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Dreaming Of... Greece: The Millionaire's True Worth / A Wedding for the Greek Tycoon / Her Greek Doctor's Proposal
Rebecca Winters
Robin Gianna
Gorgeous Greek Men!When wealthy socialite Raina Maywood attends her best friend’s wedding, the last thing she’s expecting is her own romance! Since her marriage imploded, she’s learnt to keep her distance…until she meets gorgeous best man, Akis!Zoe owes her life to Vasso Giannopolous. Now that she’s working for him she's smitten not just with the beautiful Greek island she's working on, but also the gorgeous tycoon who inhabits it… Soon their passions will be igniting.Laurel Evans didn’t expect to find a drop dead gorgeous Andros Dracoulias on her archaeological dig – but she has! Andros knows his fling with Laurel can’t last, so why is it so hard to imagine a future without her by his side…
About the Authors
REBECCA WINTERS lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. With canyons and high alpine meadows full of wildflowers, she never runs out of places to explore. They, plus her favourite vacation spots in Europe, often end up as backgrounds for her romance novels, because writing is her passion, along with her family and church. Rebecca loves to hear from readers. If you wish to e-mail her, please visit her website at: www.cleanromances.com (http://www.cleanromances.com)
When ROBIN GIANNA decided she wanted to write romance novels, she embarked on that quest by joining RWA, Central Ohio Fiction Writers, and working hard at learning the craft. She loves sharing the journey with her characters, helping them through obstacles and problems to find their own happily-ever-afters. When not writing, Robin likes to create in her kitchen, dig in the dirt, and enjoy life with her tolerant husband, three great kids, drooling bulldog and grouchy Siamese cat.
To learn more about her work visit her website: www.RobinGianna.com (http://www.RobinGianna.com).
Dreaming of… Greece
The Millionaire’s True Worth
Rebecca Winters
A Wedding for the Greek Tycoon
Rebecca Winters
Her Greek Doctor’s Proposal
Robin Gianna
www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)
ISBN: 978-1-474-08357-7
DREAMING OF… GREECE
The Millionaire’s True Worth © 2015 Rebecca Winters A Wedding for the Greek Tycoon © 2015 Rebecca Winters Her Greek Doctor’s Proposal © 2015 Robin Gianakopoulos
Published in Great Britain 2018
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Table of Contents
Cover (#u532ddddf-08bd-5281-b727-5eb01c7cde85)
About the Authors (#ub7ac0ce7-45f3-5600-aaa2-547c5b2372ae)
Title Page (#u48765ab5-c592-58d5-a8ee-3828c5fd466d)
Copyright (#ue649d77a-87d1-56bf-beaa-852ef1d115ca)
The Millionaire’s True Worth (#u2b6e4601-0420-52fa-a684-d2682ac8ba80)
CHAPTER ONE (#u7dcaaa01-c0f7-5d09-9fec-a404fe2b46a0)
CHAPTER TWO (#ueea5a6e3-53b0-59f2-97e4-0a2f4246f7a4)
CHAPTER THREE (#u80a67848-270b-573f-b0f6-15de5c0cef93)
CHAPTER FOUR (#u652c6c2c-412d-5c63-b732-7ff6538a1695)
CHAPTER FIVE (#ue197abba-db62-5ce1-8b97-ca402b5b585e)
CHAPTER SIX (#u06def4d3-8940-51a5-aade-c71af3534431)
CHAPTER SEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER EIGHT (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER NINE (#litres_trial_promo)
A Wedding for the Greek Tycoon (#litres_trial_promo)
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CHAPTER SEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER EIGHT (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER NINE (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER TEN (#litres_trial_promo)
Her Greek Doctor’s Proposal (#litres_trial_promo)
Dedication (#litres_trial_promo)
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CHAPTER FIFTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)
The Millionaire’s True Worth (#u065cae28-6dd8-51d4-a1e5-f75126899cdb)
Rebecca Winters
CHAPTER ONE (#u065cae28-6dd8-51d4-a1e5-f75126899cdb)
“CHLOE? I’M SORRY I can’t be your maid of honor, but you know why.”
Following that statement there was a long silence on Chloe’s part. But Raina had her job plus the many responsibilities thrown onto her shoulders since the death of her grandfather. She was now heiress to the Maywood billion-dollar fortune and was constantly in the news. When she went out in public, the paparazzi were right on her heels.
