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Guilt-ridden by duty and family expectations, Ruby is pressured to marry to save her ancestral lands. But her true love is maverick property magnate Oliver Hart who she was forced to abandon years prior. When a valuable painting with a secret shared history reunites Ruby with her former flame, passions are inflamed. Risking everything to help the woman he loves gain her freedom, Oliver entangles himself in an emotional net that alters his life forever.

A single mum after 20 years of marriage, her husband is the only man she has ever slept with. But the one bit of security she always thought she'd hold onto for the rest of her life is brutally ripped from her. Living the worst cliche she is is humiliatingly and cruelly ex-ed when her husband trades her for a younger model. Chanel Zest, a long-time friend and unconventional, X-rated life coach, comes to her rescue. Together, they embark on a quest to reclaim and rebuild Ruby's shattered life and find love again.

The secret she kept from the Sheikh...A grief-stricken Sheikh Tariq na Hassir, the formidable ruler of the Kingdom of Avana, arrives in Paris to claim his brother's child after a car crash killed his parents - unaware that the child isn't their biological son. Salim is Tariq's son, with his former lover, a renowned architect. Three years ago, after being banished by Tariq from his desert kingdom, Melanie Jones secretly gave her baby to Tariq's childless brother and his wife, in a swap the world was never supposed to discover.

Last Christmas, art therapist Issy Riley was jilted by her fiancé. This Christmas, she’s running away. A week with a client on his private Fijian island promises to save her from cheating men and the London festive season. But when the client turns out to be a gorgeous and magnetic Italian billionaire, he threatens her resolve to never again trust her heart to the wrong man.

Sometimes love finds you.... Amateur matchmaker Cassie Roberts has only one wish - to help her best friend find a husband. What she doesn’t realize is that sometimes love doesn’t come easily and that destiny is impossible to predict. When her efforts don’t bear fruit, she considers abandoning her fledgling career. Until she makes one last attempt. Finding a Husband is a short story full of quirky humor and the promise of a happily ever after. Set in Blenheim, in New Zealand’s sublime South Island - the gateway to the award-winning wineries of the Wairau Valley.

Forty-four-year-old Ruby Evans doesn’t want to be a "leftover girl". But finding a "forever man" is proving impossible. Suddenly single after 20 years of marriage, her husband is the only man she has ever slept with. But the one bit of security that she always thought she’d hold onto for the rest of her life is brutally ripped from her. Humiliatingly and cruelly made an ex when her husband trades her for a younger model, Chanel Zest, a longtime friend and motivational life coach, comes to Ruby’s rescue.

Past love and passionate obsessions. What will you do when love flies back into your life? Oliver Hart is used to getting what he wants. Single, 35 and a committed bachelor, he plays by his own rules. On a personal quest to catch a rare, elusive, and very valuable butterfly, he's unwittingly distracted by a former flame, Ruby Diaz - a woman who callously abandoned him eight years earlier. Deciding he wants to reclaim the beauty as his own, in his mind, it's as good as done. But Ruby is not his for the taking.

When a lonely young American woman inherits a painting, she discovers her whole life was a lie. Desperate for the truth, she goes in search of her true identity. The painting is her only clue. But everyone is determined to keep its secret past repressed, including Vitaliano Rossi, the Italian gold tycoon, unnaturally suspicious of her motives, who wants the painting vanquished. How can she discover who she really is and convince him that his love means more to her than gold?

Still reeling following her malicious sacking, family therapist Lily Rose is feeling rejected and low in spirits. Even worse, she’s broke. The last thing she needs is more money woes. Which is exactly what happens when she collides with billionaire water magnate Leonardo Ermenegildo Bressolini’s mint-condition Lamborghini. Having found a place to retreat from the madness, greed, and malevolence of his ex-wife, the last thing Leonardo wants is complications. But he is a man in need of a housekeeper. And Lily Rose owes him. Big time.

Sometimes the end is just the beginning...Viticulturist Joey Harper's organic vineyard is under siege from neighboring landowners with chemical sprays, wanting to turn a fast profit, and someone purchasing large tracts of land under incredible secrecy. Venetian winemaking tycoon Tomasso Rivetti has it all: a loving family, good looks, and a considerable fortune. As a final battle draws close, Joey and Tomasso are drawn irresistibly together. And while they succumb to the heat between them, they both know there can be no tomorrow...

When their world crashes, will their love meet the test? A woman who flees from love and a man who can’t keep it. These two lonely people couldn’t picture a life where love ever stayed. A legacy of painful secrets and wounds unspoken. Set in New Zealand, The Lightkeeper's Lover is a beautifully moving story of love, loss and betrayal, and what we have to do to heal our hearts. A delightful mystical romance with a dream-like quality that weaves fantasy and myth into everyday life.

Still reeling following his unexpected divorce, billionaire tech guru Jonathan James has returned home feeling disillusioned and low in spirits. The last thing he needs when he flies home from London to New Zealand is complications. When a baggage mix-up leaves him with nothing but a suitcase full of stilettos, lush lashes, and Dolly Parton-like wigs, he goes in search of the owner. He quickly discovers that all is not as it seems as his life takes off in a hilarious and unexpected direction.

Kiri Love had no need for friendships. She had no time for distraction. She was in her final year of medical studies by the grace of God to do a job - and she was determined to do a darned good one. There was no way she could fail. Her mom had scrimped and saved every last dollar she earned and worked three jobs to pay for Kiri’s education, and Kiri was determined to make her proud.

Colour Consultant Liberty Lyons is never getting married. Never. Ever. Ever! On the eve of her wedding, she’s called the whole thing off. But that doesn’t mean she’s not going to enjoy her honeymoon, especially now she’s learnt her fraudster husband-to-be paid for the whole fancy, nothings-too-expensive-celebration with her credit card.

Maggie, a driven, workaholic lawyer, runs a successful international practice and is constantly juggling the demands of generating income to sustain the business and meeting the demanding needs of her staff and clients. She's given up on her romantic longings. When toxic stress levels force dramatic changes in her life, Maggie travels to Venice to rediscover her true self and immerse herself in situations that will stir her heart. When Mauro, an Italian architect, comes to her rescue after gypsies steal all her belongings, the miracle of fate forces them together.

The Sweet Christmas Romance Collection contains three popular love stories from Mollie Mathew’s romantic series set in captivatingly beautiful locations.

Billionaire business magnate Gianni Romano has ventured to New Zealand driven by the crimes of his father and the memories he wants to escape. But the infamous Romano name and ill-gained fortune follow him wherever he goes. But this only makes the headstrong Italian more determined to strike out on his own. Now he’s on the cusp of achieving world acclaim. Only one woman stands in his way—fiercely independent Kate Miller and her refusal to submit to his demands that she sells her business to him.

When Mauro, an Italian architect, comes to Maggie's rescue after gypsies steal all her belongings, the miracle of fate forces them together. Maggie leads by her head and Mauro listens to his heart. While the two are completely unlike, and each have compelling reasons to stay apart, the magic of art and beauty of Venice brings them together.