The Heiress Bride

The Heiress Bride
Laurey Bright

When their gazes clashed and held at the holiday party, she'd never envisioned wedding her father's right-hand man in a marriage that was more merger than love match.But Alysia Kingsley, heiress to a publishing empire, would do anything to please her ailing father and protect the legacy that was rightfully hers–even take a husband who didn't love her….Chase Osborne wanted her, though. And despite her virginal anxiety, Alysia breathlessly awaited their first night in the marriage bed. Though Chase had secrets, she knew he would worship her as a man worships his woman. But could he truly love her once he learned his "princess" wasn't all he'd believed her to be…?

He could have sworn that when he first kissed her, she’d almost opened up to him, at least physically.

Then she’d stalked off without a word. Banged down the shutters in his face. And but for an occasional brief, unwitting chink, she’d kept them down ever since.

If she thought he’d back off, she could think again. She’d thrown out a challenge, and he’d never refused one in his life. One day he’d make her acknowledge that this unsettling desire to touch, to explore, to know, wasn’t all on his side.

She might be the boss’s daughter, heiress to Kingsley’s little kingdom, but she’d learn that sex was the great leveler. When it came down to it, a naked princess was like any other woman without her clothes….

Dear Reader,

Calling all royal watchers! This month, Silhouette Romance’s Carolyn Zane kicks off our exciting new series, ROYALLY WED: THE MISSING HEIR, with the gem Of Royal Blood. Fans of last year’s ROYALLY WED series will love this thrilling four-book adventure, filled with twists and turns—and of course, plenty of love and romance. Blue bloods and commoners alike will also enjoy Laurey Bright’s newest addition to her VIRGIN BRIDES thematic series, The Heiress Bride, about a woman who agrees to marry to protect the empire that is rightfully hers.

This month is also filled with earth-shattering secrets! First, award-winning author Sharon De Vita serves up a whopper in her latest SADDLE FALLS title, Anything for Her Family. Natalie McMahon is much more than the twin boys’ nanny—she’s their mother! And in Karen Rose Smith’s A Husband in Her Eyes, the heroine has her eyesight restored, only to have haunting visions of a man and child. Can she bring love and happiness back into their lives?

Everyone likes surprises, right? Well, in Susan Meier’s Married Right Away, the heroine certainly gives her boss the shock of his life—she’s having his baby! And Love Inspired author Cynthia Rutledge makes her Silhouette Romance debut with her modern-day Cinderella story, Trish’s Not-So-Little Secret, about “Fatty Patty” who comes back to her hometown a beautiful swan—and a single mom with a jaw-dropping secret!

We hope this month that you feel like a princess and enjoy the royal treats we have for you from Silhouette Romance.

Happy reading!

Mary-Theresa Hussey

Senior Editor

The Heiress Bride

Laurey Bright

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

Books by Laurey Bright

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Tears of Morning #107

Sweet Vengeance #125

Long Way from Home #356

The Rainbow Way #525

Jacinth #568

The Mother of His Child #918

Marrying Marcus #1558

The Heiress Bride #1578

Silhouette Special Edition

Deep Waters #62

When Morning Comes #143

Fetters of the Past #213

A Sudden Sunlight #516

Games of Chance #564

A Guilty Passion #586

The Older Man #761

The Kindness of Strangers #820

An Interrupted Marriage #916

Silhouette Intimate Moments

Summers Past #470

A Perfect Marriage #621

LAUREY BRIGHT

has held a number of different jobs, but has never wanted to be anything but a writer. She lives in New Zealand, where she creates the stories of contemporary people in love that have won her a following all over the world. Visit her at her Web site, http://www.laureybright.com (http://www.laureybright.com).

Contents

Chapter One (#u69a8f9b3-c705-5d1d-8bbb-82c7333ec430)

Chapter Two (#ub3e47fbc-f025-5c4f-9f6c-d8ff28103bf5)

Chapter Three (#u6cacf057-2a97-50d6-9faa-79cd86e38cc8)

Chapter Four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)