The Kyriakos Virgin Bride / The Billionaire's Bidding: The Kyriakos Virgin Bride

The Kyriakos Virgin Bride / The Billionaire's Bidding: The Kyriakos Virgin Bride
Barbara Dunlop

Tessa Radley

Be swept away by passion… with intense drama and compelling plots, these emotionally powerful reads will keep you captivated from beginning to end.The Kyriakos Virgin Bride Tessa Radley Greek billionaire Zac Kyriakos would only marry a woman pure of heart and body. Zac’s whirlwind courtship swept sheltered heiress Pandora Armstrong off her feet – but it wasn’t until after their amazing wedding night that she discovered why Zac had wanted her so desperately. Now she wondered if he would still want his virgin bride when he found out she hadn’t been…The Billionaire’s Bidding Barbara Dunlop Scrambling to save her family’s company, Emma McKinley was shocked when billionaire hotel magnate Alex Garrison tossed her a lifeline – it was a textbook marriage of convenience: he pays off her creditors; she gives him half her company. But could a marriage built on a lie withstand the test of true passion?

The Kyriakos Virgin Bride

by Tessa Radley

“I told you – I want a divorce.”

“That’s not going to happen.”

Zac’s bronzed face was inscrutable. This was not the man she’d fallen in love with. This was someone else altogether. A man so hard she feared he’d break her.

As he’d already broken her heart.

“I can’t believe I agreed to marry you!” Pandora was talking to herself as much as to him.

“That’s too bad. Because we are going on our honeymoon, to be alone – like you wanted.”

“No way!”

“Stop fighting me.”

“Never,” she vowed.

The Billionaire’s Bidding

by Barbara Dunlop

“You said, ‘Marry me or I’ll bankrupt you.’ And I decided to take the lesser of two evils.”

Emma continued, “And, you know, I really don’t think it gets any more romantic than that.”

Sarcasm? She was getting millions of dollars, while he was accepting an inferior business deal for the sake of his reputation, and she was handing out grief?

Alex shook his head in disbelief. So much for thinking Emma might be panicked and intimidated. “You were expecting champagne and flowers?”

“I was hoping for a bank loan and a good actuary.”

“Well, you got me instead.”

She nodded slowly, and with clear intent and purpose she checked him out from head to toe. “That I did.”

The Kyriakos Virgin Bride

TESSA RADLEY

The Billionaire’s Bidding

BARBARA DUNLOP

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

THE KYRIAKOS VIRGIN BRIDE

by

Tessa Radley

TESSA RADLEY

loves travelling, reading and watching the world around her. As a teenager Tessa wanted to be an intrepid foreign correspondent. But after completing a bachelor of arts and marrying her sweetheart, she became fascinated with law and ended up studying further and to become a lawyer in a city practice.

A six-month break travelling through Australia with her family re-awoke the yen to write. And life as a writer suits her perfectly; travelling and reading count as research and as for analysing the world…well, she can think whatif all day long. When she’s not reading, travelling or thinking about writing she’s spending time with her husband, her two sons – or her zany and wonderful friends. You can contact Tessa through her website www.tessaradley.com.

Dear Reader,

In my teens a wide variety of books about Greece enthralled me. Romances set on islands owned by gorgeous Greek heroes. Gerald Durrell’s laugh-out-loud-funny autobiography, My Family and Other Animals, about growing up on the island of Corfu.

I devoured The Odyssey and, utterly fascinated, I went on to read tales of travellers who had followed in the wake of Odysseus. I loved Greek myths and legends – some of them were tragic, some were touching and almost all of them overflowed with passion and emotion. Among my favourites was Pandora’s Box. So when I created my own Greek hero, Zac Kyriakos, and his heroine, Pandora Armstrong, I couldn’t resist playing with this theme. What happens when you unwittingly start a process that you can’t stop? Can you ever make it right again? And how can love ever survive such a setback?

I hope you enjoy reading The Kyriakos Virgin Bride, the first book in the BILLIONAIRE HEIRS series. Please visit me at my website www.tessaradley.com to find out more about my forthcoming books, including The Apollonides Mistress Scandal, on sale next month. I always love hearing from readers!

Take care,

Tessa

For the hardworking hosties at eHarlequin.com – some of whom I’ve known since I first started writing. Rae, you held my hand when I needed it most. Jayne, you’re a cyber lifesaver. And Dee, Lori, Dream and the rest of the team…you’re all simply awesome!

To MJ and Karen, your guidance is always valued. Thank you, always!

Tony, Alex and Andrew – where would I be without

you guys to keep me sane? And Karina Bliss,

Abby Gaines and Sandra Hyatt, you’re

fabulous friends.

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“I do.”

Pandora Armstrong spoke the vow in a clear, steady voice, and a warm tide of radiance swept over her. She sneaked a look up at her groom. Zac Kyriakos stood like a rock beside her, feet apart, facing the archbishop. Serious. Intent. Utterly gorgeous.

He was staring straight ahead. His profile could’ve been culled from any of the statues or friezes in the Acropolis Museum he’d taken Pandora to explore three days ago. The arrogant nose that ran in a straight sweep from his forehead to the nose tip, the strong jaw, the broad and high-boned cheekbones all resembled the marble statues she’d seen. But it was on his full mouth that her gaze lingered. Jeez, his mouth…