Alyssa is selected to be Prince Benito's maid while he is visiting from the neighboring country of Niroli. To Alyssa, the young, beautiful and popular prince is someone beyond her reach and she is too shy to even look him in the eye. But one day, while cleaning the bathroom, Alyssa finds a lipstick that the prince's girlfriend has left behind. The lipstick looks glamorous to the naive Alyssa, who has never even put on makeup before, so she faces the mirror to apply it. But Prince Benito, who has seen everything, suddenly appears…!
Housekeeper Effie, a practical yet slightly frumpy virgin, has been summoned to the desert to serve the sheikh! Ruthless Sheikh King Zakari had gone to seek solitude in the sands, but nights alone are not something this ruler is used to. However, with his housekeeper at his service, there's no need to allow his bed to grow cold... After hot hours of passion, Effie's heart is near to bursting. But what she doesn't realise is that something has compelled Zakari to take her, a lowly servant, as his royal bride!
Australian tycoon Mark Hannaford closed himself off from the world after losing his wife…until Sylvie Browning waltzed into his home. He hired the gutsy gal to bring order to his life. Instead she brought chaos and laughter.
A dowdy maid transforms into a sexy siren when she becomes her billionaire playboy boss’s fake fiancée in this classic romance by a USA Today bestseller. Italian billionaire Raffaele de Ferretti had many beautiful women at his beck and call. But when he needed a fiancée of convenience, the only woman for the job was his mousy, dowdy housekeeper! Natasha needed a makeover—and what a result! Raffaele had no idea such a beautiful, sexy woman had been right under his nose all this time! They had to pretend to be engaged, but neither of them had to fake the explosive attraction that sparked between them. . . . Originally published in 2006.
A Crown Prince gets a second chance at love with the woman who’s always been there - in the next book in the prince duology from Donna Alward! The Crown Prince of Marazur is suffering from a broken heart. After losing his wife and future queen, he knows he’ll never find love again with a partner as wonderful as her. He’s thrown himself into his duties and is trying to be a better father to his two children, but he’s lonely. Even though falling in love seems impossible, so does spending the rest of his life alone. Stephani has been Raoul’s assistant for years. Smart, loyal, and discreet, Stephani is fantastic at her job. Except for the fact that she’s been in love with her boss since her first week of employment, not that she would ever act on it. Besides, Raoul is first in line to the throne and she’s his assistant. If Raoul ever marries again, it’ll be with someone who can be a future queen. Not someone like Stephani. When Raoul’s date for a state dinner is unable to attend, he invites Stephani. She’s well-versed on the issues and castle protocol, and Raoul’s always been comfortable with her. But when Stephani arrives, Raoul hardly recognizes her. Is this stunning woman the same one who’s run his office for years? The Crown Prince’s Bride is the ultimate fairy tale for readers looking for Cinderella to get her prince—and be able to keep him past midnight.
There was a time when a young princess named Maid Maleen fell in a love with a prince. However the princess’s father would not approve of the boy. The king decided to lock his daughter and her maid in a tower for seven years cause otherwise Maid Maleen would have married the prince. What do you think happened after those seven years? Was there someone to come to the girls’ rescue? You will find the answer in the magnificent tale "Maid Maleen". Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 200 fairytales. Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.
Antigone, the youngest of five orphaned sisters, makes a secret journey from her miserly uncle's London boarding house to Greece, where she intends to find her mysterious and cruel grandfather. The handsome Sir Anthony Needham protects her during her dangerous journey.
“The king’s son made a vow that he would never marry any but the one whom the shoe fitted, whatever her rank.” When the king’s son comes to the region, the stepmother and half-sisters of The Snow-White Maiden deny her request to attend church to see the Prince. However, with the assistance of Cantrips and her Enchantment Wand, she sees the Prince and catches his eye. When he follows her, succeeds in stealing her golden shoe, and vows to marry the one it fits, her sister is willing to go to great lengths to prevent the Snow-White Maiden from enjoying her happy ever after… “If I were in your place, I would send her away to that little island over there.” Unsuccessful in her attempts to kill her stepdaughter, the Queen convinces her husband to send the daughter from his first marriage to live on an island for three years. The Maid of the Isle makes the acquaintance of three lads, whose friendship over the years help thwart her stepmother’s plans, which grow ever more desperate when a Prince comes to ask for her hand in marriage… This duo of Inner Hebridean fairytales extend beyond the traditional stories of ‘Cinderella’ and ‘Diamonds & Toads.’ Each has an episode of the Supplanted Bride or Heroine at the close of the tale, and can be enjoyed together in this new edition. [Folklore Type: ATU-510A (The Persecuted Heroine) or ATU-480 (The Kind and Unkind Girls)]
An afternoon at the races—laced with champagne and women—is just another event for Ethan Cartwright, until the very ordinary Daisy Donahue catches his eye. Daisy knows to keep her head down and to stay invisible amongst the throngs of designer-clad Australian socialites. But ruthless Ethan is intrigued by her and can't resist one passionate embrace! Daisy is devastated to be fired for a kiss—she needs her job! That's where Ethan comes in. He has a new role in mind: housekeeper by day, bedmate by night….