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“Her name is Isabella. She’s six years old and she’s beautiful and precious and she’s … she’s yours.“
“No.” The word fell from Leandro’s lips—a snarling whisper in the quiet room. “That can’t be.”
Lips quivering, Alexis felt her chest rise and fall, but she held his gaze over the distance. “A DNA test will prove I’m right,” she said, as if she’d prepared the response.
It was the absolute purpose in her voice that held him mute. A daughter … His skin felt chilly, as if all warmth had been leached away from the world around him.
And yet the crystal chandeliers in the room glowed bright, the fire crackled in the marble-wrought fireplace and the moon hung jewel-bright in the sky outside.
The world continued spinning, whereas all the control he prided himself on had deserted him, leaving him shaken to the core.
He shook his head, gasping for breath.
Alexis stood composed amidst the curious and accusing glares aimed at her, her shoulders ramrod-straight. Alexis—whose eyes gleamed with pride and love as she claimed that he was a father. To her little girl.
Now this woman, whom he’d tried to forget, claimed her daughter was his … that his one moment of weakness had led to such a consequence …
The Sinner and the Saint meet their match!
Known throughout the world as the Conti Sinner and the Conti Saint, these legendary Italian brothers have been the focused goal of many a gold-digger.
But hands off, ladies—that’s now finally at an end!
For rumours are that Leandro, the Conti Saint, has a seven-year-old secret … and Luca, the Conti Sinner, is engaged!
Don’t miss the chance to get your hands on this fabulous new duet by Tara Pammi!
The Surprise Conti Child June 2016
The Unwanted Conti Bride July 2016
The Surprise Conti Child
Tara Pammi
TARA PAMMI can’t remember a moment when she wasn’t lost in a book—especially a romance, which was much more exciting than a mathematics textbook. Years later, Tara’s wild imagination and love for the written word revealed what she really wanted to do. Now she pairs Alpha males who think they know everything with strong women who knock that theory and them off their feet!
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Contents
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
EPILOGUE
LEANDRO CONTI.
The name floated, almost reverently, on the lips of the sweaty, gyrating crowd, bringing Alexis Sharpe to a sudden halt in the middle of the dance floor in an exclusive Milanese nightclub she’d only been allowed into because of her new friend, Valentina Conti.
Their friendship had been instantaneous when Alex, backpacking through Italy, had somehow found herself facing the attentions of an enamored but harmless Italian waiter. Tina had interfered and instantly decided that she liked Alex.
Valentina, vivacious, sophisticated and rich, was as different from Alex as Milan was from Brooklyn, but Alex hadn’t been able to resist Tina’s generous heart. The differences hadn’t bothered her either until she had met Tina’s older
