SHARON KENDRICK once won a national writing competition by 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, and her books feature 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…
CAROL MARINELLI recently filled in a form asking for her job title. Thrilled to be able to put down her answer, she put ‘writer’. Then it asked what Carol did for relaxation, and she put down the truth—‘writing’. The third question asked for her hobbies. Well, not wanting to look obsessed, she crossed her fingers and answered ‘swimming’—but, given that the chlorine in the pool does terrible things to her highlights, I’m sure you can guess the real answer!
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 Modern Romance 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.
USA TODAY bestselling and RITA® Award–nominated author CAITLIN CREWS loves writing romance. She even teaches her favourite romance novels in creative writing classes at places like UCLA Extension’s prestigious Writers’ Programme, where she finally gets to utilise the MA and PhD in English Literature she received from the University of York in England. She currently lives in the Pacific Northwest, with her very own hero and too many pets. Visit her at caitlincrews.com.
Also by Sharon Kendrick
Crowned for the Prince’s Heir
Di Sione’s Virgin Mistress
A Royal Vow of Convenience
Secrets of a Billionaire’s Mistress
The Sheikh’s Bought Wife
The Pregnant Kavakos Bride
The Italian’s Christmas Secret
Bound to the Sicilian’s Bed
The Greek’s Bought Bride
The Bond of Billionaires miniseries
Claimed for Makarov’s Baby
The Sheikh’s Christmas Conquest
Also by Carol Marinelli
Their Secret Royal Baby
Their One Night Baby
Claiming His Hidden Heir
Billionaires & One-Night Heirs miniseries
The Innocent’s Secret Baby
Bound by the Sultan’s Baby
Sicilian’s Baby of Shame
Ruthless Royal Sheikhs miniseries
Captive for the Sheikh’s Pleasure
Christmas Bride for the Sheikh
Also by Rachael Thomas
New Year at the Boss’s Bidding
The Sheikh’s Last Mistress
To Blackmail a Di Sione
Married for the Italian’s Heir
A Child Claimed by Gold
Di Marcello’s Secret Son
Hired to Wear the Sheikh’s Ring
Convenient Christmas Brides miniseries
Valdez’s Bartered Bride
Martinez’s Pregnant Wife
Also by Caitlin Crews
Undone by the Billionaire Duke
A Baby to Bind His Bride
Imprisoned by the Greek’s Ring
Scandalous Royal Brides miniseries
The Prince’s Nine-Month Scandal
The Billionaire’s Secret Princess
Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk.
Modern Romance Colllection: November 2018 Books 1-4
The Italian’s Christmas Housekeeper
Sharon Kendrick
The Innocent’s Shock Pregnancy
Carol Marinelli
A Ring to Claim His Legacy
Rachael Thomas
Sheikh’s Secret Love-Child
Caitlin Crews
ISBN: 978-1-474-08669-1
MODERN ROMANCE COLLLECTION: NOVEMBER 2018 BOOKS 1-4
The Italian’s Christmas Housekeeper © 2018 Sharon Kendrick The Innocent’s Shock Pregnancy © 2018 Carol Marinelli A Ring to Claim His Legacy © 2018 Rachael Thomas Sheikh’s Secret Love-Child © 2018 Harlequin Books S.A.
Published in Great Britain 2018
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