A Shocking Proposal In Sicily. Rachael Thomas

      

      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 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.

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      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

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      A Shocking Proposal in Sicily

      Rachael Thomas

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      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 HarperCollinsPublishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF

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      For the fantastic group of adventurers I trekked

      across the Sahara Desert with in November 2018, raising funds for many charities.

      Especially ‘The Desert Girls’—Sohere,

      Hanna, Rowena, Danni and Pippa—with whom

      I shared the most basic tent. The whole week

      was an awesome and unforgettable adventure!

      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