Bessatsu Harlequin

In the Waga Ichizoku Anetakis series: 1. Kokoro ga Anata wo Wasuretemo (The Tycoon's Pregnant Mistress) 2. Koukennin wo Furimukaseru Houhou (The Tycoon's Rebel Bride) 3. Ichiya no Yume ga Sameta Toki (The Tycoon's Secret Affair)

Cam, a reporter who leaps into danger and has a reputation as a playboy, returns to Spain for the first time in six months. When he arrives at his villa with a beautiful woman in tow, a quiet widow appears in front of him. Widowed Liz, who's in charge of managing the villa's garden, isn't Cam's type, but he can't get her out of his mind. When she cries at the memory of her late husband, it shocks him. Is there even one woman who would cry for Cam? He realizes he wants a loyal partner. He'll even give up his playboy ways to win one! (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

The Belair family's acting skills are famous worldwide, but Lucilla Belair has a problem. She thought it would only be natural for her to pick a career in acting, since she grew up in Hollywood, but she's lost one audition after another. Panicking, she decides she'll go to any length to get the role of her dreams, so she breaks into the hotel room of a famous director! But the man she meets there isn't the director at all... Lucilla wants to run away, but she's too intrigued by this stranger. It's as if he can see right through her... (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

It's been over a year since she caught him cheating on her. Although she's been struggling, Samantha's getting used to a new life with her young daughter. One day, her estranged husband showed up at her apartment. He came to tell her about the massive inheritance that her father-in-law left for his granddaughter. But he gave her a shocking condition in order to receive it. If Samantha wants to receive the inheritance, she and Annie need to live with him for the next six months. Samantha can't live with the man who betrayed her. But when she thinks about her daughter's future... Samantha decided to go back to his house and engage in a marriage in name only. (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Laney, a maid for a stuck-up countess, rushes out into the middle of the street while preoccupied with one of her duties and winds up in front of a car driven by the world-famous, fabulously rich Kassius! For some reason, he seems to develop an interest in her—and he gifts her with a dress to wear at a ball being held that very night. At the ball, the two of them exchange a burning kiss, and she is on the verge of falling captive to his charms when he announces that Laney is going to bear his child! How on earth could Kassius go from Prince Charming to presumptuous lout so quickly? (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

When Morvenna woke up, she was on an unfamiliar beach and surrounded by armed men. She had been searching for her father, an explorer who had gone missing, which is how she'd come to be found there. She'd been relying on the single map that he had left behind... The man who stretched out his hand to save her was a young man named Roque de Bras Ferro. He'd come to see the yacht that had sunk off the shores of this Brazilian island, and he'd treated her leg injury, too. He spoke to her in fluent English and his blue eyes seemed to pull her in as he spoke. (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Kate is the personal secretary of Lucas, the crown prince of Ilha Beleza. And though he doesn't remember it, they actually met first when she was a child. That was when she fell in love with him. Of course, she hides her feelings from him—after all, he has a fiancée! Kate's dream of love can never be. But when his engagement is broken, he takes Kate with him on a private trip to his villa, where he plans to heal his heartbreak. On their trip, Lucas gets into an accident and hits his head hard. His memories get jumbled, and now he thinks Kate is his fiancée! (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

In the Bellaire-ke no Ai no Jubaku series: 1. Venice no Shinju (A Law Unto Himself) [Akino Nanami] 2. Torikago no Cinderella (Some Sort Of Spell) [Shinohara Masami] 3. Kobamenai Yuuwaku (Gentle Deception) [Natsuki Mio] 4. Daifugou to Taorareta Hana (A Different Dream) [Shinohara Masami]

In the Greece no Hanayome series: 1. Glass no Kutsu no Yukue (The Millionaire's True Worth) 2. Hakkou no Cinderella (A Wedding for the Greek Tycoon)

