A Child Claimed By Gold
A scandal of their own makingNikolai Cunningham has kept his family history secret for seventeen years. So when photographer Emma Sanders is granted exclusive access to his childhood home, he returns to Russia to ensure it stays hidden.Though she tries to keep her eye on the story, Nikolai’s potent sexuality proves too much for Emma’s untouched body to resist! But, convinced she only wanted a scoop, Nikolai casts Emma out unaware she’s pregnant!When the consequence of their recklessness is revealed, Nikolai will legitimise his heir – with a gold wedding ring!When one night…leads to pregnancy!
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A scandal of their own making
Nikolai Cunningham has kept his family history secret for seventeen years. So when photographer Emma Sanders is granted exclusive access to his childhood home, he returns to Russia to ensure it stays hidden.
Though she tries to keep her eye on the story, Nikolaiâs potent sexuality proves too much for Emmaâs untouched body to resist! But, convinced she only wanted a scoop, Nikolai casts Emma out, unaware sheâs pregnant!
When the consequence of their recklessness is revealed, Nikolai will legitimize his heirâwith a gold wedding ring!
âI wouldnât lie to you, Nikolai,â Emma said defensively, and looked away from his dark eyes and feigned interest in the tall buildings clearly visible above the newly green trees of the park.
Maybe if she took a few shots from the carriage heâd see she was as unaffected by him as he appeared to be by her.
The lens of the camera clicked, but she had no idea what sheâd taken. Concentration was impossible with his dominating presence opposite her and the looming discussion of their baby. She turned the camera off and looked at him, to see heâd been watching every move sheâd made.
âWe need to talk about our predicament.â
Still his dark eyes watched her, assessing her reaction to his words.
âPredicament?â she snapped, giving him her full attention. âIs that what this baby is to you? A predicament? Something else you have to deal with? Just what do you suggest, Nikolai?â
âIt is a predicament.â
He said it calmly. Far too calmly. And it unnerved her. What was coming next?
âOne I never wanted, but one which now means we must get married.â
One Night With Consequences
When one nightâ¦leads to pregnancy!
When succumbing to a night of unbridled desire itâs impossible to think past the morning after!
But, with the sheets barely settled, that little blue line appears on the pregnancy test and it doesnât take long to realise that one night of white-hot passion has turned into a lifetime of consequences!
Only one question remains:
How do you tell a man youâve just met that youâre about to share more than just his bed?
Find out in:
Her Nine Month Confession by Kim Lawrence
An Heir Fit for a King by Abby Green
Larenzoâs Christmas Baby by Kate Hewitt
Illicit Night with the Greek by Susanna Carr
A Vow to Secure His Legacy by Annie West
Bound to the Tuscan Billionaire by Susan Stephens
The Secret that Shocked De Santis by Natalie Anderson
The Shock Cassano Baby by Andie Brock
An Heir to Make A Marriage by Abby Green
The Greekâs Nine-Month Redemption by Maisey Yates
Crowned for the Princeâs Heir by Sharon Kendrick
The Sheikhâs Baby Scandal by Carol Marinelli
A Ring for Vincenzoâs Heir by Jennie Lucas
Claiming His Christmas Consequence by Michelle Smart
The Guardianâs Virgin Ward by Caitlin Crews
Look for more One Night With Consequences coming soon!
RACHAEL THOMAS has always loved reading romance, and is thrilled to be a Mills & Boon author. She lives and works on a farm in Walesâa far cry from the glamour of a Mills & Boon Modern Romance storyâbut that makes slipping into her charactersâ worlds all the more appealing. When sheâs not writing, or working on the farm, she enjoys photography and visiting historical castles and grand houses. Visit her at rachaelthomas.co.uk.
Books by Rachael Thomas
Mills & Boon Modern Romance
The Sheikhâs Last Mistress
New Year at the Bossâs Bidding
From One Night to Wife
Craving Her Enemyâs Touch
Claimed by the Sheikh
A Deal Before the Altar
Brides for Billionaires
Married for the Italianâs Heir
The Billionaireâs Legacy
To Blackmail a Di Sione
Visit the Author Profile page at
millsandboon.co.uk for more titles.
Contents
NIKOLAI CUNNINGHAM BRACED himself against the icy-cold winds of the homeland heâd turned his back on as he waited for Emma Sanders to arrive on the next train. The heavy grey sky held the promise of more snow and matched his anger that a complete stranger had interfered in his life, bringing him back to Russia and a family heâd long ago disowned. He and his mother had left Vladimir for New York when he was ten years old and the shadow of the events preceding that day still clung to them, threatening to unravel everything.
The train rumbled into the station and he prepared himself for what he was certain would be the worst few days imaginable. His life was in New York, and returning to Vladimir had never been part of his plans. That was until his estranged grandmother had crept from the past, offering her family story to World in Photographs.
Heâd also been contacted, no doubt because his grandmother had very graciously provided the name he now lived under, but heâd refused. At least, until heâd learnt his grandmother was more than ready to talk and expose everything he and his mother had fled from, probably putting the blame firmly at his motherâs feet. In a bid to protect his mother from their painful past, and prevent his name being linked to the family name of Petrushov once more, heâd had no option but to return.
