Silas Carter—American billionaire and bachelor, he's at the top of every celebrity party guest list. Love isn't in Silas's plans—but a practical marriage is! Julia Fellowes—beautiful, well-connected and perfect wife material. Julia will be Silas's convenient bride—the pleasure of bedding her will just be a bonus. Their relationship is headline news—the society wedding of the decade's on. But scandal travels fast—what will happen when everyone discovers Julia's pregnant…?

These high-rolling bachelors may recognize a good business deal when they see it…but love? That's another story.… Expecting the Playboy's Heir Silas Carter's jet-set life leaves no room for relationships, but he realizes marriage is a logical next step—and he has the perfect bride in mind! Julia Fellowes is beautiful, and well connected, and Silas is determined to make her his convenient wife. The pleasure of sharing her bed will just be a bonus.… Blackmailing the Society Bride Millionaire Marcus Canning figures it's time to become a father—and husband. First he'll need a wife, and recently divorced, deeply in debt Lucy Blayne is the ideal candidate. But after the vows are exchanged and nights are shared, an outsider raises the stakes, putting life and love on the line!

Popular romance fiction constitutes the largest segment of the global book market. Bringing together an international group of scholars, The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction offers a ground-breaking exploration of this global genre and its remarkable readership. In recognition of the diversity of the form, the Companion provides a history of the genre, an overview of disciplinary approaches to studying romance fiction, and critical analyses of important subgenres, themes, and topics. It also highlights new and understudied avenues of inquiry for future research in this vibrant and still-emerging field. The first systematic, comprehensive resource on romance fiction, this Companion will be invaluable to students and scholars, and accessible to romance readers.

Ricardo Salvatore despised greedy women--was Carly just one more? He planned to take over the company that Carly managed. So why not include her in the bargain...? Unloved and unwanted as a child, Carly had never let anyone this close. She and Ricardo were working closely together, and their sizzling attraction boiled over. In the heat of passion, there was no hiding place: Ricardo was stunned when he learned the real truth about Carly, just as she discovered his real reason for bedding her....

Marriage: Millionaire banker Marcus Canning has decided it's time to become a father—and a husband…. Penniless: Lucy is facing crippling debts alone—having kicked out her cheating, stealing ex-husband…. Wedded: Lucy knows she's been chosen by Marcus for convenience—but she's always loved him and she can't resist his passionate lovemaking…. Sex: That's all it is for Marcus—until he discovers his wife is being blackmailed by another man….

She'd pay the price with two words. I do. After a shocking media exposé reveals that the compelling stranger she lost her virginity to is debauched bachelor Dante Mancini, Piper Riley is stunned! Their unexpected but exquisite night has left them inextricably bound… When Dante learns that Piper is pregnant, the heartless playboy sees the perfect opportunity to restore his business reputation—by making Piper his wife! But Piper won't settle for anything less than happy-every-after. Dante must overcome his past to prove to Piper—and the world—that this is more than a convenient match…