Novice stage actress Mina loses her heart to a man in the audience. After the show, the extremely sexy man introduces himself as Aksel, and the two rush into a night of passion. The next morning, however, Mina learns that Aksel is the archduke of the northern monarchy of Storvhal. On top of that, she finds out that pictures of the two of them entering the hotel have been leaked online. Aksel mistakenly assumes Mina has used him to make a name for herself, so he denounces her and disappears! (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

She can't believe his sudden proposal. After all, they're practically strangers. After Matilda lost her parents, she was taken in by her uncle, a doctor, and grew up to work as a nurse at his clinic. However, her peaceful life is changed forever when her uncle suddenly passes away. First her cousin inherits everything and drives her out of the house, then her fiancé suddenly breaks off their engagement. She tries to make ends meet on her own but is soon in trouble. She's offered a surprising helping hand by a friend of her uncle's, a Dutch doctor named Rauwerd. Matilda is shocked when he suddenly proposes to her. After all, they’re practically strangers... (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

In 1812, more than one hundred years before the Russian revolution, there was a youthful Russian Army captain, beautiful and proud. Blue-eyed Alex, a favorite of the tsar, is accompanying him to England. But Alex is a woman—born into the nobility, she ran away from home when forced to marry. Since then she has pretended to be a man. But when she meets the bright Duke Calder in England, she falls in love. Is it time for Alex to reveal her true self? (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

In the Royal Affair series: 1. Koori no Fugou to Muku na Oujo (A Royal World Apart) 2. Ainaki Ouji no Konyakusha (At His Majesty's Request) 3. Houtou Ouji to Shuudoujo (Pretender to the Throne)

In nineteenth-century England, Connie lived in penury while raising her four siblings. But she ultimately pushes herself too far, to the point she that falls ill. Luke, a young farm owner, saves her and hires her to work for him, but his demeanor toward her becomes colder as time passes. One day, Luke's mother collapses due to heart disease and Connie becomes responsible for nursing her. Luke and Connie often converse, sharing news about his mother's health, and Connie finds herself in love with him. But their fragile bond is about to be put to the test... (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

In the Viking no Hanayome-tachi series: 1. Byakuya no Princess (The Reluctant Princess) 2. Gekka no Ayamachi (Prince And Future... Dad?) 3. Shukumei no Deai (The Marriage Medallion) 4. Kamen no Prince (The Man Behind The Mask)

In the Ikoku no Ouji-sama series: 1. Hitonatsu no Cinderella (The Frenchman's Love-Child) 2. Napoli kara Kita Koibito (The Italian Boss's Mistress) 3. Daremo Shiranai Kekkon (The Banker's Convenient Wife)

Candace was hired by the extremely charming businessman Nick as a nanny to look after his daughter, Jennie. Nick had just lost his wife and favored work over looking after his daughter, giving Candace a cold first impression. She tries desperately to make him acknowledge his fatherly affection, but her words go in one ear and out the other. Angered by Nick's apathetic response to his daughter, Candace lets loose a secret she hadn't meant to spill: she is Jennie's real mother! (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Nora works at a newspaper as the etiquette columnist, but she doesn't limit her advice to the printed page. She's often telling people in the office how to act, which has gotten her a reputation for being high-strung and uptight. Fed up with the way they see her, Nora decides to get her groove back. With the help of a friend, she puts on a disguise, gets dressed up in a sexy little dress and prepares to have a night out on the town. The first man who approaches her is none other than her colleague Pete. Nora keeps up the front and acts like she doesn't know him. Pete doesn't seem to recognize her, and they share a passionate kiss... before ending up in bed together! (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

When Liz, the CEO of a housekeeping company, visits her client, also a CEO, she finds out that he is none other than Cain, her ex-husband. After the divorce three years ago, Cain established himself as a successful businessman. With his black eyes and sexy body, it isn't long before Liz feels his magnetic pull. On the other hand, Cain, wanting to allay his guilt over their past, offers to support Liz's company financially. Little does he know that Liz still holds a secret she meant to tell him about three years ago... (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp)

