AYUMU ASO

Receptionist Susie wanted to run away—the new owner of her company was Greek millionaire Leos Kiriakos! He had become even more charming since she had last seen him. Fourteen months ago, Susie met him while working under contract and had fallen in love. She’d given him her body and her heart and believed he loved her back. But that had been an illusion. When she visited his apartment, a scantily clad woman answered the door, so Susie ran away. And now she had no desire to see him again. She thought she might be able to leave the office before Leos spotted her, but she was wrong.

Ellie never expected to meet Rio Benedetti again. They first met at her sister's wedding two years ago. Since then, Ellie's heart has belonged to Rio. They always had a mutual attraction and might have had an affair if Ellie hadn't thought that Rio was just playing with her. Pure-hearted Ellie, who is still hurt by the incident, visits Italy to meet the man who might be her father. Little does she know Rio is close to the man, and he does not want her anywhere near him because he thinks Ellie is a callous gold digger!

At the hotel where Lucy works as a waitress, she's been asked to handle refreshments for a business meeting. When so many bodyguards appear, though, she wonders just who could be coming! The person who appears brings her heart to a standstill. It's Jax, the multimillionaire who cast her aside two years ago as if she were a dirty rag. She's a bundle of nerves, but he shows no sign of wanting to see her. Feeling foolish, Lucy realizes she shouldn't have expected anything from him. Once the meeting wraps up, Jax calls for her, but she has something she must tell him...about the life they brought into the world!

Abby fell in love with Nick, a millionaire, and they got married, but her happiness didn’t last long. She faced a cold bed, rumors about his relationship with an actress and his secret connection with his secretary...but she still loved him. When Abby joyfully told him she was pregnant, he unexpectedly pushed her away and said he didn't want it or her. He divorced her and didn’t even acknowledge the child. It has been four years since that dark, sad time in Abby’s life. Now Nick has appeared and is asking for a reconciliation. What does he want? Abby wants to refuse, but she feels like she’s been captured by his gaze...

Polly goes to the desert kingdom of Dharia to look for her father. However, in the airport, she's summarily seized and taken to the palace. There she meets the handsome King Rashad. His sharp eyes and dignified stature make Polly's heart race. Then, while she's staying at the palace, he suddenly proposes. Polly, whose heart has been captured by him, agrees to marry, but their relationship is merely a practical affair. To Rashad, the marriage fulfills a royal duty. Still, Polly believes that one day her love will reach him...

Ophelia's late grandmother had long held a grudge against the Metaxis family, and according to her will, Ophelia must marry Greek tycoon Lysander Metaxis to receive her inheritance. Her grandmother had known Lysander's one weakness, and had used it to force him into the marriage—all in the hopes of smearing the Metaxis family name. Ophelia had fallen for Lysander the moment she’d seen his unyielding bronze eyes—but now those eyes are lit with the flames of anger, and she has no choice but to accept his begrudging proposal!

When she lost her little sister at the age of eight, Liana’s heart froze. Since then, she has devoted her life to charity. One day, Liana visits King Alessandro of Maldinia for an arranged marriage proposal. On first meeting the attractive King Alessandro, Liana felt her icy heart warm a little. Yet his cold gaze is puzzling. Why does he look at her with spite after asking to marry him?

Five months ago, the prince of the great country of Silvershire was assassinated. The main suspect is the leader of an antimonarchy movement, Nikolas Donovan. Fleeing to Paris to escape the rumors, he is pursued by a special agent from the kingdom. However, after she sneaks into his apartment to capture him, Nikolas is surprised by who he sees. The assailant is a fearless, beautiful young woman...one who he has seen before!

Her unrequited love, the man she's always longed for, has offered to buy her for a night! Emilio Rios is a Spanish businessman known for his ruthless business practices and splashy affairs with women. He's her brother's good friend, and Megan had been secretly in love with him since she was young. Right up until two years ago when he accused her of being a loose woman who preys on men's baser instincts! After that she hadn't wanted to ever see him again, but cruel fate brought her and Emilio together again at the airport in Madrid. And now he's bound her to him with an unfair contract!

