The C.e.o. and The Secret Heiress

The C.e.o. and The Secret Heiress
Mary Anne Wilson

The heiress has a secret…Out to prove she was more than just a pretty face and the daughter of a very wealthy man, Brittany Lewis eagerly agreed to take a job redecorating the Just For Kids day-care center–under an alias. But when she pulled the wool over the handsome C.E.O. Matt Terrell's eyes, she never expected the job would come with the fringe benefit of a steamy office romance. Now that she had snagged the job–and the man–how could she tell Matt he wasn't falling for simple "B. J. Smythe," but for an enigmatic heiress instead?Just for Kids: A corporate day-care center where love abound…and families are made!

Brittany looked at the smile on Matt’s lips, and she felt lost

Everything dissolved for her in that instant. She wanted to run, yet she wanted to stay forever. Nothing made sense, and she wasn’t aware that she was crying until Matt dropped to his haunches in front of her and touched her cheek.

“Tears? What’s this all about?” he whispered.

“I don’t know,” she choked. “This…I…I don’t know anything anymore.” She stood up and hurried away from Matt.

“Where are you going?” Matt asked.

She turned and saw that he was inches from her. All she wanted was to reach out, to touch him, to feel that connection. To be a part of someone. But she couldn’t. She’d painted herself into a corner with her charade, and now she had fallen in love with this man.

“Please stay,” she heard him say. “Let me prove how much I want you, more than I ever wanted anyone or anything in my entire life.”

Dear Reader,

Every month Harlequin American Romance brings you four powerful men, and four admirable women who know what they want—and go all out to get it. Check out this month’s sparkling selection of love stories, which you won’t be able to resist.

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Also available this month is Between Honor and Duty by Charlotte Maclay, the latest installment in her MEN OF STATION SIX series. Will a firefighter’s determination to care for his friend’s widow and adorable brood spark a vow to love, honor and cherish? Next, JUST FOR KIDS, Mary Anne Wilson’s miniseries continues with an office romance between The C.E.O. & the Secret Heiress. And in Born of the Bluegrass by Darlene Scalera, a woman is reunited with the man she never stopped loving—the father of her secret child.

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Melissa Jeglinski

Associate Senior Editor

Harlequin American Romance

The C.E.O. & The Secret Heiress

Mary Anne Wilson

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

To Joanine Dedrick

The best niece ever, and my favorite clown!

Love you lots.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mary Anne Wilson is a Canadian transplanted to Southern California, where she lives with her husband, three children and an assortment of animals. She knew she wanted to write romances when she found herself “rewriting” the great stories in literature, such as A Tale of Two Cities, to give them “happy endings.” Over a ten-year career she’s published thirty romances, had her books on bestseller lists, been nominated for reviewer’s choice awards and received a Career Achievement Award in Romantic Suspense. She’s looking forward to her next thirty books.

Books by Mary Anne Wilson

HARLEQUIN AMERICAN ROMANCE

495—HART’S OBSESSION

523—COULD IT BE YOU?

543—HER BODYGUARD

570—THE BRIDE WORE BLUE JEANS

589—HART’S DREAM

609—THE CHRISTMAS HUSBAND

637—NINE MONTHS LATER…

652—MISMATCHED MOMMY?

670—JUST ONE TOUCH

700—MR. WRONG!

714—VALENTINE FOR AN ANGEL

760—RICH, SINGLE & SEXY

778—COWBOY IN A TUX

826—THAT NIGHT WE MADE BABY

891—REGARDING THE TYCOON’S TODDLER…* (#litres_trial_promo)

895—THE C.E.O. & THE SECRET HEIRESS* (#litres_trial_promo)

INTEROFFICE MEMO

To: All LynTech Corporation Staff

From: Matthew Terrell, C.E.O.

Re: New Hire B. J. Smythe

Please join me in welcoming artist B. J. Smythe to the LynTech staff. Ms. Smythe has clearly demonstrated her abilities to help redesign the newly located Just For Kids day-care center. But, as a concerned C.E.O., I will gladly keep a very close eye on Ms. Smythe to ensure she is working up to potential. Since I am the one who initially hired Ms. Smythe, I feel personally responsible for her success here at LynTech and, as such, will also hold weekly (or daily!) meetings with the beautiful auburn-hired artist over lunch, dinner…or breakfast. I am willing to do whatever it takes to show Ms. Smythe the ropes and help her feel more at home. If you have any questions for Ms. Smythe, please feel free to go through me, as I plan to be by her side every step of the way….

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