LUCY

Young Petra saw a grown man cry for the first time. Left alone at a party by her mother, she sees Lysandros on the roof, where he is trying to kill himself, and manages to stop him. She couldn't forget his face and he ended up being her first love. Ten years later, he is a wealthy Greek tycoon…and her stepfather's rival. She read in the gossip magazines that he became a famous playboy, and had apparently forgotten all about her. Petra tries to get close to him, but then finds out about a feud between their two families...

Heather has been charmed by Lorenzo, a rich elite from Sicily. He's a gentleman, but weak and powerless in the face of his overwhelming brother Renato. Suspicious that Heather may simply be after their fortune, Renato investigates and subjects the woman to a bizarre test, even going as far as to tempt her with a large sum of money. She refuses, and so he rewards her by ordering her to marry his brother...

We’re too different, but we share a common history—and maybe a possible future, as well? Aaliyah, a hotel clerk, is chosen as a floor manager to replace her late mother. Crown Prince Sayed, from Aaliyah's ancestral country, Zeena Safra, has plans to stay at London's Chatsfield Hotel with his fiancée. Aaliyah, shunned by her family for being born out of wedlock, looks forward to meeting the prince of the desert country she has never seen. But his fiancée runs off and Aaliyah winds up spending the night with the disappointed prince! After he scolds her for hiding the fact that she was a virgin, he whisks her away to his palace...

Mandy and her guide, Renzo, are hiking in the Alps when a huge avalanche traps them inside an old mountain lodge. On the brink of life and death, their feelings for each other awaken and they spend the night in each other’s arms. However, the next day, the floor crumbles away and, as Renzo attempts to save her, he falls to the depths of the valley! Mandy is rescued, but he is nowhere to be found. After spending the next two years in the depths of despair, she suddenly finds a newspaper article about Renzo. He is alive and the CEO of a large Italian company. Mandy is shocked and has to know why he never told her he was still alive!

After being jilted at the altar by her fiance, Gail used the bitter experience to build her career as a successful wedding planner. During a wedding for a wealthy customer, Gail meets his eldest son, Alex. According to Alex, his soon-to-be mother-in-law is only marrying his father for his money and is not who she appears to be. Alex's cynicism stokes Gail's temper and they get into a heated argument. However, later at the wedding reception, Alex suddenly whispers to Gail, "I want you. I'll give you anything you desire...except marriage."

"I've lived my life to the fullest. Now I can rest easy in hell." At least that's what Baal Berith thought. But fate is not letting him go alone.

Welcome to the world of Baggywrinkles a rollicking, educational survey of maritime lore, built around cartoonist Lucy Bellwood's time aboard tall ships. From the scourge of scurvy to the exhilaration of climbing the rigging for the first time, Lucy's comics bring the reader into a world of high seas history and informative adventure with "a sheer and unremitting sense of joy (Andy Oliver, Broken Frontier).""