Marrying for King's Millions / The Spanish Aristocrat's Woman: Marrying for King's Millions

Marrying for King's Millions / The Spanish Aristocrat's Woman: Marrying for King's Millions
Maureen Child

Katherine Garbera

Marrying for King’s Millions Maureen Child Millionaire Travis King handpicked a temporary and on-his-terms bride – home-town girl Julie O’Hara. The woman was an old friend and shouldn’t give him any trouble. And, as per their contract, she’d do exactly what he wanted…The Spanish Aristocrat’s Woman Katherine GarberaWhen Count Guillermo de la Cruz announced his engagement to plain-Jane heiress Kara deMontaine just minutes after meeting her, the jet-set gaped in shock. But no one was more stunned than Kara. Could she tame this royal playboy?

Marrying for King’s Millions by Maureen Child

“Maybe you’ve been playing me all along, Julie.”

She blew out a breath, frustrated. If he was going to continue to believe that, then this year was going to be misery. “I told you, Travis, I wouldn’t do that.”

“I’d like to believe you,” he was saying, reaching out with a finger to play with one of the straps on her dress. “But I’m thinking I need some convincing.”

“I don’t know what more I can say.”

“No more talking.”

“Then what…”

He slid one of her dress straps down her shoulder and smoothed his thumb over her skin. Her gaze locked with his, Julie’s breath caught and her blood began to pump, thick and hot and urgent.

“I paid a hundred thousand dollars to marry you today,” Travis said, dipping his head to kiss her bare shoulder.

Julie sucked in a gulp of air.

“Now,” he said, straightening up as his finger slid along the line of her bodice, dipping down to caress the valley between her breasts. “How about you show me what I paid for?”

The Spanish Aristocrat’s Woman by Katherine Garbera

“Rumour has it you’re engaged,” Gui’s friend Tristan said.

“Yes,” Gui said. He would have to convince Kara that the engagement was real for now. No way would he expose her to society’s snide comments, by admitting that a moment of weakness had made him claim her as his own.

“Kara’s a good choice for you.”

“She is?” He knew nothing about the woman except that she had the softest lips he’d ever tasted. When he kissed her, he forgot that all other women existed.

Not a bad start for an affair, but marriage… Damn. Was he really considering marrying her?

As his friend’s words echoed in his mind, he realised that, yes, he was.

Marrying for King’s Millions

MAUREEN CHILD

The Spanish Aristocrat’s Woman

KATHERINE GARBERA

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MARRYING FOR KING’S MILLIONS

by

Maureen Child

MAUREEN CHILD

is a California native who loves to travel. Every chance they get, she and her husband are taking off on another research trip. An author of more than sixty books, Maureen loves a happy ending and still swears that she has the best job in the world. She lives in Southern California with her husband, two children and a golden retriever with delusions of grandeur.

You can contact Maureen via her website: www.maureenchild.com.

Dear Reader,

I’ve always loved a marriage-of-convenience story. So when I came up with the idea for the KINGS OF CALIFORNIA series, I decided I would give each of the King brothers a marriage of convenience!

You’ve already met Adam and Gina. In Marryingfor King’s Millions, it’s middle King brother Travis’s turn.

Travis needs a wife to help his business. Julie O’Hara needs a hand getting her own future started. When they agree to marry for a year, neither of them has any idea just how quickly things will get out of hand!

I love stories where old friends see each other in a new light. I enjoy the challenge of taking two characters who’ve known each other for years and showing them that there are still surprises to be revealed.

I do hope you’re all having as much fun with the King family as I am! You can keep up with my new coming releases by visiting my website at www.maureenchild.com.

Happy reading!

Maureen

To the best plot group in the known universe

– Susan Mallery, Christine Rimmer, Teresa

Southwick and Kate Carlisle. Thank you all for

sharing your friendship, your quick wit, your

brilliant ideas and your never-ending

well of patience.

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“No way. Sorry, Travis, I just can’t marry you.” Julie O’Hara leaned against the closed door and kept her voice pitched loud enough so that it would carry to the man on the other side.

Clearly, he heard her.

“Oh, yes you can,” he said, and even through the door, his voice was all steely determination. “Now cut the dramatics and open the damn door.”