Two billionaire brothersâ¦brides wanted!
Gorgeous Greek brothers Akis and Vannis Giannopoulos have the world at their feet.
They have everything they needâ¦except love.
Until their livesâand hearts!âare turned upside down when two feisty women arrive on their luxurious Greek island.
Akis meets his match, and the only woman who can discover the man beneath the suit and tie, in
The Millionaireâs True Worth
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A Wedding for the Greek Tycoon
Available from September 2015
Let Rebecca Winters whisk you away with this riveting and emotional new duet!
CHAPTER ONE
âCHLOE? IâM SORRY I canât be your maid of honor, but you know why.â
Following that statement there was a long silence on Chloeâs part. But Raina had her job plus the many responsibilities thrown onto her shoulders since the death of her grandfather. She was now heiress to the Maywood billion-dollar fortune and was constantly in the news. When she went out in public, the paparazzi were right on her heels.
Chloeâs family were high-profile Greek industrialists, a favorite target of the European paparazzi. Her marriage would be the top story in Athens. âIf I were your maid of honor, the media would make a circus out of your special day.â Raina feared it would take the spotlight off her dear friend. For Chloeâs sake, she couldnât risk it.
Too much had happened in the intervening years. It had been eight years, in fact, since Chloe had lived with Raina and her grandparents during her senior year of high school. But theyâd stayed in touch by phone and the internet.
Three years ago Rainaâs grandmother had died and Chloe had come to California with her parents for the funeral. Just nine months ago Rainaâs grandfather had died and once again Chloe and her family had flown over to be with her for his funeral. Their close friendship had helped her get through her grief, and Chloeâs family had begged Raina to come back to Greece with them.
âPlease tell me you understand, Chloe. I have no desire to intrude on your joy.â
âI donât care about me.â
âBut I do.â
After a resigned sigh Chloe said, âThen at least stay at the house with me and my family. After all you did for me when I lived with you, my parents are anxious to do everything they can for you.â
âTell you what. After youâve left on your honeymoon Iâll be thrilled to spend time with them before I fly back to California.â
âTheyâll want you to stay for several months. Think about it. We could have such a wonderful time together.â
âI will think about it. As for right now I canât wait to be at your reception. The photos you sent me in your wedding dress are fabulous!â
âBut you wonât get to see me married at the church.â
âMuch as Iâm sorry about that, itâs better this way. Iâve already booked a room at the Diethnes Hotel. You can reach me on the phone there or on my cell phone. Chloe? You promise you havenât told your fiancé my plans?â
âI swear it. Of course he knows all about you, but he doesnât have any idea that you are coming to Greece.â
âGood. Thatâs how I want things to stay. This is going to be your day! If the press finds out Iâm there, Iâm afraid it will ruin things for you. Later this year Iâll fly over to meet him, or you can fly to California.â
âI promise. Heâs so wonderful, I canât eat or sleep.â
âThat doesnât surprise me. Ta le-me, Chloe,â she said, using one of the few Greek expressions she still remembered, before hanging up.
Six years ago Raina had been in the same excited condition as her friend. Halfway through college sheâd met Byron Wallace, a writer. After a whirlwind romance they were married. But it didnât take long to see his selfish nature and suspect her new husband of being unfaithful. Armed with proof of his infidelity even before their two-year marriage anniversary, sheâd divorced him, only to lose her grandmother to heart failure.
In her pain she vowed never to marry again. Sheâd told as much to her beloved, ailing grandfather whoâd passed away from stomach cancer.
Chloeâs phone call a month ago about her impending marriage had come as a wonderful surprise. Since the death of Rainaâs grandfather, it was the one piece of news that put some excitement back into her life.