Lindy can't believe she ended up sleeping with Shane, her boss! She's his personal secretary and last night was his birthday party—in a drunken state, he opened up to her about his crippling feelings of loneliness and isolation, and she fell for him hard. But this morning, after she ran out of his bedroom and awkwardly ran into him again at work, Shane comes to her with a most perplexing request: he wants her to find the woman he just slept with! He doesn't seem to remember a thing! (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Because of her beauty, Sophie was sold by her father at the age of thirteen. Since then, she has been cultivating her life as an opera singer. In Vienna society, Sophie has the reputation of being "classy on the streets, but trashy in the sheets," yet the truth is that she's a virgin. Contrary to public opinion, she has been running away from the desires of men, but nobody believes that. Lord Leo, whom Sophie has fallen in love with for the first time, is no different from the others and tries to buy her. Will he ever see past her reputation to the real woman underneath? (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Debbie's husband is absent from their home and family, and a large catering company is interfering with her business, yet Debbie is determined to keep up her bakery with her mom and raise her son. One day, while delivering a lunch to Luciano, a company president, Debbie is shocked to see his brother's photo—it’s a photo of her husband! She discovers that her husband has another family back in Sicily, and she decides to finally divorce him. But the very next day she hears about his sudden death. Luciano gently embraces Debbie, comforting her until she stops crying... and it is then that she realizes how much she craves a good man's kindness. (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

It's the nineteenth century, France is in turmoil and Marguerite, the daughter of the Marquis of Gerbeaux, is working as a weaver to hide her noble lineage from Napoleon's men. Her business takes her to the Port of Marseilles, where she meets a young, beautiful man and woman who look as if they've stepped out of a fine painting. Just as she's about to leave, gunshots ring out—and the woman's been hit! Marguerite saves the beautiful couple with her quick wits. But the man, Louis Jacques, seems more interested in Marguerite than his beautiful wife... even if he is still on his guard around her. Little does Marguerite know that her sensual, harrowing journey has just begun... (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

A woman perfect for affairs—that was his first impression of Willow, the prep-school girl visiting a friend's house during summer vacation. A fancy party at the mansion is Willow's first experience with the finer things in life, as she's a bookworm used to a humble lifestyle. Wearing a provocative dress loaned to her by a friend, the shy Willow accidentally falls asleep in the kitchen—not thinking in her wildest dreams that the Greek tycoon Theodore Kadros would soon arrive, and not realizing how his gaze filled with lust when he looked at her... (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

When she was seventeen, Angela fell pregnant—but she was poor and decided to give the baby up for adoption. Then one day she finds out that the couple who adopted her baby died in an unfortunate accident. Worrying about her child, Angela desperately searches out the child's guardian, Nick, the younger brother of her child's adoptive mother. Nick lives in London, runs a multinational business and is so busy that he's looking for a nanny for the niece he has recently taken in. And so Angela hides her true identity in order to see her daughter and become the girl's nanny. (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

He was paying her to pretend to love him, but soon his whole family had stolen her heart! Merry, a server, was in desperate need of money. One day out of the blue, Peter, one of her customers, asked her to pretend to be his girlfriend over the Thanksgiving holiday. He seemed serious and the money would certainly help, so Merry accepted his proposal. When they went to visit his family, his sweet mother welcomed Merry with open arms. She believed that Merry and her son were going to get married. Merry was concerned that Peter's mother was getting too excited about their fake relationship. But she was more concerned about how Peter and his son didn't seem to get along. Perhaps there was a way Merry could help Peter and his family... (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Nurse Lucy is shocked to find her former pediatrician lover, Connor, is going to be taking over the pediatric ward at the hospital she works at. He'd left her to move to America, so why would he come back now? When she finds out, Lucy can't help but be anxious. After they broke up, she became a single mother... and now Connor has returned to claim his place as Isabel's rightful father! She doesn't want to let her old flame near her daughter, and Lucy swears that she'll never give in to his demands. But Connor has other ideas... (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

In the Bridal Bouquet series: 1. Kekkon wa Shiawase no Kagi? (Woman to Wed?) 2. Kekkon Aite wa Saikou? (Best Man to Wed?) 3. Kekkon mo Warukunai? (Too Wise to Wed?)

