âYou will be my wife...â
Esther Abbott was backpacking across Europe when she was approached about being a surrogate. Desperately in need of the money, Esther agreed. But when the deal falls apart, sheâs left pregnant and alone, with no one to turn to...except the babyâs father!
Learning he is to have a child with a woman heâs never met is a scandal Italian billionaire Renzo Valenti canât afford. Following his recent bitter divorce and with an impeccable reputation to maintain, Renzo has no choice but to claim the child...and Esther as his wife!
âThe thing is, Mr. Valenti, Iâm pregnant.â
Renzo Valenti, heir to the Valenti family real estate fortune, known womanizer and chronic over-indulger, stared down at the stranger standing in his entryway.
He had never seen the woman before in his life. Of that he was one hundred percent certain.
He did not associate with women like this. Women who looked like they had spent an afternoon traipsing through the streets of Rome, rather than an afternoon tangled in silk sheets.
Esther was red-cheeked and disheveled, her face void of make-up, long dark hair half falling out of a bun that looked like an afterthought.
Had she been walking by him outside he would never have paid her any notice. Except she was in his home. And she had just said words to him no woman had spoken to him since he was sixteen years old.
But they meant nothing. As she meant nothing.
âCongratulations. Or condolences,â he said.
âDepending.â
âYou donât understandââ
âNo,â he said, his voice cutting through the relative silence of the grand antechamber. âI donât. You practically burst into my home, telling my housekeeper you had to see me, and now here you are, having pushed your way in. Regardless, youâre not drawing this out and making a show, and I have no patience for either.â
âItâs your baby.â
One stolen moment of extraordinary passion leads to dramatic consequences in this stunning new trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates in...
Heirs Before Vows
Claiming their legacy with a diamond ring!
Three of the worldâs most impressive and powerful bachelors, connected by fate and friendship, are about to find their lives changed irrevocably!
No one could have expected the shocking consequences that now lead these determined alpha males down the aisle... as expectant fathers!
Find out what happens in â¦
The Spaniardâs Pregnant Bride
The Princeâs Pregnant Mistress
The Italianâs Pregnant Virgin
Available now!
MAISEY YATES is a New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty romance novels. She has a coffee habit she has no interest in kicking, and a slight Pinterest addiction. She lives with her husband and children in the Pacific Northwest. When Maisey isnât writing she can be found singing in the grocery store, shopping for shoes online and probably not doing dishes. Check out her website: maiseyyates.com.
Books by Maisey Yates
Mills & Boon Modern Romance
Caridesâs Forgotten Wife
Bound to the Warrior King Married for Amariâs Heir His Diamond of Convenience To Defy a Sheikh One Night to Risk it All
Heirs Before Vows
The Princeâs Pregnant Mistress
The Spaniardâs Pregnant Bride
The Chatsfield
Sheikhâs Desert Duty
One Night With Consequences
The Greekâs Nine-Month Redemption
Married for Amariâs Heir
Princes of Petras
A Christmas Vow of Seduction
The Queenâs New Year Secret
Secret Heirs of Powerful Men
Heir to a Desert Legacy
Heir to a Dark Inheritance
Visit the Author Profile page at millsandboon.co.uk for more titles.
To my parents, who actually are great
and have always supported me. In spite of what 90% of my charactersâ parents might suggest.
CHAPTER ONE
âTHE THING IS, Mr. Valenti, Iâm pregnant.â
Renzo Valenti, heir to the Valenti family real estate fortune, known womanizer and chronic overindulger, stared down at the stranger standing in his entryway.
He had never seen the woman before in his life. Of that he was nearly one hundred percent certain.
He did not associate with women like this. Women who looked like they had spent a hot, sweaty afternoon traipsing through the streets of Rome, rather than a hot, sweaty afternoon tangled in silk sheets.
She was red-cheeked and disheveled, her face void of makeup, long dark hair half falling out of a bun that looked like an afterthought.
She was dressed the same as many American college students who flooded the city in the summer. She was wearing a form-fitting black tank top and a long, ankle-length skirt that nearly covered her dusty feet and flat, unremarkable sandals that appeared to be falling apart.
Had she been walking by him outside, he would never have paid her any notice. Except she was in his home. And she had just said words to him no woman had said to him since he was sixteen years old.