In a flash of lightning, Count Pietro Bagnelli sees a young woman standing outside his palazzo, a battered suitcase at her feet. This solitary count has turned his back on the world, but he can't turn his back on this bedraggled waif... Ruth has returned to Venice to uncover lost memories, yet finds comfort with this proudly damaged count. As Carnivale sweeps through the city, drama and passion ignite and secrets unravel...

Wedded in Venice... Starting again is meant to be the purpose of Sally Franklin's trip to Venice. Not finding herself spontaneously married to enigmatically handsome Damiano Ferrone! Maybe it was the magic of Venice or simply Damiano's captivating good looks that made his proposal impossible to resist! Damiano needs the perfect mother for his little boy - and a marriage of the utmost convenience. But before long Damiano is seeing Sally in a whole...

Why on earth did I agree to this crazy plan?! This multimillionaire Jack Bullen had a proposal for me, to pose as his girlfriend so he could avoid an unwanted marriage. I said yes, it was a whole lot better than going back to being a waitress. It sounded like fun, a free holiday in Monte Carlo, who'd say no? But Jack is gorgeous! Like Pierce Brosnan. It's really hard doing all this kissing and flirting when it's all 'pretend.' I want it to be for...

Getting the scoop on the rebellious Falcon! Journalist Perdita Hanson has a reputation for getting the best scoops in the business! She's on a mission to get the gossip at the Falcons' latest glitzy wedding when she bumps into one of the notorious Falcon brothers. - In order to get behind the closely guarded doors of this infamous family, Perdita accepts Leonid's spontaneous offer of being his date! Perdita never expects to fall for the roguish Leonid,...

THE WOMAN HE COULDN'T REMEMBER Not long ago, Justin Hallwood had been a hard-driving, big-city executive. Now he was inexplicably drawn to the little village of Haven - especially to Sarah Conroy, a lovely single mother with an adorable baby son. What hold did she have on him? THE MAN SHE SHOULDN'T FORGET Once, Sarah thought that she and Justin would be together always. Then she'd announced her pregnancy, and he was gone. Two years later he was back...

BABY BOOM Whose baby? When Donna discovered she was pregnant, and Toni Mantini proposed, she was overjoyed. But Rinaldo Mantini wasn't. He suspected Donna of latching on to his younger brother to secure herself a wealthy life-style. Then Toni was cruelly snatched away from them all, and Rinaldo insisted that Donna become his wife - he would not allow her baby to be born out of wedlock. To marry Rinaldo was to marry her greatest enemy, but how could...

Her real-life Romeo Freelance journalist Natasha needs to find workfast! When a job comes up in Verona she jumps at the chance. Her heart might have been broken by a charming Italian, but with few other options, promoting the city seems like a dream assignment. Until she meets her new bossand ex!Mario Mario might not be the playboy she remembers, yet Natasha strives to keep their relationship professional. But in the city of Romeo and Juliet, pursuing...

Gail Rivers worked wonders with flowers and tulle, for other brides. She had no intention of walking down an aisle and saying, "I do." Certainly not with Alex Medford, who insisted on meddling with Gail's happily engaged clients! First his father, now his brother. Why couldn't Alex convince anyone that marriage was hogwash? Because Gail peddled illusions of happily ever after, that was why! Now Alex's family believed no nuptials were complete without...

She Wanted Her Child Back. Daniel Keller never should have handled that homicide case. Still grieving over the accident that had stolen his wife and son, the dazed policeman had nevertheless testified--and unwittingly convicted--an innocent woman of murder. Megan Anderson had spent three years in prison, learning to hate Daniel Keller. Because of him, she'd lost the only thing that mattered: her beloved child. Now she was free, but her battle had...

Private Investigator Debbie Harker had had her share of tough assignments, and going undercover as a notorious gangster's moll was certainly one of them. But tougher still was her self-appointed coconspirator, Detective Inspector Jake Garfield, strong-willed, hot-tempered, and infuriatingly sexy. Working with a woman was the last thing Jake would have chosen to do, yet only an irresistible femme fatale like Debbie could help him infiltrate the underworld....