CAROL MARINELLI recently filled in a form asking for her job title. Thrilled to be able to put down her answer, she put ‘writer’. Then it asked what Carol did for relaxation, and she put down the truth—‘writing’. The third question asked for her hobbies. Well, not wanting to look obsessed, she crossed her fingers and answered ‘swimming’—but, given that the chlorine in the pool does terrible things to her highlights, I’m sure you can guess the real answer!
USA TODAY bestselling and RITA® Award–nominated author CAITLIN CREWS loves writing romance. She teaches her favourite romance novels in creative writing classes at places like UCLA Extension’s prestigious Writers’ Programme, where she finally gets to utilise the MA and PhD in English literature she received from the University of York in England. She currently lives in the Pacific Northwest, with her very own hero and too many pets. Visit her at caitlincrews.com.
MARCELLA BELL lives in the mostly sunny wilds of Southern Oregon with her husband, her children, her father and three mismatched mutts. The dry hot summers and four distinct annual seasons of the region are a far cry from the weird rainy streets of Portland, Oregon, where she grew up, but she wouldn’t trade her quirky mountain valley home for anywhere else on earth. As a late bloomer and a yogini, Marcella is drawn to romance that showcases love’s incredible power to transform.
Canadian DANI COLLINS knew in high school that she wanted to write romance for a living. Twenty-five years later, after marrying her high school sweetheart, having two kids with him, working at several generic office jobs and submitting countless manuscripts, she got The Call. Her first Mills & Boon novel won the Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best First in Series from RT Book Reviews. She now works in her own office, writing romance.
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Modern Romance Collection March 2021 Book 5-8
The Italian’s Forbidden Virgin
Carol Marinelli
The Secret That Can’t Be Hidden
Caitlin Crews
His Stolen Innocent’s Vow
Marcella Bell
Ways to Ruin a Royal Reputation
Dani Collins
www.millsandboon.co.uk
ISBN: 978-0-008-91706-7
MODERN ROMANCE COLLECTION MARCH 2021 BOOK 5-8
The Italian’s Forbidden Virgin © 2021 Carol Marinelli
The Secret That Can’t Be Hidden © 2021 Caitlin Crews
His Stolen Innocent’s Vow © 2021 Marcella Bell
Ways to Ruin a Royal Reputation © 2021 Dani Collins
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Table of Contents
Cover
About the Authors
Booklist
Title Page
Copyright
Note to Readers
The Italian’s Forbidden Virgin
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
EPILOGUE
The Secret That Can’t Be Hidden
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
His Stolen Innocent’s Vow
Dedication
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
EPILOGUE
Ways to Ruin a Royal Reputation
Dedication
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
EPILOGUE
About the Publisher
The Italian’s Forbidden Virgin
Carol Marinelli
CHAPTER ONE
GIAN DE LUCA WAS the Duke of Luctano, yet he chose not to use his title. Others, though, could not quite bring themselves to let it go.
And as he finished up the working week in his sumptuous office suite, on the ground floor of his flagship hotel La Fiordelise, in Rome, his PA informed him that his date—for want of a better word—had arrived.
‘I was supposed to meet her at the theatre,’ Gian said, barely looking up as he signed off on some paperwork.
‘Yes,’ Luna agreed, for she was
