A Secret Until Now
One scorching night…one secret never to be told…Angel Urquart didn’t sign up for this. A photo shoot on an island paradise? Yes. Working alongside Alex Arlov? Definitely not! Six years ago he showed her passion she’d only ever dreamt of, but after his behaviour the following morning she resolved to put him out of her head for ever.Seeing Angel brings all sorts of memories flooding back to Alex – memories that stir up a forgotten hunger. Alex sees no reason why they can’t indulge in one more blazing night together, but Angel has a secret that will turn their lives upside down…‘Kim Lawrence transports you to another world!’ – Claire, Finance, KentDiscover more at www.millsandboon.co.uk/kimlawrence
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âAlex Arlov.â He tipped his sleek head and to her intense relief released her hand.
How could I ever not have seen how arrogant he is? Angel grabbed a napkin from a passing tray and wiped it against the heel of her hand.
âThe name seems familiar â¦â
She gnawed lightly on her full lower lip, pretending to search her memory, before producing a bright smile and pausing to stretch the moment, hoping he was worrying that she might reveal all. If it wasnât for her daughter she would, and who cared if people knew what a total fool she was.
But he didnât look concerned, just vaguely amused as he elevated one dark brow. âThat happens to me all the time ⦠an instantly forgettable face.â
And so full of yourself, she wanted to scream as she smiled back, unable to repress a shudder as she looked directly into his ice-blue dark-framed eyes.
She willed herself to relax. Her life had moved on, and if time hadnât completely healed the wounds it had allowed her to see things from a different perspective. She had made a mistake, but that mistake had given her Jasmine. This man had given her a gift and he didnât know.
ONE NIGHT WITH CONSEQUENCES
A high price to pay for giving in to temptation!
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 testâand it doesnât take long for you 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?
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Though lacking much authentic Welsh bloodâshe comes from English/Irish stockâKIM LAWRENCE was born and brought up in North Wales. She returned there when she married and her sons were both born on Anglesey, an island off the coast. Though not isolated, Anglesey is a little off the beaten track, but lively Dublin, which Kim loves, is only a short ferry-ride away.
Today they live on the farm her husband was brought up on. Welsh is the first language of many people in this area, and Kimâs husband and sons are all bilingualâshe is having a lot of fun, not to mention a few headaches, trying to learn the language!
With small children, the unsocial hours of nursing didnât look attractive so, encouraged by a husband who thinks she can do anything she sets her mind to, Kim tried her hand at writing. Always a keen Mills & Boon>® reader, it seemed natural for her to write a romance novelânow she canât imagine doing anything else.
She is a keen gardener and cook and enjoys runningâoften on the beach, as living on an island the sea is never very far away. She is usually accompanied by her Jack Russell, Sproutâdonât ask ⦠itâs a long story!
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CAPTIVATED BY HER INNOCENCE
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For my dad, Roy, who was always proud of his writer daughter.
Contents
PROLOGUE
London, Summer 2008, a hotel
ANGELâS EYES HAD adjusted to the dark but from where she was lying the illuminated display of the bedside clock was hidden from her view, blocked by his shoulder. But the thin finger of light that was shining into the room through the chink in the blackout curtains suggested that it was morning.
âThe morning after the night before!â
She gave a soft shaken sigh and allowed her glance to drift around the unfamiliar room, the generic but luxurious five-star hotel furnishings familiar, especially to someone who had slept in dozens of similar suites; someone who had imagined at one point that everybody ordered their supper from room service.
Since sheâd had the choice Angel had avoided rooms like this as they depressed her. Depressed... Smiling at the past tense, she raised herself slowly up on one elbow. This room was different not because it boasted a special view or had a sumptuously comfortable bed. What was different was that she was not alone.
She froze when the man on the bed beside her murmured in his sleep and her attention immediately returned to himâit had never really left him. She gulped as he threw a hand above his head, the action causing the muscles in his beautiful back to ripple in a way that made her stomach flip over. She couldnât see his face but his breathing remained deep and regular.
Should she wake him up?
The bruised-looking half-moons underneath his spectacular eyes suggested he probably needed his sleep. Sheâd noticed them the moment sheâd looked at him, but then she had noticed pretty much everything about him. Angel had never considered herself a particularly observant person but crazily one glance had indelibly printed his face into her memory.
