Claiming His Scandalous Love-Child
The consequence he must claim!Eloise Dean was an innocent in every way, until she met Vito Viscari! The charismatic Italian tycoon swept her off her feet and into his bed, promising her unimaginable pleasure. But revelling in his seduction, Eloise had no idea he could never be hers…Duty to another forced Vito to end their scorching nights together, but he cannot put Eloise from his mind. Months later, desire drives him back into her arms. Only then does he discover the shocking truth: Eloise is carrying his heir. Vito sees just one way forward – to legitimise his love-child with a vow!
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The consequence he must claim!
Eloise Dean was an innocent in every way, until she met Vito Viscari! The charismatic Italian tycoon swept her off her feet and into his bed, promising her unimaginable pleasure. But as she reveled in his seduction, Eloise had no idea he could never be hers...
Duty to another forced Vito to end his and Eloiseâs scorching nights together, but he cannot put her from his mind. Months later, desire drives him back into her arms. Only then does he discover the shocking truth: Eloise is carrying his heir. Vito sees just one way forwardâto legitimize his love-child with a vow!
âSo,â Vito was saying, and his Italian accent was doing wonderful things to her, as well as what his warm, admiring eyes were doing, âam I to call you only bella signorina? Though if I do,â he murmured, his lashes sweeping over his eyes as his gaze dipped to meet hers, âit would be nothing but the truth. Bellissima signorinaâ¦â
She took a breath. The air seemed to have too much oxygen in it suddenly. âItâs Eloise,â she said. âEloise Dean.â
He smiled again, warm and intimate, and she felt breathless.
âCome,â he said, and there was that low husk in his voice again, âlean on me, Signorina Eloise Dean. Iâll take care of you.â
She gazed up at him. He seemed very tall, she realised. And absolutely devastating⦠Her breath caught, her lips parting softly, and her eyes were wide as she just stared up at him, drinking him in.
The sculpted mouth quirked again. Long lashes swept down over deep, dark eyes.
âOh, yes,â he said softly, âIâll take care of youâ¦â
From the bedroomâto the altar!
Eloise and Carla have never expected irresistible passionâuntil they meet the powerful alpha billionaires who will steal their innocence. But nights of passion can have unexpected consequencesâ¦
When Eloise Dean falls at Vito Viscariâs feet, they are both overcome with a desire they can neither resist or deny!
Claiming His Scandalous Love-Child
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Carla Charteris knows falling for the enigmatic Count of Mantegna will only bring heartache, but what will happen when temptation proves irresistible?
Carrying His Scandalous Heir
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You wonât want to miss this passionately sexy duet from Julia James!
JULIA JAMES lives in England and adores the peaceful verdant countryside and the wild shores of Cornwall. She also loves the Mediterraneanâso rich in myth and history, with its sunbaked landscapes and olive groves, ancient ruins and azure seas. âThe perfect setting for romance!â she says. âRivalled only by the lush tropical heat of the Caribbeanâpalms swaying by a silver sand beach lapped by turquoise waters... What more could lovers want?â
Books by Julia James
Mills & Boon Modern Romance
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For Pippaâthank you for all your hard work!!
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THE SONOROUS MUSIC SWELLED, lifting upwards to one last crescendo before falling silent. The hushed murmurings of the congregation stilled as the priest raised his hands and began to speak the words of the ancient sacrament in the age-old ceremony.
Inside his breast Vito could feel his heart beating strongly. Emotion filled him, and he turned his head towards the woman now standing at his side.
Gowned in white, her face veiled, his bride waited for him. Waited for him to say the words that would unite them in marriage...
* * *
Eloise sipped her champagne, her eyes drifting around the gilded salon privée of the hotel, one of the most famous on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice on the Cote DâAzur in the South of France.
The salon was crowded with women in jewels and evening gowns, men sleek in tuxedos. But Eloise knew with absolute conviction that no other man present could possibly compare with the man she was with. For he was, quite simply, the most devastatingly handsome male she had ever seen in her life, and her pulse quickened every time she looked at him. As she did now.
Her eyes returned to his tall, distinctive form, so superbly sheathed in a hand-tailored tux, his sculpted Roman profile and the sable hair that moulded his well-shaped head. Her gaze caressed the smooth, tanned skin, taut over high cheekbones and chiselled jawline, the ready smile of his mobile mouth as he chatted in Frenchâwhich he spoke as well as he did English and his native Italianâto the others in their little group. She felt her stomach give its familiar little skip.