Marnie met Italian tycoon Leandro at the café bar where she worked and decided to move in with him. A year later, although her days are filled with love, Marnie is haunted by anxiety. He won’t tell her anything about himself, and he doesn’t ask her anything about herself, either. Wanting to know where she stands, Marnie tells him how she feels, but she’s met with cruel words—it seems she is nothing more than a mistress to him. Hurt, Marnie decides to leave Leandro. Then she discovers that she’s pregnant with his child…

When her marriage to Alejandro, Spanish heir to the vast Vasquez family estate, fell apart due to a misunderstanding, a pregnant Jemima escaped to the English countryside. Two years later, she’s raising her child, Alfie, when Alejandro suddenly steps into their lives. He claims he can ignore her past indiscretions with his brother, but is Jemima ready to face the wrath of Doña Hortencia, his cold-hearted mother, in order to give her son the family he deserves?

Reunited with her first love, the demon that trampled her heart… When Vivi learned that her kind foster parents were in trouble, she asked her estranged grandfather for help. But in exchange for money, her grandfather offered her the cruelest of conditions—she would have to marry Raffaele Mancini! Two years ago, the Italian duke rejected Vivi coldly, shattering her heart. But now, meeting Raffaele again, she can’t resist his still-smoldering charm and spends the night with him…

After a tragic accident leaves her niece parentless, Flora races to Amsterdam. She’s determined to assume custody of her niece, Mariska, no matter what the cost. Upon her arrival, she’s met by her brother-in-law, Angelo van Zaal. Since the day she met this man, he’d never once looked at her with anything but contempt. Regardless, she refuses to allow this cold-hearted brute to raise her precious niece. But her life crumbles around her when a twist of fate and a night of passion leaves Flora pregnant with Angelo’s child.

I can’t believe the man who betrayed me expects me to marry him! Winnie has been living happily with her sisters and her son, but then Greek billionaire Eros suddenly reappears in her life. Two years ago, Winnie was hired by Eros to be his personal chef. She found herself taken with his charm and ended up offering both her heart and her body to him. Once she learned that Eros had a wife, however, she quickly rushed out of the manor, not realizing she was pregnant! She’s bewildered to see him again. But he’s come to claim what’s his…

"What the hell does that baby in your belly have to do with me?" Nico is not only a prince of Niroli but also a working architect in London. His secretary, Carrie, gave in to Nico's pushy seduction knowing that it would only be a one-night stand. Three months later, she learns that she's pregnant. Meanwhile, Nico has been called back to his home country due to a dispute over who will be heir to the throne. Full of unease and hopes, Carrie and Nico are reunited at the royal palace. But what's waiting for her there are Nico's cold words and his beautiful fiancée! This is the fifth installment of the Royal House of Niroli.

SUCCESSFUL VETERINARIAN JESSICA MARTIN IS ON THE VERGE OF TURNING THIRTY. STILL SINGLE AND UNMARRIED, SHE’S BEGINNING TO WORRY THAT THE STRAYS SHE TAKES IN ARE GOING TO BE THE ONLY CHILDREN SHE’LL GET TO CARE FOR. AN ODD TWIST OF FATE LANDS HER AT THE FEET OF CESARIO DI SILVESTRI BARGAINING AWAY EVERYTHING SHE OWNS IN EXCHANGE FOR HER FATHER’S FREEDOM. WHAT’S JESSICA TO DO WHEN CESARIO EXPLAINS THAT THE ONLY THING HE DESIRES IS AN HEIR? SHE’S ALWAYS WANTED CHILDREN, BUT CAN SHE REALLY SURVIVE A LOVELESS MARRIAGE TO THIS MAN WHO IGNITES A FIRE WITHIN HER?

The vast Chantry House estate is owned by Atreus Dionides, billionaire Greek shipping tycoon. Lindy Ryman had never seen the tanned master of the estate until one day while taking an impromptu skinny-dip to cool herself off. A brusque encounter turns into a secret fling that continues for a year... But is Lindy ready to be just another inexperienced mistress to the Greek tycoon, or will their passion burn down the barriers shutting off his heart from a real romance?

He holds her family’s future in his hands! Ella was in a predicament. On top of her father’s furniture store being on the brink of bankruptcy, their house was about to be confiscated. Their creditor was a Greek businessman, Nikoros, the same man who stole a kiss from Ella one year earlier, right after she lost her fiancé. Now Nikoros is willing to clear her family’s debt…if she agrees to live in his mansion as his mistress for the next three months! For her family’s sake, she has no choice but to accept, but little could she know how much her time with Nikoros would change her!

