One Night Heir

One Night Heir
LUCY MONROE

Only a royal wedding…Bitter life lessons have taught Crown Prince Maksim Yurkovich that duty must come before desire. His country needs an heir, so when he discovers his lover can’t have children he must sever their ties. Only Maks can’t resist spending one last night in her bed. …can avert this royal scandal!Now he faces the biggest diplomatic crisis of his life. Against all odds Gillian Harris has fallen pregnant. Maks’s royal reserve masks the heart of a fierce Cossack warrior – one who is not above using their mutual passion to convince a hurt, wary Gillian that she must be his queen!‘Lucy takes you on an emotional journey, full of grit and guts. The passion is relentless!’ – Hannah, 42, Southend-on-Sea www.lucymonroe.com

“Cold?” Maks purred, pushing even closer. “Let me warm you.”

“I’m not co—” But Gillian wasn’t allowed to finish the thought.

His mouth covered hers in a kiss that demanded full submission and reciprocation.

Her body—the same body that had shied away from his every touch—now capitulated without a single conscious thought on her part. She sank into him while her mouth softened under his, allowing him immediate access to the interior.

Like the marauder his ancestors had been, he took advantage, his tongue seeking hers out with sensual intent. The hand on her throat slid down to her shoulder and then lower.

His triumphant growl was both animalistic and unbearably exciting.

This man might have all the urbanity expected of a prince on the outside, but underneath beat the heart of a ruthless Cossack. He wanted nothing less than everything.

BY HIS ROYAL DECREE

At his command and in his bed!

Crown Prince Maksim Yurkovich and his royal cousin

Prince Demyan know exactly the price of duty.

Having already sacrificed so much,

what is one more thing to them?

Tied to women by necessity, it’s hard to say who is

more surprised by the fiery strength of their desire—

the Princes or their brides.

But when the sheets cool on the marriage bed

who will win…Queen or country?

Read Crown Prince Maksim’s story this month in

ONE NIGHT HEIR

And next month discover how far Prince Demyan will go to do his duty in

PRINCE OF SECRETS

About the Author

LUCY MONROE started reading at the age of four. After going through the childrens’ books at home, she was caught by her mother reading adult novels pilfered from the higher shelves on the bookcase…Alas, it was nine years before she got her hands on a Mills & Boon

Romance her older sister had brought home. She loves to create the strong alpha males and independent women who people Mills & Boon

books. When she’s not immersed in a romance novel (whether reading or writing it), she enjoys travel with her family, having tea with the neighbours, gardening, and visits from her numerous nieces and nephews.

Lucy loves to hear from her readers: e-mail Lucy Monroe@LucyMonroe.com, or visit www.LucyMonroe.com

Recent titles by the same author:

NOT JUST THE GREEK’S WIFE

HEART OF A DESERT WARRIOR

FOR DUTY’S SAKE

THE GREEK’S PREGNANT LOVER

Did you know these are also available as eBooks?Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk

One Night Heir

Lucy Monroe

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

In sincerest gratitude to my readers,

who have stuck with me through the droughts brought

on by my mom’s final illness and subsequent death,

my own health issues and the many other challenges

life offers us mortals. Your support and encouragement

mean so very much to me and have blessed me truly

beyond measure. Love and hugs to you all!

With particular thanks to Ms Gillian Wheatley of

London for suggesting visual inspiration for my hero.

XOXO

The necessary legal caveat: while Ms Wheatley shares

a first name with the female protagonist in this book,