LYNNE GRAHAM

Gwenna watches as her father is arrested for embezzlement! He had taken her in, even though she was the daughter of his mistress, so she wanted to help him... So with no other thought in mind, she goes to see the man in charge of the company pressing the charges. The man she confronts is the same man she happened to have met the other day—and she would never admit it, but he had set her heart aflame. This man, Angelo, offers to drop the charges on one startling condition: “You will be my mistress.” She had grown up watching her mother suffer as a mistress. Will she be doomed to the same fate?

"Me, marry Nik? Impossible!" He’s a playboy. Why would he ever choose chubby, shameful me? Nik agreed to marry Prudence, heir to a wealthy family, in order to save his family's business. But they've been married for eight years, and never consummated the relationship—even though it's said that Nik has lovers in three different countries! Prudence can't take it anymore. She wants a child and a loving family. When she asks Nik for a divorce, he makes a proposal she never saw coming: he wants a trial marriage with her, and this time it will be real.

On the very night of her wedding, Molly's new husband, Sholto Cristaldi, left her for another woman, Pandora. Molly, who was nineteen at the time, ran away after being betrayed by a man she adored. Her marriage was annulled, and the incident involving the wedding night became a huge scandal. Now, Sholto stands on top of the international money market and is a star of high society. On a stormy night four years later, Molly finds herself stuck in a house with Sholto and ends up spending the night with him. But it seems his heart still belongs to Pandora...

He holds her family’s future in his hands! Ella was in a predicament. On top of her father’s furniture store being on the brink of bankruptcy, their house was about to be confiscated. Their creditor was a Greek businessman, Nikoros, the same man who stole a kiss from Ella one year earlier, right after she lost her fiancé. Now Nikoros is willing to clear her family’s debt…if she agrees to live in his mansion as his mistress for the next three months! For her family’s sake, she has no choice but to accept, but little could she know how much her time with Nikoros would change her!

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She’d adored him from afar…but now he’s ordering her to be his lover! “Can you bring me a guest’s laptop?” The strange request from a coworker at the hotel surprised Tawny. The goal was to delete pictures that should not have been taken of an overnight tryst. The name of the guest is Navarre Cazier, an important businessman from France. As a maid who has longed for him from afar, Tawny’s had to overlook such trysts. But as soon as she got her hands on the laptop, she was caught by Navarre. Then he made her an offer she couldn’t refuse: “I will buy your time with my money. If you refuse, I will call the police.”

Is her new employer really as terrifying as the villagers say? Laura stands frozen in front of the gates of a castle that looks straight out of a dark fairy tale. The owner’s name is Richard, and she wonders if he’s as terrifying as all the villagers say. But no matter what sort of man Richard is, she was sent here as a nanny and must look after his daughter. However, Richard swiftly and bluntly rejects the young Laura. She tries to find a way to get him to accept her as a nanny, but that is difficult to do when he keeps to the darkness in order to hide his scars. Richard was injured in an accident, but Laura wants him to come out into the light. It’s not just for his daughter Kelly’s sake, it’s for her sake and Richard’s, too!

Zara was engaged to a Greek billionaire, but when she received an offer to design a garden, she left London to forget about her arranged marriage. The offer was from Vitale, an Italian banker. She was nervous about receiving an offer from such a famous man, but she was enticed by his sexiness. Zara tries to remain rational around him and resist his charms, but when Vitale seduces her, Zara risks losing her resolve. If only she knew that his seduction was just a cruel trap…

Can an ordinary woman dare propose to a gorgeous millionaire? Beatriz has never been anything but a supportive teacher of young children, always caring for them but never having any of her own. In fact, at twenty-four, this wallflower is a virgin. She’s definitely not who the world would expect the rich and handsome Greek Sergios to marry, but when his current business-focused relationship falls through, Bea might be his best chance! Sergios has three children he takes care of, but a man of his stature in a demanding line of work can’t always be there for them. Beatriz, with her teaching skills and loving mindset, would be a perfect caretaker, but she’s not the blonde beauty that Sergios usually dates. Still, she could use some money to take care of her mother and may just have found the perfect job: wife for hire!

