New Release Books by Margaret Mayo

Reproduction of the original.

Our first kiss was sudden… Our second kiss was unforgettable. Just touching you drives me crazy. You put a spell on me. He says sweetly but then suddenly pushes me away. Anna is at a loss as to how to handle her husband, Oliver. They met and fell in love while they were on vacation. Their love was so passionate, so how can it be broken by something so silly? Anna, not knowing the darkness inside his heart, tries everything to win back his love. But Oliver gives her nothing but the cold shoulder. Then one day, something unexpected happens.

I’ve lost all of my memories, but I haven’t lost you. Karina wakes up with amnesia following an accident. A man named Ford claims to be her fiancé and offers to support her in her new life. However, Karina finds it hard to let him in, remembering nothing about their relationship. In spite of this, Ford continues to devotedly look after her. But just when Karina starts to feel something for Ford, his ex-girlfriend appears on the scene!

Elena returns to her hometown of Seville to attend her older sister Reina’s engagement party. Her sister has been promised to Vidal Marquez, who is both an old childhood friends as well as Spain's foremost authority in banking. However, Reina has broken off her engagement and disappeared! Theirs wouldn’t have been a marriage of love; the purpose of the marriage was to get Vidal to give his assistance to the bank her parents own. Now that Reina has vanished, Elena gets offered up as a sacrifice after being in the wrong place at the wrong time! Elena has been aware of Vidal’s arrogance and coldheartedness ever since they were children. How can she ever marry a man like him?※This work is originally colored.

Single mother Peta works as a secretary while raising her eight-year-old son. After getting assigned to the new company president, Andreas, her days are hectic as she tries to meet the demands of the tyrannical but drop-dead-gorgeous Greek man. “For my son and our future, I’ll meet Andreas’s commands with all I’ve got!” But one day, Andreas finds out about Peta’s son and makes his most outrageous demand yet—“Work as my son’s live-in nanny!” Can Peta, who has sworn off trusting men forever, bring herself to live with this dangerously sexy man?

Wanted for the marriage bed! When Sienna met sexy entrepreneur Adam Bannerman, she thought she’d found true love. With stars in her eyes she whispered, ‘I do! ’ But Adam’s head was always buried in business, and their whirlwind marriage broke down before she could tell him she was pregnant. Now her little boy is sick, and she has to tell Adam the truth. They’re thrown together again, and sparks fly — but so do the secrets that kept them apart. Can she risk her heart a second time and be coaxed back into her husband’s bed?

After adopting her late sister’s son, Kristie now struggles to raise him on her own while also working as a successful wedding planner. One day, she meets a sexy millionaire named Radford. However, he’s the man who got her sister pregnant and then left her, which lead to her death. While hiding a desire for revenge deep down inside, Kristie ends up falling for his dangerous charms!

Lara’s disastrous marriage came to an end, and she believed she’d never love again. But then she meets the charming Bryce at her aunt’s party. She’s instantly attracted to him but warns herself to stay away. Her painful experiences should have taught her that lesson. To love and trust men only leads to heartache! But he persists in asking her out. He’s pushy yet surprisingly kind, and she lets her guard down around him. She never thought it would happen, that she would again be betrayed by a man she trusted so deeply…

With her father in poor health and his company on the verge of bankruptcy, Dione has only one option left—visit multimillionaire Theo Tsardikos to ask for help. But Dione did not anticipate the deal this dangerously charming hotel tycoon would try to strike—he will help her if she agrees to marry him…right now. Dione is stunned, but does she have any other choice? With her father on the brink of a heart attack and his company about to go under, will she hand herself over to Tsardikos?

Bursting with magic and mischief, adventures abound with this new collection of classic fairytales authored by bestselling author Margaret Mayo. Join favourite characters as they scale beanstalks, ride in carriages made of pumpkins, and eat poisoned apples ... Much-loved classics that feature in the collection include Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rumplestiltskin, These timeless tales are vivaciously retold by Margaret Mayo, who perfectly captures their enchantment. The highly illustrated edition features artwork by Helen Stephens, whose colourful sketches deliver the stories to their dramatic full potential.

