SPANISH BILLIONAIRE, INNOCENT WIFE (Harlequin comics), by Kate Walker
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SPANISH BILLIONAIRE, INNOCENT WIFE (Harlequin comics), by Kate Walker
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When her boyfriend, Raul, first proposed to her, Alannah was shocked at the cruelty of his words. She was head over heels in love with him, but she knew that as a proud Spanish marquis, all he really wanted was a virgin bride to give birth to his heirs. Alannah left him…but who could have guessed that two years later, they would have a reason to meet again? This time, Alannah is the one with something important to share. But Raul has only grown more attractive in the time they’ve been apart. How will Alannah handle facing her lost lover once again?
SPANISH BILLIONAIRE, INNOCENT WIFE (Harlequin comics), by Kate Walker- Amazon Sales Rank: #579550 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-10-04
- Released on: 2015-10-04
- Format: Kindle eBook
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. The hands on the clock didn't seem to have moved even once in all the time that she had been sitting here. Alannah could have sworn that every time she glanced up at the big white circle that hung on the green-painted wall opposite the big hand and the little hand were in exactly the same position as they had been the last time she had looked, making a mockery of the audible sound of the minutes ticking away.
She felt as if she had been here all afternoon—almost all her life. And yet time hardly seemed to have moved on from the moment she had arrived and taken her place in the rather worn armchair in the middle of the room.
From here she could watch the door. She could see the approach of anyone coming near through the clouded pane of glass, and be ready if the door should open and the man she was expecting appeared.
The man she was expecting? Dreading would be more like it, Alannah admitted to herself, green eyes clouding rapidly.
She shook her head so that the red-gold swathe of her hair tossed along her shoulders, straggling strands escaping from the black elasticated band into which she had confined it before leaving home that morning, and rubbed the back of her hand across her eyes in a vain attempt to drive away the weariness and apprehension that clutched at her.
She knew she looked pale and wan. The stress and sorrow of the past few days had drained every last drop of pink from her cheeks, tears had dimmed the brightness of her eyes and the set of her fine features reflected the strain of the nightmare week she had just endured. The jeans she had pulled on together with a plain black long-sleeved T-shirt, her mind too battered to even think of anything else, did nothing for her appearance. It took even more colour from her skin and left it looking lifeless and washed out. And she hadn't had either the time or the inclination to add any artificial colour with a touch of make-up before she had left her flat. The need to know that her mother was settled at her aunt's house, heavily sedated because of the shock, had been much more important than any personal grooming.
Still, what did that matter? The man she was here to see wouldn't give a damn about her appearance or how she was dressed. He wouldn't want to see her here in the first place and he'd be even less happy about it when he heard what she had to say.
'Of course, Mr Marcín…'
A sudden bustle in the corridor beyond the door alerted her, the sound of the all-too-familiar name confirming her suspicions. Not that she'd needed them confirmed. Whenever and wherever Raul Marcín appeared, it seemed that instantly everything was bustle and activity. Even the air around him appeared enlivened, stirring and swirling in a way that left other more ordinary humans catching their breath in the suddenly rarefied atmosphere.
Once she had been part of that atmosphere, carried along on the tidal wave of energy and power that Don Raul Esteban Marquez Marcín created as he strode through life, arrogant dark head held high, golden eyes blazing. But not any more. Not since she had fled that world and all it brought with it.
And she was well out of it.
It was a world of power and money, yes—but there had also been cold deceit and even icier manipulation. Don Raul Marcín took what he wanted from people— from women—and used them to fulfil his own desires, without a thought for their feelings. He'd done that to her. And he would have discarded her too, she had no doubt. He would have tossed her aside when the purpose she had served was finished—done with. But luckily for her vulnerable heart, and before the foolish emotions she had allowed herself to feel had become so deeply embedded in her spirit that she could have had no hope of ever tearing them out, she had discovered the truth about their relationship. And that truth had set her free. Making her run as far and as fast as she could, never looking back, and never wanting to see Raul Marcín ever again.
