FROM THE DESK OF LUC DUMONT, HEAD OF SECURITY ST. MICHEL MAY 2002 DAY47 I am this close to discovering the identity of the missing heir to the St. Michel throne! In the meantime, I've noticed the growing affection between the oldest de Bergeron daughter, Lise, and her ex-husband's brother, the dashing Charles Rodin. Word has it that Charles is trying to right his evil sibling's wrong by marrying the pregnant beauty...but this is no ordinary marriage of convenience, as Charles has had unrequited feelings for Lise since the day she joined his blue-blooded family. Question is, once he's proven his devotion to her baby, will she then be willing to give him her heart?

Outside after midnight, Max Monroe 'spotted a woman drifting across his [yard--still sound asleep! Though Max knew that despite his wealth he was a far cry from Prince Charming, he still wondered what would happen if he stole a kiss to wake this sleeping beauty....Sheltered by her overprotective parents, 'shy Sarah Jennings yearned to be the kind of woman who could attract a cosmopolitan man like Max. But her innocence hadn't scared Max away--in fact, the gruff loner seemed to delight in showing her how to live life on her own terms. Soon Sarah had one more desire she just had to fulfill--if only she could persuade Max to agree!

SUMMARY: Inheriting a Sicilian vineyard and tumbledown farmhouse is Isabel Morrison's chance to start again. A graduate of the school of hard knocks, she's determined to stand on her own two feet.Local vintner Dario Montessori wants Isabel's land. It once belonged to his family and he blames himself for losing it. He'll do anything to claim his vineyard—and only a stubborn redhead stands in his way….

Chloe Hudson inherited a ranch, but didn't know a cowboy came with it. Not sexy, arrogant rancher Zeb Bowie who has designs on her property. She has to prove to him that she belongs in Big Sky Country. She'll show him she can handle the work, the horses, the cattle and the weather. But can she handle Zeb?

WHAT BIG ARMS YOU HAVE...(Once upon a time, fiery Amelia Tucker left a chaotic life in the city for a remote cottage in the woods to care for her sick grandmother. Along the way, she met Brian Wolf, a wounded man with No Trespassing stamped clearly across his heart. Amelia knew she should respect his privacy, but the loneliness in his eyes had her aching to know his secrets.THE BETTER TO HOLD YOU WITH!"Amelia was classy, smart and sophisticated--the kind of city girl Brian knew would never fettle for quiet country life. Now he'd have to use every trick up his big bad sleeve if he wanted Little Red Riding Hood to follow him home....

Rancher Parker Robinson was having one of those weeks. His cook quit and his daughter was trying her best to get expelled from boarding school. To top it off, he found a strange woman on his ranch who didn't know who she was! What he knew was that she was off limits. She could be another man's wife! Christine couldn't remember her name or how she got to the ranch in the middle of Colorado.

A compassionate man, Dr. Matt Baker couldn't deny the urgent request to fly to a remote Alaskan village and tend to an injured child. Especially when the call had come from the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen....She was as untamed as the land she loved, but when it came to taking care of her own, pilot Carrie Porter always came through. Even if that meant opening her home to the most captivating man she'd ever met....Sharing starry nights with Matt might have been a dream come true for Carrie. Or a major heartbreak. Because once Matt's mission was through, could Carrie hope to keep this big-city doctor in her rugged land--and her loving arms--forever?

Anne Sheridan would never have missed her best friend's wedding. It was the flowers she couldn't handle. And after taking one too many antihistamines, the allergy-ridden bridesmaid found herself being carried off by dashing groomsman Sheik Rafik Harun. Imagine her surprise when she woke up in the notorious bachelor's bed!Honor kept Rafik from taking advantage of the drowsy beauty in his care. But now desperation had him making an even bolder request--that she pose as his fiancée! Only until he convinced his marriage-minded parents that he was better off a bachelor. Or until the pretty Miss Sheridan found her way into his hard heart...

Nanny Sabrina West is on her way to a choice assignment as nanny to the twin daughters of the Prince of Savoy. She's always dreamed of visiting the lake country in Italy with its shimmering waters and mountains in the distance. Now is her chance to fulfill her dreams. But when she gets there she is stunned to find nobody wants her there, not the handsome, arrogant prince or the mischievous twins. But Sabrina can't leave without giving the job a chance no matter how cool her welcome is. All she can do is try to win them over. How hard can it be?.

Hayley Bancroft's small hometown needed a doctor desperately—and Sam Prentice, prestigious M.D., fit the bill. Years ago he's been the boy from the wrong side of the tracks—and Hayley had loved him beyond all reason. Though they'd been cruelly driven apart, time hadn't eroded the memory of Sam's loving touch and fiery kisses...Sam had long ago decided his life would be about gaining power, not love. Now he was respected, sought-after, rich-and wholly satisfied. Shockingly, reencountering his first love stirred up feelings he'd cemented over...desires left unfulfilled. But he was a man who'd built his life on needing no one...except Hayley...?

Home sweet homeWhen struggling single mom Laura McIntyre sold her ranch and moved to town, she thought it would be a fresh start. But then her precocious son, Dylan, kept returning to his beloved tree house like a homing pigeon--and ruffling the handsome new owner's feathers in his brand-new roost!Brandon Marsh had thought he'd purchased a parcel of solitude--not a place besieged by a stubborn little boy. And though the brooding bachelor was determined to be left alone, young Dylan began digging a toehold in his granite heart--and so did the boy's pretty mom! Suddenly Brandon was promising to strengthen the tree house's foundation.... Could he be thinking the ranch was built for at least a family of three?