The Redemption of Darius Sterne
So innocent. So tempting…Having built a global empire synonymous with excellence, formidable tycoon Darius Sterne is a man who gets what he wants. Always. And right now? He wants ex-ballerina Miranda Jacobs….in his bed and sighing his name in pleasure.Virginal Miranda can’t resist the allure of the brooding billionaire. But the closer he pulls her, the more Darius threatens the barriers she’s carefully constructed to conceal the scars of her past. Yet Miranda isn’t the only one with pain to hide…Can her pure love dance into his heart, and redeem the dark and damaged Darius Sterne?The Twin Tycoons DuetThese twin tycoons are about to learn there are some things money and power can’t buy…And that the greatest challenges net the most satisfying rewards.Book 1: The Redemption of Darius SterneBook 2: The Taming of Xander SternePraise for Carole MortimerA D’Angelo Like No Other4.5* TOP PICK RT Book ReviewMortimer’s final D’Angelo romance is intense and heartwarming. The eloquent dialogue flows, while the elegant Parisian settings glow. With the cutest tots as co-stars, the leery hero and spitfire heroine shine.A Prize Beyond Jewels 4.5* TOP PICK RT Book ReviewMortimer uses opulent New York City as her palette for an emotionally fraught romance with a mystery. Her heroine is complicated and spirited; her hero is tenacious with hidden depth. Their lively banter camouflages their fears and electrifies their lovemaking.A Bargain with the Enemy 4.5* TOP PICK RT Book ReviewMortimer’s opulent scenes enhance the flavor of this exceptional romance. Her frenemies enchant from beginning to end, and their dialogue is bitingly realistic.
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The sexual tension between the two of them had been palpable downstairs in the restaurant earlier, and it was even deeper now that they had actually talked and then danced together.
âHave dinner with me tomorrow night,â Darius prompted abruptly as he turned to place a restraining hand on her arm before they could reach the table where her sister and brother-in-law were waiting for her.
âIâWhatâ? No!â Miranda looked totally flustered by the invitation.
âWhy on earth not?â He scowled darkly.
She gave an impatient shake of her head. âAs I said, Iâm grateful to you for inviting us up to your club, andâand everything else. Itâs made my birthday even more special. I justâThisâYou and meâIt isnât going anywhere.â
âI only invited you out to dinner, Miranda, not to become the mother of my children,â he pointed out dryly.
The colour deepened in her cheeks. âAnd when was the last time you invited a woman out to dinner without the expectation of taking her to bed at the end of the evening?â Her pointed chin rose challengingly as she looked up at him.
âAnd what makes you so sure that isnât going to happen?â he purred.
Miranda wasnât sure of anything in regard to her undeniable and unexpected attraction to this manâthat was the problem!
THE TWIN TYCOONS
Twin billionaire brothersâone dark and brooding, one blond and charmingâwhich would you choose?
Billionaire brothers Darius and Xander Sterne have it allâpower, wealth, and the world at their beck and call. Never challenged, always triumphantânothing is unattainable when you own the world, and theyâve enjoyed every indulgence their affluent status affords.
Until now.
Because these twin tycoons are about to learn that there are some things money and power canât buy ⦠And that the greatest challenges net the most satisfying rewards.
Find out what happens in:
THE REDEMPTION OF DARIUS STERNEFebruary 2015
THE TAMING OF XANDER STERNEMarch 2015
CAROLE MORTIMER was born and lives in the UK. She is married to Peter and they have six sons. She has been writing for Mills & Boon>® since 1978, and has written almost 200 books. She writes for the Modern Romance⢠line, and also Regency romances for Mills & Boon>® Historical. Carole is a USA TODAY bestselling author, and in 2012 was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II for her âoutstanding contribution to literatureâ.
For Peter, as always.
Contents
âWHO IS THAT?â Andy exclaimed as she glanced towards the doorway of the exclusive restaurant and bar, Midas, in which she was currently celebrating with her sister and brother-in-law.
Her glass of champagne raised halfway to her lips, Andy openly stared across the elegant restaurant at the man standing just inside the doorway. Tall and grimly unsmiling, he removed his dark outer coat, before handing it off to the waiting maître dâ.
Andy estimated him to be in his early to mid-thirties, and he was so dark and arrestingly handsome that Andy couldnât have looked away if her life had depended on it.
Everything about the man was dark, she noted as she continued to watch him.
The elegant black suit and the shirt and tie he wore under it, the perfect tailoring emphasising rather than hiding the muscled perfection of his well over six feet height.
His tousled hair gleamed the colour of dark mahogany under the light of the overhead crystal chandeliers.
His complexion was olive.
As for his expression...
The longer she stared at him, the more Andy realised that grim didnât even begin to describe the look on that hard and chiselled face. He had a high, intelligent forehead, glowering dark brows over narrowed eyes, blades for cheekbones, a sculptured and firmly unsmiling mouth, his jaw square and arrogant.
Overall the combined effect was best described as electrifying.
There really was no other word that quite described the man as he now glanced disinterestedly about the elegant restaurant, while at the same time continuing his conversation with the man accompanying him. A piercing glance, which now moved over and past Andy, and then slowly moved back again, before stopping.
Andyâs breath caught in her throat, her mind going completely blank as she found herself the focus of that piercing gaze.
For some reason Andy had expected that the manâs eyes would be as darkly arresting as the rest of him, but instead they were a clear and beautiful topaz in colour, with darker striations fanning out from the pitch-black pupils.
They were mesmerising eyes, which continued to hold Andyâs gaze captive even as he raised one questioningly dark brow at her obvious interest.
âAha!â her sister murmured beside her as she saw the direction of Andyâs gaze and realised the reason for her earlier comment. âAbsolutely gorgeous, isnât he?â