Donned in a gorgeous wedding dress, Kelly awaited Alekos in the brilliant church. However, no matter how long she waited, her charming Greek groom did not show up to walk down the aisle. Just minutes before the ceremony, Kelly had been cruelly abandoned at the altar. Four years after that tearful day, Kelly finally finds the resolve to forget Alekos and move on. On a whim, she decides to sell the diamond engagement ring he gave her through an internet auction. But Kelly has no idea of what's to come. Her ring sells for a grand total of four million dollars. And the one who shows up to claim the ring... is Alekos himself. (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

You rejected me with cold words, so why did you show up after all this time? Her marriage to the wealthy Marcus ended after only three years. Vanessa left his house in sadness, but she was suddenly struck with nausea. One year later, Vanessa is helping with her aunt's bakery. Vanessa's dream is to deliver her aunt's pastries all over the United States, so she wants to expand the business. One day, she receives an offer from an investor, who turns out to be her ex-husband, Marcus. She can't let him find out about her secret! Vanessa tries to turn his investment offer down, but then Marcus tells her a surprising truth! (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Can an undercover love last once it's exposed? Alex promised a tycoon he would investigate whether his long-lost granddaughter, Rosie, is a worthy heir. When he met Rosie while undercover, he felt a tremulous excitement that he had never experienced before. While Alex tried to get closer to Rosie and take care of her, Rosie fell in love with him. Their relationship seemed to be going well, but then Rosie realized Alex's true motives. Shocked and devastated, she has to ask herself if her first love is over. (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Shannon's sister, Keira, is critically injured in a car accident, the same one that killed Keira's husband, Angelo. It's Luca, Angelo's brother—and Shannon's ex—who delivers the tragic news to her in London. "Are we alone?" he asks, barging into her home and searching through it. Shannon shakes with anger, realizing that he must be looking for a man. They'd been in love two years ago, until Luca accused Shannon of cheating while he was away and broke up with her without even letting her explain. Who would have thought she'd meet him again, and like this, of all the ways? (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Nadine didn't know what to do. She was asked to be a surrogate mother by her friend Lisa, and how could she refuse? But the agreement requires her to spend the night with Lisa's husband, Cameron, and Nadine is worried that the feelings she's long suppressed might resurface. She has been secretly in love with Cameron for six years, and the morning after sleeping with Cameron, her heart is filled with regret. But then Nadine catches Lisa cheating on Cameron, and she must decide what that will mean for her and Cameron. (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

In the Musubareta Akai Ito series: 1. Ai to Gisei no Hana (Midwife in Need) 2. Kobamareta Muku na Omoi (A Very Single Midwife) 3. Nurse no Junai (The Pregnant Midwife)

Beth's childhood love had to come to an end, but young Jamie vowed he'd grow up and then he'd come get her. Over ten years later, only half of his promises had been fulfilled. Jamie was a man, a success in Australia, where he grew up to be very powerful. But when a likewise grown-up Beth tries to meet with Jamie, he beds her thinking all the time that she is a just another anonymous gold digger. Traumatized, Beth tries to say goodbye for good, but then Jamie tracks her down and buys her financially troubled family's farm... Just what is Jamie's end game? (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

I lost my memory after a car accident—my memory of the past six months is gone! A gorgeous man who stands in front of me says he's my husband. More surprisingly, I am pregnant! I didn't even have a boyfriend before I lost my memory, so how can I be married? My husband treats me gently with love and care, but when he's in my dreams, he's a cold-hearted man. I can't stop crying...! What's that dream all about? Can I indulge myself in this happy life? (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

