secret is about to turn his carefully ordered world upside down!"--Publisher description.

"As the youngest of the famous Skavanga sisters, beautiful Leila has earned her reputation as the untouched Skavanga diamond - and she's tired of it! It's time to start living her life, and who better to teach her how than gorgeous Spaniard Raffa Leon? Raffa has no problem mixing business with pleasure! Intrigued by her shy purity and enticed by her request, he'll ensure Leila enjoys everything life has to offer. But as her frosty facade gives way to an unleashed passion, Raffa realizes that there are consequences of playing with fire!"--Publisher description.

The searing attraction between Sheikh Xavier Al Agir and Mariella Sutton was instant and all consuming. When a storm left Mariella stranded at Xavier's desert home, passion soon took over.... It was a night she would never forget! But having always yearned for a child of her own, Mariella planned just one more night with the Sheikh - to conceive his baby....

"Leo Zaccharelli is a gorgeous TV chef, but to Amy Driver he's just her best friend. Yet when he saves her from a disastrous near-miss down the aisle, Amy escapes to Tuscany with Leo and his adorable baby daughter Ella. Spending time with this beautiful little family, which has suffered so much tragedy after Leo's wife's death, opens Amy's eyes to the joys of being a mother ... and a wife! Now she's seen Leo in a whole new light, can their friendship lead to for ever?"--Publisher description.

"One glimpse of James Crawford's roguish good-looks sparked a fire in young heiress Harriet Wilde that burned red-hot - until her father forced her to break off the relationship. No way was his daughter going to dilute the family line!Ten years later... James, now the head of a multi-million-pound empire, returns to get revenge on the woman who thought she was too good for him. He'll make her feel every ounce of the humiliation he once did. But he only succeeds in fanning the flames of a fire he'd thought long dead..."-- Back cover.

The mistress mission...impossible? Suzy has never been called a security risk before--but Colonel Lucas Soames insists she is! And to safeguard his mission, the tough security millionaire forces her to pose as his mistress! In a luxurious Italian villa she is kept under twenty-four-hour surveillance, and it isn't long before desire reaches boiling point.

Sports doctor Jared Fraser won't be swayed by Dr Bailey Randall's interfering research, no matter how beautiful she is. He's had it with beautiful women - except Bailey manages to get right under his skin! Two years ago an ectopic pregnancy ended her baby dreams and her marriage. Ever since, she's written men and babies out of her life - until arrogant yet delicious Jared makes her rewrite the rulebook! But after one magical night can Bailey's shock pregnancy ultimately heal both their hearts?

When a CEO comes a-calling. What's a girl like small business owner Natalie Morrison to do, especially when said CEO is Cade Camden? First, there's the fact that his family double-crossed hers a few generations back. It's even worse that this rich boy is so darn charismatic, just like the ex-husband who walked all over her. Nati won't let herself swoon anytime soon. Cade is on a mission for his grandmother, to make amends for the Camdens' ruthless treatment of the Morrisons in the early days of Camden Incorporated. But is matchmaking Gran's ulterior motive? Because there's something so kissable about Nati, so tempting. He's here to mend fences, can he mend this woman's broken heart, too?

"Hannah Latimer, beautifully enigmatic socialite, has left her glamorous lifestyle behind to prove her worth by becoming an aid worker. But when she's captured by an oppressive regime, her only means of escape is powerful and arrogant Prince Kamel of Surana. And the price? Marriage! Forced to take Hannah as his bride, to avoid war with a neighbouring kingdom, Kamel has little patience with the pampered princess he's bound to -- but it's his duty, and that's something he can't ignore! There's no love between them, but there must be heirs. And there will be passion."--Publisher description.

"No sooner does wealthy heiress Lady Moira MacMurdaugh breathe a sigh of relief for avoiding a disastrous marriage to a gambling womanizer than she is served with a lawsuit! Torn between duty and this impulsive beauty who stirs him to distraction, solicitor Gordon McHeath has no choice but to go up against the whose kiss he's never forgotten. Until sinister forces threaten to upend Lady Moira's world and Gordon must cast the law book aside!"

The challenge: take revenge for a decades-old injustice ... Tycoon Alejandro Salazar will take any opportunity to expose the Hargrove family's crime against his - including accept the challenge to pose as their stable groom! His goal in sight, Alejandro cannot allow himself to be distracted by the gorgeous Hargrove heiress ... Her family must pay, yet Alejandro can't resist innocent Cecily's fiery passion. And when their one night of bliss results in an unexpected pregnancy, Alejandro will legitimise his heir and restore his family's honour ... by binding Cecily to him with a diamond ring!