Showing results for "The Tycoons" in Contemporary

To avenge his mother's mistreatment at the hands of her upper-crust employer, self-made real estate tycoon Marcus Pearson needs entree into their exclusive world. When DC socialite Pamela Harrington comes to him for help, Marcus realizes the golden admission ticket he's been seeking has suddenly fallen into his lap.

Five years ago, Clayton Rorick loved me. Or so I thought. Turned out he only wanted to get his hands on my daddy’s company. Heartbroken, I ran away with nothing but the clothes on my back. Like a twisted Cinderella. When my father dies, leaving my sisters in a desperate situation, it’s up to me to help them. I'll have to beg the man who broke my heart to save us.

Fighting to survive, Misty Elton takes one look at the man standing in front of her and knows she needs to make a decision - does she want to live? After discovering that her boyfriend is storing enough drugs to supply a small country, she realizes she needs to escape, but he's standing in the doorway - standing in the way of her freedom. Managing to get past him, she flees and lands in Seattle, where she changes her appearance, her name, her life.

Damien Whitfield lost his father when he was an infant, and then lost his mother when he was a young teenager. The only thing his mother left him was a thirst for vengeance. On her deathbed she made him promise to seek revenge for those she held responsible for her death. Damien grows up fast and conquers the business world, going from a homeless boy to a billionaire bachelor. He has no time for love in his quest for righting wrongs of the past. What he doesn't know is that love isn't something he can hide from.

In the third book in the Baby for the Billionaire series, Nicole Lander's sister is in desperate need of a heart operation, and Nicole has no choice but to contact Ryan Titan, the boy whose heart she had broken when she broke up with him to hide the fact that her father was abusing her. When Ryan Titan gets the call from Nicole asking for his help, he's ecstatic. He'll finally get to exact his revenge for being dumped. Sure, he'll help her sister, but she'll pay him back every night until he is done with her.

Melanie Hanna has finally worked up the courage to travel to New York and tell an old flame that he's the father of her young son. She's done hiding and apologizing for her one impulsive night. When her best friend asks her brother to watch over Melanie, her emotional trip takes an unexpected and sizzling detour.

Erica Silver has never done things the "usual" way. A single mom working towards a degree in psychology, she's paying her way as an exotic dancer. No one can tell Erica how to live her life . . . especially not some handsome, arrogant Greek stranger, who wants to take her son away from his "unfit" mother. Successful entrepreneur Tito Makris has no choice but to fulfill his best friend's last wish. He must bring his friend's son to Greece to claim a multi-billion euro legacy. Still, taking the boy from his mother—however tarnished she may be—is pretty much the last thing Tito wants.

Real estate tycoon Nathaniel Montgomery is one deal away from making his first billion and fulfilling a promise to his dying father. Nothing will stop him from tearing down the decrepit St. Agnes hospital and erecting posh condos in its place. Not even the crystal-wearing, health food store owner whose publicity stunt lands him in the hospital.

Marietta, Montana's new librarian, is the quiet type who likes her glamour between the book covers. When she's pushed into attending the formal Valentine Ball with Marietta's Most Eligible Bachelor Troy Sheenan, Taylor can't imagine a worse pairing. What in the world would she have in common with a wealthy playboy like Troy?

In the second book in the Baby for the Billionaire series, Drew Titan decides it's time to take a vacation at one of his exotic resorts. While he's there, he runs into Trinity Mathews, and the two of them have a steamy week-long romance - that is, until she finds out that he's the resort's owner and that he lied to her about it. Having sworn off businessmen - since she's never been able to find one who knew how to stay faithful to her - she goes back home...only to discover that the first impulsive thing she has ever done has left her pregnant and alone.

Ten years ago tech entrepreneur Jackson Reed broke Ava Barnett's heart. As best friends in college, they each had their reasons for keeping their relationship platonic, but when they finally let go and gave in to their desires, things were perfect for one night - and then Jackson screwed it all up. Since then he's never forgotten her, and she's tried her best to forget him.

I Now Pronounce You... Still Married! It had been a mistake... at least for Jonah Landis' new bride. She'd left him the morning after their whirlwind wedding. And he'd never forgiven her. But a year later, due to a legal technicality, it seemed the millionaire was still a married man. If his "wife" wanted out of their marriage, she was going to give him the answers he still needed... and the honeymoon he still craved.

