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      ‘Ever since you arrived here—’

      Danilo stopped abruptly, as if he could not force the words past the thickening atmosphere that quivered with tension. It made her think of that stillness before a storm. She was always overpoweringly conscious of his physical presence, his raw masculinity, but now that awareness had jumped.

      Tess’s pulse leapt as she struggled to drag her eyes from the muscle that was clenching and unclenching in his cheek.

      His voice was so deep it was barely more than a whisper. His expression made every cell in her body want to run away. But for some reason by the time the message reached her brain it said something different. Her eyes never left his face as she took a step towards him. His hands closed over her upper arms and impatiently he dragged her into him until their bodies were close enough for her to feel the heat of his body, feel the tension in his muscles, inhale the scent of his skin.

      It was an unimaginable situation and yet she had imagined it. The knowledge came with a rush of head-spinning excitement. Somewhere in the back of her mind there lingered a small corner, a fragment of sanity that was telling her this was a bad idea, but she determinedly ignored it.

      ‘Say my name.’

      She swallowed the emotions swirling inside her, making her throat close.

      ‘I want to hear you say it.’

      KIM LAWRENCE lives on a farm in Anglesey with her university lecturer husband, assorted pets who arrived as strays and never left, and sometimes one or both of her boomerang sons. When she’s not writing she loves to be outdoors, gardening or walking on one of the beaches for which the island is famous—along with being the place where Prince William and Catherine made their first home!

      Books by Kim Lawrence

      Mills & Boon Modern Romance

      One Night with Morelli

      Captivated by Her Innocence The Petrelli Heir Santiago’s Command Stranded, Seduced...Pregnant Unworldly Secretary, Untamed Greek Under the Spaniard’s Lock and Key The Sheikh’s Impatient Virgin

      Wedlocked!

      One Night to Wedding Vows

      One Night With Consequences

      Her Nine Month Confession

      A Secret Until Now

      Seven Sexy Sins

      The Sins of Sebastian Rey-Defoe

      Royal & Ruthless

      The Heartbreaker Prince

      At His Service

      Maid for Montero

      Protecting His Legacy

      Gianni’s Pride

      Visit the Author Profile page at millsandboon.co.uk for more titles.

      Surrendering to the Italian’s Command

      Kim Lawrence

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      For Aunty Pat, a gutsy lady.

      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       Introduction

       About the Author

       Title Page

       Dedication

       CHAPTER ONE

       CHAPTER TWO

       CHAPTER THREE

       CHAPTER FOUR

       CHAPTER FIVE

       CHAPTER SIX

       CHAPTER SEVEN

       CHAPTER EIGHT

       CHAPTER NINE

       CHAPTER TEN

       CHAPTER ELEVEN

       EPILOGUE

       Extract

       Copyright

       CHAPTER ONE

      TESS LEANED HER hot forehead against the fridge and struggled to inject a smile into her hoarse voice. ‘I’m fine,’ she lied. ‘I feel a hundred times better.’

      ‘You’re a terrible liar,’ Fiona retorted.

      Tess straightened up and lifted a hand to her throbbing head, responding to the affection in her friend’s voice with a weak smile. ‘No, I’m a very good liar.’

      Only yesterday she had sounded sincere when she’d told her mum’s PA that she was really sorry she couldn’t attend the community centre official opening where her mum was cutting the ribbon. Flu had its plus points—though in this case she wasn’t lying, she really was feeling better; even so a hundred times better than utterly wretched was still pretty awful.

      ‘I would have dropped in on my

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