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His Christmas Conquest: The Sheikh's Christmas Conquest / A Christmas Vow of Seduction / Claiming His Christmas Consequence
Maisey Yates
Michelle Smart
Sharon Kendrick
Claimed for Christmas!The snow is falling, the fire is roaring, the mince pies are in the oven when Olivia Miller finds a handsome man on her doorstep… Sheikh Saladin Al Mekta-la, is here to whisk her off to his kingdom for the perfect Christmas.*With one band of gold Prince Andres of Petras can erase all of his past sins. But his prospective bride is untameable Princess Zara. So the plaboy prince must seduce her her by Christmas!*Catalina’s stolen Christmas night of irresistible passion with billionaire Natha-nial changed her life forever. Now, she is determined to protect the small life growing within her. Even if she has to defy the husband she so desperately craves!
About the Authors (#ua7c22495-9805-5256-9714-bcc5b14d0ddb)
SHARON KENDRICK once won a national writing competition, describing her ideal date: being flown to an exotic island by a gorgeous and powerful man. Little did she realise that she’d just wandered into her dream job! Today she writes for Mills & Boon, featuring her often stubborn but always to-die-for heroes and the women who bring them to their knees. She believes that the best books are those you never want to end. Just like life…
MAISEY YATES is a USA Today bestselling author of more than thirty romance novels. She has a coffee habit she has no interest in kicking, and a slight Pinterest addiction. She lives with her husband and children in the Pacific Northwest. When Maisey isn’t writing she can be found singing in the grocery store, shopping for shoes online, and probably not doing dishes. Check out her website: www.maiseyyates.com (http://www.maiseyyates.com).
MICHELLE SMART’S love affair with books started when she was a baby, when she would cuddle them in her cot. A voracious reader of all genres, she found her love of romance established when she stumbled across her first Mills & Boon book at the age of twelve. She’s been reading (and writing) them ever since. Michelle lives in Northamptonshire, with her husband and two young Smarties.
His Christmas Conquest
The Sheikh’s Christmas Conquest
Sharon Kendrick
A Christmas Vow of Seduction
Maisey Yates
Claiming His Christmas Consequence
Michelle Smart
www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)
ISBN: 978-1-474-08527-4
HIS CHRISTMAS CONQUEST
The Sheikh’s Christmas Conquest © 2015 Sharon Kendrick A Christmas Vow of Seduction © 2015 Maisey Yates Claiming His Christmas Consequence © 2016 Michelle Smart
Published in Great Britain 2018
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Table of Contents
Cover (#u6b1ecadc-3b5f-5219-b800-46755308585e)
About the Authors (#ua8bbc14b-07f3-5ee8-9fbc-8ac48a41959b)
Title Page (#ub5736e5a-a133-5540-a6da-3bbada5b6d9c)
Copyright (#uaba5fa95-af7e-5f54-ba5c-2614f870ad15)
The Sheikh’s Christmas Conquest (#u1f5ed592-d7f1-5bf2-8578-26e262bcdfa5)
Back Cover Text (#litres_trial_promo)
Dedication (#u7154b6aa-f499-5bee-b266-6f2b6b67c9a5)
CHAPTER ONE (#uc4a9edb6-f8d8-572c-a461-53db2dce7693)
CHAPTER TWO (#u60262190-dd20-591f-b397-5b5c8f0db2f3)
CHAPTER THREE (#u139b8db6-c042-5392-a5ca-bc340922307a)
CHAPTER FOUR (#u441be415-11dc-523c-83a5-3ac8632d3090)
CHAPTER FIVE (#ua73f7378-2f7f-5284-a03b-fed43bc6cddf)
CHAPTER SIX (#ud16a9b67-bd5a-5eac-94db-374c0afb6864)
CHAPTER SEVEN (#u0108c785-b64b-5357-b851-855b70ce0acf)
CHAPTER EIGHT (#u7bd753d1-5c95-5d30-a22c-b36ec5d73448)
CHAPTER NINE (#ua0f322c2-26fa-5453-9932-c20a2eb490cc)
CHAPTER TEN (#uad46cdd6-c52d-5547-879e-fb6c4775f531)
CHAPTER ELEVEN (#u359791d2-1a94-5579-a700-ab06598553ff)
CHAPTER TWELVE (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER THIRTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)
EPILOGUE (#litres_trial_promo)
A Christmas Vow of Seduction (#litres_trial_promo)
Dedication (#litres_trial_promo)
PROLOGUE (#litres_trial_promo)
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CHAPTER TEN (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER ELEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)
EPILOGUE (#litres_trial_promo)
Claiming His Christmas Consequence (#litres_trial_promo)
Back Cover Text (#litres_trial_promo)
Dedication (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER ONE (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER TWO (#litres_trial_promo)
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About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)
The Sheikh’s Christmas Conquest (#ua7c22495-9805-5256-9714-bcc5b14d0ddb)
Sharon Kendrick
Summoned by the sheikh!
