Midnight Surrender To The Spaniard

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! Books by Carol Marinelli Heirs to the Romero Empire His Innocent for One Spanish Night Cinderellas of Convenience The Greek’s Cinderella Deal Forbidden to the Powerful Greek Scandalous Sicilian Cinderellas The Sicilian’s Defiant Maid Innocent Until His Forbidden Touch Those Notorious Romanos Italy’s Most Scandalous Virgin The Italian’s Forbidden Virgin Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk. Midnight Surrender to the Spaniard Carol Marinelli www.millsandboon.co.uk ISBN: 978-0-008-92885-8 MIDNIGHT SURRENDER TO THE SPANIARD © 2023 by Carol Marinelli Published in Great Britain 2023by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. This edition is published by arrangement with Harlequin Enterprises ULC. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, locations and incidents are purely fictional and bear no relationship to any real life individuals, living or dead, or to any actual places, business establishments, locations, events or incidents. Any resemblance is entirely coincidental. 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Trademarks marked with ® are registered with the United Kingdom Patent Office and/or the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market and in other countries. www.millsandboon.co.uk Note to Readers This ebook contains the following accessibility features which, if supported by your device, can be accessed via your ereader/accessibility settings: Change of font size and line height Change of background and font colours Change of font Change justification Text to speech This dance seemed to be an education in itself, for he taught her something unknown—that a palm on the small of her back could cause a tension so low in her stomach. “Look at me, Anna,” he said and she had to peel herself from his chest to do so, but oh, he was stunning. Sebastián Romero was, quite simply, the most beautiful man she had seen in the flesh. She wanted to kiss him and dreadfully so. “We would move very well together.” She frowned, unsure if she’d misread the inference, but no, she looked into black eyes that beckoned bed. “Excuse me!” Anna said, affronted, or rather trying to be, because in his arms she didn’t quite know who she was. “I leave tomorrow.” “That gives us tonight.” If it had been anyone else she’d have turned on her heel and walked off, or slapped his cheek, or... But it wasn’t anyone else. He made the incomprehensible, a one-night stand, somehow sensible. Heirs to the Romero Empire A brand-new sizzling Spanish miniseries from USA TODAY bestselling author Carol Marinelli Siblings Sebastián, Alejandro and Carmen Romero are heirs to a renowned sherry empire in Spain. To the world, they have it all: charm, status and wealth. But their parents’ stormy marriage has also left the siblings with a legacy of emotional wariness, which has meant the empire always came before love. Now, is that all about to change? Read Alejandro’s story inHis Innocent for One Spanish Night Read Sebastián’s story inMidnight Surrender to the Spaniard And look out for Carmen’s story, coming soon! Contents Cover About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright Note to Readers Introduction Heirs to the Romero Empire 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 CHAPTER FIFTEEN CHAPTER SIXTEEN CHAPTER SEVENTEEN EPILOGUE Extract About the Publisher CHAPTER ONE ‘MARRIED?’ At first Anna Douglas thought her friend was joking. After all, you couldn’t read facial expressions in a phone call, and Emily had only been in Spain for six weeks. ‘Anna, I know it’s fast, but I want one person at least to be happy for us...’ The smile on Anna’s face faded as she heard the slight desperation in her friend’s tone. ‘His whole family are against it. Sebastián thinks I’m some sort of gold-digger...’ ‘What?’ ‘Oh, yes. While Alejandro was in the States, Sebastián fired me and terminated my accommodation at the bodega in an attempt to break us up. He practically threw me out...’ ‘Sebastián?’ Anna frowned, because he was one of the Romero brothers. She’d heard that name a few times in recent weeks. Emily had been working on the website of some luxurious sherry bodega, and from everything Anna had gleaned he didn’t sound in the least pleasant. ‘Hold on a moment. Just who are you marrying?’ ‘Alejandro,’ Emily said, and Anna’s heart sank when she realised her shy friend was actually involved with one of the Romero brothers. They were billionaire playboys with dreadful reputations. Anna only knew this because she’d read up on them when her friend had