Rachael Thomas - A Shocking Proposal In Sicily

Her outrageous marriage plan...

Kaliana urgently needs a husband! It’s the only way to save her family from financial ruin. So she shockingly proposes to billionaire Rafe Casella. They may have spent one red-hot night in his bed, but Kaliana’s rules are clear. Their arrangement is pure convenience, nothing more. Since her fiancé’s death, she’s fiercely guarded her heart...

Yet Rafe has his own agenda—a marriage could secure his rightful inheritance, but only if it appears to be real! Can they keep things strictly business when their pretend relationship starts to feel anything but?

RACHAEL THOMAShas 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.

Also by Rachael Thomas Contents Cover Back Cover Text About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright Note to Readers Dedication PROLOGUE CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE CHAPTER TEN EPILOGUE Extract About the Publisher

From One Night to Wife

New Year at the Boss’s Bidding

To Blackmail a Di Sione

The Sheikh’s Last Mistress

Married for the Italian’s Heir

A Child Claimed by Gold

Di Marcello’s Secret Son

Hired to Wear the Sheikh’s Ring

A Ring to Claim His Legacy

Seducing His Convenient Innocent

Convenient Christmas Brides miniseries

Valdez’s Bartered Bride

Martinez’s Pregnant Wife

Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk.

A Shocking Proposal in Sicily

Rachael Thomas

www.millsandboon.co.uk

ISBN: 978-1-474-09789-5

A SHOCKING PROPOSAL IN SICILY

© 2019 Rachael Thomas

Published in Great Britain 2019

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

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Back Cover Text Her outrageous marriage plan... Kaliana urgently needs a husband! It’s the only way to save her family from financial ruin. So she shockingly proposes to billionaire Rafe Casella. They may have spent one red-hot night in his bed, but Kaliana’s rules are clear. Their arrangement is pure convenience, nothing more. Since her fiancé’s death, she’s fiercely guarded her heart... Yet Rafe has his own agenda—a marriage could secure his rightful inheritance, but only if it appears to be real! Can they keep things strictly business when their pretend relationship starts to feel anything but?

About the Author 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 .

Booklist Also by Rachael Thomas Contents Cover Back Cover Text About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright Note to Readers Dedication PROLOGUE CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE CHAPTER TEN EPILOGUE Extract About the Publisher From One Night to Wife New Year at the Boss’s Bidding To Blackmail a Di Sione The Sheikh’s Last Mistress Married for the Italian’s Heir A Child Claimed by Gold Di Marcello’s Secret Son Hired to Wear the Sheikh’s Ring A Ring to Claim His Legacy Seducing His Convenient Innocent Convenient Christmas Brides miniseries Valdez’s Bartered Bride Martinez’s Pregnant Wife Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk .

Title Page A Shocking Proposal in Sicily Rachael Thomas www.millsandboon.co.uk

Copyright ISBN: 978-1-474-09789-5 A SHOCKING PROPOSAL IN SICILY © 2019 Rachael Thomas Published in Great Britain 2019 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. This edition is published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.