Which was how she would have wanted it to stay. Except that now she had no choice. None at all. She had to face Raul Marcín once again. Face him and tell him things she had no doubt that he did not want to hear.
'If you would just wait in here…'
A hand pushed open the door, bringing with it, Alannah would have sworn, a rush of swirling air, and a male voice murmured a word of thanks, although with an edge of impatience on the sound.
Immediately Alannah found that her hands had gone to smooth her hair, straighten her top, and with a mutter of annoyance and reproach she forced them still again. She didn't want him thinking that she wanted to improve her appearance for him; or believing that she was in the least concerned what he would think of her. Once that might have mattered to her; once she might have wanted more than all the world that he would look at her and smile, desire flaring in his eyes—but that had been in the past. Now desire was the last thing she wanted him to feel, so it didn't matter a damn if she was as scruffy and unkempt as some street urchin in a small village on his family's vast estate.
'I'll get that sorted out straight away.Gracias,' that voice said again, sending shivers of recognition down Alannah's spine. She wasn't going to let herself feel anything. Not now. Not after all that had happened.
She heard him come into the room, felt his presence in the atmosphere, but still didn't dare bring herself to lift up her head and actually look at him. The sudden quiver of awareness that flashed through her body twisted in nerves that were already stretched, turned her natural apprehension into something that was close to a physical pain. It took all her strength to subdue it so that she could only stare at the floor, focusing her gaze on the green and grey pattern of the slightly worn carpet at her feet.
'Perdón!'
He had become aware of her silent presence at the far side of the room and out of the corner of her eye she noticed how the tall, lean body stilled, stiffened. She couldn't see his face but there was a quality in his stillness, in that worrying silence, that told her his expression was changing, turning from polite greeting to realisation, to awareness. To…
'Alannah?'
Oh, dear God, but she had forgotten the way his use of her name affected her. That husky accent, the way that just the sound of his voice seemed to coil around her like warm, scented smoke, making her heart clench painfully.
'Alannah?'
She had to look at him now. She had no option. It was either that or let him guess just how much he affected her, and that was something she really didn't want him to know.
If she was honest, she'd been taken by surprise at it herself. She'd told herself that she could do this. That she could meet him, face him, tell him what he had to know and then go on her way, back to her life, the life she had built since she'd left him, all over again. She was away from him, she was free and nothing could change that. She was never going back.
But just the softly accented sound of her name on his lips had threatened that conviction disturbingly. She didn't know what it meant, but she was sure as she could be of one thing: she didn't want him to know about it.
'Hello, Raul.'
Trite and inane as it was, it was all that she could manage. And now she had to look at him. It was either that or make it obvious that she was holding back deliberately, that she was trying to do anything but look into his face.
So she lifted her head, forced her drooping eyelids wide open and met his bronze stare head-on.
He was bigger than she remembered. Or, rather, she had forgotten how tall, how strong and imposing he was. And it seemed that the passage of time had only added to the impact he made simply by walking into a room. She couldn't help wishing that she was not sitting down. The armchair was low and squat, making her feel uncomfortably vulnerable as Raul towered over her, overwhelming and ominously threatening.
In the two years since she had seen him, time had turned him from a young man into a dynamic, mature male. His powerful frame had become tauter, stronger, tightening muscles and enhancing his forceful stature. And nowhere were the effects of time on his bone structure more pronounced than in his face. The already lean shape, the high, slanting cheekbones were emphasised by the passage of time that had etched a few lines around his eyes and mouth. His brows seemed darker, thicker, and on either side of the straight slash of a nose his bronze eyes burned like molten gold, fiercely intent on her face.
Unlike her, he was immaculately dressed, the perfectly tailored lines of the elegant steel-grey suit he wore with a crisp white shirt clinging to those honed muscles, broad shoulders and narrow hips as if they had been moulded onto him. That suit and the pristine shirt were so much Don Raul Marcín, she reflected bitterly. So much the Raul she had known in the past. A man she had rarely seen in anything other than those tailored suits, almost never anything casual and relaxed. And his mind-set was the same. Always focused, always business, always working, making money. And when he wasn't working then his attention was on the one other thing that mattered to him—the dukedom of Marquez Marcín and all the land they owned.
