This is an amazing story, which will leave in your soul the incredible sensation of the taste of love. It can transform your notions, sharpen your senses and draw you into the wonderful flagrance of the passionate, unbridled, magic love. It will stop your breath. You will fly, you will dream, you will pray to retain that sensation for a longer time. Love rushes into the world of the darkness. Stolen from the reality and carried away into the nullity. There are things that transform the sense of that great feeling. In this tale, the good and the evil are in an acute conflict, and they are ready to tear the boundary between life and death. The sensation of the loss and the triumphing of the victory are drowned in an ocean of tears. The truth is different, broken against a wall of temptations. It takes refuge in the icy hug of the time, and it melts down there, warmed by the rays of the wandering thought. That is just love, buried beneath roses . . . many roses . . . bloody roses . . ., and the sun is . . . everything.

This is the story of the lives of four ladies: Denise, Keisha, Liz, and Tonya. Denise is living the most normal life she possible can with her husband, Eric, the man she loves and whom she will never leave. Keisha, a real estate agent, enjoys the single life until she meets a man named Robert, who is a handsome and rich bachelor. Keisha is very independent, living her life and doing her own thing; no man is going to change her lifestyle . . . or will he? Liz is married with three children, but she is still lonely because her husband, Mr. Frank, is never home. Liz meets a young man named Terrence and falls deeply in love with him. What will Liz do? Is she in love with the other man? Tonya does anything with anyone and lives the single life. Tonya doesn't care about herself, her five-year-old child, or her mother, even though she is still living at her mother's home. Watch out for Tonya; she may be with your man . . . or your woman.

Darnel knows he is treading in dangerous waters, but he doesn't care. From the moment he first sees Keri, a beautiful new assistant, he is intrigued. She is smart, sexy, and alluringly elegant. Darnel must be careful, or they might both get burned. But she is too irresistible, and he throws caution to the wind. Their love is pure and sweet, and everything seemed kissed by destiny.

Laura is a striking beauty, a dark-skinned temptress in high heels. Her beauty is only skin-deep, however, and her brilliant smile masks the darkness of her soul all too well. From a distance, she looks like a sophisticated lady, but that's just her disguise. Up close, she's nothing but trouble, and now she has set her sights on destroying Keri and Darnel's happiness.

Laura launches a meticulously planned assault on the couple, and they must now use every skill they have to save themselves. Unable to prevent disaster, Keri watches helplessly as her life begins to spiral down into the abyss Laura has created for her.

Can love truly conquer all in time to save her life-let alone her relationship?

As the fourth son of merchant parents, Matthew Morgan has always been superfluous. The only guidance he ever received was to behave himself and stay out of the way. Now, at a new university half a world away from home, he must discover who he is and what he wants. The only trouble is, he's never made a decision in his life. When Ash Thearon meets Matthew - the handsome fellow student he's been ogling all term - he finds him sweet, sexy, and more than a little puzzling. To solve that puzzle, he must first collect all the pieces - something more easily said than done. The new friends quickly become lovers, but Matthew's sheltered life has taught him only how to follow another's lead. Ash wants more than that; he wants the give and take of an equal. Matthew's tendency to try too hard to please others leaves Ash wondering how to teach him independence without losing him.

Justin Graham thought he could stomach the life that his wealthy, self-centered wife had created for him, until he realized he was living it from inside a scotch bottle. Having had enough of the lie and Anastasia's controlling ways, he packs his bags and leaves. Finally free from the drama, Justin breathes a sigh of relief and prepares for the fallout; fallout he thought he could handle-until the first murder attempt.

LISA KLEIN's marriage is dying, and it's a losing battle-complicated by an unexpected affair. While on a short trip to California, she gets in the way of a radical fan who tries to shoot rock star Yale Frye. Yale makes it out all right, while Lisa ends up shot. During her hospitalization, she meets the superstar, and their attachment grows into a romantic relationship. But Lisa can't just walk away from her marriage; she has to keep it together in order to shield her two sons.

However, once back home in Ohio, she realizes the damage between her and her husband Ronnie is irrevocable. Soon, their divorce is official. Not only does she lose her husband, but she loses the love and respect of her two sons, who take their father's side. Suddenly, Lisa is so very alone, seeking purpose and direction as a middle-aged divorcee. In an eff ort to recover her passion for life, Lisa writes a book. Surprisingly, the work is a success.

An even bigger surprise is to have Yale Frye back in her life. Yale is an artist, though, and not always solid support. Lisa can't fight the feelings she has for him, and as her career continues to rise, it seems her relationship with Yale begins to plummet. She's willing to bet high, and through tough times and times of joy, Lisa discovers her personal strength and realizes how far she will go to gamble on love.

How will Miranda Nichols-a young, attractive widow-choose between two men she loves, both of whom want to marry her? After permanently moving from Manhattan to her country home, Miranda meets Jeremy Pearson, a sweet learning disabled man who awakens her long dormant sexuality. Their life together promises to be easy, full of fun and uncomplicated-that is until Nick Kramer enters the picture. Nick is the sophisticated New Yorker Miranda reconnects with during her book-signing trip to Manhattan. Each man appeals to her on different levels, and it is not until the very end that we discover Miranda's choice.

To the casual observer, Ann Foster leads an idyllic life on a beautiful estate in southeastern Wisconsin. There, Ann and her husband, Brad, have known great happiness, as they've seen their two children, Andy and Jenny, grow. Jenny and her father are inseparable, and now her son is off to college. Life should be perfect ... but Ann starts experiencing strange premonitions of danger. Concerned, her husband suggests that she seek medical attention, but the doctor assures them that everything is fine.

Ann lands a job at an advertising agency, and Mark Manchester is her boss. But when Ann survives a brutal home invasion and other frightening events, it looks like her premonitions were actually predictions of danger. Mark reaches out to his employee, and Ann finds his compassion and support to be a great comfort in scary times. When she sees him talking to two men she feels are stalking her, however, she starts to worry that maybe Mark isn't what he seems. Complicating matters more, while on a business luncheon with her boss, she is surprised to see her husband out with his client, Suzette Monnet.

These events only fuel her paranoia and suspicion, and Ann fears that she can't trust anyone. Just when she thinks things can't get any worse-they do. Alone at home one night, she's attacked, and in her last moment of consciousness, looks up to see Jenny's rifle aiming down from above.

At that moment, Ann knows that their lives will never be the same.