Jennie Lucas - The Heir The Prince Secures

Seduced by a stranger...

Claimed as his princess!

After an exquisite encounter with a handsome Sicilian, idealistic Tess is left alone, penniless and pregnant. But when Stefano returns to New York, he discovers his unknown heir and reveals a secret of his own: he’s a prince! Stefano is determined to protect his daughter, and the first thing on his royal agenda? Claiming Tess as his Cinderella bride!

Enjoy this dramatic secret-baby story!

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.

Also by Jennie Lucas 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 CHAPTER TEN 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

The Secret the Italian Claims

Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk.

The Heir the Prince Secures

Jennie Lucas

www.millsandboon.co.uk

ISBN: 978-1-474-07250-2

THE HEIR THE PRINCE SECURES

© 2018 Jennie Lucas

Published in Great Britain 2018

by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF

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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 CHAPTER TEN Extract About the Publisher

To Katharine,

who inspires me every day,

and who daily shows how the impossible

can be achieved

with both kindness and grace.

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 CHAPTER TEN Extract About the Publisher ,

How far would you go for love?

Tess Foster, a romantic, kind-hearted orphan, has dreamed of falling in love all her life. When a handsome Sicilian stranger seduces her one magical night she thinks her dream has come true. Instead she wakes up alone, pregnant and abandoned.

But still Tess has faith. Until—a year later—she finally learns the heartbreaking reason why Prince Stefano never returned: because he didn’t love her.

How can she tell him about their baby? Will her heart be permanently broken? Or will her faith in love be rewarded?

This is the second book in my trilogy about three single mothers who are all very different but have one thing in common: they’ve never told the powerful billionaire fathers about their babies. Hallie’s story was The Secret the Italian Claims, and the trilogy will finish with Lola’s story in November, The Baby the Billionaire Demands.

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

With warmest wishes,

Jennie

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Back Cover Text Seduced by a stranger... Claimed as his princess! After an exquisite encounter with a handsome Sicilian, idealistic Tess is left alone, penniless and pregnant. But when Stefano returns to New York, he discovers his unknown heir and reveals a secret of his own: he’s a prince! Stefano is determined to protect his daughter, and the first thing on his royal agenda? Claiming Tess as his Cinderella bride! Enjoy this dramatic secret-baby story!

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 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 CHAPTER TEN 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 The Secret the Italian Claims Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk .

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Copyright ISBN: 978-1-474-07250-2 THE HEIR THE PRINCE SECURES © 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.