Alli Pierce is desperately seeking her real mother. But hotel magnate Slade Hawkings is convinced she's after his family's money, and that she is nothing but a scheming gold digger! Despite Slade's misgivings, the handsome billionaire can't deny the incredible chemistry between him and Alli. Unaware that Alli is a virgin, Slade makes a proposal that will give them both what they want. He'll help her find what she's looking for—in exchange for one night in his bed.

Cesar Caretti has had a string of sophisticated socialites warming his bed—until he meets Jude. Her untainted beauty sets his Spanish blood on fire! Jude struggles to keep up with Cesar's glamorous world. Then her inexperience is fully revealed: she's expecting the Spaniard's baby. For Cesar there is only one option—marriage. After all, he is a Caretti. And, as Jude discovers, his proposal is not a question…it's a command!

He's worldly, wealthy and always in charge. She's beautiful and innocent...but ready for love. And when they meet, neither of them will ever be the same again. Experience all the intense emotion as our heroines explore passion and their heroes find love--both for the first time--in the four stories included in this Harlequin Presents Extra Bundle: The Sheikh's Virgin Princess by Sarah Morgan, Ruthless Billionaire, Inexperienced Mistress by Robyn Donald, The Virgin's Price by Melanie Milburne and Mistress Against Her Will by Lee Wilkinson.

When Alicia turns up at Dante D'Aquanni's Italian villa claiming he's responsible for her sister's pregnancy, he's furious. He knows her type--and he'll make her pay When it turns out Dante wasn't her sister's lover, Alicia has to make amends, and Dante wants more than a mere apology. He wants Alicia. She's whisked into his glamorous world. But despite the sizzling chemistry between them, Alicia knows she must leave--because she's falling for a man who despises her....

A quiet evening in Manhattan turns into an electrically charged encounter when billionaire tycoon Luca O'Hagan finds himself alone with his brother's beautiful assistant. The attraction he feels for Alice cannot be ignored; he has to have her.... Alice can't help falling for the powerful and sexy Luca. Yet when he proposes a marriage of convenience, she refuses, knowing she doesn't have his love. But perhaps she's been too hasty--she's just discovered she's having his child!

An Italian tycoon’s scheme for revenge ensnares an innocent beauty in this classic contemporary romance by a USA Today–bestselling author. When Angelo Riccardi sought revenge, Gwenna Hamilton added another, delicious dimension. Innocent and pretty, she had no chance when the Italian tycoon offered her the devil’s bargain: pay for her father’s freedom with her body. In her naiveté, Gwenna thought that Angelo would tire of her and her innocence very quickly. But he had more in mind than just one night . . . Originally published in 2005.

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What these ruthless Italians want, they get! And now they want... MISTRESSES

Leonardo West: the most eligible single father on the glittering London social scene! But the Italian tycoon is simply not fatherhood material – so he hires Heather as a carer. Her dumpy curves are a mile away from those of the slim sophisticates who usually grace his bed...

The Italian billionaire's inexperienced mistress Eve has come to Florence seeking information and only Raphael di Lazaro, heir to the Lazaro Fashion House, holds the answers. Surrounded by glamour, Eve's out of her depth--until she realizes Raphael wants her! If becoming his mistress will help Eve, she'll fake the sophistication Raphael's expecting--but that means being available to his every desire...