The Tycoon's Son. Cindy Kirk

      

      WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE

      The Daily Cruise Letter/The Daily Cruise News

      Captain Pappas reports that it should be fine sailing as we make our way from Corfu to Naples. Since this is our only full day at sea, why not make the most of it?

      Start your day off with a light breakfast at the Garden Terrace while you gaze out at the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean. Join a spinning class in our fitness centre or “salute to the sun” in a yoga session on the Helios deck. Refresh yourself in the Mermaid Lagoon and Coral Cove, or just lounge poolside with a good book. Our full-time librarian, Ariana Bennett, will be happy to make recommendations.

      Don’t forget to check the special offers in our gift shops, then relax to the soothing music of our pianist in the opulent Court of Dreams. Join the captain for a champagne reception at La Belle Epoque, followed by dinner in the Empire Room. It’s baccarat night at Caesar’s Forum, but if gambling’s not your thing, come up to the Starlight Theater at ten o’clock and discover how romantic a movie can be under a glittering night sky.

      Mediterranean days and Mediterranean nights.

      Yours to experience on Alexandra’s Dream.

      CINDY KIRK

      learned at an early age the value of having an active imagination. If she didn’t like the ending of a television show or movie, she simply thought of a different one. Or if she had difficulty falling asleep, instead of counting sheep, she made up a story. When she was sixteen she penned these words in her diary, “I don’t know what I would do if I couldn’t be a writer.”

      But it would be several decades before her dream would become a reality. Now a wife and mother, Cindy is a writer of contemporary romance. She invites you to get to know her by reading her novel and visiting her Web site at www.cindykirk.com.

      The Tycoon’s Son

      Cindy Kirk

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

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      Dear Reader,

      Writing a continuity book was a new experience for me. When I was asked to write The Tycoon’s Son I was thrilled and told editor Marsha Zinberg that she’d picked the perfect book for me. I love all kinds of animals, so Theo’s work to help the wild horses of Kefalonia touched a chord in my heart. Theo and Trish were also such great characters that it was a pleasure helping them find their happy ending.

      Getting to know the other authors involved in the MEDITERRANEAN NIGHTS continuity was also a wonderful experience. They are a talented group of women and I can’t wait to read all the other books in this series!

      Best,

      Cindy Kirk

      To author Patt Marr, who seems to know everyone—probably because she is so much fun to be around! I owe Patt a big thanks for introducing me to Greek woman extraordinaire Pam Dokolas, who helped me with all things Greek. Anything Greek I got right in this book is thanks to Pam.

       Any errors are strictly my own.

      DON’T MISS THE STORIES OF

      FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE

      Ingrid Weaver

      SCENT OF A WOMAN

      Joanne Rock

      THE TYCOON’S SON

      Cindy Kirk

      BREAKING ALL THE RULES

      Marisa Carroll

      AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER

      Karen Kendall

      BELOW DECK

      Dorien Kelly

      A PERFECT MARRIAGE?

      Cindi Myers

      FULL EXPOSURE

      Diana Duncan

      CABIN FEVER

      Mary Leo

      ISLAND HEAT

      Sarah Mayberry

      STARSTRUCK

      Michelle Celmer

      THE WAY HE MOVES

      Marcia King-Gamble

      CONTENTS

      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

      CHAPTER FOURTEEN

      CHAPTER FIFTEEN

      CHAPTER SIXTEEN

      CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

      CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

      CHAPTER NINETEEN

      CHAPTER TWENTY

      EPILOGUE

      CHAPTER ONE

      TRISH MELROSE FELT like a hooker. Or maybe a college student at the end of a bar crawl…

      It wasn’t even one o’clock in the afternoon and here she was sitting in a taverna with a carafe of Greek wine on the table in front of her.

      Okay, so maybe she didn’t look like a lady of the evening. Her skirt brushed her knees and the linen shell beneath her suit jacket didn’t show a bit of cleavage. And, as far as the coed thing, the fine lines at the edge of her eyes weren’t usually found on a college girl’s face.

      But that didn’t change the fact that for the past thirty minutes she’d been sitting in the small café in Corfu Town, sipping the same glass of wine and plastering a smile on her face whenever the tiny bells above the door jingled a new arrival. With unabashed interest she’d checked out every man who walked through the door.

      She only prayed Theo Catomeris wouldn’t keep her waiting much longer.

      As the owner of a growing company in Miami that arranged shore excursions for cruise ships, Trish loved everything about her job…except the games.

      While arriving late was a common way to show power, in this case it was totally unnecessary. Theo Catomeris had to know that he was the one in control.

      If he said yes to her very