Katie is a single mother with two twin babies. Having lost both her job and house, she decides to swallow her pride and ask the father of her twin children for help. Alexandros, the father, is a millionaire and president of a large bank. Katie loved him body and soul, yet he played with her feelings and dumped her in no time. It has been a year and a half since he dumped Katie, and he does not believe her words when she tells him about the children. Instead, he coldly tells her, "You need to get a DNA test. I'll take responsibilty if they are mine."

After her parents abandoned her, Tabby came to make a living cleaning houses. When her friend Sonia passes away unexpectedly, Tabby finds herself the guardian of her six-month-old baby, Amber, but poor and single as Tabby is, Child Protective Services wants to put Amber in foster care. Not knowing what to do, Tabby goes to her co-guardian, Acheron Dimitrakos, for help. She finds, however, that this young Greek entrepreneur is as monstrously cruel as he is devilishly handsome. He’s about to have Tabby ejected from the premises of his office building when, all of a sudden, he changes his tune and proposes to her. What could be going on?

Polly replies to an advertisement to become a surrogate mother in order to cover the costs of her mother's surgery. But her world is rocked when her mother dies soon after Polly becomes pregnant. Devastated and alone, Polly goes to live in a house prepared for her by the biological father. Soon after, she discovers that the biological father, a rich bachelor, chose to go with a surrogate because of his deep lack of trust in women. So why does he continue to try to get close to her, keeping his true identity a secret?

"At the behest of her grandfather, a world-famous businessman, Zoe arrived in a strange foreign country, to marry the King's brother, a supposed elderly man. But on the way, she fell into a deep sleep... When she next woke up, she found herself in a tent in the desert. Where am I? Have I been kidnapped? A fearless man appeared in front of her as she trembled in fear. He calmed her down by whispering, ""No one will hurt you."" What a beautiful man, Zoe couldn't stop looking at him. She never dreamed that he was the Crown Prince Raj, the man she was going to marry...

Santino Aragon, the handsome young CEO of the company Poppy works at, has been her secret crush. One day, she draws on her courage and confesses her love for him, but she’s crushed when she learns that she’s annoyed him. He’s out of her league anyway… Miserable, she rushes out of the party and breaks down crying. But it’s Santino himself who consoles her! The story An Accidental Engagement is also included in this volume.

WARNING! All of Lynne Graham ML are the same, so common sense says if you typically disliked one Lynne Graham/Ayumu Aso ML you will dislike them all. They are rough arrogant, forceful, and twisted. If you don't like that kinda romance, please disregard this. If you still read this knowing all that, you either are a glutton for punishment or secretly like that type of ML and just pretend as you hate it in the comments to justify yourself for enjoying such a cold-hearted sadistic guy. :) After all, how does that saying go "The lady doth protest too much, methinks" Enjoy!

Even as she revolts against him, she can’t resist his nightly seduction! “Starting today, you’re an Arabian princess.” In order to save her family by receiving a huge dowry, Polly marries a complete stranger, the prince of Dahrein. Her husband, Prince Raschid, is cold and controlling. Being married to him feels hopeless and dark. But even as she revolts against the life he has given her, she can’t resist his nightly seduction!

After the death of her mother, Tansy has spent most of her time taking care of her younger sister and is shocked when her stepfather tells her that the house they are living in will be sold. To help alleviate the family's financial difficulties, her stepfather orders Tansy to marry Jude, a wealthy Greek man. Jude has plans of his own and he insists they will share a marriage bed like a normal couple. Tansy despairs over this, but she knows her sister's happiness is on the line, so she pushes her fears aside and offers Jude her innocence...

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When the powerful César proposes to Dixie, she can’t say no. For one thing, she needs the money. And it’s for a good cause—César’s grandfather Jasper in in poor health, and Dixie’s very fond of Jasper. Their fake marriage will make Jasper happy and help dig Dixie out of debt. What could possibly go wrong?

