Royal Affair
A handsome prince + a charming mother-to-be + tabloid gossip = an unforgettable marriage!One night of passion changed Ivy Crosby's life forever. While visiting the island of Lantanya, she met the man of her dreams. And after an evening of seduction and tenderness, she wound up pregnant–and on the front page of the tabloids! Her sexy stranger turned out to be none other than playboy prince Maxwell von Husden. What was a girl to do?Max had to convince Ivy to be his bride. After all, she was carrying the heir to the throne, and he had a responsibility to his people. But once reunited with the beauty, he realized that his feelings had grown beyond duty, and for once, he'd opened his heart to love….
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âIt would be best if you shared a bed with me. I will rest assured of your safety that way.â
âWe agreed weâd be platonic,â she said firmly. âSex complicates things.â
âSo you indicated last night,â he said, looking grumpy.
She laughed and then adopted a prim manner. âPutting off gratification is good for oneâs character, Your Highness.â
âOr it may drive me to desperate acts,â he retorted, and looked her over as if thinking of seizing her and making off for parts unknown.
Even if the danger heâd mentioned was real, she thought, it was worth it for these moments and the closeness she felt to this man. She suddenly wanted to say yes to his marriage proposal and to making loveâ¦and to anything else he had in mind.
LAURIE PAIGE
âOne of the nicest things about writing romances is researching locales, careers and ideas. In the interest of authenticity, most writers will try anythingâ¦once.â Along with her writing adventures, Laurie has been a NASA engineer, a past president of the Romance Writers of America, a mother and a grandmother. She was twice a Romance Writers of America RITA>® Award finalist for Best Traditional Romance and has won awards from RT Book Reviews for Best Silhouette Special Edition and Best Silhouette Book in addition to appearing on the USA TODAY bestseller list.
Settled in Northern California, Laurie is looking forward to whatever experiences her next novel will bring.
USA TODAY Bestselling Author
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Because birthright has its privileges and family ties run deep.
Their passionate encounter had more than one consequenceâ¦!
Prince Maxwell von Husden: He needed to find a brideâand quickly. Heâd seduced beautiful Ivy Crosby and now she carried his babyâthe future king of Lantanya. His country needed leadership, and he needed Ivy. Could he convince her to walk down the aisle?
Ivy Crosby: A night of passion with a mysterious man landed Ivy Crosby in the tabloids. When sheâd met Max, sheâd had no idea he was royalty. And now this prince was offering her the chance to be his princess! But sheâd have to teach him a thing or two about loveâand romanceâfirst!
Everett Baker: He had a wicked crush on Nurse Nancy, but was there another reason he was courting the warm and trusting R.N.?
Because birthright has its privileges and family ties run deep.
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1.) To Love and Protect by Susan Mallery
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6.) A Precious Gift by Karen Rose Smith
7.) Child of Her Heart by Cheryl St. John
8.) Intimate Surrender by RaeAnne Thayne
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10.) The Newlyweds by Elizabeth Bevarly
11.) Right by Her Side by Christie Ridgway
12.) The Homecoming by Anne Marie Winston
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13.) The Greatest Risk by Cara Colter
14.) What a Man Needs by Patricia Thayer
15.) Undercover Passion by Raye Morgan
16.) Royal Seduction by Donna Clayton
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Contents
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
One
I vy Crosby stood in the checkout line at the drugstore and wished someone would remove the display of gilt-framed mirrors, marked down fifty percent for quick sale, from the wall to her right. The mirrors reflected multiple images and she really didnât want to see herself just now.
With a grimace she reached up to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. It didnât stay, of course.
Her hair was naturally blond, not always an asset, and naturally curly, which meant it did as it pleased. On an impulse she couldnât explain, sheâd had the long tresses cut off last week.
A mistake, that. Now it lay in ringlets around her face, making her look about seven instead of twenty-seven. She was also cursed with big blue eyes and a natural fringe of dark lashes that curled at the tips just like her hair.
The combination lent her a fragile innocence that was sometimes useful in business, but was mostly irritating as people took her at face value.
Because of her looks, sheâd been treated like a pet or a doll all her life. By family. By teachers. By boyfriends whoâd been protective and possessive, as if they wanted to put her in a pocket and only let her out when it was convenient. For them.
Except for one man. Once upon a fairy tale time out of time, sheâd met her princeâa man whoâd treated her as a woman, a very desirable woman, an equal in wit, intelligenceâ¦and passion.
Oh, yes, passion. A faint tremor ran through her blood, the first warning of the volcanic explosion that was to come. Just the thought of him, six weeks later, could do that to her.
Max. I need you.
No, she mentally chided. She was an adult and she could figure this out. But first things first, as one of her business professors used to say. That was why she was at this pharmacy in a strip mall where she wasnât likely to be recognized.
