Italian millionaire Rafaello di Viscenti vows to marry the first woman he sees–who just happens to be Magda! She's been desperately trying to make ends meet by cleaning Rafaello's house. His proposal of marriage comes with a large financial reward–all she has to do is spend six months as Rafaello's wife in name only.

Alex Fabian is a successful city banker who lives life on his own terms. But when his family gives him an ultimatum to marry within three months or lose his inheritance, he's forced to find a bride.... Louise Trentham is instantly wary when Alex Fabian proposes: he's formidably dynamic, gorgeous--and way out of her league! But the chemistry between them is irresistible. Can Louise take the plunge and say, "I do," knowing that, for Alex, she'll always be only his token wife?

A professor rushes to the side of her injured childhood crush in this classic contemporary romance by a USA Today–bestselling author. Enrico DiRinaldi wants a wife and children, even though an accident has left him unable to walk. So, he proposes marriage to Gianna Lakewood. Having secretly always loved Rico, Gianna can’t say no. . . . The passion Rico ignites in his innocent bride is explosive! But when she realizes that Rico’s full recovery is imminent, and his beautiful ex-fiancée is waiting in the wings, Gianna is sure he won’t want her anymore. However, Rico is still intent on keeping his convenient wife by his side. . . . Originally published in 2004.

When shy virgin Katie Carter is summoned to renovate a Tuscan villa, the enigmatic owner, Count Giovanni Amato, soon stirs up emotions she's long kept buried. Giovanni is intent on having her but he has two unbroken rules: there's no room for a wife in his life, and definitely not for a child So what will the brooding, aristocratic billionaire do when he finds out Katie is carrying his heir?

Alessandro Marciano threw pregnant Scarlett out on the street—this gold digger had betrayed him! Now he has returned—and he has a business proposition for Scarlett: he'll bankrupt her or bed her. The choice is hers…. But when Alessandro's faced with the fact that Scarlett's child is his son, there is no choice. Scarlett will be the Marciano bride—willingly or not….

One step from surrender For seven years formidable Leonardo Vincenti has planned his vengeance on Douglas Shaw – and nothing will stop him. Not even Shaw's stunning but treacherous daughter Helena, who – right now – is pleading for leniency. Grim satisfaction spreads through Leo, because he knows she would willingly never take up his challenge to return to his side. But he has greatly underestimated Helena. Secrets drive her as if the very devil were on her heels. And suddenly the passion that left them undone years before is forcing them both to the brink of surrender...

This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ancestors, they have assimilated regional cultures which were created by British colonists, even while preserving ethnic identities at the same time. In this sense, nearly all Americans are "Albion's Seed," no matter what their ethnicity may be. The concluding section of this remarkable book explores the ways that regional cultures have continued to dominate national politics from 1789 to 1988, and still help to shape attitudes toward education, government, gender, and violence, on which differences between American regions are greater than between European nations.

A shock proposal for his Cinderella! After years of hardship Alys Fairford wanted just one taste of freedom. Swept away by the charm of a charismatic stranger, she allowed herself a night of blazing passion! But months later, a pregnancy test confirms that night changed her life forever... Despite their unforgettable encounter, Nikos Drakis knew he couldn’t let Alys into his bulletproof heart. Until her unexpected letter confessing the consequences has him reconsidering his priorities. He’ll bring Alys to his Greek villa where he will claim his heir. By first unraveling the truth...and then her! Mills & Boon Modern — Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.