The Greek Doctor's Secret Son

The Greek Doctor's Secret Son
Jennifer Taylor

Finding his son…and his bride?When Nurse Amy Prentice takes her son to the island of Constantis, to show him his Greek heritage, the last person she expects to see is Dr Nico Leonides – the man who broke her heart…and Jacob’s dad!But there’s no denying that Nico, as he gets to know Jacob, proves to be a remarkable father. And as he bonds with Amy over their son the love they once shared resurfaces. Now, can Nico find the courage to share his own secret…and finally make them a real family?

Praise for Jennifer Taylor (#ulink_df924a6e-9036-5234-8dd5-1dd8f2571da0)

‘A superbly written tale of hope, redemption and forgiveness, The Son that Changed his Life is a first-class contemporary romance that plumbs deep into the heart of the human spirit and touches the soul.’

—CataRomance

‘Powerful, compassionate and poignant, The Son that Changed his Life is a brilliant read from an outstanding writer who always delivers!’

—CataRomance

‘All ready?’ Nico asked, walking over to them.

His gaze skimmed over her, taking stock of the coral-pink dress she had chosen to wear. Although it wasn’t an expensive designer number it suited Amy, he decided, the colour setting off her soft brown hair and adding a glow to her lightly tanned skin.

She looked so young and so lovely as she stood there holding Jacob’s hand that he was overwhelmed by a sudden need to touch her. Bending, he kissed her on the cheek, his lips lingering on her warm, sweet-smelling skin as a host of emotions flowed through him.

He cared about her and there was no point pretending that he didn’t. He cared about her and, what was more, he always had.

Dear Reader (#ulink_c013ca9b-c8a9-5eaa-a396-c295b3ec6032),

The idea for The Greek Doctor’s Secret Son came to me a couple of years ago, after I had enjoyed a wonderful holiday in the Greek Islands. I decided it would be the ideal setting for my next book, and soon came up with a story and characters who seemed absolutely perfect.

I set about writing Amy and Nico’s story with great enthusiasm, only to find halfway through their tale that I had reached a dead end. I simply didn’t know where I was heading, or how to do justice to the characters I had created, so I set the book aside and wrote something else. However, at the back of my mind Amy and Nico kept niggling away, demanding that their story should be told.

I returned to the book earlier this year, and lo and behold everything suddenly slotted into place. Some books just need that extra bit of time to allow the characters and their story to develop. This book was one of them!

Best wishes to you all,

Jennifer

To learn more about the setting for this book please visit my blog: jennifertaylorauthor.wordpress.com (http://jennifertaylorauthor.wordpress.com).

JENNIFER TAYLOR has written for several different Mills & Boon series, but it wasn’t until she ‘discovered’ Medical Romances that she found her true niche. Jennifer loves the blend of modern romance and exciting medical drama. Widowed, she divides her time between homes in Lancashire and the Lake District. Her hobbies include reading, walking, travelling and spending time with her two gorgeous grandchildren.

The Greek Doctor’s Secret Son

Jennifer Taylor

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

Contents

Cover (#ua2873736-9ad0-531f-bd0c-c938d1279651)

Praise (#u65ec4ba6-b9a6-5097-ba1e-c931b8383bc3)

Introduction (#u5358247a-228a-5970-ac54-ac77ee1c9d87)

Dear Reader (#u9da4c0b3-ec58-557a-bcb6-3a83391406ad)

About the Author (#ub64e0c67-5b9c-5f42-bed6-598aebb9f95b)

Title Page (#uc46c9f30-a182-5095-9a39-48879b53cdaf)

CHAPTER ONE (#u617fc861-91a5-51ee-98e6-a19a3c1ef04a)

CHAPTER TWO (#u03a35bde-c6cb-5f6a-8485-ec4c9433063e)

CHAPTER THREE (#uc02524d5-53c8-532d-9020-0cb7c1c5f434)

CHAPTER FOUR (#u82ab0b73-11d0-589f-9fbf-519f6f08dfe6)

CHAPTER FIVE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER SIX (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER SEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER EIGHT (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER NINE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER ELEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWELVE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER THIRTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER FOURTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER FIFTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER ONE (#ulink_357e3737-1109-5ac5-8e14-d82df6cc581e)

IT HAD SEEMED like such a good idea back home in England. Now she wasn’t so certain any more. What if something went wrong, something she hadn’t foreseen? She could end up creating even more problems if she weren’t careful.

Amy Prentice could feel her anxiety mounting as she and her eight-year-old son, Jacob, joined the queue for the ferry that would transport them to the small Greek island of Constantis. It had all appeared so straightforward when they had set off that morning. She would take Jacob to Constantis for a holiday and whilst they were there, she would tell him about his father being Greek. At the moment Jacob knew very little about the man who had fathered him apart from the fact that he was a doctor and that he worked in America, which was why they never saw him. Jacob had accepted it without question, or he had done before the other children in his class had started teasing him. Although a lot of them came from single-parent families too, at least they had some contact with their absent parent. Jacob, however, had never met his father and that was all down to her.

Nicolaus Leonides had made his feelings abundantly clear nine years ago. He hadn’t been interested in the child Amy had been carrying and there was no reason to imagine that he had changed his mind. Not after everything she had read about him. Nico had achieved everything he had set out to do, establishing himself as one of the world’s foremost cosmetic surgeons. The name Nicolaus Leonides had become a byword for perfection and the fact that only those with a great deal of money could afford to be treated at his clinic in California was immaterial.

No, Nico wouldn’t be interested in Jacob’s problems even if she was prepared to contact him, which she had no intention of doing. Staying on the island where Nico had spent so much time when he was growing up had been the best way Amy could think of to give Jacob an idea of his paternal heritage. So why did she feel so unsure all of a sudden, so afraid that she might be opening up a whole new can of worms? She hung back, the weight of the suitcase dragging painfully on her arm as she debated the pros and cons of carrying on with her plan. Jacob had already skipped up the gangplank but he stopped when he realised that she wasn’t following him.