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Postcards From New York: A Child Claimed by Gold / A Debt Paid in the Marriage Bed / A Dangerously Sexy Secret
Stefanie London
Rachael Thomas
Jennifer Hayward
Sinful seduction in the city that never sleeps…Nikolai Cunningham has kept his family history secret for seventeen years. So when photographer Emma Sanders discovers his past Nikolai casts Emma out unaware she’s pregnant with his heir! Can the consequences of that night reunite them?*Angelina’s world is shattered when Lorenzo Ricci walks through the door of her engagement party and demands she call off the wedding—because she’s still married to him! She left the formidable Italian to save her heart, now Angelina must consider his terms…*Rhys Glover’s new neighbour Wren is the sexiest woman he’s ever seen. He quickly learns she’s also free-spirited and impulsive—the total opposite of his own personality. They should be like oil and water. Instead, the chemistry between them is like oxygen and flame….
About the Authors (#ua8f19011-1539-5755-a37d-32c0ed6ff933)
RACHAEL THOMAS has always loved reading romance, and is thrilled to be a Mills & Boon author. She lives and works on a farm in Wales—a far cry from the glamour of a Mills & Boon Modern story—but that makes slipping into her characters’ worlds all the more appealing. When she’s not writing, or working on the farm, she enjoys photography and visiting historical castles and grand houses. Visit her at rachaelthomas.co.uk (http://www.rachaelthomas.co.uk).
JENNIFER HAYWARD has been a fan of romance since filching her sister’s novels to escape her teenage angst. Her career in journalism and PR, including years of working alongside powerful, charismatic CEOs and travelling the world, has provided perfect fodder for the fast-paced, sexy stories she likes to write, always with a touch of humour. A native of Canada’s East Coast, Jennifer lives in Toronto with her Viking husband and young Viking-in-training.
USA TODAY bestselling author STEFANIE LONDON is a voracious reader who has dreamed of being an author her whole life. After sneaking several English-lit subjects into her “very practical” business degree, she got a job in corporate communications. But it wasn’t long before she turned to romance fiction. She recently left her hometown of Melbourne to start a new adventure in Toronto and now spends her days writing contemporary romances with humour, heat and heart.
For more information on Stefanie and her books, check out her website at stefanie-london.com or her Facebook page at Facebook.com/stefanielondonauthor (http://www.Facebook.com/stefanielondonauthor).
Postcards from New York
A Child Claimed by Gold
Rachael Thomas
A Debt Paid in the Marriage Bed
Jennifer Hayward
A Dangerously Sexy Secret
Stefanie London
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ISBN: 978-1-474-09504-4
POSTCARDS FROM NEW YORK
A Child Claimed by Gold © 2017 Rachael Thomas A Debt Paid in the Marriage Bed © 2017 Jennifer Drogell A Dangerously Sexy Secret © 2016 Stefanie Little
Published in Great Britain 2019
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Table of Contents
Cover (#u7e26178d-6701-57d6-b07f-91e0cf0d6e8f)
About the Author (#u9cd7526a-64a8-57e6-94fe-be811da253b1)
Title Page (#u5a356fc7-2f56-5b89-a69d-8df436f5d062)
Copyright (#u1b5cd517-2eec-5f9b-a58c-aec57d0d0035)
A Child Claimed by Gold (#u9d5430b5-5ee7-58c6-b6f2-b0374de40de3)
Back Cover Text (#u2af4cc15-94fc-5672-ad14-e1ff8cc2a8ac)
CHAPTER ONE (#ubf29138a-f5f2-55f8-8843-721b24369c04)
CHAPTER TWO (#u038a696c-6583-5a9f-9d6c-ad0059f13249)
CHAPTER THREE (#u141ffb70-fe5d-55be-8e1f-e6d102a27917)
CHAPTER FOUR (#u4640a4d8-2265-5817-90f5-d8fe906ac055)
CHAPTER FIVE (#u32d78a62-a254-5132-8b74-30df77ccf05d)
CHAPTER SIX (#u65037c30-a263-566b-ba6d-35b06fcb31b1)
CHAPTER SEVEN (#uf6d17f01-c3c4-5b63-ae4b-c8d8ac69eedd)
CHAPTER EIGHT (#u89bfe05a-9c8f-57f5-885e-fc49aa60ae45)
CHAPTER NINE (#u690fab6e-2f28-5464-817b-c23ff81a8bf0)
CHAPTER TEN (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER ELEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER TWELVE (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER THIRTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)
EPILOGUE (#litres_trial_promo)
A Debt Paid in the Marriage Bed (#litres_trial_promo)
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Dedication (#litres_trial_promo)
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CHAPTER TWELVE (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER THIRTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER FOURTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)
EPILOGUE (#litres_trial_promo)
A Dangerously Sexy Secret (#litres_trial_promo)
Back Cover Text (#litres_trial_promo)
Dedication (#litres_trial_promo)
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About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)
A Child Claimed by Gold (#ua8f19011-1539-5755-a37d-32c0ed6ff933)
Rachael Thomas
A scandal of their own making
Nikolai Cunningham has kept his family history secret for seventeen years. So when photographer Emma Sanders is granted exclusive access to his childhood home, he returns to Russia to ensure it stays hidden.
Though she tries to keep her eye on the story, Nikolai’s potent sexuality proves too much for Emma’s untouched body to resist! But, convinced she only wanted a scoop, Nikolai casts Emma out, unaware she’s pregnant!
When the consequence of their recklessness is revealed, Nikolai will legitimize his heir—with a gold wedding ring!
CHAPTER ONE (#ua8f19011-1539-5755-a37d-32c0ed6ff933)
NIKOLAI CUNNINGHAM BRACED himself against the icy-cold winds of the homeland he’d turned his back on as he waited for Emma Sanders to arrive on the next train. The heavy grey sky held the promise of more snow and matched his anger that a complete stranger had interfered in his life, bringing him back to Russia and a family he’d long ago disowned. He and his mother had left Vladimir for New York when he was ten years old and the shadow of the events preceding that day still clung to them, threatening to unravel everything.
The train rumbled into the station and he prepared himself for what he was certain would be the worst few days imaginable. His life was in New York, and returning to Vladimir had never been part of his plans. That was until his estranged grandmother had crept from the past, offering her family story to World in Photographs.
He’d also been contacted, no doubt because his grandmother had very graciously provided the name he now lived under, but he’d refused. At least, until he’d learnt his grandmother was more than ready to talk and expose everything he and his mother had fled from, probably putting the blame firmly at his mother’s feet. In a bid to protect his mother from their painful past, and prevent his name being linked to the family name of Petrushov once more, he’d had no option but to return.
He stood back and watched the travellers climbing down from the train, scanning them quickly, trying to remember the image he’d seen of Miss Sanders on the Internet and match it to one of the disembarking passengers. Then he saw her, wrapped up against the cold in true Russian style, only her face visible between the faux fur hat and scarf. She looked about her nervously, clutching the handle of her small case in a gloved hand. She could have been Russian, she blended in so well, but her apprehension and uncertainty singled her out as a stranger to Vladimir.
Accepting he had to do this and face whatever came from it for his mother’s sake, he pulled his coat collar tighter against the cold and walked towards her. She looked at him and he held her gaze as he strode along the platform, the determination to get this over with as fast as possible dominating all other thought.
‘Miss Sanders.’ He stopped in front of her, registering her height, which almost matched his, something he found strangely pleasing.