Hartherzig wird Tabitha, Tochter eines Barons, von ihrer Stiefmutter verbannt. Als Zimmermädchen arbeitet sie bis zur Erschöpfung in einem Hotel, das dem griechischen Tycoon Giannis Basinas gehört. Der unnahbare Milliardär übersieht sie völlig - bis er einen Maskenball veranstaltet, weil er nach einer passenden Braut sucht. In einem geschenkten Kleid wagt Tabitha sich auf den Ball. Und zieht sofort Giannis' begehrlichen Blick auf sich! Eine sinnliche Nacht verbringt sie in seinen Armen, doch in der Morgendämmerung flieht Tabitha...

Vernunftehe - Fremdgehen erlaubt! Die warmherzige Letty schließt mit dem griechischen Tycoon Leo Romanos einen gewagten Pakt. Sie weiß, dass Leo sie nur als Betreuung für seine vier verwaisten Neffen und Nichten braucht. Im Gegenzug bewahrt er ihre Familie vor dem Ruin. Doch entgegen aller Vernunft verliebt Letty sich Hals über Kopf in den attraktiven Playboy. Und als er sie sinnlich verführt, scheint ihr Glück perfekt. Doch dann ertappt sie ihn mit einer anderen! Ihr Herz bricht, während sie sich verzweifelt fragt: Kann Leo niemals treu sein?

"Willst du meine Frau werden?" Drakons Antrag macht Lucy fassungslos. Während das Mittelmeer im silbrigen Mondschein glitzerte, hat er sie damals voller Leidenschaft geliebt. Auch wenn Lucy wusste, dass es nur eine Urlaubsaffäre sein würde, hat sie ihr Herz an ihn verloren und später bittere Tränen um ihn geweint. Für immer sollte das ihr Geheimnis bleiben. Aber jetzt steht der attraktive Grieche plötzlich wieder vor ihr - und spricht von Hochzeit! Es tut so weh, als er kühl hinzufügt, dass er dabei nicht an Liebe denkt.

Wenn Billie in die Augen ihres kleinen Sohnes schaut, muss sie an Giorgios denken. Der griechische Tycoon, der ihr das Herz brach, als er eine andere heiratete! Schluss, aus, vorbei - bis Giorgios überraschend vor ihrer Tür steht, so überwältigend wie damals. Und geschieden... In Julia erwarten Sie romantische Begegnungen zwischen starken Männern und hinreißenden Frauen. In glamouröser Umgebung - auf englischen Herrensitzen, luxuriösen Yachten oder italienischen Palazzi.

Seine tiefe Stimme verführt sie, sein Blick weckt in ihr pures Begehren! Nach einer Party lässt sich die schüchterne Alys mit dem atemberaubenden Nikos Drakis auf ein erotisches Abenteuer ein! Nur eine einzige Nacht lang will sie in seinen Armen alle Sorgen vergessen. Doch ihre Affäre hat süße Folgen, und Alys hat keine andere Wahl, als den Milliardär um Hilfe zu bitten! Fassungslos muss sie sich seinen Vorwurf anhören, es nur auf sein Geld abgesehen zu haben!

Meta: Resistir ao NERD gostoso. Obstáculo: Ele ser um NERD gostoso. Aquele idiota pensa que é quem pra surgir do nada, querendo uma segunda chance?! Um filho da p*$#, no mínimo! Já se passaram vinte anos e agora é fácil voltar e exigir algo que não se deu ao trabalho antes. No passado, quando Arthur Silva foi embora de Acácia, pegou meu coração e levou com ele. Sendo que em alguma parte do caminho, pensei tê-lo recuperado, só pensei... até me deparar com a sua figura, e notar que não.

Nem um absorvente interno mal colocado me incomodaria tanto quanto Aslan Gürsoy. Com essa frase, fica registrada aqui a minha raiva desse turco maldito! Quase fui atropelada, tive a mala roubada e aqui estou eu, vivendo de favor com um dos empresários mais bem-sucedidos do mundo, um magnata babaca e egocêntrico que se preocupa mais com os seus móveis do que comigo. Se meu desgosto não fosse o bastante, seu serviço de proteção à testemunha é péssimo! Ele não me serviu sequer um café antes de me empurrar pra fora e me fazer viver as piores horas da minha vida.

Keaton Bridge is 100 percent bad boy. Cassie doesn't need a boy and certainly not a bad one. Nope. She fights crime for a living, and everything about this guy screams trouble, from his charming British accent to his mysterious past. And Cassie doesn't do trouble. Keaton's got his own trouble. He's trying to go legit, and an FBI agent hanging around is the last thing that will help his credibility. All it took was one night of passion to sear her into his skin. Now he can't imagine living happily ever after without her.