On Holiday with a Billionaire
But can their love last a lifetime?
Whisked away to his French château by brooding billionaire Raoul Decorvet, Abby Grant is falling in love for the very first time. But dare she give her heart to a man who has never gotten over the loss of his wife? If he wants to keep her, Raoul must show Abby that his heart truly belongs to her!
Holiday with a Billionaire
Meeting the men of their dreams...
For best friends Abby, Ginger and Zoe, love has only ever brought heartache. So they focus on work and friendship instead...
But now they’ve embarked on the holiday of a lifetime, the three friends discover that romance can happen in the most unexpected places! And there’s a man out there for everyone...
Discover Abby and Raoul’s story in
Captivated by the Brooding Billionaire
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And look out for Ginger’s and Zoe’s stories—
Coming soon!
Dear Reader,
Coming up with a series doesn’t always happen like clockwork. Something has to click in your mind and heart first. My Holiday with a Billionaire trilogy has its roots in when I spent a year in Switzerland on Lake Geneva years ago and visited the Château de Chillon many times. Lord Byron, the renowned romance writer and poet of the early nineteenth century, wrote a very famous poem called “The Prisoner of Chillon.” Having visited the dungeon, I was always haunted by it.
Around Christmastime of last year, I came across some of Byron’s other writings, as well as the following poem by Charles Richard Cammell, which he wrote to the monks of San Lazzaro in Italy to honor Lord Byron, and it ended with these lines:
If England holds his body, Greece his heart,
You surely of his spirit hold a part,
Perhaps the highest, for with you remain
The Friendship and the Peace, but not the pain.
I thought this was a great tribute to Byron and immediately the idea came to me to celebrate his life, thus the reason I am writing the trilogy—choosing this way to bring out the great things that showed his genius. Whether you’ve read any of his works or not, I hope you’ll enjoy the three very romantic love stories. I must admit Raoul Decorvet, the hero in my first book in the series, is my idea of the perfect man, husband, friend and lover. Of course, he’s a Frenchman to die for.
Enjoy!
Rebecca Winters
CAPTIVATED BY THE BROODING BILLIONAIRE
Rebecca Winters
Rebecca Winters lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. With canyons and high alpine meadows full of wildflowers, she never runs out of places to explore. They, plus her favorite vacation spots in Europe, often end up as backgrounds for her romance novels—because writing is her passion, along with her family and church. Rebecca loves to hear from readers. If you wish to email her, please visit her website at cleanromances.net.
Books by Rebecca Winters
Harlequin Romance
The Billionaire’s Club
Return of Her Italian Duke
Bound to Her Greek Billionaire
Whisked Away by Her Sicilian Boss
The Vineyards of Calanetti
His Princess of Convenience
The Montanari Marriages
The Billionaire’s Baby Swap
The Billionaire Who Saw Her Beauty
Greek Billionaires
The Millionaire’s True Worth
A Wedding for the Greek Tycoon
The Billionaire’s Prize
The Magnate’s Holiday Proposal
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To my beloved, generous, marvelous parents, who let their teenage daughter attend school in Switzerland, where a whole world opened up to her that she’d never dreamed about or imagined. To have been born to such wonderful parents was my greatest blessing.
Praise for
Rebecca Winters
“Readers will be swept away... Winters’ fine romance unfolds at the perfect pace, so one can digest the relationship and still enjoy the antics of being a billionaire.”
—RT Book Reviews on The Billionaire Who Saw Her Beauty
Contents
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
EPILOGUE
EXCERPT FROM A CONTRACT, A WEDDING, A WIFE BY CHRISTY McKELLEN
PROLOGUE
“NIGEL?”
A tap on the opened office door caused Abby Grant to look up from the desk. During this year’s summer and fall semesters at San José State University in California, she and Nigel, the visiting professor from Cambridge, England, had offices in the same literature department. They’d fallen in love and often worked side by side in one office or the other while they planned a spring wedding.
“Dr. Belmont is teaching his final class before Christmas break,” she said to the thirtyish brunette woman dressed in a suit. Maybe she was a student, but Abby didn’t recognize her. “He should be finished at noon. I’m Ms. Grant, one of the teachers in the department. Would you like to leave a message for him with me? I’ll make sure he gets it.”
“That won’t be necessary,” the woman said in a British accent as strong as Nigel’s. He’d let Abby know right away he spoke an “estuary” dialect. “I’m Lucy Belmont, Nigel’s wife. I need to speak to him in person, so I’ll wait in here until he returns.”
Abby blinked in surprise. “I’m afraid you’ve come to the wrong place. The Nigel Belmont who’s a visiting professor here doesn’t have a wife.”
A tight smile broke out on Lucy Belmont’s face. “Indeed he does and two children. They’re expecting a visit from him over Christmas. Here are some pictures taken last spring.”
The woman handed a packet to Abby, who opened it and saw Nigel in photo after photo with this woman and two children.
Abby took the packet with shaking hands. Was this some kind of a joke? Could this woman be a sister-in-law or even a sister Abby had never heard of? Or was she a woman who had some pathetic attachment to Nigel? None of this made sense. Abby and Nigel were planning their wedding!
Not wanting to get into anything unpleasant with Lucy until she’d talked to Nigel, Abby got up from the desk. “I had no idea. Of course, you’re welcome to stay here. He should be back in about fifteen minutes.
