Forbidden desire Seven years ago Gabrielle was the housekeeper's daughter, and Luc Duvalier, as the heir to a vast fortune, was forbidden! One hot kiss got Gaby banished, but she's returned home determined to face Luc as an equal - in every way! Unleashed passion! The heat between them is all-consuming, and they both know it is only a matter of time before they give in - despite the scandal this will cause. But this maverick magnate doesn't care - he aims to keep Gaby so busy that she never leaves again!

When pampered heiress Simone Duvalier sashays back into Rafael Alexander's life, Rafe can't wait for her to head back to France where she belongs and leave him to his empire-building in Australia. He'd believed in her once but not any more. Loved her once too but those days were over. All that remained were unwanted memories and a compulsion to bed her that he would not surrender to. Simone has never forgotten Rafael, the housekeeper's unloved, unwanted, fiercely ambitious son, or the hold he once had on her heart. Making amends isn't easy. Gaining his trust is next to impossible, but she is making headway. Until a princely secret threatens to destroy his fragile trust in her forever...