When an award-winning
pastry chef marries a Sicilian-born restaurateur in a whirlwind romance she
thinks she has it all...until he refuses to introduce her to his family.
About Monique
Monique grew up on a plantation on the
beautiful island of Barbados, where her childhood was all about exploring and
letting her imagination run free. She moved to the UK as a teen and soon fell
in love at first sight with her amazing, strong-silent-type husband. They have
four beautiful children and four incredible grandchildren.
Monique
writes sweet ‘n’ spicy romance, and when she isn’t working on the next novel or
movie script, she can be found spending time with hubby and family, armchair
travelling, creating recipes, reading
about health and nutrition, or working on her spiritual growth. She enjoys
going for walks, gardening, or simply crazy-dancing around the house.
About MATT'S PREGNANT RUNAWAY WIFE
This might be the biggest risk of her life.
When her whirlwind romance with gorgeous Sicilian-born restaurateur Matteo Giordano culminates in marriage, award-winning pastry chef Sabrina Newton-Giordano thinks she has it all...until Matt refuses to introduce her to his family. Sabrina desires their baby to have the same love she knew from her grandparents, but Matt’s outright rejection of his family could result in their baby never knowing his or her paternal grandparents, something Sabrina will not accept. Until that is, she hits on the perfect solution—run away to Sicily to meet the in-laws!
Matt wants only one thing—to keep his wife
and unborn child safe. For a man intent on never allowing anything to stand in
his way, it should be an easy task. But Matt hasn’t bargained on how stubborn
his irresistible, runaway wife can be. Despite his stern objections, she’s
determined to form a relationship with his family. He knows, from past
experience, they’d never accept her or the baby. Now Matt is torn between the
urgent need to protect his wife and fear of causing her undue stress in her
pregnancy.
Excerpt
She kept him on his toes, he’d give her that. From the moment he met her he’d known she was unique to any other woman. The first hint was when he’d arrived unexpectedly to check on his London restaurant. Everyone, except Sabrina, had nervously tripped over themselves in his presence. She’d simply continued to work as though his arrival was as insignificant as a dust mote drifting past her head. The second hint had knocked him the moment she glanced up and locked eyes with his. Something he’d never experienced before had happened. His body had responded to the instant connection in a way that had been shocking and potent. He’d decided right then to make her his. Even then, she hadn’t made it easy for him. She’d resisted their attraction, had flat-out refused to have drinks, dinner, or—her words—anything else with him. To say that she’d become a challenge he’d fixated on was to understate the level of his attraction for Sabrina.
Then one day, after
weeks of him putting his best moves on her and about to admit defeat, a
delivery arrived at his office. It was a beautifully presented slice of his
favourite dessert along with a note that read: if you want more, come and
get it! He was pretty sure the soles of his handmade Italian shoes left
scorch marks on his office rug in his haste to get to Sabrina. The rest had
been white-hot sizzling sexy, whirlwind, and incredible. And now here he was,
fighting to keep his marriage from falling apart only after eleven-and-a-half
months of wedded bliss.
Matt washed his
hands at the kitchen sink, then rummaged in the under counter fridge.
He chuckled.
“Surprise, surprise, nothing but dessert and fruit.”
Yep, one thing he
could be sure of was that he’d always find some sort of dessert in their fridge
at home, thanks to Sabrina’s never-ending effort to create new and exciting
after-dinner treats. And, oh look, she had his favourite dessert sitting in a
small yellow and white cake caddy, as though she’d somehow been expecting him.
When he grabbed the container his gaze landed on the four red apples in a bowl
on the shelf below, so he snagged one of those, too.
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Thank you so much for hosting me, Diana. :)
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