She’d adored him from afar…but now he’s ordering her to be his lover! “Can you bring me a guest’s laptop?” The strange request from a coworker at the hotel surprised Tawny. The goal was to delete pictures that should not have been taken of an overnight tryst. The name of the guest is Navarre Cazier, an important businessman from France. As a maid who has longed for him from afar, Tawny’s had to overlook such trysts. But as soon as she got her hands on the laptop, she was caught by Navarre. Then he made her an offer she couldn’t refuse: “I will buy your time with my money. If you refuse, I will call the police.”

Zara was engaged to a Greek billionaire, but when she received an offer to design a garden, she left London to forget about her arranged marriage. The offer was from Vitale, an Italian banker. She was nervous about receiving an offer from such a famous man, but she was enticed by his sexiness. Zara tries to remain rational around him and resist his charms, but when Vitale seduces her, Zara risks losing her resolve. If only she knew that his seduction was just a cruel trap…

Is her new employer really as terrifying as the villagers say? Laura stands frozen in front of the gates of a castle that looks straight out of a dark fairy tale. The owner’s name is Richard, and she wonders if he’s as terrifying as all the villagers say. But no matter what sort of man Richard is, she was sent here as a nanny and must look after his daughter. However, Richard swiftly and bluntly rejects the young Laura. She tries to find a way to get him to accept her as a nanny, but that is difficult to do when he keeps to the darkness in order to hide his scars. Richard was injured in an accident, but Laura wants him to come out into the light. It’s not just for his daughter Kelly’s sake, it’s for her sake and Richard’s, too!

Can an ordinary woman dare propose to a gorgeous millionaire? Beatriz has never been anything but a supportive teacher of young children, always caring for them but never having any of her own. In fact, at twenty-four, this wallflower is a virgin. She’s definitely not who the world would expect the rich and handsome Greek Sergios to marry, but when his current business-focused relationship falls through, Bea might be his best chance! Sergios has three children he takes care of, but a man of his stature in a demanding line of work can’t always be there for them. Beatriz, with her teaching skills and loving mindset, would be a perfect caretaker, but she’s not the blonde beauty that Sergios usually dates. Still, she could use some money to take care of her mother and may just have found the perfect job: wife for hire!

After her parents abandoned her, Tabby came to make a living cleaning houses. When her friend Sonia passes away unexpectedly, Tabby finds herself the guardian of her six-month-old baby, Amber, but poor and single as Tabby is, Child Protective Services wants to put Amber in foster care. Not knowing what to do, Tabby goes to her co-guardian, Acheron Dimitrakos, for help. She finds, however, that this young Greek entrepreneur is as monstrously cruel as he is devilishly handsome. He’s about to have Tabby ejected from the premises of his office building when, all of a sudden, he changes his tune and proposes to her. What could be going on?

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He wants me…to be his personal nurse? When Terri hears that her ex-husband was in an accident, she rushes to South America to be by his side. But as she tries to give him a massage to help him recover, she realizes that this man is a completely different person! He's actually her ex-husband’s employer and the vice president of a large corporation. While Terri tries to hide her surprise and shame at her mistake, he asks her to come home with him…as his personal nurse.

Samantha meets Alessandro, the brother of the bride of Samantha's old friend—a friend whom she still has feelings for. Initially, Samantha dislikes Alessandro, who has exhibited hostility toward her since their first meeting at the wedding. However, one day he forcibly steals a kiss from her. His ulterior motive is to protect his sister from Samantha—he has discovered Samantha's feelings for his sister's husband, and so he plans to seduce her for himself! Samantha soon realizes that she loves Alessandro, despite his cold black eyes that imprison and disturb her heart. Even though she knows that his seducing her doesn't stem from love, she can't control her feelings toward him….

Mistress for Hire—Lisa is posing for her artist roommate, Tim, when he leaves for some fresh air. In walks his uncle, the dashing and arrogant entrepreneur Matt Lansdon. Seeing her naked, he disapproves of her from the start…but then he accuses her of something far worse.. The Cinderella Valentine—Polly can’t believe the bad luck she has on her first day at her new waitressing job. The handsome Italian manager, Luc, keeps a close eye on her at work...but is there something more in his gaze?