My best friend was murdered, and I'm the next target! "Find Quent Yerby." Those were the last words of Rebecca's friend before she died. Quent was the uncle of Rebecca's late friend's son, Josh, and his only living relative. When Rebecca finally found Quent, he was sexy and muscular, a man among men. His was exactly the opposite of the calm lifestyle Rebecca wanted. Surprisingly, he opposed the idea of Rebecca adopting Josh permanently. And little did she know that the menacing hand that had killed her friend was coming for her next... (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Discovering he's the father of a newborn, Liam hires a beautiful nanny. Despite going through a tough time as a single mother, Jenna appears to be well-bred, making it harder for Liam to resist her. For her part, Jenna is busy hiding her identity as a princess. She fled to the United States in order to hide her relationship with her deceased boyfriend. When she's obliged to go back to her own country, Jenna must fight her feelings for Liam, which she finds have grown much stronger than she'd realized... (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Jeff, a world-class racer, died in an accident, leaving his wife, Luanne, behind... A small hand reaches out to comfort the despair-stricken Luanne. Her young yet wise firstborn son, Chase, is not actually Jeff's son. He's the son of Alek, Prince of Carpathia, the only man Luanne ever loved. But Alek cruelly abandoned Luanne, and since then she's been nursing her resentment and stifling her irrepressible love for him. Now Alek has suddenly appeared before her—he wants to take his son and make him the heir to the throne! (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

One night, Hani, a teacher on a small tropical island, suffers from a fit at a local festival. A man named Kelt with cold, beautiful copper eyes and a strong body offers to help her. Even though she swore she'd never love again, Hani feels her heart throbbing fast. She's the princess of Moraz, who had to leave her country after she helped commit a shameful crime. With such a secret, such a past, she doesn't have the right to love anyone... (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

For the first time in thirteen years, Rosemary runs into Willis, her former classmate, and is shocked at how he's changed. Back in high school she was attractive and popular, and Rosemary wrote off Willis as a scrawny nerd who was only good at studying. Now, he's a professor at an acclaimed university and has come back to her village to observe a passing comet...and she can't help but observe his stellar body. During his stay in the village, he'll be sleeping over at Rosemary's house. Will more than the comet be keeping him up at night? (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Laura was overflowing with joy when she became pregnant with her beloved Max's child. But then tragedy struck! Laura found out that her older sister was also pregnant with Max's child, even though she was married to his younger brother! The shock caused Laura to have a miscarriage, losing a precious life. Heartbroken, Laura moved by herself to London. Five years later, Max appeared before Laura once more. Her sister and her sister's husband had been arrested, and Max wanted her to take care of their two children! (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Leah knows why Ajax chose to marry her, and it isn't for love. Ajax Kouros has been trained and groomed to inherit the Holt business empire—on the condition that he marry into the family. Though Leah had always admired Ajax from afar, it was her beautiful older sister he chose to marry. Leah resigned herself to her fate and sealed her feelings away...until her older sister left her husband-to-be at the altar for her family's business rival! (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Matt is at his wit's end. As if he isn't busy enough with business transactions for the company he manages, he's left to take care of his ten-year-old daughter, Samantha, when his ex-wife passes away. Samantha rejects every nanny Matt hires. Just as the temp agency refuses to deal with him anymore, one of his employees introduces him to her younger sister, Tess. He learns that Tess is spending the summer at her sister's place, and he hires her as a nanny. She immediately befriends Samantha, but Matt doesn't expect to find himself falling for Tess's carefree charms...! (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Hurt by the sudden change in her husband, the young wife escapes into the night... When mining magnate Scott walks into his lawyers' office, he immediately falls for Sarah and vows to put a ring on her finger as soon as possible. They get married just three months later. However, the confident businessman finds himself stumbling when it comes to his new bride. On their first wedding anniversary, he receives a photograph of Sarah with another man... Hurt by the sudden change she notices in her husband and with suspicions of her own, she runs away from home. Sarah stays away to be alone with her thoughts, but her body still longs for her husband... (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

