LET THE GAMES BEGIN... When Lady Alexandra Herbert discovered that she was to be married to Edward Wellesley, Marquess of Douro, heir to the Dukedom of Wellington, she was appalled. Marriage? Surely not. Without a Season, Lexa feels insecure of possibly becoming a wife to a prestigious family. But when she meets Edward, she start to change her mind... FOR WHEN PASSION SPARKS... Edward Wellesley, Marquess of Douro, was outraged with the sudden news of get married. After witnessing the scandal that resulted from the fall of his parents' marriage, he wanted nothing to do with a wife. But duty dictates that he does. It's only when he meets his intended, Lady Alexandra, who fascinates him to the point of falling love, does he question himself. IT BURNS RED AS THE ROSE... Neither of them is prepared for the married life nor they are not prepared for the suddenness of the attraction they are harboring for each other and where it will lead them. Let the passions begin, for the passions of the rose will break someone's heart... Let the bridegroom and his sudden bride commence their fate...

Ian Macpherson and Charlotte (or Charlie, as Ian calls her) Henry had been the best of friends since either could remember. But when Charlotte's mother dies of cancer when she was thirteen, Charlotte goes into a depression that even Ian can't help her out of and pushed them farther and farther apart. Charlotte's depression caused her to gain weight and become the laughing stock of the school. Even her best friend Ian turned on her. But that's when Charlotte moved away to England because of her father's job. Now it's both Ian and Charlotte's senior year and everything is about to change for them both. Ian became the hot player that any girl would happily be with. He never thought he'd see Charlotte again since she'd moved to England. But now she's back and looking totally different. Charlotte still can't forget what Ian and his friends did to her before she left for England. But when they meet again, Charlotte can't help but have her feelings for Ian come flooding back to her. And maybe, just maybe, Ian will let himself feel what he'd hidden from her forever.