Pregnant with the princeâs baby
Nurse Shay Labadieâs one exquisite night of passion with Dr. Dante Affini was meant to be a beautiful memory. But now Shayâs expecting...and Dante is expecting her to take his hand in marriage!
Danteâs proposal is shocking enough, but then he drops an even bigger bombshellâheâs not just a doctor, heâs a prince! Now to win his child and the woman he loves, Dante will have to prove he can master his most important role yetâas the husband Shay deserves...
Dear Reader,
Thank you for picking up a copy of His Pregnant Royal Bride.
I was privileged to write this duet with one of my absolute favorite people, Robin Gianna. When our editor asked if I wanted to write a duet with her for my fourteenth book for Mills & Boon Medical Romance I answered with a resounding yes!
The best part of writing this duet was when Robin, me and our editor were all at the RWA Nationals conference in San Diego and we got to hash out the timeline and plot soaking in the sun by the pool. Those kinds of editorial meetings donât happen very often!
Nurse practitioner Shay Labadie has had a pretty rough hand in life, but it doesnât deter her from doing work all over the world, bringing medicine to those in need. Sheâs quite admirable, and her first name is for a friend whom I also find admirable.
Dr Dante Affini has also been dealt several blows, but has led more of a charmed life being an Italian prince. Though he thinks itâs far from charmingâand after a one-night stand leaves Shay with a baby she thinks heâs her Prince Charming either.
I hope you enjoy Shay and Danteâs story.
I love hearing from readers, so please drop by my website, amyruttan.com, or give me a shout on Twitter @ruttanamy.
With warmest wishes,
Amy Ruttan
Born and raised just outside Toronto, Ontario, AMY RUTTAN fled the big city to settle down with the country boy of her dreams. After the birth of her second child Amy was lucky enough to realise her lifelong dream of becoming a romance author. When sheâs not furiously typing away at her computer sheâs mum to three wonderful children who use her as a personal taxi and chef.
Books by Amy Ruttan
Mills & Boon Medical Romance
Hot Latin Docs
Alejandroâs Sexy Secret
The Hollywood Hills Clinic
Perfect Rivals...
Sealed by a Valentineâs Kiss
His Shock Valentineâs Proposal
Craving Her Ex-Army Doc
Tempting Nashvilleâs Celebrity Doc
Unwrapped by the Duke
Visit the Author Profile page at millsandboon.co.uk for more titles.
This book is dedicated to Robin, my partner in crime for this duet. You were awesome, and I would work with you again in a heartbeat. Iâm so glad we got to meet face-to-face finally!
For my friend Shay, who is just as giving and admirable as my heroine. You do so much and ask for nothing. So glad weâre friends.
And of course Laura, my editor extraordinaire, who concocted this idea. Also for Tilda, who always helps out with my AFS and keywords and for stepping in while the rest of us were in California.
PROLOGUE
âTHAT HAS TO be the most monotonous lecturer that Iâve ever had the displeasure to listen to,â Shay teased as she took a sip of her pineapple cocktail. She glanced over shyly at Dr. Dante Affini, who was attending the same conference on trauma simulation as her in Honolulu. She felt as if she was talking too loudly, which was something she always did in the presence of a man she found utterly attractive. And Dr. Dante Affini was all that and more. Just a few days with him and she was a lost woman. Add in the tropical setting and drinks...
It was a perfect paradise.
Shay had intended to throw herself completely into her work, as she always did, but on the first day of the conference sheâd bumped into Italian surgeon Dr. Dante Affini looking perplexed. He hadnât known where to go and sheâd helped him.
Since sheâd let him know that she was attending the same presentations as him, theyâd been inseparable. She didnât mind in the least. Dante was handsome, charming, intelligent and single.
She bit her lip, blood heating her cheeks. What was she doing? She didnât get involved with doctors, but with Dante it was hard not to.
He didnât look down his nose at her for being a nurse practitioner. Usually at these kind of conferences the nurses stuck together and the physicians stuck together. Except Dante seemed to be the exception. Heâd turned down golfing, dinners and drinks with the other surgeons to accompany her. Theyâd attended the same lectures and seemed to agree on the same approaches to medicine.
Now the conference was winding up and it had been Danteâs idea to get drinks.
She knew she shouldnât have accepted his invitation. It was not something she was used to doing, but this was sort of a work vacation and for once, Shay thought, why not?