Finn's Pregnant Bride

Finn's Pregnant Bride
Sharon Kendrick

Mills & Boon are proud to present a thrilling digital collection of all Sharon Kendrick’s novels and novellas for us to celebrate the publication of her amazing 100th book! Many of these books are available as e books for the first time.Revenge with consequences…Furious is the only way to describe tycoon Finn Delaney when he discovers his onetime lover sold her story to the press. He’s determined to have his revenge, but before he does, he wants one last taste of Catherine Walkers’ deceptively sweet passion…and then he’ll never see her again.Only their night together has consequences, and their child can only be claimed with a wedding ring! Catherine will only agree to a marriage in name only…until she can convince him of her innocence. But can she resist the simmering passion that drew them together and risk her heart for a real marriage?

DEAR READER LETTER

By Sharon Kendrick

Dear Reader,

One hundred. Doesn’t matter how many times I say it, I still can’t believe that’s how many books I’ve written. It’s a fabulous feeling but more fabulous still is the news that Mills & Boon are issuing every single one of my backlist as digital titles. Wow. I can’t wait to share all my stories with you - which are as vivid to me now as when I wrote them.

There’s BOUGHT FOR HER HUSBAND, with its outrageously macho Greek hero and A SCANDAL, A SECRET AND A BABY featuring a very sexy Tuscan. THE SHEIKH’S HEIR proved so popular with readers that it spent two weeks on the USA Today charts and…well, I could go on, but I’ll leave you to discover them for yourselves.

I remember the first line of my very first book: “So you’ve come to Australia looking for a husband?” Actually, the heroine had gone to Australia escape men, but guess what? She found a husband all the same! The man who inspired that book rang me up recently and when I told him I was beginning my 100th story and couldn’t decide what to write, he said, “Why don’t you go back to where it all started?”

So I did. And that’s how A ROYAL VOW OF CONVENIENCE was born. It opens in beautiful Queensland and moves to England and New York. It’s about a runaway princess and the enigmatic billionaire who is infuriated by her, yet who winds up rescuing her. But then, she goes and rescues him… Wouldn’t you know it?

I’ll end by saying how very grateful I am to have a career I love, and to thank each and every one of you who has supported me along the way. You really are very dear readers.

Love,

Sharon xxx

“Marry me.”

“Is this some kind of joke?” she demanded hoarsely.

He shook his head. “Think about it, Catherine—see what sense it makes. It gives you security, for a start. And not just for you, but for the baby.”

She stared at him with clear, bright eyes. “And what’s in it for you?”

“It legitimizes everything.” His eyes met hers. “Whatever happens, Catherine, this child will have my name and one day will inherit my wealth.”

“An old-fashioned marriage of convenience, you mean?”

“Or a very modern one,” he amended quietly.

“And what’s that supposed to mean?”

“It means that we can make the rules up as we go along.”

Mills & Boon are proud to present a thrilling digital collection of all Sharon Kendrick’s novels and novellas for us to celebrate the publication of her amazing and awesome 100th book! Sharon is known worldwide for her likeable, spirited heroines and her gorgeous, utterly masculine heroes.

SHARON KENDRICK once won a national writing competition, describing her ideal date: being flown to an exotic island by a gorgeous and powerful man. Little did she realise that she’d just wandered into her dream job! Today she writes for Mills & Boon, featuring her often stubborn but always to-die-for heroes and the women who bring them to their knees. She believes that the best books are those you never want to end. Just like life . . .

Finn’s Pregnant Bride

Sharon Kendrick

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CONTENTS

Cover (#u01524711-2762-5259-8625-df746bda82a6)

Dear Reader (#ulink_a273fece-ff34-5356-a5ab-7892bfd174c2)

About the Author (#uf9b916e0-4bfc-5ed8-8862-7f45ec8994eb)

Title Page (#u4c8aa52e-9150-5d5d-b0c0-4c804820af6a)

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

EPILOGUE (#litres_trial_promo)

Copyright

CHAPTER ONE (#u135c2c23-f88f-5e83-af0d-971ff3497518)

AT FIRST, Catherine didn’t notice the shadowy figure sitting there. She was too busy smiling at the waiter with her practised I-am-having-a-wonderful-holiday smile, instead of letting her face fall into the crestfallen lines which might have given away the fact that her boyfriend had fallen in love with another woman.

The sultry night air warmed her skin like thick Greek honey.

‘Kalispera, Nico.’

‘Kalispera, Dhespinis Walker,’ said the waiter, his face lighting up when he saw her. ‘Good day?’