The Tycoon's Son

The Tycoon's Son
Cindy Kirk

Single mother Trish Melrose has been offered a rare opportunity to mix business and pleasure.While sailing the Mediterranean aboard the luxurious Alexandra's Dream, she's to convince businessman Theo Catomeris to re-sign his shore excursion company with Liberty Line. Theo's long-estranged father has put her up to this assignment, but an undeniable attraction between Trish and Theo is distracting her from the business at hand.Theo's success and happiness on the island of Corfu suggest that he's a man with blueprints to good fortune, but absentee parents have made it difficult for him to get close to anyone.Having discovered that his father has purchased the cruise line he used to work with, Theo is more than reluctant to trust a relationship with him. But will meeting Trish give him a new perspective on building a future and resolving his past?

WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE

The Daily Cruise Letter/The Daily Cruise News

Captain Pappas reports that it should be fine sailing as we make our way from Corfu to Naples. Since this is our only full day at sea, why not make the most of it?

Start your day off with a light breakfast at the Garden Terrace while you gaze out at the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean. Join a spinning class in our fitness centre or “salute to the sun” in a yoga session on the Helios deck. Refresh yourself in the Mermaid Lagoon and Coral Cove, or just lounge poolside with a good book. Our full-time librarian, Ariana Bennett, will be happy to make recommendations.

Don’t forget to check the special offers in our gift shops, then relax to the soothing music of our pianist in the opulent Court of Dreams. Join the captain for a champagne reception at La Belle Epoque, followed by dinner in the Empire Room. It’s baccarat night at Caesar’s Forum, but if gambling’s not your thing, come up to the Starlight Theater at ten o’clock and discover how romantic a movie can be under a glittering night sky.

Mediterranean days and Mediterranean nights.

Yours to experience on Alexandra’s Dream.

CINDY KIRK

learned at an early age the value of having an active imagination. If she didn’t like the ending of a television show or movie, she simply thought of a different one. Or if she had difficulty falling asleep, instead of counting sheep, she made up a story. When she was sixteen she penned these words in her diary, “I don’t know what I would do if I couldn’t be a writer.”

But it would be several decades before her dream would become a reality. Now a wife and mother, Cindy is a writer of contemporary romance. She invites you to get to know her by reading her novel and visiting her Web site at www.cindykirk.com.

The Tycoon’s Son

Cindy Kirk

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

Dear Reader,

Writing a continuity book was a new experience for me. When I was asked to write The Tycoon’s Son I was thrilled and told editor Marsha Zinberg that she’d picked the perfect book for me. I love all kinds of animals, so Theo’s work to help the wild horses of Kefalonia touched a chord in my heart. Theo and Trish were also such great characters that it was a pleasure helping them find their happy ending.

Getting to know the other authors involved in the MEDITERRANEAN NIGHTS continuity was also a wonderful experience. They are a talented group of women and I can’t wait to read all the other books in this series!

Best,

Cindy Kirk

To author Patt Marr, who seems to know everyone—probably because she is so much fun to be around! I owe Patt a big thanks for introducing me to Greek woman extraordinaire Pam Dokolas, who helped me with all things Greek. Anything Greek I got right in this book is thanks to Pam.

Any errors are strictly my own.

DON’T MISS THE STORIES OF

FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE

Ingrid Weaver

SCENT OF A WOMAN

Joanne Rock

THE TYCOON’S SON

Cindy Kirk

BREAKING ALL THE RULES

Marisa Carroll

AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER

Karen Kendall

BELOW DECK

Dorien Kelly

A PERFECT MARRIAGE?

Cindi Myers

FULL EXPOSURE

Diana Duncan

CABIN FEVER

Mary Leo

ISLAND HEAT

Sarah Mayberry

STARSTRUCK

Michelle Celmer

THE WAY HE MOVES

Marcia King-Gamble

CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO