Jennie Lucas - The Secret The Italian Claims

She kept his child hidden...

Now he’ll claim them both!

Cristiano Moretti is furious that Hallie hid the consequences of their hot night together! He will not inflict his own childhood abandonment on his son, so he demands that Hallie marry him. Soon they realize the passion between them is as powerful as ever...but when all Hallie wants is a real family, will Cristiano’s seduction be enough to secure his legacy?

USA TODAY bestselling author JENNIE LUCAS’Sparents owned a bookstore, and she grew up surrounded by books, dreaming about faraway lands. A fourth-generation Westerner, she went east at sixteen to boarding school on scholarship, wandered the world, got married, then finally worked her way through college before happily returning to her hometown. A 2010 RITA® Award finalist and 2005 Golden Heart® Award winner, she lives in Idaho with her husband and children.

Also by Jennie Lucas Contents Cover Back Cover Text About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright Dedication Dear Reader CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE Extract About the Publisher

The Consequences of That Night

The Sheikh’s Last Seduction

Uncovering Her Nine Month Secret

Nine Months to Redeem Him

A Ring for Vincenzo’s Heir

Baby of His Revenge

The Consequence of His Vengeance

Carrying the Spaniard’s Child

Claiming His Nine-Month Consequence

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The Secret the Italian Claims

Jennie Lucas

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ISBN: 978-1-474-07225-0

THE SECRET THE ITALIAN CLAIMS

© 2018 Jennie Lucas

Published in Great Britain 2018

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Dedication Contents Cover Back Cover Text About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright Dedication Dear Reader CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE Extract About the Publisher

To Julie Henke, who flew all the way from St. Louis to Orlando to meet me at a book signing.

Wonderful readers like you are why I do what I do.

Dear Reader Contents Cover Back Cover Text About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright Dedication Dear Reader CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE Extract About the Publisher ,

What would you do if you had a one-night stand with the man you secretly loved and then found yourself unexpectedly pregnant? You’d tell him, right? But what if, afterwards, that man was so cold and cruel you vowed to raise the baby alone—even though he was a billionaire?

For a year, hotel maid Hallie Hatfield has secretly loved her boss, Cristiano Moretti. When he seduces her it’s like a blissful dream—until he tosses her out at midnight and has her fired!

Desperate and pregnant, Hallie is lucky enough to meet two friends at a New York City single moms’ group. The three women are very different. Hallie cares most about family. Tess cares about love. Lola cares about money. But they all have one thing in common: they’ve never told any of the powerful billionaire fathers about their babies.

The Secret the Italian Claims is Hallie’s story. Tess’s story follows in The Heir the Prince Secures. The trilogy will finish with Lola’s story, The Baby the Billionaire Demands.

I loved writing these stories about three vibrant women and the untameable men who finally meet their match. I hope you love them too.

With warmest wishes,

Jennie

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Back Cover Text She kept his child hidden... Now he’ll claim them both! Cristiano Moretti is furious that Hallie hid the consequences of their hot night together! He will not inflict his own childhood abandonment on his son, so he demands that Hallie marry him. Soon they realize the passion between them is as powerful as ever...but when all Hallie wants is a real family, will Cristiano’s seduction be enough to secure his legacy?

About the Author USA TODAY bestselling author JENNIE LUCAS’S parents owned a bookstore, and she grew up surrounded by books, dreaming about faraway lands. A fourth-generation Westerner, she went east at sixteen to boarding school on scholarship, wandered the world, got married, then finally worked her way through college before happily returning to her hometown. A 2010 RITA® Award finalist and 2005 Golden Heart® Award winner, she lives in Idaho with her husband and children.

Booklist Also by Jennie Lucas Contents Cover Back Cover Text About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright Dedication Dear Reader CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE Extract About the Publisher The Consequences of That Night The Sheikh’s Last Seduction Uncovering Her Nine Month Secret Nine Months to Redeem Him A Ring for Vincenzo’s Heir Baby of His Revenge The Consequence of His Vengeance Carrying the Spaniard’s Child Claiming His Nine-Month Consequence Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk .

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Copyright ISBN: 978-1-474-07225-0 THE SECRET THE ITALIAN CLAIMS © 2018 Jennie Lucas Published in Great Britain 2018 by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.