A Golden Betrayal

A Golden Betrayal
Barbara Dunlop

In his kingdom, Crown Prince Raif Khouri commands, and women obey… until he meets headstrong American Ann Richardson. To get back the priceless statue he’s convinced she stole, Raif kidnaps her!Held captive by the sexy prince and mired in scandal at her auction house, Ann has her hands full. How can she convince Raif she's innocent… and convince her traitorous body to resist his sultry kisses?But after one night with the woman his duty will never let him have, it's Raif who realises that the highest price to pay might just be his heart…

Raif searched her expression for dishonesty … Instead he found himself drinking in her beauty.

“Ann …” he breathed.

When she spoke, the anger had unexpectedly left her tone, replaced by what sounded like wariness. “What do you want me to say, Raif?”

It wasn’t what he wanted her to say. It was what he wanted her to do. And that had nothing to do with his family’s statue.

“How can I end this?” she asked.

He pulled his thoughts back from the brink. “Give me my statue.”

“That’s impossible.”

Raif took a step closer, crowding her, determined to get this farce over with. “In Rayas we would not ask so politely.”

“We’re not in Rayas.”

“Pity.”

“Why? If we were in Rayas would you throw me in a dungeon?”

“If we were in Rayas I’d tie you to my bed.”

A Golden Betrayal

Barbara Dunlop

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

BARBARA DUNLOP writes romantic stories while curled up in a log cabin in Canada’s far north, where bears outnumber people and it snows six months of the year. Fortunately she has a brawny husband and two teenage children to haul firewood and clear the driveway while she sips cocoa and muses about her upcoming chapters. Barbara loves to hear from readers. You can contact her through her website: www.barbaradunlop.com

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To my husband

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THE HIGHEST BIDDER

At this high-stakes auction house, where everything is for sale, true love is priceless.

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A GOLDEN BETRAYAL by Barbara Dunlop

Contents

Chapter One (#udfacac3c-3eb5-565d-aeca-7b4953898672)

Chapter Two (#u2e5a09a7-270e-57a5-a02c-6aac349ced26)

Chapter Three (#u41e44b6f-15b4-54a9-b2a3-c85302f9cd08)

Chapter Four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

One

Ann Richardson supposed she should be grateful the Interpol agents hadn’t strip-searched her and slapped on the handcuffs. But after her sixth hour in the small, stuffy, gray-walled Federal Plaza interrogation room, she couldn’t muster up anything but annoyance.