The Only Woman to Defy Him. Carol Marinelli

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      Be appalled, Alina, Demyan thought. Gather your things now and we’ll head back to the car.

      He half hoped she would—for she was innocent and he was far from that.

      Instead Alina took another drink of water.

      He watched her tongue lick over her lips and, though it was not a deliberately seductive move, he felt it in his groin.

      ‘Is that why nothing shocks you?’ Alina asked, and he watched as her cheeks turned to fire.

      ‘What do you mean?’

      ‘Well …’ Alina didn’t know how to voice it, so she spoke about herself. ‘Everything shocks me. Maybe I was too sheltered. I mean …”

      ‘We’re talking about sex, yes?’ Demyan checked—needlessly.

      He loved that even her throat was red. And, whether or not it was convenient, Demyan was turned on at the thought of her shyness giving way to defiance.

      CAROL MARINELLI recently filled in a form where she was asked for her job title and was thrilled, after all these years, to be able to put down her answer as ‘writer’. Then it asked what Carol did for relaxation and, after chewing her pen for a moment, Carol put down the truth: ‘writing’. The third question asked, ‘What are your hobbies?’ Well, not wanting to look obsessed or, worse still, boring, she crossed the fingers on her free hand and answered ‘swimming and tennis’. But, given that the chlorine in the pool does terrible things to her highlights, and the closest she’s got to a tennis racket in the last couple of years is watching the Australian Open, I’m sure you can guess the real answer!

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      The Only Woman

      to Defy Him

      Carol Marinelli

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

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      Contents

       PROLOGUE

       CHAPTER ONE

       CHAPTER TWO

       CHAPTER THREE

       CHAPTER FOUR

       CHAPTER FIVE

       CHAPTER SIX

       CHAPTER SEVEN

       CHAPTER EIGHT

       CHAPTER NINE

       CHAPTER TEN

       CHAPTER ELEVEN

       CHAPTER TWELVE

       CHAPTER THIRTEEN

       CHAPTER FOURTEEN

       CHAPTER FIFTEEN

       CHAPTER SIXTEEN

       CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

       EXTRACT

      PROLOGUE

      JUST NOT TODAY.

      Demyan Zukov looked out the window of his private jet as his plane began its final descent into Sydney, Australia.

      It truly was a magnificent view and Demyan owned part of the skyline. His dark eyes located his penthouse then he moved his pensive gaze to the numerous inlets that beckoned as temptingly as a sensual finger. The water was a stunning deep blue and was filled with boats, ferries and yachts that streaked their way through the harbour, leaving long white tails behind them. Always the view both exhilarated and excited Demyan. Always there was the prospect of good times ahead as his plane came in to land.

      Just not today.

      As he gazed down, for once unmoved by the spectacular sight, Demyan recalled the very first time that he had come to Australia. It had been in far less grand style and certainly there had been no press waiting to greet him. He had entered СКАЧАТЬ