The princess and the billionaire
Princess Tuccianna Leonardi has fled from her arranged marriage and desperately needs a place to hide from her family. So when gorgeous Sicilian billionaire Cesare Donati offers her a job as his hotelâs new pastry chef, it seems like all Tucciaâs prayers have been answered.
As they work together morning, noon and night, Cesare soon falls for his raven-haired beauty. Romance might be simmering between them, but with Tuccia still on the run, can Cesare keep his princess safe and promise her their happy-ever-after?
The Billionaireâs Club
Meet the worldâs most eligible bachelorsâ¦
by Rebecca Winters
For tycoons Vincenzo Gagliardi, Takis Manolis and Cesare Donati, transforming the Castello di Lombardi into one of Europeâs most highly sought-after hotels will be more than just a business ventureâitâs a challenge to be relished!
But these three men, bound by a friendship as strong as blood, are about to discover that the chase is only half the fun as three women conquer their hearts and change their lives for everâ¦
Return of Her Italian Duke
Bound to Her Greek Billionaire Whisked Away by Her Sicilian Boss
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CHAPTER ONE
Salon des Reines, Paris, France
THE CHAUFFEUR OF Le Comte Jean-Michel Ardois pulled the limousine up in front of the bridal salon on the Rue de LâEchelle. In the last two weeks Princess Tuccianna Falcone Leonardi of Sicily had been here with her mother three times for the bridal dress fitting. Each time theyâd come, sheâd made excuses to visit the bathroom in order to study the layout of the exclusive shop.
This morning was her final fitting to make sure everything was perfect for the wedding ceremony tomorrow. Only Tuccia had no intention of showing up for the elaborate nuptials arranged by her parents and Comte Ardois ten years ago in a horrifying, ironclad betrothal forced upon her. Sheâd dreamed of her freedom forever. Now had come the moment for her escape.
Madame Dufy, the owner, welcomed them inside. After fussing over Tuccia and telling her how excited she was for her forthcoming marriage to the comte, she took them back to the dressing room befitting a queen.
âDelphine will be with you in just a moment with your gown. Itâs as exquisite as you are, Princess.â
The second she left, Tuccia turned to her mother, the Marchesa di Trabia of Sicily. âI need to go to the restroom.â
âSurely not!â
âI canât help it. You know how I get when Iâm nervous.â
âYou are impossible, Tuccia!â
âIf I donât go, it might happen in here.â
Her motherâs hands flew up in the air. âAll right! But donât take too long. We have a long list of things that must be done today.â
âIâll hurry, Mamma.â
Yes, sheâd hurry. Right out of the clutches of the comte!
She knew he planned to assign her a bodyguard the moment they were married and never let her out of his sight for the rest of their lives. After overhearing him discuss it with her parents, whoâd said she needed a strong hand, sheâd been planning how to disappear.
Tuccia opened the door and walked down the hall to the door of the bathroom. But she only went inside to leave her betrothal ring on the floor near the sink. Whoever found it could think what they wanted. After looking around to make sure no one had seen her, she rushed down another hallway straight out the back door of the shop.
From there it was only a short run down the alley used for delivery trucks to the street where she climbed in a taxi.
âLe Bourget Aeroport, sâil vous plait.â
Her heart refused to stop thudding as they drove off. She looked behind her. No one had come running out of the alley chasing after her yet. Tuccia prayed all the way to the airport where she boarded an Eljet chartered for her under a fake name and paid for her by her aunt Bertina. Once it landed in Palermo, Sicily, sheâd take a taxi to her auntâs palazzo.
Before long Tucciaâs favorite person in the whole world would be offering her sanctuary. Her life would continue to depend on Bertinaâs help, or all was lost.