Xenakis's Convenient Bride. Dani Collins
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Название: Xenakis's Convenient Bride
Автор: Dani Collins
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Современные любовные романы
isbn: 9781474052559
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The challenge: two weeks without your billionaire fortune!
Greek magnate Stavros Xenakis must go undercover to win a bet—and escape his grandfather’s demands that he take a bride. Until encountering deliciously tempting housekeeper Calli proves that a wife is exactly what he needs!
Calli’s baby being taken away robbed her of the ability to trust anyone. Now Stavros’s offer to marry her gives her the chance to finally find her son. But Calli doesn’t expect their honeymoon to be so sinfully sensual—and for life as the temporary Mrs. Xenakis to be so exquisitely satisfying...
“Calli will be coming to New York with me. As my wife.”
“What?” Calli didn’t realize she’d been holding a champagne flute until it hit the tiles and smashed. “Why on earth would you suggest we marry?”
“My grandfather has been pressuring me to find a wife. He’s holding off stepping down as director until I do. All the women I know would demand a real marriage. By that I mean years of my life. Children. Half of my assets if we divorce.”
“You don’t like children?” It suddenly became a pivotal sticking point in a conversation that was too outlandish to be happening, but she couldn’t help jumping to a vision of finding her son and watching Stavros reject him.
“I’m told I need an heir, but I’m in no hurry.” He swirled the clear liquid in the bottom of his glass. “In fact, I plan to leave that up to my sisters–but I’m impatient to take the reins of the company. I need a wife to present to my grandfather. One who will act the part but leave on cue. Why do you want to move to New York? Do you have a deep, dark secret you want to stay buried?” He narrowed his gaze. “Tell me now. I don’t want a scandal popping up to smudge the family name.”
‘I’ll wager that not one of you can go two weeks without your credit cards...’
Challenged to go undercover—but tempted to blow it all!
Tycoons Antonio Di Marcello, Stavros Xenakis and Alejandro Salazar cannot imagine life without their decadent wealth, incredible power and untouchable status—but neither can they resist their competitive natures!
Dared to abandon all they know, these extraordinary men leave behind their billionaire lifestyles and take on ‘ordinary’ lives.
But, disguised as a mechanic, a pool boy and a groom, they’re about to meet the real challenge...
Conquering the women they’ll meet along the way!
Di Marcello’s Secret Son by Rachael Thomas
May 2017
Xenakis’s Convenient Bride by Dani Collins
June 2017
Salazar’s One-Night Heir by Jennifer Hayward
July 2017
Xenakis’s Convenient Bride
Dani Collins
Canadian DANI COLLINS knew in high school that she wanted to write romance for a living. Twenty-five years later, after marrying her high school sweetheart, having two kids with him, working at several generic office jobs and submitting countless manuscripts, she got The Call. Her first Mills & Boon novel won the Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best First in Series from RT Book Reviews. She now works in her own office, writing romance.
Books by Dani Collins
Mills & Boon Modern Romance
The Secret Beneath the Veil
Bought by Her Italian Boss
Vows of Revenge
Seduced into the Greek’s World
The Russian’s Acquisition
An Heir to Bind Them
A Debt Paid in Passion
More than a Convenient Marriage?
No Longer Forbidden?
The Sauveterre Siblings
Pursued by the Desert Prince
His Mistress with Two Secrets
The Wrong Heirs
The Marriage He Must Keep
The Consequence He Must Claim
Seven Sexy Sins
The Sheikh’s Sinful Seduction
The 21st Century Gentleman’s Club
The Ultimate Seduction
One Night With Consequences
Proof of Their Sin
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The premise of an undercover billionaire was exciting all by itself, but when I found out I would be working with Rachael Thomas and Jennifer Hayward I was doubly thrilled. They are not just talented authors but wonderful people, and a joy to work with, so I dedicate this book to them with much affection and appreciation for their input.
I would be remiss, however, if I didn’t include my husband. While we were brainstorming this story he helped me come up with the heroine’s back story–specifically how cruelly Calli’s father betrays her. As we bounced ideas back and forth, and the stakes went up, our voices grew louder and louder, causing our (grown) daughter to come into my office and ask with trepidation, “Are you guys fighting?” To be fair, I usually insist on complete silence while I work, so she had a right to be confused.
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