Sheikh Saladin Al Mektala isn’t used to being disobeyed. Incomprehensibly, the woman he summoned to help his favorite mare—the best horse “whisperer” in the world—turned his generous offer down! So he takes matters into his own hands.
The snow is falling, the fire is roaring and the mince pies are in the oven when innocent Olivia Miller finds a darkly handsome and physically compelling man on her doorstep… The sheikh she dared to refuse is here to whisk her off to his kingdom—and this time he won’t take no for an answer!
A passionate read for Christmas nights!
To the amazing Anni MacDonald-Hall – who
taught me SO MUCH about horses. Sheikh
Saladin Al Mektala is very grateful for her
expertise
CHAPTER ONE (#ua7c22495-9805-5256-9714-bcc5b14d0ddb)
LIVVY WAS HANGING mistletoe when the doorbell rang. Expensive, mocking mistletoe tied with ribbon the colour of blood. The sudden sound startled her because the heavy snow had made the world silent and she wasn’t expecting anyone until Christmas Eve.
Go away, whoever you are, she thought as several white berries bounced onto the floor like miniature ping-pong balls. But the doorbell rang again—for much longer this time—because whoever was outside had decided to jam their thumb against the buzzer.
Livvy wished the unwanted caller would vanish, because there was still so much to do before the guests arrived, and the snowfall meant that Stella, her part-time help, hadn’t turned up. But you couldn’t run a successful business and behave like a prima donna—even if it was only four days before Christmas and you didn’t have any room vacancies. She climbed down the ladder with a feeling of irritation that died the instant she opened the door.
She was unprepared for the man who stood on her doorstep. A stranger, yet not quite a stranger—although it took a moment for her to place him. He was famous in the horse-racing world she’d once inhabited. Some might say infamous. He was certainly unforgettable with eyes like gleaming jet and rich olive skin that showcased his hawklike features. His hard body spoke of exercise and discipline, and he was the kind of man who would make you take a second glance and then maybe a third.
But it wasn’t just his appearance or his undeniable charisma that made Livvy blink her eyes in disbelief—it was his lofty status. Because it wasn’t just any man who stood there surveying her so unsmilingly—it was Saladin Al Mektala, the king of Jazratan. A real-life desert sheikh standing on her doorstep.
She wondered if there was some sort of protocol for greeting one of the world’s wealthiest men, especially when they also happened to be royal. Once upon a time she might have been intimidated by his reputation and his presence—but not anymore. She’d had to do a lot of growing up these past few years and her experiences had made her strong. These days she lived an independent life she was proud of—even if currently it felt as if she was clinging on to that independence by her fingernails.
‘Didn’t anyone ever tell you,’ she said, tipping her head to one side, ‘that it’s polite to wait for someone to answer the first ring, rather than deafening them with a repeated summons?’
Saladin raised his eyebrows, unable to hide his surprise at her feisty response. It was an untraditional greeting to receive, even here in England where the demands of protocol were less rigid than in his homeland. But even so. His royal presence was usually enough to guarantee total deference, and although he sometimes complained to his advisors that people were never normal around him, he missed deference when it wasn’t there.
