âThereâs nothing more desirable than a woman who wants you, despite herself.â
Australian tycoon and international playboy Byron Maddox is used to getting what he wants. And for some reason, he wants shy PA Cleo Shelton.
Cleo is sure itâs only because she turned him downâfinally free of an abusive marriage, Cleo is enjoying her independence, and has no intention of being under the thumb of another man! Especially a man she finds irresistibly alluring...
But Byron wonât be thwarted so easilyâand when he proposes one sizzling night together, Cleoâs resistance crumbles under the force of his expert seduction!
âI want to be alone with you, Cleo.â
Cleo sucked in a sharp breath. âWhy?â she blurted out before she could stop herself.
âYou know why,â Bryon said quietly.
âYou...you want to have sex with me?â It sounded incredible once sheâd said it out loud. Cleo knew she wanted to have sex with him but had never imagined her desire was returned.
âYes, of course I do.â
His casual admission took her breath away. It also angered her.
âIâve wanted to have sex with you since thirty seconds after I met you,â he added with a rueful smile in his voice and on his face.
If his earlier admission had taken her breath away, this one left her speechless.
âAre you going to say something?â he queried when she just sat there in stunned silence for several seconds.
âBut why?â
âWhy?â he echoed thoughtfully. âPerhaps itâs because I glimpsed the real you underneath the drab facade.â
âThe real me?â What on earth was he talking about?
âThe one who stared at me for a split second like I was a drink of water after a long and dusty desert trek.â
âOh,â she said, embarrassed now.
âThereâs nothing more desirable,â he said, âthan a woman who wants you despite herself.â
Marrying a Tycoon
Australiaâs most eligible tycoons
meet their match at the altar!
Magnate Scott McAllister believes he has the perfect
compliant wifeâuntil she defies him! Suddenly he discovers the passionate nature she hides... and is determined to awaken it!
The Magnateâs Tempestuous Marriage
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Tycoon Byron Maddox doesnât do commitment, but shy PA Cleo intrigues him instantly! He wants her in his bedâbut will he want her to wear his ring?
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Born and raised in the Australian bush, MIRANDA LEE was boarding-school-educated, and briefly pursued a career in classical music before moving to Sydney and embracing the world of computers. Happily married, with three daughters, she began writing when family commitments kept her at home. She likes to create stories that are believable, modern, fast-paced and sexy. Her interests include meaty sagas, doing word puzzles, gambling and going to the movies.
Books by Miranda Lee
Mills & Boon Modern Romance
Taken Over by the Billionaire
A Man Without Mercy Master of Her Virtue Contract with Consequences The Man Every Woman Wants Not a Marrying Man A Night, A Secret...A Child
Marrying a Tycoon
The Magnateâs Tempestuous Marriage
Rich, Ruthless and Renowned
The Italianâs Ruthless Seduction
The Billionaireâs Ruthless Affair The Playboyâs Ruthless Pursuit
Three Rich Husbands
The Billionaireâs Bride of Vengeance
The Billionaireâs Bride of Convenience The Billionaireâs Bride of Innocence
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CHAPTER ONE
CLEO DIDNâT CRY when she placed the flowers on her husbandâs grave. Sheâd cried buckets that morning, once she realised sheâd forgotten the anniversary of Martinâs death. When she explained to her very concerned boss that she always visited Martinâs grave with her mother-in-law on the anniversary of his death, heâd given her the rest of the day off, insisting that she collect Doreen and go.
So here she was with her eyes strangely dry whilst Martinâs mother cried buckets instead.
Maybe she was all cried out. Or maybeâjust maybeâsheâd finished with grieving. Sheâd loved Martin. In the end. And in the beginning. But thereâd been that awful time in the middle when she hadnât loved him at all. Hard to stay in love with a man who tried to run every aspect of your life, from where you worked to what you wore and who your friends were. At home, it had been just as bad. From the day they were married, Martin took control of the money, paid all the bills, and made all the decisions.