Bound By The Italian's "I Do"

MICHELLE SMART’s love affair with books started when she was a baby and would cuddle them in her cot. A voracious reader of all genres, she found her love of romance established when she stumbled across her first Harlequin book at the age of twelve. She’s been reading them—and writing them—ever since. Michelle lives in Northamptonshire, England, with her husband and two young Smarties. Books by Michelle Smart Stranded with Her Greek Husband Claiming His Baby at the Altar Christmas with a Billionaire Unwrapped by Her Italian Boss Scandalous Royal Weddings Crowning His Kidnapped Princess Pregnant Innocent Behind the Veil Rules of Their Royal Wedding Night Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk. Bound by the Italian’s ‘I Do’ Michelle Smart www.millsandboon.co.uk ISBN: 978-0-008-92862-9 BOUND BY THE ITALIAN’S ‘I DO’ Copyright © 2023 by Michelle Smart 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 Books S.A. 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 “I can’t give myself to you without a ring on my finger. I’m sorry.” Gianni’s mouth curved and his forehead creased in understanding. “No need to apologize. If you have morals then you must stick by them.” “I’m so glad you understand.” “I understand perfectly. You’ll only have sex with me if I marry you?” “Yes.” “Then I accept.” “Accept what?” “Your proposal.” “I beg your pardon?” “Your proposal of marriage.” He stepped forward and pressed her back against the wall, bringing his face so close to hers that she could practically feel the glitter burning from his eyes in her retinas. “I accept.” A Billion-Dollar Revenge Revenge is best served...red-hot! Ten years ago, the lives of Issy and Amelia were ruined by Gianni and Alessandro Rossi. Ever since, the Seymore sisters have plotted their revenge against the Italian billionaires. Now, it’s time for Issy and Amelia to put their plan into action! Innocent Issy will act as a distraction for playboy Gianni—then take down his company! But her attraction to him is as intense as it is unexpected... Soon, Issy’s charade leads to very real vows! After working undercover for two years at Rossi Industries, Amelia can’t wait any longer for vengeance. Until she spends one incendiary night of passion with Alessandro—which has consequences! Now that she’s pregnant with his child, will revenge still be what Amelia wants? Read Issy and Gianni’s storyBound by the Italian’s “I Do’’by Michelle Smart Available now! Read Amelia and Alessandro’s storyExpecting Her Enemy’s Heirby Pippa Roscoe Coming soon! This book is for the fabulous and talented Pippa Roscoe—Pippa, thank you for making our collaboration such a joy xxx Contents Cover About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright Note to Readers Introduction A Billion-Dollar Revenge Dedication 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 Extract About the Publisher CHAPTER ONE THE MESSAGE THAT pinged on Issy Seymore’s phone was the notification that her taxi had been dispatched. She met her sister’s apprehensive dark eyes. This was it. Everything they’d worked towards this last decade about to come to fruition. All the late-night planning. All the scheming. She’d imagined she’d reach this moment and be buzzing at this spring into action. She hadn’t expected to feel such a weight in the belly she’d spent years working desperately hard to keep flat and toned. Gianni Rossi favoured a specific type of woman. Short brunettes that leaned towards plumpness were not in that favoured league. ‘We are doing the right thing aren’t we?’ she whispered. Amelia swallowed hard and nodded. ‘But if you’ve got cold feet and want to back out then...’ ‘No,’ she cut her off with a fortifying shake of her head. ‘It’s not cold feet. Just nerves, I guess.’ Amelia rubbed her arms and gave a rueful smile of understanding. If anyone understood about nerves, it was her sister. The faint bruising under her eyes was testament to the lack of sleep that had gripped them both since they’d realised five weeks ago that the stars had finally aligned and it was time to put the plan they’d spent so long finessing into action. Amelia had taken all the risks to get