Kate Hardy - Once A Playboy... - Resisting the Sicilian Playboy / Her Playboy's Proposal / The Playboy's Proposal

About the Authors

AMANDA CINELLIwas raised in a large Irish/Italian family in the suburbs of Dublin, Ireland. Her love of romance was inspired after ‘borrowing’ one of her mother’s beloved Mills & Boon novels at the age of twelve. Writing soon became a necessary outlet for her wildly over-active imagination.

Now married, with a daughter of her own, she splits her time between changing nappies, studying psychology and writing love stories.

KATE HARDYhas always loved books, and could read before she went to school. She discovered Mills & Boon books when she was twelve, and decided that this was what she wanted to do. When she isn’t writing Kate enjoys reading, cinema, ballroom dancing and the gym.

You can contact her via her website: www.katehardy.com.

AMANDA BROWNINGstill lives in the Essex house where she was born. The third of four children—her sister being her twin—she enjoyed the rough and tumble of life with two brothers as much as she did reading books. Writing came naturally as an outlet for a fertile imagination. The love of books led her to a career in libraries, and being single allowed her to take the leap into writing for a living. Success is still something of a wonder, but allows her to indulge in hobbies as varied as embroidery and bird-watching.

Once a Playboy…

Resisting the Sicilian Playboy

Amanda Cinelli

Her Playboy’s Proposal

Kate Hardy

The Playboy’s Proposal

Amanda Browning

www.millsandboon.co.uk

ISBN: 978-1-474-08158-0

ONCE A PLAYBOY…

Resisting the Sicilian Playboy © 2015 Amanda Cinelli Her Playboy’s Proposal © 2016 Pamela Brooks The Playboy’s Proposal © 2001 Amanda Browning

Published in Great Britain 2019

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About the Authors About the Authors AMANDA CINELLI was raised in a large Irish/Italian family in the suburbs of Dublin, Ireland. Her love of romance was inspired after ‘borrowing’ one of her mother’s beloved Mills & Boon novels at the age of twelve. Writing soon became a necessary outlet for her wildly over-active imagination. Now married, with a daughter of her own, she splits her time between changing nappies, studying psychology and writing love stories. KATE HARDY has always loved books, and could read before she went to school. She discovered Mills & Boon books when she was twelve, and decided that this was what she wanted to do. When she isn’t writing Kate enjoys reading, cinema, ballroom dancing and the gym. You can contact her via her website: www.katehardy.com . AMANDA BROWNING still lives in the Essex house where she was born. The third of four children—her sister being her twin—she enjoyed the rough and tumble of life with two brothers as much as she did reading books. Writing came naturally as an outlet for a fertile imagination. The love of books led her to a career in libraries, and being single allowed her to take the leap into writing for a living. Success is still something of a wonder, but allows her to indulge in hobbies as varied as embroidery and bird-watching.

Title Page Once a Playboy… Resisting the Sicilian Playboy Amanda Cinelli Her Playboy’s Proposal Kate Hardy The Playboy’s Proposal Amanda Browning www.millsandboon.co.uk

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Resisting the Sicilian Playboy Resisting the Sicilian Playboy Amanda Cinelli

Dedication For my dear friend Kirsty. This story would never have been finished without you. For my mother, Audrey. For your unwavering belief in me, even when I didn’t believe in myself. And for my father, Paolo. For showing me that with hard work and determination you can achieve anything.

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

EPILOGUE

Her Playboy’s Proposal

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Dedication

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

EPILOGUE

The Playboy’s Proposal

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

About the Publisher

Resisting the Sicilian Playboy

Amanda Cinelli

For my dear friend Kirsty.

This story would never have been finished without you.

For my mother, Audrey. For your unwavering belief in me, even when I didn’t believe in myself.

And for my father, Paolo. For showing me that with hard work and determination you can achieve anything.

CHAPTER ONE

DARA DEVLIN HAD found herself in a few sticky situations in this job, but this had to be by far the worst.

A professional event planner should never gatecrash. It had to be written somewhere in the company handbook. Yet here she was, straddling the second-floor balcony ledge of Milan’s most exclusive nightclub in four-inch designer heels.

All in the name of business, of course.

The heels had certainly slowed progress up the slippery emergency ladder, but leaving them in the alley below was unthinkable. A woman stood by her shoes, no matter how sticky the situation. And this situation most definitely qualified as sticky .