His Merciless Marriage Bargain
Jane Porter
The Italian’s shock heir…Raising her sister’s child has left Rachel Bern penniless and desperate. Her orphaned nephew’s family have ignored her attempts at contact, so she has no choice but to bring him to the Marcellos' Venetian door.Losing his brother has devastated Giovanni Marcello. Rachel’s news is another bombshell, and he can’t believe that she doesn’t have an ulterior motive. One kiss should unravel her deception—until their smouldering chemistry has Gio reconsidering…Gio exacts a high price for acknowledging his heir, but Rachel cannot help but succumb to his outrageous demands. Even if it means walking down the aisle!
The Italian’s shock heir...
Raising her sister’s child has left Rachel Bern penniless and desperate. Since her orphaned nephew’s family has ignored her attempts at contact, she has no choice but to bring him to the Marcellos’ Venetian door.
Losing his brother devastated Giovanni Marcello. Rachel’s news is another bombshell, and he can’t believe that she doesn’t have an ulterior motive. One kiss should unravel her deception, until their smoldering chemistry has Gio reconsidering...
Gio exacts a high price for acknowledging his heir, but Rachel cannot help but succumb to his outrageous demands. Even if it means walking down the aisle!
“This is my city and my home, and you are the outsider here. If there is to be a story, it’s going to be my story, not yours,” Gio answered, reaching out to lift a dark glossy tendril of hair from Rachel’s cheek.
He felt carnal and hungry. Desire ran hot in his veins.
“The only story is the truth. You have a nephew you refuse to acknowledge, never mind support.”
“But is he my nephew?”
“Yes, you know he is. I’ve sent you the birth certificate and we can do a DNA test while I’m here—”
“Proving what?” he retorted. Before she could answer, he reached for her again, his hand coiling in her long dark hair, tilting her head back to take her mouth in a long, searing kiss.
She didn’t stiffen or resist. If anything, she leaned into him and he wrapped an arm around her slender frame holding her against him as he deepened the kiss, his tongue sweeping her mouth, tasting her, weakening her defenses. By the time he lifted his head, she was silent, no fight left in her. Her wide brown eyes looked up into his.
“You should never underestimate your opponent, Rachel,” he said quietly, running his thumb lightly across her soft flushed cheek. “And you most definitely shouldn’t have underestimated me.”
Conveniently Wed!
Conveniently wedded, passionately bedded!
Whether there’s a debt to be paid, a will to be obeyed or a business to be saved… she’s got no choice but to say, ‘I do!’
But these billionaire bridegrooms have got another think coming if they think marriage will be that easy…
Soon their convenient brides become the objects of an inconvenient desire!
Look out for these Conveniently Wed! stories
Bought with the Italian’s Ring by Tara Pammi
Bound to the Sicilian’s Bed by Sharon Kendrick
Imprisoned by the Greek’s Ring by Caitlin Crews
Coming soon!
His Merciless Marriage Bargain
Jane Porter
www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author JANE PORTER has written forty romances and eleven women’s fiction novels since her first sale to Mills & Boon in 2000. A five-time RITA® Award finalist, Jane is known for her passionate, emotional and sensual novels, and loves nothing more than alpha heroes, exotic locations and happy-ever-afters. Today Jane lives in sunny San Clemente, California, with her surfer husband and three sons. Visit janeporter.com (http://janeporter.com).
Books by Jane Porter
Mills & Boon Modern Romance
Bought to Carry His Heir
At the Greek Boss’s Bidding
A Dark Sicilian Secret
Duty, Desire and the Desert King
At the Greek Boss’s Bidding
Hollywood Husband, Contract Wife
The Disgraced Copelands
The Fallen Greek Bride
His Defiant Desert Queen
Her Sinful Secret
A Royal Scandal
Not Fit for a King?
His Majesty’s Mistake
The Desert Kings
The Sheikh’s Chosen Queen
King of the Desert, Captive Bride
Visit the Author Profile page at millsandboon.co.uk (http://millsandboon.co.uk) for more titles.
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