CAROL MARINELLI recently filled in a form asking for her job title. Thrilled to be able to put down her answer, she put writer. Then it asked what Carol did for relaxation, and she put down the truthwriting. The third question asked for her hobbies. Well, not wanting to look obsessed, she crossed her fingers and answered swimmingbut, given that the chlorine in the pool does terrible things to her highlights, Im sure you can guess the real answer!
After spending three years as a die-hard New Yorker, KATE HEWITT now lives in a small village in the English Lake District, with her husband, their five children and a golden retriever. In addition to writing intensely emotional stories, she loves reading, baking and playing chess with her sonshe has yet to win against him, but she continues to try. Learn more about Kate at kate-hewitt.com .
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The Sicilians Surprise Love-Child
&
Claiming My Bride of Convenience
Carol Marinelli
and
Kate Hewitt
www.millsandboon.co.uk
ISBN: 978-1-474-08832-9
THE SICILIANS SURPRISE LOVE-CHILD & CLAIMING MY BRIDE OF CONVENIENCE
The Sicilians Surprise Love-Child 2019 Carol Marinelli
Claiming My Bride of Convenience 2019 Kate Hewitt
Published in Great Britain 2019
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Table of Contents
Carol Marinelli
His forbidden innocent
And the consequence of their surrender!
Aurora Messina is everything cynical tycoon Nico Caruso shouldnt want. Impulsive and far too innocent, shes troubleand temptation. Especially now that shes working at his new hotel. But Nicos infamous control isnt a match for their combustible chemistry, and it soon ignites in a sizzlingly illicit encounter
Then Aurora discovers shes pregnant! She knows Nico has never wanted a familyhe still bears the scars of his own childhood. But will Auroras revelation give this proud Sicilian a reason to risk everything?
For my great friend, Frances Housden.
Love you, Cuzzy.
C xxx
A URORA WILL BE shadowing me today.
Nico Caruso did not look up from his computer as Marianna, his PA, walked into his opulent Rome office. Instead he frowned.
Aurora Messina from the Sicilian hotel, Marianna elaborated, clearly assuming from Nicos frown that Auroras was a name he did not know.
Oh, but he did.
Aurora Messina. Aged twenty-foursix years younger than him.
Aurora Eloise Messina, with her velvet brown eyes and thick dark hair that was not quite raven, though too dark to be called chestnut. Ah, yes Aurora, with her olive skin that went pink in the sun.
Dont you remember me, Nico?
There was a tease in that familiar rasp to her throaty voice, and she brought with her the scent of home. The white crochet dress that she wore must have been hung out on the washing line, for it had caught not just the hot Sicilian sun but also the breeze from the ocean and the sweet scent of jasmine from her parents garden.
How rude of you to forget me, Aurora continued, given that you have slept in my bed so many times.
Marianna sucked in her breath at Auroras cheeky implication, but Nico didnt miss a beat with his dry reply, Ah, but never with you in it.
True Aurora conceded with a smile.
She had trained herself not to blush when Nico was near, but it was a struggle not to now. The stunning view of Rome panning out behind him went almost unnoticed and the lavish, expensive surroundings barely registered, for Nico, on this Monday morning, was proving more than enough for her senses to take in.
His thick black hair had been cut with skill and his strong jaw, with that slight dent in the centre, was so clean-shaven that she was actually anticipating the brief brush that would come when they shared a light cheek-to-cheek kiss.
Aurora came around the desk to greet him properly.
Of course she did.
After all, the two of them went way back.
But when Nico raised his hand to halt her approach, when his black eyes warned her not to come any closer, Aurora stepped back as if shed been slapped.
She knew she was bolshie, and often came across as too forward, but after a lot of soul-searching as to how best to face him, she had decided to greet him as she would any old friend.
But Nico had halted her and that had hurt Aurora.
She tried not to let it show.
Take a seat, he told her, and then turned to his PA. Marianna, lets get started. We have a lot to get through.