Chloe’s family were high-profile Greek industrialists, a favorite target of the European paparazzi. Her marriage would be the top story in Athens. “If I were your maid of honor, the media would make a circus out of your special day.” Raina feared it would take the spotlight off her dear friend. For Chloe’s sake, she couldn’t risk it.
Too much had happened in the intervening years. It had been eight years, in fact, since Chloe had lived with Raina and her grandparents during her senior year of high school. But they’d stayed in touch by phone and the internet.
Three years ago Raina’s grandmother had died and Chloe had come to California with her parents for the funeral. Just nine months ago Raina’s grandfather had died and once again Chloe and her family had flown over to be with her for his funeral. Their close friendship had helped her get through her grief, and Chloe’s family had begged Raina to come back to Greece with them.
“Please tell me you understand, Chloe. I have no desire to intrude on your joy.”
“I don’t care about me.”
“But I do.”
After a resigned sigh Chloe said, “Then at least stay at the house with me and my family. After all you did for me when I lived with you, my parents are anxious to do everything they can for you.”
“Tell you what. After you’ve left on your honeymoon I’ll be thrilled to spend time with them before I fly back to California.”
“They’ll want you to stay for several months. Think about it. We could have such a wonderful time together.”
“I will think about it. As for right now I can’t wait to be at your reception. The photos you sent me in your wedding dress are fabulous!”
“But you won’t get to see me married at the church.”
“Much as I’m sorry about that, it’s better this way. I’ve already booked a room at the Diethnes Hotel. You can reach me on the phone there or on my cell phone. Chloe? You promise you haven’t told your fiancé my plans?”
“I swear it. Of course he knows all about you, but he doesn’t have any idea that you are coming to Greece.”
“Good. That’s how I want things to stay. This is going to be your day! If the press finds out I’m there, I’m afraid it will ruin things for you. Later this year I’ll fly over to meet him, or you can fly to California.”
“I promise. He’s so wonderful, I can’t eat or sleep.”
“That doesn’t surprise me. Ta le-me, Chloe,” she said, using one of the few Greek expressions she still remembered, before hanging up.
Six years ago Raina had been in the same excited condition as her friend. Halfway through college she’d met Byron Wallace, a writer. After a whirlwind romance they were married. But it didn’t take long to see his selfish nature and suspect her new husband of being unfaithful. Armed with proof of his infidelity even before their two-year marriage anniversary, she’d divorced him, only to lose her grandmother to heart failure.
In her pain she vowed never to marry again. She’d told as much to her beloved, ailing grandfather who’d passed away from stomach cancer.
Chloe’s phone call a month ago about her impending marriage had come as a wonderful surprise. Since the death of Raina’s grandfather, it was the one piece of news that put some excitement back into her life.
The head of her team at the lab was aware she hadn’t taken a vacation in several years. He urged her to take the time off for as long as she wanted. “Go to Greece and be with your friend,” he’d said. “We’ll still be here when you get back.”
Raina thought about it. A change of scene to enjoy Chloe’s nuptials might be exactly what she needed.
* * *
Maybe it was the stress of everything she’d had to do before her flight to Athens, Greece. All Raina knew was that she had developed a splitting headache. She needed a strong painkiller. After filing out of the coach section to clear customs wearing jeans and a T-shirt, she retrieved her medium-sized suitcase and left the terminal late morning to find a taxi.
“The Diethnes Hotel, please,” she told the driver. The man at the travel agency in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, had booked the budget hotel for her. From there she could walk to Syntagma Square and the city center without problem.
Chloe had phoned her from Athens yesterday to exclaim over the gorgeous seventy-eight-degree temperature, perfect for her June wedding that would take place tomorrow. Considering the prominence of the Milonis and Chiotis families, it promised to be one of the country’s major society events of the summer.
Raina, a strawberry blonde with wavy hair cut neck length, looked at the clear blue Greek sky, a good omen for the impending festivities. Chloe was the sweetest girl in the world. Raina hoped she was marrying an honorable man who’d be true to her.
Raina hadn’t been so lucky in that department, but four years had passed since the divorce and she refused to let any remaining clouds dampen the excitement for her friend. Every woman went into marriage praying it would last forever. A woman had that right, didn’t she?