WARNING! All of Lynne Graham ML are the same, so common sense says if you typically disliked one Lynne Graham/Ayumu Aso ML you will dislike them all. They are rough arrogant, forceful, and twisted. If you don't like that kinda romance, please disregard this. If you still read this knowing all that, you either are a glutton for punishment or secretly like that type of ML and just pretend as you hate it in the comments to justify yourself for enjoying such a cold-hearted sadistic guy. :) After all, how does that saying go "The lady doth protest too much, methinks" Enjoy!

Even as she revolts against him, she can’t resist his nightly seduction! “Starting today, you’re an Arabian princess.” In order to save her family by receiving a huge dowry, Polly marries a complete stranger, the prince of Dahrein. Her husband, Prince Raschid, is cold and controlling. Being married to him feels hopeless and dark. But even as she revolts against the life he has given her, she can’t resist his nightly seduction!

Rebecca works for an airline that caters to wealthy clients ranging from Hollywood stars and royalty to tycoons. Fraternizing with the airline’s clients is strictly forbidden, and she’s always followed the company rule. But when she meets Alexandros, a world-renowned architect, she succumbs to his overwhelming charm and passion and spends a night with him. Though she enjoys their secret affair, she’s also in constant fear of the end of the relationship. He’s a well-known playboy who keeps a girlfriend everywhere he goes. How long can she continue this secret life where all she does is long for his next visit?

"You protected me, even if it meant making an enemy of the world." Seventeen-year-old Helene finds herself facing a forced marriage to a Middle-Eastern Sheikh. Italian lawyer Paulo saved her from that fate, agreeing to marry her until the Sheikh found a new object of desire. Paulo's sexy voice with a lilting accent, his passionate and sincere personality... Helene fell for him at first sight. But she was unaware of her impact on Paulo's destiny. That is, until she learned that the Sheikh stole Paulo's lover and made her his wife...

Princess Sophie's life is turned upside down when her brother invites his old friend to Morgan Isle. Feelings Sophie had buried away so long ago begin to resurface. The last time she saw this man was ten years ago-when she ended their secret relationship. Alex's return sends Sophie into a whirlwind of passion, but when his ulterior motives are revealed, Sophie's shattered heart turns to dust.

In the Kingdom of Maldinia, Alyse happens to meet the handsome Prince Leo at her eighteenth birthday party and is taken by him. In an instant, a photo of them is made public, captivating the kingdom and turning them into a media sensation. The royal family convinces Leo and Alyse to enter a marriage of convenience for appearances’ sake. Alyse’s feelings begin to grow deeper, but she’s left wondering if Leo will ever love her back.

Alice was waiting for a guest, an old boyfriend, Kyros. He suddenly disappeared ten years ago after telling Alice that he was returning to his homeland, Greece, to get married. So why did he call out of the blue to say he was stopping by? Alice wore a bold, black satin dress. She wanted to impress him so that he would regret ever having left her…but the moment Alice greeted him, her heart was immediately shaken. It didn’t matter how much time had passed… His light tan, his rough, pirate-like features and strong body—he was all too irresistible!

ne summer three years ago, 18-year-old Rosie experienced sparkling passionate kisses with the man of her dreams, Gerd. He is a prince and has just tonight been conferred the status of grand duke of Carathia. After he stole those kisses from her and suddenly disappeared, she was afraid to see him again, fearful he would spot her secret crush. After all, she’s just an ordinary woman…

Right before her wedding, Ashleigh is shocked to receive a token from her childhood—a heart-shaped necklace. A teenage Ashleigh gave Jake her virginity, her love and the necklace, but then he dumped her, saying he never wanted to see her again. Now, years later, Ashleigh is flustered by the way Jake is playing with her feelings. She tries to hold in her pain and heads to the chapel, but the man who stands before her there… Could he be Jake?

She’s a princess? And betrothed? Rory is spending her birthday alone for the first time since losing her mother when a man named Sebastian, who looks like some sort of noble, appears, saying, “I’ve come to get you, Princess.” And then she learns that she’s in an arranged engagement with the crown prince of the neighboring country. Now, in order for her to take up her mantle, Rory must learn how to be a princess from Sebastian. But the more he prepares her to marry another man, the more his kindness and support set her heart aflutter.

