She gasped. “My bracelet!”
“Aha! I knew you liked it!”
She bounced to her tiptoes and kissed him. “Of course I liked it. I just didn’t want to take such an elaborate gift from someone I didn’t know.”
“You think you know me?”
“Oh, I think we’re going to spend the rest of our lives getting to know each other.” She rose to her tiptoes to kiss him again. “But that’s what’s going to make our lives interesting and fun.”
He took her hand, led her off the dance floor, and Kristen nestled against him. They hadn’t had the most conventional courtship, but once-in-a-lifetime love had nothing to do with normal, ordinary things.
She had no doubt she and Dean Suminski would change the world...
Because together they were stronger than they were alone.
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EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT
When Dea Caracciolo agrees to attend a sporting event as tycoon Guido Rossano’s date, sparks fly!
Read on for a sneak preview of
THE BILLIONAIRE’S PRIZE
the final instalment of Rebecca Winters’ thrilling Cherish trilogy
THE MONTINARI MARRIAGES
The dark blue short-sleeved dress with small red poppies Dea was wearing hugged her figure, then flared from the waist to the knee. With every step the material danced around her beautiful legs, imitating the flounce of her hair she wore down the way he liked it. Talk about his heart failing him!
“Dea—”
Her searching gaze fused with his. “I hope it’s all right.” The slight tremor in her voice betrayed her fear that she wasn’t welcome. If she only knew…
“You’ve had an open invitation since we met.” Nodding his thanks to Mario, he put his arm around her shoulders and drew her inside the suite.
He slid his hands in her hair. “You’re the most beautiful sight this man has ever seen.” With uncontrolled hunger he lowered his mouth to hers and began to devour her. Over the announcer’s voice and the roar of the crowd, he heard her little moans of pleasure as their bodies merged and they drank deeply.
When she swayed in his arms, he half carried her over to the couch where they could give in to their frenzied needs. She smelled heavenly. One kiss grew into another until she became his entire world. He’d never known a feeling like this and lost track of time and place.
“Do you know what you do to me?” he whispered against her lips with feverish intensity.
“I came for the same reason.”
Her admission pulled him all the way under. Once in a while the roar of the crowd filled the room, but that didn’t stop him from twining his legs with hers. He desired a closeness they couldn’t achieve as long as their clothes separated them.
“I want you, bellissima. I want you all night long. Do you understand what I’m saying?”