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The Best Kept Secrets...: The Secret Affair
Brenda Jackson
Ann Major
Olivia Gates
The Secret Affair by Brenda JacksonDr Aidan Westmoreland and Jillian Novak ended their secret affair over a year ago…but now Aidan wants Jillian back, and is willing to travel around to world to prove it!Her Pregnancy Secret by Ann MajorMichael North seduced his sister-in-law, Bree Oliver, to prove that she only wanted his brother’s money. But Bree’s in Michael’s life – and he has promised to protect her…Claiming His Secret Son by Olivia GatesCan Isabella Sandoval protect her child from Richard Graves, the man sworn to claim him? Can she protect herself from the desire she can no longer fight…?
BRENDA JACKSON is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of more than one hundred romance titles, Brenda is a retiree from a major insurance company and now divides her time between family, writing and travel. You may write Brenda at PO Box 28267, Jacksonville, Florida 32226, USA, by e-mail at authorbrendajackson@gmail.com or visit her website at www.brendajackson.net (http://www.brendajackson.net).
ANN MAJOR lives in Texas with her husband of many years and is the mother of three grown children. She has a master’s degree from Texas A&M at Kingsville, Texas, and is a former English teacher. She is a founding board member of the Romance Writers of America and a frequent speaker at writers’ groups.
Visit her website at www.annmajor.com (http://www.annmajor.com).
OLIVIA GATES has always pursued creative passions such as singing and handicrafts. She still does, but only one of her passions grew gratifying enough, consuming enough, to become an ongoing career—writing.
When she’s not writing, she is a doctor, a wife to her own alpha male, and a mother to one brilliant girl and one demanding Angora cat. Visit Olivia at www.oliviagates.com (http://www.oliviagates.com).
The Best Kept Secrets…
The Secret Affair
Brenda Jackson
Her Pregnancy Secret
Ann Major
Claiming His Secret Son
Olivia Gates
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ISBN: 978-1-474-08147-4
THE BEST KEPT SECRETS…
The Secret Affair © 2014 Brenda Streater Jackson Her Pregnancy Secret © 2014 Ann Major Claiming His Secret Son © 2015 Olivia Gates
Published in Great Britain 2018
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Table of Contents
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About the Authors (#ucd702997-50c3-5716-9020-ace451bdaa25)
Title Page (#u8f157fe1-241a-5f16-b8fd-c27c6e156124)
Copyright (#u553040ce-d0d8-58c0-9c84-42023846f36d)
The Secret Affair (#u156651ab-78c2-524c-b2ec-ba049fe5917d)
Dedication (#ua8122677-bd16-55a6-9f20-02457d001f2f)
Prologue (#u0c12599e-d47f-5462-9214-ec6489bef041)
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Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)
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Her Pregnancy Secret (#litres_trial_promo)
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Brenda Jackson
To the man who will always and forever be the love of my life, Gerald Jackson, Sr.
Special thanks to Dr Dorothy M. Russ of Meharry Medical College for your assistance in providing information on medical schools and residency programs.
In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
—Colossians 2:3
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Jillian Novak stared across the table at her sister, not believing what she’d just heard.
Jillian placed the glass of wine she’d been holding on the table, barely keeping the drink from spilling. “What do you mean you aren’t going with me? That’s crazy, Paige. Need I remind you that you’re the one who planned the trip?”
“A reminder isn’t needed, Jill, but please understand my dilemma,” Paige said in a rueful tone, her dark brown eyes shaded with regret. “Getting a part in a Steven Spielberg movie is a dream come true. You can’t imagine what I was feeling—happiness at being chosen one minute, and then disappointment the next, when I found out that shooting starts the same week I was supposed to be on the cruise with you.”
“Let me guess, your happiness overpowered your disappointment, right?” Jillian felt a pounding pressure in her head and knew why. She had been looking forward to the Mediterranean cruise—for many reasons—and now it appeared she wouldn’t be going.
“I’m sorry, Jill. You’ve never gone on a cruise and I know it’s one of the things on your bucket list.”
Paige’s apology only made Jillian feel worse. She’d made her sister feel awful for making a choice Jillian would have made herself if given the chance. Reaching across the table, she grabbed Paige’s hand.
“I’m the one who should be apologizing, Paige. I was only thinking of myself. You’re right. Getting that part in the movie is a dream come true and you’d be crazy not to take it. I’m truly happy for you. Congratulations.”
A bright smile spread across Paige’s lips. “Thanks. I wanted so much for us to spend time together on the cruise. It’s been ages since me, you, Pam and Nadia have had sister time.”
Nadia, a senior in college, was their youngest sister. At twenty-one she was two years younger than Paige and four years younger than Jillian. Pamela, their oldest sister—who Jillian, Nadia and Paige were convinced was the best older sister anyone could ever have—was ten years older than Jillian. A former actress, Pam had given up the glitter of Hollywood to return home to Gamble, Wyoming, and raise them when their father died. Now Pam lived in Denver. She was married, the mother of two and the CEO of two acting schools, one in Denver and the other in Gamble. Paige had followed in Pam’s footsteps and pursued an acting career. She lived in Los Angeles.
With Pam’s busy schedule, she’d said accompanying them on the cruise would have been close to impossible. Nadia had wanted to go but finals kept her from doing so. Jillian had wanted sister time with at least one of her siblings. And now that she had completed medical school, she needed those two weeks on the cruise as a getaway before starting her residency. But there was another reason she wanted to take that two-week cruise.
Aidan Westmoreland.
It was hard to believe it had been a little over a year since she’d broken things off with him. And every time she remembered the reason she’d done so her heart ached. She needed a distraction from her memories.
