She gave him her innocence...
Heâll give her his ring!
Tamsyn lost her innocence in a spectacularly sensual night with a Greek billionaire. She didnât expect to see notorious playboy Xan again, until he proposes a marriage of convenience! Itâs hard to refuse when heâs promising incredible wealth, and her pregnant sister desperately needs support, but Xan is dangerously addictive... If Tamsyn isnât careful, she could lose herself to the Greekâfor good!
âSharon Kendrickâs classic marriage-of-convenience story is a must-read. Sassy, sexy and sumptuousâI loved it!â âUSA TODAY bestselling author Lynne Graham
SHARON KENDRICK once won a national writing competition by describing her ideal date: being flown to an exotic island by a gorgeous and powerful man. Little did she realise that sheâd just wandered into her dream job! Today she writes for Mills & Boon, featuring often stubborn but always to die for heroes and the women who bring them to their knees. She believes that the best books are those you never want to end. Just like lifeâ¦
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ISBN: 978-1-474-07235-9
THE GREEKâS BOUGHT BRIDE
© 2018 Sharon Kendrick
Published in Great Britain 2018
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This book is dedicated to the greatly loved
Sara Craven (Annie Ashurst), whose talent, humour and sharp wit are much missed. And if you want a masterclass in writing romance read Comparative Strangers (and prepare to tingleâ¦).
CHAPTER ONE
HE RECOGNISED HER straight away, though it took him a moment to remember why. Xan Constantinides gazed at the tiny redhead whose thick curls were tumbling over her shoulders and a flicker of something between desire and anger whispered across his skin. But he welcomed the distractionâhowever temporaryâwhich allowed him to forget the promise he had made so long ago. Was it the wedding of one of his oldest friends which had pushed the unavoidable into prominence, or just the march of time itself? Because it was easy to believe that nothing would change. You acted as if the fast days werenât spinning into years. And then suddenly there it wasâthe futureâand with it all those expectations...
A marriage he had agreed to.
A destiny he had always been determined to honour.
But there was no point in thinking about it now, not with a packed weekend lying ahead of him. Friendship and a valuable business partnership dictated he must attend the wedding of his friend the Sheikh, even though he usually avoided such events like the plague.