The Secret He Must Claim
An illicit encounter with the Spaniard…Heiress Elin Saunderson was instantly seduced by mysterious stranger Cortez. But after their sinful night together she was left alone…and pregnant! A year later, she learns that Cortez is the rightful successor to her adopted father’s fortune and penniless Elin finds herself at risk of losing everything – including her son!Cortez Ramos is set on claiming the secret Elin kept from him – but Elin proves as protective a mother as she is a tortuous temptation. His solution: demand a marriage of convenience which will legitimise his heir and return Elin to his bed!
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An illicit encounter with the Spaniard...
Heiress Elin Saunderson is instantly seduced by mysterious stranger Cortez. But after their sinful night together sheâs left alone...and pregnant! A year later, she learns that Cortez is the rightful successor to her adoptive fatherâs fortune, and penniless Elin finds herself at risk of losing everythingâincluding her son!
Cortez Ramos is set on claiming the secret Elin kept from himâbut Elin proves as protective a mother as she is a torturous temptation. His solution: demand a marriage of convenience, which will legitimize his heir and return Elin to his bed!
âRalph stated in his will that he wished for you to marry and provide your son with a father. Are you in contact with your childâs father, and do you intend to marry him in order to claim your inheritance?â
Cortez did not know why he had asked her when he really wasnât interested in Elinâs private life. But he stared at her because he couldnât help himself, and waited tensely for her answer.
He realised he was bracing himself for her to reply, but when she did he was unprepared for the shock wave that ripped through him.
âYou are my sonâs father,â she said, in the soft voice that had haunted him for the past year.
Jarek and Elin Saunderson had nothing until they were adopted into the high society of the Saunderson family.
Now, following the death of the parents they adored, they soon discover a maze of secrets which threaten to destroy their legacyâand lead them each to uncover unforeseen passionsâ¦
Find out more inâ¦
The Secret He Must Claim
A shocking revelation in her adoptive fatherâs will forces Elin into a marriage of convenience with the father of her secret baby!
The Throne He Must Take
Playboy Jarek needs help to uncover the secrets of the pastâif he can only resist the temptation in front of himâ¦Dr Holly Maitland!
CHANTELLE SHAW lives on the Kent coast and thinks up her stories while walking on the beach. She has been married for over thirty years and has six children. Her love affair with reading and writing Mills & Boon stories began as a teenager, and her first book was published in 2006. She likes strong-willed, slightly unusual characters. Chantelle also loves gardening, walking and wine!
Books by Chantelle Shaw
Mills & Boon Modern Romance
Acquired by Her Greek Boss
To Wear His Ring Again A Night in the Princeâs Bed Captive in His Castle At Danteâs Service The Greekâs Acquisition Behind the Castello Doors A Dangerous Infatuation
Wedlocked!
Trapped by Vialliâs Vows
Bought by the Brazilian
Mistress of His Revenge
Master of Her Innocence
The Howard Sisters
Sheikhâs Forbidden Conquest
A Bride Worth Millions
The Bond of Brothers
His Unexpected Legacy
Secrets of a Powerful Man
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For Arpita, who loves reading romance books as much as I enjoy writing them.
Thank you for being such a dedicated fan.
With love, Chantelle.
Contents
THE ROOM WAS SPINNING. Bright lights flashed in front of her eyes, forming colourful patterns as if she were looking through the lens of a kaleidoscope. Elin blinked and found she was staring up at the chandelier in the drawing room. She had never noticed before how the crystal prisms sparkled like diamonds.
âCan I get you another drink?â A voice sounded over the pounding beat of rock music. She felt disorientated and strangely disembodied, as if she were floating and looking down at herself. She tried to focus on the guy who had spoken to her, and vaguely recognised he was one of Virginiaâs friends who had been at the nightclub earlier in the evening. Elin didnât know half the people who had come back to her familyâs London residence in Kensington to continue her birthday celebrations.
âYou canât be on your own tonight,â Virginia had insisted when the nightclub where theyâd planned to spend the evening had closed early. âYouâll only feel miserable, remembering your mother. Iâll put the word around that the party is carrying on back at your place.â
Elin hadnât argued because Virginia was right; she couldnât bear to be alone with the memories of her adoptive motherâs shocking death six months ago. Sheâd told Ralph she was spending her birthday with friends in Scotland, but freezing fog had caused travel disruption at Gatwick and her flight had been cancelled. The person she most wanted to spend her birthday with was her brother, but Jarek was in Japan on business for Saundersonâs Bank. His trip was unavoidable heâd said, but Elin had a feeling that Jarek was avoiding her because he blamed himself for Mamaâs death.
âElin?â
She jerked her mind back to the guyâTom, she thought heâd said was his name. He was standing too close and looking at her in a way that made her wish she hadnât worn the daringly low-cut dress Virginia had persuaded her to buy. The dress was little more than a wisp of scarlet silk and chiffon and the shoestring shoulder straps meant she couldnât wear a bra.
