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He only married her to have an heir. So what does he want with her now? One night, Serena is startled awake in her posh New York City apartment by passionate kisses. She opens her eyes to see Nick, the man she separated from three years ago! He’s a wealthy businessman who’d blackmailed Serena into marrying him in order to have an heir. But she thought she’d kicked him out of her life for good. So why has he come now?
Is there any hope of a future together? On the eve of her wedding, well-to-do Jerusa wanders into the garden and meets a man named Michel. She is drawn to his angelic smile, but Michel has come to enact revenge on her father, his oldest enemy! Jerusa learns of his intentions after Michel kidnaps her. She should hate him—so why is she so drawn to him?
After seeing him again at a party, Athena's heart stops. Nikos! The man she said goodbye to...the man she loved. After leaving Argyros, a kingdom on a beautiful island in the middle of the Mediterranean, Athena worked hard to build up her career in New York. However, with the death of the king, as the next in line she is now being pursued by Nikos to take the throne. “I understand that he wants to help save the kingdom, but I'm just not cut out to rule over a nation.” On top of holding deep secrets that she dare not tell anyone, seeing him again after ten years makes her heart ache all the more.
A once timid girl has become a confident businesswoman. All to win the heart of a man who refuses love… After a fire at her office, Cathy begins living at her client Stone’s mansion and starts working as his secretary. She hopes working hard for Stone will create a chance for them to become more intimate, but although they are obviously attracted to each other, Stone just doesn’t seem the type to fall in love. Will Stone ever return Cathy’s affections and see her as the confident woman she has become, rather than the timid, self-conscious girl he first met?
Octavia has come to the desert land of Afril and is set to become a tutor for Prince Emir, the young brother of King Ismael. Initially rebellious toward the arrogant king, Octavia gradually finds herself attracted to Ismael, with his impressive ability to read people and to offer a fair chance to all those who can produce results, even a foreigner like her. Little does Octavia know that she’s becoming wound up in a dark struggle for power at the palace…
In the West, classical art—inextricably linked to concerns of a ruling or dominant class—commonly refers to art with traditional themes and styles that resurrect a past golden era. Although art of the early Edo period (1600–1868) encompasses a spectrum of themes and styles, references to the past are so common that many Japanese art historians have variously described this period as a "classical revival," "era of classicism," or a "renaissance." How did seventeenth-century artists and patrons imagine the past? How did classical manners relate to other styles and themes found in Edo art? In considering such questions, the contributors to this volume hold that classicism has been an amor...
Carolyn Duval must get the fabled Ainderby Chalice back to its rightful home, in accordance with her late grandfather's wishes. Cursed with the ability to tempt humans to madness over it, she must keep its existence secret on her long journey. She's hired Colonel John Ancroft to escort her on the way, but since even he can not know their true reason, the youthful Carolyn must pose as the elderly widower Mrs. Hopkins. Will the truth come out, and will the overpowering control over man come from the chalice, or John and "Caro"'s love for each other?
At a class reunion of her prestigious girl's high school, Harriet is reunited with Rosa, a girl who looks just like her despite the fact that they aren't related. The two of them get along like twins and confide in each other. And then in order to resolve both their problems, they come up with a strange master plan! Harriet will go to Tuscany for Rosa's grandmother's birthday celebration and pose as Rosa. It'll be fine. Rosa has a cousin who has always been taken with her, and Harriet had better not let this head of a noble family find out who she really is...!
Carolyn thought her biggest worry was to successfully deliver the chalice to where it belongs, but soon a new obstacle presents itself. Though a strong relationship develops between Caro and the Colonel, John, she can’t help but feel that maybe her likeness to Gabriella might have something to do with it. Not only that, but on their journey to return the chalice they soon discover stories about Gabriella’s past, to John’s dismay. And as though to add salt to the wound, Caro also has a devastating past that presents itself in the form of a letter addressed to John. After learning about Gabriella’s past actions, John couldn’t help but feel judgmental towards Caro and not even give her a chance to explain. Caro knew she couldn’t trust in love, but she thought John was different. Will all be resolved in the end?