Nicole, a journalist, was intrigued by a newspaper ad her roommates were discussing. Her roommates said the person who placed the ad to find a wife must be either very ugly or very old. Nicole told them not to pass judgment. She was curious about the mysterious ad, so she called the number to make an appointment. Figuring the meeting would make for an interesting article, she showed up at the address provided only to find herself in front of a mansion! And the man who’d placed the ad wasn’t ugly at all—he was an incredibly attractive man with demons in his past.

Race through the alphabet in this action-packed A to Z of things that go. From ambulances and diggers to yachts and zooming rockets, Dig Dig Digging ABC is a bright and busy book packed with all the vehicles that children love!

Tara, a beauty working in a high-end jewelry store, fell in love with hotel owner Max Richmond and shared his bed the night they met. One year later, their relationship has continued, but Tara feels more like a mistress than a proper girlfriend. Max is busy with various trips around the world for his work, and their “dates” aren’t dates at all. They spend all their time together in bed and never talk about the future. What’s going to happen now? And to make matters worse, just when doubt has started to grow in her chest, Tara realizes that she'’s pregnant with Max’s baby…

Fire engines, police cars, ambulances, lifeboats, and tow trucks race to the rescue in this book bursting with action. Emergency? Don't worry--help is on the way!

Could Yesterday's Dreams Become Today's Happy Ending? Businessman Drake Rivelin was still Sapphire's husband. But their marriage was long since over, killed by Drake's driving ambition and lack of consideration. Their parting had been all his fault. Now they met again and Drake was acting as if Sapphire were to blame for their breakup. Despite everything, she still loved him. But was it worth the effort to try and sort things out? Because she was no longer sure how Drake felt. Exactly what did he want from her?

New beginnings

When fresh-faced Rhianne Pickering agrees to work for masterful Greek Zarek Diakos she knows it’s a mistake—no man has ever made her heart quicken and her body quiver like this! But with her life in tatters she needs a job. To his convenient wife! Zarek thinks Rhianne makes the perfect secretary. But on a business trip to the beautiful island of Santorini he decides her skills are undervalued. He’s in need of a bride; under the warm Mediterranean sun he’ll show Rhianne it’s a position she can’t refuse!

"Will you take the job, Celena?" That was how it all started—when Luciano Segurini persuaded Celena to work for him for triple her current salary. But before she knew it, he had persuaded her to pose as his fiancée—and eventually to become his wife. Yet their marriage was bittersweet—full of passion by night, and misunderstandings by day. Not an easy marriage, by any means—and then, of course, there was Simone!

"So we meet again…." When their passionate affair came to an abrupt end, Tanya hadn't expected—or wanted—to see Alejandro Vazquez Herrera again, although the memories of their time together still haunted her. So when she bumped into him on her trip to see her sister, she was shocked. The attraction between them flared again, but Tanya had to try her hardest to deny it. After all, Alejandro had left her to marry another woman, hadn't he?

Twelve classic bedtime stories, including Goldilocks and The Elves and the Shoemaker, illustrated by bestselling artist Alison Murray. The collection includes favourite fairy tales Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Ugly Duckling, The Three Little Pigs and The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, along with traditional tales such as Anna and the Bear, Twenty Cheeky Monkeys and Little Peachling and the Giants, and more, retold with warmth and humour by acclaimed author Margaret Mayo.

