The Queen's New Year Secret

The Queen's New Year Secret
Maisey Yates

Kidnapped by her King!As the clock strikes twelve on New Year’s Eve the fairy-tale is over for all of Petras, when Queen Tabitha – refusing to live in a loveless marriage – asks her husband for a divorce. But anger erupts into passion, and when Tabitha flees the palace she’s carrying King Kairos’s heir!Discovering her secret, Kairos kidnaps his wife and – against the backdrop of his secluded island paradise – proves there’s no escaping his royal reach. He will use the desire that’s gone unsated between them for too long to ensure his wife returns to his side…

Tabitha gritted her teeth, reckless heat pouring through her veins. “How dare you?” She advanced on Kairos and he wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her close. “Don’t.”

Her protest was cut off by the press of his mouth against hers, hot and uncompromising, his tongue staking a claim as he took her deep, hard. She had no idea where these kinds of kisses had come from. Who this man was. This man who would spirit her away to a private island. Who kissed her like he was a dying man and her lips held his salvation.

It stood out in such sharp contrast to that kiss on their wedding night. The first time they had been alone in a bedroom like this. His kiss had been gentle then. Cool. She had waited for this moment. For heat to explode between them. Because she felt it. It had been there from the moment she first walked into his office, no matter how hard she might try to deny it.

Princes of Petras (#ulink_528fa2d9-7db7-5d02-9c8c-57b9e252ceba)

Wed by royal command!

In November… Playboy Prince Andres of Petras is bound by royal duty and must finally pay the price for his past sins. He has to marry the lost Princess of Tirimia—Zara! From fiery passion to sinfully seductive kisses, is this one Christmas gift the Prince will be keeping … for ever?

In January 2016… King Kairos proves that underneath his calm and collected mask is a proud, passionate and powerful ruler who won’t let anything get in the way of his responsibility. Even the wife who so clearly loathes him! But, on the brink of breaking, Tabitha has some shocking news. Now the King must claim his Queen once again … and his new heir!

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The Queen’s New Year Secret

Maisey Yates

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

MAISEY YATES is a USA TODAY bestselling author of more than thirty romance novels. She has a coffee habit she has no interest in kicking, and a slight Pinterest addiction. She lives with her husband and children in the Pacific Northwest. When Maisey isn’t writing she can be found singing in the grocery store, shopping for shoes online and probably not doing dishes. Check out her website: maiseyyates.com (http://maiseyyates.com).

To my husband.

This has been the best ten years of my life, and I know the next ten will be even better.

Contents

Cover (#u6b88b545-225c-5bd7-ac7f-dcca5a95f67a)

Introduction (#u09502607-c47f-5b4d-aaf1-de60eb3e3811)

Princes of Petras (#ud360e656-7bc3-5144-8f1c-eac9ad998934)

Title Page (#uf0d9e0b7-336b-5eea-8181-db1fed3547ed)

About the Author (#u78f1f5e7-f273-590c-ab42-86bdecd9fd8d)

Dedication (#uf01f5de2-d23d-5ff7-8b3f-ca42cba6cb42)

CHAPTER ONE (#u276dbb52-ce5a-557c-a4c8-5dd69d07e6b5)

CHAPTER TWO (#uc03e0ee6-ce8e-5178-bb52-b94f374589f1)

CHAPTER THREE (#u0d591382-5e06-51a0-b1c6-be2e3562f880)

CHAPTER FOUR (#u129b5da8-219d-5f28-9f10-95f1bf1ff1fa)

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)

EPILOGUE (#litres_trial_promo)

Extract (#litres_trial_promo)

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CHAPTER ONE (#ulink_87c6e7ff-e00a-5543-abf4-1ebb6cbbc3a1)

KAIROS LOOKED ACROSS the bar at the redheaded woman sitting there, her delicate fingertips stroking the stem of her glass, her eyes fixed on him. Her crimson lips were turned up into a smile, the invitation, silent but clear, ringing in the space between them.

She was beautiful. All lush curves and heat. She exuded desire, sexuality. It shimmered over her skin. There was nothing subtle or refined about her. Nothing coy or demure.

He could have her if he wanted. This was the most exclusive and private New Year’s Eve party in Petras, and all of the guests would have been vetted carefully. There was no press in attendance. No secret gold diggers looking for a payout. He could have her, with no consequences.

She wouldn’t care about the wedding ring on his finger.

He wasn’t entirely certain why he cared about it anymore. He had no real relationship with his wife. She hadn’t even touched him in weeks. Had barely spoken to him in months. Since Christmas she had been particularly cold. It was partly his fault, as she had overheard him saying unflattering things about the state of their union to his younger brother. But it hadn’t been anything that wasn’t true. Hadn’t been anything she didn’t already know.

Life would be simpler if he could have the redhead for a night, and just forget about reality. But he didn’t want her. The simple, stark truth was as clear as it was inconvenient.

His body wanted nothing to do with voluptuous redheads sitting in bars. It wanted nothing but the cool, blond beauty of his wife, Tabitha. She was the only thing that stoked his fantasies, the one who ignited his imagination.

Too bad the feeling wasn’t mutual.

The redhead stood, abandoning her drink, crossing the room and sauntering over to where he sat. The corner of her mouth quirked upward. “You’re alone tonight, King Kairos?”