The Bravo Billionaire

The Bravo Billionaire
Christine Rimmer

THE MAN WHO HAD EVERYTHINGIf ever there was a living embodiment of all that money could buy, Jonas Bravo was it. But the gleaming facade hid a legacy of loss. For though Jonas had been to the manor born, the kidnapping of his baby brother had yanked the rug out from under him–and taught him always to keep his heart padlocked. Until two females produced the key…One: baby Mandy, Jonas's adoptive sister, whose custody he was determined to get. And two: Emma Hewitt, her lovely guardian. Clearly the two were a package deal, and clearly Emma was daring the Bravo billionaire not only to hope but to dream–of getting back everything he'd lost that long-ago winter night…and thought he would never see again.

“Ms. Rimmer has developed into a major, major talent.”

—Romantic Times Magazine

His every move was so purposeful, so sure and so determined.

His body was so strong and hard and big. Everything he did, he did better than anyone else.

He had a law degree from Stanford, and a business degree from one of those snooty eastern colleges. He’d shot a charging rhino, wrestled alligators. He’d made love to the most beautiful women in the world, taken his father’s millions and turned them into billions.

And once, long, long ago, he had been six years old. A little boy. A boy who woke up in the middle of the night and went into his baby brother’s room.

Where he had been found the next morning, out cold on the floor, a large bloody bruise on the left side of his head.

And the baby—vanished. Forever…

“Famed for her deliciously different characters, Ms. Rimmer keeps the…love sizzling hot.”

—Romantic Times Magazine

CONVENIENTLY YOURS: Cast of Characters

A Bravo Family Saga

THE NINE-MONTH MARRIAGE

—Cash Bravo and Abby Heller

MARRIAGE BY NECESSITY

—Nate Bravo and Megan kane

PRACTICALLY MARRIED

—Zach Bravo and Tess DeMarley

MARRIED BY ACCIDENT

—Melinda Bravo and Cole Yuma

THE MILLIONAIRE SHE MARRIED

—Jenna Bravo and Mack McGarrity

THE M.D. SHE HAD TO MARRY

—Lacey Bravo and Logan Severance

THE MARRIAGE AGREEMENT

—Marsh Bravo and Tory Winningham

And watch for…

MARRIAGE: OVERBOARD

—Gwen Bravo McMillan and Rafe McMillan

(Weekly serial at www.eHarlequin.com)

THE MARRIAGE CONSPIRACY

—Dekker (Smith) Bravo and Joleen Tilly

(Coming in October only from Silhouette Special Edition)

The Bravo Billionaire

Christine Rimmer

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

Dear Reader,

I can hardly believe it. This book, The Bravo Billionaire, marks the eighth in my series of stories about the Bravo family. The first seven books, as you may know, appeared in the Silhouette Special Edition line. I started out thinking I was going to write only three Bravo books—the stories of three cousins: Cash, Nate and Zach.

So much for what I started out thinking. Your response to the Bravos has been so enthusiastic, how could I help but write more Bravo tales?

With The Bravo Billionaire, I had a great time creating a new branch—the L.A. branch—of the Bravo family. They are fabulously wealthy, and they live in a huge hilltop Bel Air mansion called Angel’s Crest. The hero, Jonas, is the man who has everything—except love, family and companionship. He swears he doesn’t want those things. But that’s before his mother’s will forces him into close contact with Emma Lynn Hewitt. Emma, a west Texas dog groomer with a heart as big as her home state, is determined to make of Jonas a kinder, gentler, better man….

I do hope you enjoy this bigger-than-ever Bravo tale.

All my very best,

For Steve,

always.

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3