STEPHANIE HOWARD

Betrayed by the man I loved. I don't believe in love anymore... "I'm sorry!" Tina froze as she realized who she had bumped into at the party. She looked up to see Justin, her former C.E.O. and ex-boyfriend. Justin was talented and sharp, and had the young Tina hooked on him. However, while he told her to keep their relationship a secret, he announced his engagement with another woman. Betrayed and hurt, Tina left his company. She thought she would never see him again, but now Justin is trying to buy the company Tina works at, and...?

I’ve never thought of him as my stepbrother. Not once… When Shiona is reunited with her stepbrother, Jake, his scornful gaze brings back the pain of the past. Her mother had married into Jake’s family, and Shiona had always secretly been in love with him. But he still blames her for his brother’s death. Jake’s cold attitude toward Shiona shatters her, but his engagement brings forth an unexpected turn of events!

I. The Colorado Countess Off on the wrong foot with a handsome count in a beautiful kingdom… Carrie Dunn, a writer working on a story, has just arrived in San Rinaldo, a beautiful kingdom on the Mediterranean Sea. While she’s enjoying a meal on a terrace with a fantastic view, a group of famous people arrive and force her to change tables. Then a handsome man tells Carrie that he’s just paid her tab, which only serves to infuriate her further. She verbally assaults the man, not realizing that he is local royalty… II. The Lady's Man I’m suspicious of his dangerous charms, but I also can’t help falling for them… Caterina is the youngest daughter of the Montecrespi family, which rules the principality of San Rinaldo. Her older brother has always tried to control her life. However, Caterina is certain that an architect named Matthew, who has earned her brother’s trust, is nothing more than a fraud. She is confident that she can reveal Matthew’s dark past. Yet the more she experiences his dangerous charms, the more she falls for him… III. The Duke's Wife Damiano and Sofia, the Duke and Duchess of San Rinaldo, have been living apart for the past five months. Damiano was the man she’s loved since she was a little girl, but there’s only so much she can take! Damiano has been keeping a mistress ever since Sofia married him. Their son is her only source of joy. Even their people are gossiping about the possibility of their divorce. When Damiano orders her to play the part of the happy wife more convincingly to squelch the rumors, she’s amazed at his gall!