This innocent and shy woman is also known as Madame X. Amalie is innocent and shy, but just on the surface. She is also known as Madame X, a bestselling American erotic novel author. She has kept her identity hidden even from her editor, but she has to attend a publicity party for her next novel no matter what. Amalie asks her friend Lacey to attend in her place and attends as Lacey’s assistant. Lacey acts perfectly and everyone believes she is Madame X. Everyone except for one charming journalist, Jericho...

In an effort to rescue her father, Alesia dresses up like a man and sneaks into the royal palace. However, she is caught by the handsome prince of the Bacar Kingdom, Halil Rasheed, who quickly recognizes her as a woman! It is then that Halil offers Alesia a harrowing proposition in order to save her from this predicament — “In exchange for the release of your father, you will become my concubine”…!

Can an ordinary woman dare propose to a gorgeous millionaire? Beatriz has never been anything but a supportive teacher of young children, always caring for them but never having any of her own. In fact, at twenty-four, this wallflower is a virgin. She’s definitely not who the world would expect the rich and handsome Greek Sergios to marry, but when his current business-focused relationship falls through, Bea might be his best chance! Sergios has three children he takes care of, but a man of his stature in a demanding line of work can’t always be there for them. Beatriz, with her teaching skills and loving mindset, would be a perfect caretaker, but she’s not the blonde beauty that Sergios usually dates. Still, she could use some money to take care of her mother and may just have found the perfect job: wife for hire!

She’d adored him from afar…but now he’s ordering her to be his lover! “Can you bring me a guest’s laptop?” The strange request from a coworker at the hotel surprised Tawny. The goal was to delete pictures that should not have been taken of an overnight tryst. The name of the guest is Navarre Cazier, an important businessman from France. As a maid who has longed for him from afar, Tawny’s had to overlook such trysts. But as soon as she got her hands on the laptop, she was caught by Navarre. Then he made her an offer she couldn’t refuse: “I will buy your time with my money. If you refuse, I will call the police.”

Zara was engaged to a Greek billionaire, but when she received an offer to design a garden, she left London to forget about her arranged marriage. The offer was from Vitale, an Italian banker. She was nervous about receiving an offer from such a famous man, but she was enticed by his sexiness. Zara tries to remain rational around him and resist his charms, but when Vitale seduces her, Zara risks losing her resolve. If only she knew that his seduction was just a cruel trap…

When her marriage to Alejandro, Spanish heir to the vast Vasquez family estate, fell apart due to a misunderstanding, a pregnant Jemima escaped to the English countryside. Two years later, she’s raising her child, Alfie, when Alejandro suddenly steps into their lives. He claims he can ignore her past indiscretions with his brother, but is Jemima ready to face the wrath of Doña Hortencia, his cold-hearted mother, in order to give her son the family he deserves?

SUCCESSFUL VETERINARIAN JESSICA MARTIN IS ON THE VERGE OF TURNING THIRTY. STILL SINGLE AND UNMARRIED, SHE’S BEGINNING TO WORRY THAT THE STRAYS SHE TAKES IN ARE GOING TO BE THE ONLY CHILDREN SHE’LL GET TO CARE FOR. AN ODD TWIST OF FATE LANDS HER AT THE FEET OF CESARIO DI SILVESTRI BARGAINING AWAY EVERYTHING SHE OWNS IN EXCHANGE FOR HER FATHER’S FREEDOM. WHAT’S JESSICA TO DO WHEN CESARIO EXPLAINS THAT THE ONLY THING HE DESIRES IS AN HEIR? SHE’S ALWAYS WANTED CHILDREN, BUT CAN SHE REALLY SURVIVE A LOVELESS MARRIAGE TO THIS MAN WHO IGNITES A FIRE WITHIN HER?

After a tragic accident leaves her niece parentless, Flora races to Amsterdam. She’s determined to assume custody of her niece, Mariska, no matter what the cost. Upon her arrival, she’s met by her brother-in-law, Angelo van Zaal. Since the day she met this man, he’d never once looked at her with anything but contempt. Regardless, she refuses to allow this cold-hearted brute to raise her precious niece. But her life crumbles around her when a twist of fate and a night of passion leaves Flora pregnant with Angelo’s child.