Behind The Billionaire's Guarded Heart

Behind The Billionaire's Guarded Heart
Leah Ashton

Falling for her mysterious boss…When Australian heiress April Molyneux is left broken-hearted she heads for a new start in London. Determined to stand on her own two feet, she finds herself working for the reclusive yet sexy billionaire Hugh Bennell.Hugh likes his life and his emotions uncomplicated – but meeting glamorous April changes everything. Hugh doesn’t do relationships, and April wants to keep the independence she’s worked so hard for. But with these sparks flying…resistance might be futile!

Falling for her mysterious boss...

When Australian heiress April Molyneux is left brokenhearted, she looks for a new start in London. Determined to stand on her own two feet, she finds herself working for the reclusive yet sexy billionaire Hugh Bennell.

Hugh likes his life—and his emotions—uncomplicated, but meeting glamorous April changes everything. Hugh doesn’t do relationships, and April wants to keep the independence she’s worked so hard for. But with these sparks flying...resistance might be futile!

Hugh was still so close. Closer than he’d ever been before.

Tall enough and near enough that he needed to look down at her and she needed to tilt her chin up.

April explored his face. The sharpness of his nose, the thick slash of his eyebrows, the strength of his jaw. This close she could see delicate lines bracketing his lips, a freckle on his cheek, a rogue grey hair among the stubble.

He was studying her, too. His gaze took in her eyes, her cheeks, her nose. Her lips.

There it was.

Not subtle now, nor easily dismissed as imagination as it had been down in his basement apartment. Or every other time they’d been in the same room together.

But it had been there, she realizsed. Since the first time they’d met.

That focus. That...intent.

That heat.

Between them. Within her.

It made her pulse race and caused her to lost in his gaze when he finally wrenched his away from her lips.

Since they’d met his eyes had revealed little. Only enough for her to know, deep in her heart, that he wasn’t as hard and unfeeling as he so steadfastly attempted to be.

Behind the Billionaire’s Guarded Heart

Leah Ashton

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

RITA® Award–winning author LEAH ASHTON never expected to write books. She grew up reading everything she could lay her hands on—from pony books to the backs of cereal boxes at breakfast. One day she discovered the page-turning, happy-sigh-inducing world of romance novels...and one day, much later, wondered if maybe she could write one, too.

Leah now lives in Perth, Western Australia, and writes happy-ever-afters for heroines who definitely don’t need saving. She has a gorgeous husband, two amazing daughters and the best intentions to plan meals and maintain an effortlessly tidy home. When she’s not writing, Leah loves all-day breakfast, rambling conversations and laughing until she cries. She really hates cucumber. And scary movies. You can visit Leah at www.leah-ashton.com (http://www.leah-ashton.com) or Facebook.com/leahashtonauthor (https://www.Facebook.com/leahashtonauthor).

For Jen—who writes beautiful messages in cards,

talks with her hands and giggles at all my jokes.

Thank you for all your help with this book,

and for your belief in my writing.

You’re fabulous, Jen. I miss you.

Contents

Cover (#u1958510e-9310-5e67-ac5a-6a21d816a56c)

Back Cover Text (#uac2c4775-067a-5d84-be47-63f1ad1511cf)

Introduction (#ud8186b48-c71a-592e-b22d-da7c2a168729)

Title Page (#u2493ac11-a5eb-58ea-b10a-2417589b746c)

About the Author (#u6f7756cc-9805-51c1-ae07-4bf8df5b75b9)

Dedication (#u25a14adc-8fc4-54f2-9274-323209ed19a6)

PROLOGUE (#ulink_8f662d0f-e420-55a8-a47d-ee1e0670e3c4)

CHAPTER ONE (#ulink_284edaea-406a-5097-a4c6-63c846effeea)

CHAPTER TWO (#ulink_9a08e03e-d6e9-5c63-aa07-5cf958ab4f6e)

CHAPTER THREE (#ulink_8856e6bc-336f-59bd-a154-c076bcb13e6c)

CHAPTER FOUR (#ulink_7e901de2-1df4-5794-ab0d-8aacd972f65f)

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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)

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CHAPTER THIRTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER FOURTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER FIFTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)