Pregnant, she fled...
But sheâll be the Spaniardâs bride!
Lola Price didnât dare tell Rodrigo Cabrera she was pregnant, after he spurned her. But now that heâs discovered her secret, heâs determined his child will take his name! While their mutual desire in the marriage bed is undeniable, Rodrigo keeps himself at a distance. Yet fiery Lola wonât be pushed away again. Sheâll show Rodrigo that their son and their relationship are worth fighting for!
Indulge in this dramatic secret-baby story!
USA TODAY bestselling author JENNIE LUCASâs parents owned a bookstore, so she grew up surrounded by books, dreaming about faraway lands. A fourth-generation Westerner, she went East at sixteen to boarding school on a scholarship, wandered the world, got married, then finally worked her way through college before happily returning to her hometown. A 2010 RITA® Award finalist and 2005 Golden Heart® Award winner, she lives in Idaho with her husband and children.
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ISBN: 978-1-474-07272-4
THE BABY THE BILLIONAIRE DEMANDS
© 2018 Jennie Lucas
Published in Great Britain 2018
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Dedication
To my wonderful editor, Nicola Caws.
I never could have written this trilogy without you.
Dear Reader,
Which is more importantâlove or money?
After a difficult childhood, Lola Price knows the answer: Money. Having lost her family to tragedy and poverty, she has vowed that now sheâs grown up sheâll have so much money sheâll never feel helpless again.
At twenty-four, Lola falls in love with her boss, Spanish media mogul Rodrigo Cabrera. After a hot affair sheâs thrilled to discover sheâs pregnantâuntil Rodrigo finds out about her shocking past and coldly tosses her from his house
Heartbroken, Lola flees to New York without telling him about the baby. As much as he now despises her, sheâs afraid the ruthless billionaire might try to take her child away.
What will happen when Rodrigo finally learns her secret?
Which will triumphâlove or money?
This is the final book in a trilogy about three friends. Hallieâs story was The Secret the Italian Claims. Tessâs was The Heir the Prince Secures. Iâve loved writing these stories about three vibrant, different women and their fiercely powerful men. I hope you love them too.
With warmest wishes,
Jennie
CHAPTER ONE
MONEY MEANT EVERYTHING to Lola Price.
Money was the difference between happiness and grief. Between joy and tragedy. Sheâd learned it at five years old, and every day since.
Growing up in a trailer on the edge of the California desert, in a dusty town where jobs were scarce, sheâd seen her motherâs daily struggles to pay the bills after Lolaâs father died. Her mother eventually remarried, but it only made things worse.