Bought: The Greek's Innocent Virgin – Sarah Morgan At Angelos Zouvelekis's command, cafe waitress Chantal will play the part of his bride–to–be. He will shower her with exquisite jewels and silks...and she will repay him in kind. He wants his recompense in the bedroom! Angelos worships Chantal's body, although he thinks she's a devious gold–digger. But his arrogance is shattered when he discovers Chantal is a virgin...Angelos bought this innocent, and now he intends to keep her – whatever the cost! Bought For Marriage – Margaret Mayo Dione Keristari will do anything to help her sick father. But begging gorgeous Greek billionaire Theo Tsardikos for cash is more than she bargained for. Now he's demanding a marriage contract in return for the money! She has no choice but to agree. However, inexperienced Dione can't handle the attraction between them, and she vows not to share Theo's bed. But Theo's a master in the ways of loving, and soon he has his temporary bride at his bidding – and she's pregnant... The Antonakos Marriage – Kate Walker Skye Marston is being blackmailed into marriage. But she'll have one night of passion first, with a man she'll never meet again... Theo Antonakos isn't used to rejection. His passionate partner has slipped away without a word. When he arrives on his father's private Greek island to meet his stepmother–to–be, he discovers they already know each other – in the most intimate way. Now Theo wants Skye back in his bed...as his wife!

Nanny Penny Keeling knows working for strong-but-silent Santo De Luca will be a challenge, but she's determined to do it for his little girl's sake. And she's equally determined not to fall for her dangerously attractive boss—she's been burned before…. Penny is pretty, charming and utterly beddable—and under the fiery Italian sun Santo seduces her…. It was meant to be only an affair. Now Penny has announced she's pregnant….

First comes love, then marriage and babies...right? Not in these books! With scintillating marriage of revenge plots, classic reunion romance, and unexpected pregnancies of passion, the four books in the Marriage and Babies Bundle prove sometimes the best loves comes last! Bundle includes: The Konstantos Marriage Demand by Kate Walker, Claiming His Wedding Night by Lee Wilkinson, The Italian's Ruthless Baby Bargain by Margaret Mayo, and Pregnant with the De Rossi Heir by Maggie Cox.

With each turn of the tabbed page, discover the trucks and tractors, fire engines and helicopters that like to work hard all day. This bright and bouncy, noise-filled board book brings together all the vehicles that kids adore!

Treat yourself to four unputdownable romances this Christmas...

Young children will love meeting all their favourite sea creatures in this lively picture book packed with snapping sharks, colourful octopuses, gliding whales, playful seals and lots more! Another fabulous book from a bestselling creative team.

They've been forced to the altar...but go willingly to the bedroom! Discover four seductive and dramatic stories of marriage of convenience, revenge, blackmail and ultimately love in the Forced to Marry Bundle! Bundle includes: The Santangeli Marriage by Sara Craven, Salzano's Captive Bride by Daphne Clair, The Ruthless Italian's Inexperienced Wife by Christina Hollis and Bought for Marriage by Margaret Mayo.

Kara is just a plain woman who works as a secretary. Her arrogant, powerful, successful boss, Blake, takes her on a business trip to Italy, but to her surprise it ends up being just the two of them! They are booked into the same suite, and she finds an extravagant dress waiting for her in her room! Could he be trying to seduce her? Being raised by an overbearing mother, she grew up learning to supress her feelings. But spending time with Blake, she slowly learns to unlock her heart…and her desires. Even though she knows this is all just playing around for him.

They say money can't buy love. But when the heroines of these four stories find themselves trouble, they turn to playboy billionaires for help--and love and desire soon follow. Bundle includes: The Italian's Ruthless Marriage Bargain by Kim Lawrence, The Billionaire's Blackmail Bargain by Margaret Mayo, The Timber Baron's Virgin Bride by Daphne Clair and Jonas Berkeley's Defiant Wife by Amanda Browning.

The Rich Man’s Reluctant Mistress After building her interior design business, Lucinda Oliver is shocked when her latest client is former boss Zane Alexander. Lucinda’s determined not to become another notch on his bedpost, but soon she’s battling to resist Zane’s sizzling brand of desire... The Inconvenient Laws of Attraction