âWhen youâve finished making offers for the bracelet, I have a proposition for you.â
Billionaire Liev Dragunov has spent a lifetime plotting revenge against those responsible for his familyâs ruin. Finally he has the way: Bianca Di Sione.
Sheâs denied their obvious attraction and coolly rebuffs every request to work for himâuntil he finds her weakness: a diamond bracelet she desperately needs!
Bianca must become his fake fiancée if she wants her trinket! But the taste of revenge isnât as sweet as desire, and Liev discovers that she is innocent in more ways than one...
Book 3 of The Billionaireâs Legacy
Before Bianca had time to respond he lowered his head and claimed her lips in a kiss that verged on demanding.
Her head spun and, although she knew she shouldnât, she moved her lips against his, tasting the forbidden. Her fingers clutched the lapels of Lievâs jacket as he put his arms around her, pulling her close against him.
It was insane. It was also amazing.
âNo.â She pushed against him and he pulled back, but he didnât let go of her. âThat can never happen againânot like that.â
Liev drew in a deep breath and let it go slowly, as if curbing an angry response. âIt will if we are in public. If itâs part of your âroleâ, as you called it.â
âJust go,â she snapped, and relief and disappointment washed over her as he moved back from her. âGo, Liev, this charade is over for tonight.â
âUntil tomorrow, Bianca.â
With those words haunting her Bianca watched him stride back to the elevator, wondering what had just happened. Why had she taunted him? But, more importantly, why had she kissed him?
It would not happen again.
The Billionaireâs Legacy
A search for truth and the promise of passion!
For nearly sixty years Italian billionaire Giovanni Di Sione has kept a shocking secret. Now, nearing the end of his days, he wants his grandchildren to know their true heritage.
He sends them each on a journey to find his âLost Mistressesââa collection of love tokens and the only remaining evidence of his lost identity, his lost history...his lost love.
With each item collected the Di Sione siblings take one step closer to the truth...and embark on a passionate journey that none could have expected!
Find out what happens in
The Billionaireâs Legacy
Di Sioneâs Innocent Conquest by Carol Marinelli
The Di Sione Secret Baby by Maya Blake To Blackmail a Di Sione by Rachael Thomas The Return of the Di Sione Wife by Caitlin Crews Di Sioneâs Virgin Mistress by Sharon Kendrick A Di Sione for the Greekâs Pleasure by Kate Hewitt A Deal for the Di Sione Ring by Jennifer Hayward The Last Di Sione Claims His Prize by Maisey Yates
Collect all 8 volumes!
RACHAEL THOMAS has always loved reading romance and is thrilled to be a Mills & Boon Modern Romance author. She lives and works on a farm in Walesâa far cry from the glamour of a Modern Romance storyâbut that makes slipping into her charactersâ worlds all the more appealing. When sheâs not writing or working on the farm she enjoys photography and visiting historical castles and grand houses. Visit her at rachaelthomas.co.uk.
Dear Reader,
I was really excited to be part of The Billionaireâs Legacyâand with authors Iâve loved reading for a long time. In fact, it was an honour.
I fell in love with my hero, Liev, and really enjoyed writing his and Biancaâs story, set against the backdrop of a city I always wanted to visit. When I did, I was totally swept up by it and didnât want to leave.
I hope you enjoy meeting Liev and Bianca as much as I did.
Happy reading!
Rachael Xx
This is dedicated to fellow members of The Write Romantics: Jo Bartlett, Sharon Booth, Jackie Ladbury, Lynne Pardoe, Deirdre Palmer, Helen Phifer, Jessica Redland, Helen J Rolfe and Alys West. Thanks, ladies, for your friendship and support.
CHAPTER ONE
BIANCA DI SIONE SCANNED the busy conference room from her vantage point at the back, looking for her sister Allegra. The buzz of voices became louder as the room filled but she was too preoccupied to notice. She couldnât quite shake off the sensation that things werenât right with her sister. Not that sheâd mentioned anything to her. That would be so unlike Allegra.
As the conference got under way, Bianca saw Allegra walking onto the stage and knew something was wrong. She was pale beneath the polished exterior she always showed to the world and Bianca felt guilty. She was about to add to that worry. The weight of their terminally ill grandfatherâs request would only exacerbate whatever worried Allegra, but she had to talk to her. She needed to confide in someone and Allegra had always been that person. Sheâd stepped into the role of mother after the tragic loss of their parents when they were young and had always been there for her.