Once Upon A Tiara: Once Upon A Tiara / Henry Ever After. Carrie Alexander

      Duets™

      Two brand-new stories in every volume…twice a month!

      Duets Vol. #83

      Royalty makes an appearance in the line this month with a fun-filled Double Duets by fan favorite Carrie Alexander. Look for the sexy, sassy RED-HOT ROYALS miniseries from this author whom Romantic Times says is “a gifted writer, with a fresh distinctive voice.” The regal miniseries continues next month with Jill Shalvis!

      Duets Vol. #84

      Bonnie Tucker and Holly Jacobs team up this month to write about disastrous weddings. Bonnie’s The Great Bridal Escape features a runaway bride who elopes with the best man. Holly follows with a quirky story, How To Catch a Groom, about a hunky hero left at the altar with only the gorgeous wedding coordinator to console him. Enjoy all the matrimonial antics with this dynamite writing duo!

      Be sure to pick up both Duets volumes today!

      Once Upon a Tiara

      Henry Ever After

      Carrie Alexander

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      Contents

       Once Upon a Tiara

       Chapter 1

       Chapter 2

       Chapter 3

       Chapter 4

       Chapter 5

       Chapter 6

       Chapter 7

       Chapter 8

       Chapter 9

       Chapter 10

       Epilogue

       Henry Ever After

       Chapter 1

       Chapter 2

       Chapter 3

       Chapter 4

       Chapter 5

       Chapter 6

       Chapter 7

       Chapter 8

       Chapter 9

       Chapter 10

Once Upon a Tiara

      “Ooh, my blouse is all damp,” Lili said.

      She peeled off her pink jacket and reached to unbutton the blouse. The wet silk had gone transparent, clinging to the curves of her breasts.

      Good God! Simon thought. Breasts! Naked! Lucky, lucky man!

      Then: Bodyguard! Royal outrage! Disgrace!

      Worth it!

      “Do you have a hair dryer?” Lili asked.

      “There are hand dryers in the lavatories. I’ll take your things, if you like.”

      His brain had lost too much blood for him to think straight. Staring at the ceiling, he reached out a blind hand, hoping she’d put the clothes into it.

      “I’ll do it.” She stood suddenly.

      Simon got a handful of breast instead.

      The princess gasped.

      Lili looked at him with bright, inquisitive eyes, her clothing clutched to her chest. “Now that you’ve touched my breast, you practically have to take me on a date.”

      He hesitated. “Would I get to touch the other breast?”

      Dear Reader,

      I had such fun writing for the RED-HOT ROYALS miniseries. I’m never going to be a princess—and, honestly, I wouldn’t want to be—but occasionally it’s a treat to indulge in the fantasy world of ball gowns, tiaras and fairy godmothers. Of course, since this is the wild and wacky world of Duets, I also threw in a few less perfect elements: bee stings, bad dates, pickpockets and a Gypsy curse. To say nothing of two rather improbable Prince Charmings…

      Please enjoy the intertwined stories of my two princesses, Lili and Jana. One’s not quite as royal as the other—except to her hero. That’s as it should be. Because we’re all princesses where it counts!

      Yours, with a sprinkle of fairy dust,

      Carrie Alexander

      P.S. Amelia Grundy isn’t finished yet. Remember to look for Lili’s sisters’ stories, A Royal Mess and Her Knight To Remember by Jill Shalvis, next month.

      Books by Carrie Alexander

      HARLEQUIN TEMPTATION

      839—SMOOTH MOVES

      869—RISKY MOVES

      HARLEQUIN BLAZE

      20—PLAYING WITH FIRE

      HARLEQUIN SUPERROMANCE

      1042—THE MAVERICK

      To Susan Sheppard, a final pearl for the true pearl

      Thanks for everything, “Clam”

      1

      “PEANUT BUTTER,” Lili said to herself, gazing beyond the wisps of vaporous clouds. The airplane was beginning its descent.

      Soon, she, Liliane Brunner, Her Serene Highness of Grunberg—oh, my, my. La-di-da!—would have her first taste of genuine American peanut butter. To be excited over such a silly little thing was not at all grown-up or sophisticated. Even though Lili had sworn to her family that she’d behave on this trip, at the moment she didn’t give a fig about what a proper princess would do. There were peanut butter jars to explore! Childish or not, she’d wanted to stick her finger into a jar of Skippy or Jif ever since she’d heard of the exotic brands.

      And grab a handful of M&M’s, she added silently, leaning closer to the small window to get a glimpse of land. Oh, and I mustn’t forget hot dogs, slathered in mustard and ketchup and relish and sauerkraut and pickles and five-alarm chili…