'Buenas tardes Alannah.' It came stiffly, curtly, with an arrogant inclination of his head, barely acknowledging her and sending stinging pricks of indignation skit-tering over her skin.
Long time, no see. The flippant words hovered on her tongue but she caught them back, swallowing them down hard, knowing they were not in the least appropriate—nor would they be welcome.
'What are you doing here?'
The harsh demand in his tone drove all other thoughts from her mind, pushing her to her feet in a rush, her hands on the arms of the chair for support.
'The same as you, I presume. This is a hospital.'
'But I…'
The dawn of understanding in those burning eyes eased the sear of them over her skin, making her swallow again as her throat closed up in response to the sight.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Reviewed by Romance Junkies By Natalie S Months ago Alannah broke Raul's heart. Not that he would ever admit it to her. He wanted to marry her and she laughed at him, denying ever having had any feelings for him. So why, months later, does she still affect him as much as she did when they were involved? Raul doesn't know the answer, but he is determined to find the reason and then use it against her.Alannah does the one thing she never thought she would ever do again. She contacts Raul Esteban and asks to meet with him. Coming face to face again with the man she has loved since she met him, Alannah knows that what she did months ago was reprehensible but she can't think about that right now. Right now she has a request of Raul and she is willing to do anything for him to grant it.Raul vows then and there, after meeting with Alannah, that she will pay for the way she treated him. Imagine his surprise when the promiscuous woman he believes her to be turns out to be the virgin of his dreams.Kate Walker is one of my most read authors at Harlequin. Her male characters are dominant and forceful. They demand their women and the results are steamy and sensual. Raul is such a character. He thoroughly thinks that Alannah is not to be trusted and as such, treats her exactly how he thinks a sexually active woman should be treated. Alannah, for all of her bluster and blunder, is a woman living somewhat of a lie. She isn't all that experienced and the one man that she loved lived to have her at his mercy. I was giddy with excitement as I read - not only was Raul an alpha, he was a sexy Spanish one.SPANISH BILLIONAIRE, INNOCENT WIFE by Kate Walker takes readers on a coaster of a ride with Raul and Alannah dancing around each other trying to protect their hearts. When the smoke cleared and each character admitted his/her feelings, then the love story began. I found SPANISH BILLIONAIRE, INNOCENT WIFE to be a pleasant and interesting afternoon read.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Frustrating and not in a good way By Amazon Customer The writing was excellent and the concept of the book wasn't bad but there were pages upon pages of "he means this" and "he doesn't mean that". Just tell him your feelings! I hate books where the angst is the hero and heroine don't talk to each other. If that is how their relationship is going to start then their marriage will never last. Also, I prefer to bask a little in the happy ending but this ending was a bit abrupt.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Sensual; Full of Tension By Marilyn Shoemaker The Spanish Billionaire, Innocent Wife was not only full of passion as only Kate Walker can write it also was moving, full of tension with extremely believable characters. What touched me the most was Raul, he was so vulnerable with his feelings for Alannah yet intensely angry. Even though he displayed his Alpha characteristics he touched me because his feelings for her were hidden inside from the moment she lied and left him he never really got over the pain or loss. Raul's love for his sister, his lost brother and his desire to produce an heir for his father will move anyone reading this incredibly beautiful love story.From the moment one begins reading this story set in a hospital where Alannah mourns her dead brother and friend, Lorena who turns out to be Raul's sister who has also passed, you just know that when Raul arrives on the scene the tension is going to explode......and it does with seismic force.As their story unfolds before the reader's eyes, the sexual tension, the emotion, the pain of their love for each other will rip out your heart especially when Alannah's feelings about her love for Raul, her wanting to give him an heir and her uncertainly of his feelings for her, well trust me you won't want to miss reading this wonderful and moving story.The Spanish Billionaire, Innocent Wife is just another example of the amazing Kate Walker and her sensual and entertaining love stories.
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