In the Sherdana Koukoku series: 1. Prince no Nozomarenu Hanayome (Royal Heirs Required) 2. Ouke no Hanayome no Jouken (A Royal Baby Surprise) 3. Tenshi wo Daita Cinderella

How can she convince Jed that he's the one she loves? Elena planned to remain single, but she always wanted a child. That's why she accepted when her friend Sam offered to father a child with her. Nothing happened after a few weeks, so she assumed she hadn't conceived and thought nothing more of it. A whirlwind romance with Sam's brother, Jed, followed and the two were soon married! Elena was finally happier than she ever thought possible, but then she began feeling nauseous and realized she was six weeks' pregnant! (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Claire has been taken advantage of as a caregiver for her grandfather, who adopted her as a young girl. When her grandfather passes on, he leaves his fortune in her hands. But there is one condition—she has to marry one of her cousins to receive the inheritance. Nothing has been left for an old couple who served her grandfather for a long time, and Claire wishes to give them compensation in some way, so she makes a bold move—she proposes to her notorious playboy cousin Dane. How will he react? (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Gwendolyn, the head of a poor orphanage, visits the earl of Cwm Rhyss to ask for donations for the children's Christmas gifts. The earl is famous for his disdain for others after being horribly burned in a fire five years ago. Gwendolyn, not afraid to stand up to the unpleasant man, ends up waylaid by a terrible snowstorm. A reluctant Gwendolyn has no choice but to spend the night with the bitter earl! (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Ailsa lost her unborn baby in an accident, and the grief caused her to give up her marriage as well. Four years later, on the day when her 9-year-old daughter was supposed to return from a temporary visit to her ex-husband's house, her ex-husband, Jake, was the only one to show up. The phone lines were disrupted by the snow, so he came to tell her in person that their daughter's stay had been extended. Her ex-husband was still as handsome as ever, full of confidence as a successful businessman. I'm done with him—but then why am I so bothered by the fact that... we are going to spend one night together? (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Unfortunately for the beautiful Eve, it's no accident when handsome CEO Talos—who she now can't remember after losing her memory in a car accident—reappears in her life. According to Talos, he's her lover and the father of her unborn child. But Eve glimpses the coldness in his gaze, and reflexively pushes him away when he moves in for a kiss. Why would she do that if they were in love? Plagued by a crushing sense of loneliness, Eve has yet to realize that a vow for revenge is hidden in Talos's reassuring words... (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Ellie, who works at a law firm, is at her wits' end with the problematic divorce her client Leonizio, an Italian businessman, is facing. His wife is pregnant and he doesn't want to give up his parental rights. However, a prenatal DNA test has proved that Leonizio is not the baby's father. He had pinned his hopes on the baby, so he takes the news hard. Ellie ends up crossing a line when she comforts him over his wife's betrayal and the overwhelming despondency he feels after the divorce... She has no idea that she will end up carrying his baby. (Source: by Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

Beatrice doesn't trust the one man who cares most about her. When her parents passed away six years ago, Beatrice gave up on her dreams to raise her brothers and sisters. Not only is she self-conscious about her appearance, but her family treats her like a servant. One night, while helping her sister with a party, she reunites with Elliot Chalmers, who tells her the painful truth—she isn't being treated right. She tries to argue with him. She just can't stand being around the man. If only she knew how Elliot really feels and that he and only wants what's best for her. (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)

An angel or a devil...which is the real her? This is what Brock Maddox, CEO of a major publishing company, must determine when he discovers that the person leaking his company's secrets is none other than his secretary, Elle. She's always been an excellent employee and the cold-hearted, controlling Brock just wants to be able to move past her indiscretion. Perhaps that's because, ever since her interview, it'd been love at first sight. He simply can't believe that his lover is the spy. Angry and disappointed, Brock goes to Elle's apartment to discover the truth...but while there he makes yet another shocking discovery! (Source: Harlequin/SB Creative Corp.)