A Whisper of Disgrace. Sharon Kendrick

      

      Impulsive and irresistible: Can a Corretti tame a sheikh?

      Rosa Corretti cannot forget the one unguarded night she spent with Kulal, when she buried her disgrace beneath the seductive sighs of passion. Now this hard, demanding sheikh wants to control her!

      Rosa has been too good for too long and will not jump from one gilded cage to another—no matter how brightly it glitters!

      But Kulal has centuries of the desert in his blood and the more Rosa resists, the hotter it fires in his veins. As their passion burns through the tethers around his heart, will this arrogant sheikh accept this Corretti?

      The king leaned back in his chair. “You do realize the identity of the woman you spent the night with?”

      “Of course I do. Her name is Rosa.”

      “Her name is Rosa Corretti!”

      Kulal’s expression remained unchanged, for he did not care to admit that the brunette’s surname was news to him. “Mmm. That’s right. Corretti. She’s Italian,” he said, as if imparting some important nugget of information.

      “No, she is not Italian,” said Hazail. “She’s Sicilian. And not only is she Sicilian, but she comes from one of the most powerful families on the island.”

      “So?”

      “So her brothers are probably going to come after you. In fact, the whole damned family is probably going to come after you after you compromised her reputation by spending the night with her.”

      Kulal shrugged. “Then let them come,” he said carelessly. “For I am afraid of no man!”

      The more powerful the family…the darker the secrets!

      Introducing the Correttis—Sicily’s most scandalous family!

      Behind the closed doors of their opulent palazzo, ruthless desire and the lethal Coretti charm are alive and well.

      We invite you to step over the threshold and enter the Correttis’ dark and dazzling world…

      The Empire

      Young, rich and notoriously handsome, the Correttis’ legendary exploits regularly feature in Sicily’s tabloid pages!

      The Scandal

      But how long can their reputations withstand the glaring heat of the spotlight before their family’s secrets are exposed?

      The Legacy

      Once nearly destroyed by the secrets cloaking their thirst for power, the new generation of Correttis are riding high again—and no disgrace or scandal will stand in their way…

      Sicily’s Corretti Dynasty

      A LEGACY OF SECRETS—Carol Marinelli

      AN INVITATION TO SIN—Sarah Morgan

      A SHADOW OF GUILT—Abby Green

      AN INHERITANCE OF SHAME—Kate Hewitt

      A WHISPER OF DISGRACE—Sharon Kendrick

      A FACADE TO SHATTER—Lynn Raye Harris

      A SCANDAL IN THE HEADLINES—Caitlin Crews

      A HUNGER FOR THE FORBIDDEN—Maisey Yates

      Eight volumes to collect—you won’t want to miss out!

      Dear Reader,

      One hundred. Doesn’t matter how many times I say it, I still can’t believe that’s how many books I’ve written. It’s a fabulous feeling but more fabulous still is the news that Mills & Boon are issuing every single one of my backlist as digital titles. Wow. I can’t wait to share all my stories with you - which are as vivid to me now as when I wrote them.

      There’s BOUGHT FOR HER HUSBAND, with its outrageously macho Greek hero and A SCANDAL, A SECRET AND A BABY featuring a very sexy Tuscan. THE SHEIKH’S HEIR proved so popular with readers that it spent two weeks on the USA Today charts and…well, I could go on, but I’ll leave you to discover them for yourselves.

      I remember the first line of my very first book: “So you’ve come to Australia looking for a husband?” Actually, the heroine had gone to Australia to escape men, but guess what? She found a husband all the same! The man who inspired that book rang me up recently and when I told him I was beginning my 100^th story and couldn’t decide what to write, he said, “Why don’t you go back to where it all started?”

      So I did. And that’s how A ROYAL VOW OF CONVENIENCE was born. It opens in beautiful Queensland and moves to England and New York. It’s about a runaway princess and the enigmatic billionaire who is infuriated by her, yet who winds up rescuing her. But then, she goes and rescues him… Wouldn’t you know it?

      I’ll end by saying how very grateful I am to have a career I love, and to thank each and every one of you who has supported me along the way. You really are very dear readers.

      Love,

      Sharon xxx

      Mills & Boon are proud to present a thrilling digital collection of all Sharon Kendrick’s novels and novellas for us to celebrate the publication of her amazing and awesome 100th book! Sharon is known worldwide for her likeable, spirited heroines and her gorgeous, utterly masculine heroes.

      SHARON KENDRICK once won a national writing competition, describing her ideal date: being flown to an exotic island by a gorgeous and powerful man. Little did she realise that she’d just wandered into her dream job! Today she writes for Mills & Boon, featuring her often stubborn but always to-die-for heroes and the women who bring them to their knees. She believes that the best books are those you never want to end. Just like life…

      A Whisper of Disgrace

      Sharon Kendrick

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      To Tony “The Vet” Abbott…who is a fabulous person to see plays with and who has provided plenty of animated (geddit?) discussions and laughter over the years.

      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       Introduction

       Sicily's Corretti Dynasty

       Dear Reader

       About the Author

       Title Page

       Dedication

       CHAPTER ONE