Rejected by the beautiful heiress, Niobe Barrington, Viscount Oakley marries her impoverished cousin, Jemima, and is threatened with debtors' prison when his creditors learn that his wife cannot pay his bills

STRANGE PROPOSAL When the Prince of Meldenstein asks for Camilla's hand in marriage, he virtually saves her family from destruction. The huge marriage settlement will help her bankrupt father pay the doctor bills that will save her mother's life. Beautiful Camilla has no choice but to accept ... It is on her way to meet her future husband that Camilla's heart is captured by the rakishly handsome Hugo Cheverly, who despises her for reasons she can't fathom. Not until she finds herself in mortal danger does Camilla learn the startling truth about Hugo Cheverly's feelings for her —- and about the mysterious prince she's about to marry ...

Thalia walked slowly across the lawn, through the rose garden, to the lily pond. "It is a place for lovers," she thought instinctively. Then she drew her breath as if the thought stabbed her like a sharp dagger. "You are not crying, Thalia?" came an unexpected voice. It was the Earl, standing beside her, his grey eyes holding her captive. Then he pulled her into his arms, holding her close against him. She was trembling with the ecstasy he had evoked in her and she thought he was trembling too. Then he was kissing her wildly, passionately, and a fire leapt within them both, until Thalia seemed to break under the strain of it and she hid her face against his shoulder. "How soon will you marry me?" he asked at last.

Joias raras e presentes preciosos não poderiam substituir um bem maior: o Amor! De longe, Natália observava o Castelo de Lord Colwall, que ficava entre altas montanhas, delineado contra o céu azul, cheio de mistério e encantamento. Tudo ali parecia fazer parte do cenário de seus sonhos, inclusive Ranulf Colwall o homem que pensara um dia ser seu mensageiro da esperança, com quem acalentara planos de uma vida alicerçada em juras de amor eterno. Ele ofereceu-lhe um Castelo, o seu nome, e as preciosas joias de família. Só esqueceu de lhe dizer, que seu coração estava fechado para o amor e que dela, só queria um herdeiro! Mas poderia a força do amor arrombar as crenças e o cadeado de um coração amargurado?