Can an ordinary woman dare propose to a gorgeous millionaire? Beatriz has never been anything but a supportive teacher of young children, always caring for them but never having any of her own. In fact, at twenty-four, this wallflower is a virgin. She’s definitely not who the world would expect the rich and handsome Greek Sergios to marry, but when his current business-focused relationship falls through, Bea might be his best chance! Sergios has three children he takes care of, but a man of his stature in a demanding line of work can’t always be there for them. Beatriz, with her teaching skills and loving mindset, would be a perfect caretaker, but she’s not the blonde beauty that Sergios usually dates. Still, she could use some money to take care of her mother and may just have found the perfect job: wife for hire!

She’d adored him from afar…but now he’s ordering her to be his lover! “Can you bring me a guest’s laptop?” The strange request from a coworker at the hotel surprised Tawny. The goal was to delete pictures that should not have been taken of an overnight tryst. The name of the guest is Navarre Cazier, an important businessman from France. As a maid who has longed for him from afar, Tawny’s had to overlook such trysts. But as soon as she got her hands on the laptop, she was caught by Navarre. Then he made her an offer she couldn’t refuse: “I will buy your time with my money. If you refuse, I will call the police.”

Zara was engaged to a Greek billionaire, but when she received an offer to design a garden, she left London to forget about her arranged marriage. The offer was from Vitale, an Italian banker. She was nervous about receiving an offer from such a famous man, but she was enticed by his sexiness. Zara tries to remain rational around him and resist his charms, but when Vitale seduces her, Zara risks losing her resolve. If only she knew that his seduction was just a cruel trap…

When her marriage to Alejandro, Spanish heir to the vast Vasquez family estate, fell apart due to a misunderstanding, a pregnant Jemima escaped to the English countryside. Two years later, she’s raising her child, Alfie, when Alejandro suddenly steps into their lives. He claims he can ignore her past indiscretions with his brother, but is Jemima ready to face the wrath of Doña Hortencia, his cold-hearted mother, in order to give her son the family he deserves?

After a tragic accident leaves her niece parentless, Flora races to Amsterdam. She’s determined to assume custody of her niece, Mariska, no matter what the cost. Upon her arrival, she’s met by her brother-in-law, Angelo van Zaal. Since the day she met this man, he’d never once looked at her with anything but contempt. Regardless, she refuses to allow this cold-hearted brute to raise her precious niece. But her life crumbles around her when a twist of fate and a night of passion leaves Flora pregnant with Angelo’s child.

SUCCESSFUL VETERINARIAN JESSICA MARTIN IS ON THE VERGE OF TURNING THIRTY. STILL SINGLE AND UNMARRIED, SHE’S BEGINNING TO WORRY THAT THE STRAYS SHE TAKES IN ARE GOING TO BE THE ONLY CHILDREN SHE’LL GET TO CARE FOR. AN ODD TWIST OF FATE LANDS HER AT THE FEET OF CESARIO DI SILVESTRI BARGAINING AWAY EVERYTHING SHE OWNS IN EXCHANGE FOR HER FATHER’S FREEDOM. WHAT’S JESSICA TO DO WHEN CESARIO EXPLAINS THAT THE ONLY THING HE DESIRES IS AN HEIR? SHE’S ALWAYS WANTED CHILDREN, BUT CAN SHE REALLY SURVIVE A LOVELESS MARRIAGE TO THIS MAN WHO IGNITES A FIRE WITHIN HER?

Ava was in a car accident on Christmas Day and lost her best friend. She was accused of being responsible for the crash despite her lost memory of that confusing night. After serving years of prison time, she freezes up in shock in the conference room of her new workplace. The man who controls the place is Vito, whom Ava used to admire. Vito is also the brother of her late best friend. Ava assumes he must hate her so much that he would want to kill her, not work with her. But he steals a kiss from her and asks her to plan this year’s Christmas party. What is he thinking?

King Zahir, ruler of the desert country of Maraban, is taken aback when he learns that his ex-wife, Sapphire, is visiting the country. Zahir divorced her five years ago, despite the fact they were still madly in love! Even after all this time, the moment the two meet again there’s an undeniable attraction between them. But Sapphire hasn’t returned alone—she’s brought a secret back to Maraban with her!