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    The Tycoon's Reluctant Bride
    The Tycoon's Reluctant Bride
    The Tycoon's Reluctant Bride
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    The Tycoon's Reluctant Bride

    By Rose Francis

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    Lonely Megan finds her life even emptier when her best friend suddenly passes away.
    The tragedy is soon followed by a bit of good luck, and not only does she end up winning a much-needed island getaway, she gets seated in first class next to a gorgeous, blue-eyed hunk who, for some reason, is convinced she's destined to be his wife!
    She banters with the hot stranger during the flight with no intention of giving in to the way he makes her feel, determined to keep her heart shielded from further heartbreak.
    But she soon finds out they are staying in the same hotel, and in no time, she learns that when this billionaire alpha male said he plans to keep her, he meant it!
    Can the tycoon convince her they were made for each other?

    This is the third BWWM love story in the series, 'The Billionaire's Proposition.' The interracial romances are all standalone (no cliffhangers). It is recommended, though not required, to read 'The Billionaire's Assistant' and 'Serving the Billionaire first.'

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPoison Arrow Publishing
    Release dateDec 24, 2016
    ISBN9781370742073
    The Tycoon's Reluctant Bride
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    Rose Francis

    Rose Francis writes interracial and multicultural romance. She loves reading and writing psychological fiction, particularly stories addressing difficult topics. She has been writing from a very early age and is thrilled to have a platform that allows her to bring her tales to the public!

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      The Tycoon's Reluctant Bride - Rose Francis

      The Tycoon’s Reluctant Bride

      The Tycoon’s Reluctant Bride

      The Billionaire’s Proposition

      Rose Francis

      Poison Arrow Publishing

      Contents

      Synopsis

      MAILING LIST SIGNUP

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Chapter 10

      Epilogue

      EXCERPT

      About the Author

      Also by Rose Francis

      Synopsis

      A reason. A season. A lifetime.

      Lonely Megan finds her life even emptier when her best friend suddenly passes away.

      The tragedy is soon followed by a bit of good luck, and not only does she end up winning a much-needed island getaway, she gets seated in first class next to a gorgeous, blue-eyed hunk who, for some reason, is convinced she’s destined to be his wife!

      She banters with the hot stranger during the flight with no intention of giving in to the way he makes her feel, determined to keep her heart shielded from further heartbreak.

      But she soon finds out they are staying in the same hotel, and in no time, she learns that when this billionaire alpha male said he plans to keep her, he meant it!

      But can the tycoon convince her they were made for each other?

      **A sexy BWWM romance novella!**

      It is recommended, though not required, to read The Billionaire’s Assistant and Serving the Billionaire first.

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      Copyright © 2015 by Rose Francis

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only.

      No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

      Cover design by Cormar Covers

      Last updated: May 2017

      Chapter 1

      Megan

      Areason . A season. A lifetime.

      The first time Megan received a forwarded email explaining the temporal nature of relationships, she was fourteen.

      She had received it from her best friend, Kira—a girl she met in second grade and who had added the note: I hope you’re my lifetime! :)

      The second time Megan received the forward, she was twenty, and it had come from a cousin she had once been close with but had grown apart from since graduating high school.

      Megan wasn’t sure what to make of it then—was her cousin saying she understood why they were no longer close, considering the actual physical distance put between them by college, and that their friendship had only been for a season? Or was she hoping they had parted temporarily to learn other life lessons, but would come together again, turning out to be lifetime friends instead?

      Megan didn’t bother to clarify.

      The third time Megan received the forward, it was from her best friend, Kira, again, a few years later.

      This time, there was no ambiguity—they were now in their early twenties and still extremely close, and both were excited to continue their lifelong journey as confidants.

      But the journey ended for one of them.

      As Megan watched her carry-on get scanned by the airport technology, she worried about the small container of ash within.

      Kira had gotten her wish of having Megan as a lifetime friend, but instead of them taking their friendship into old age as she’d probably imagined, her life was cut short by a drunk driver.

      Megan hoped this trip to the islands would give her some sort of closure—part of the reason she was taking it was to spread some of Kira’s ashes in the country that had been at the top of her bucket list.

      It seemed so unfair to Megan that, here she was, getting the chance to travel to this place Kira never made it to, but she wasn’t even half as excited about the idea—only glad to take a much-needed vacation.

      She was still in a state of disbelief, in fact; how could Kira have ended up being just a season for her after all?

      No matter how illogical it was, part of her still didn’t think it was real—her best friend wasn’t dead, and she would magically re-materialize when Megan got back to the states, ready to chastise her for taking this trip without her.

      Megan almost missed her boarding call, deeply engrossed in her thoughts as she went over the few plans she’d made for her week-long island getaway.

      She’d forgotten she was on a first class ticket for the first time, so she was expecting to be called later—not among the first set of passengers to be invited to board.

      She got up quickly, grabbing her bag, then hurried onto the airplane.

      A face caught her eye once she entered the first class section—a handsome, chiseled, tan face with bright blue eyes focused intently on her.

      She almost stopped in her tracks she was so stunned by the man’s good looks—she thought guys like him only existed in the movies, aided by lighting and other visual effects, tucked into corners of Hollywood.

      She suddenly found herself feeling heated and self-conscious, aware of every movement she made—especially with his hypnotizing eyes not leaving her.

      He didn’t vanish like a mirage as she got closer, and as she checked her seating assignment, she realized she’d be sitting right next to him.

      Every atom of her being vibrated more.

      What luck, the handsome stranger said, one corner of his mouth tilting up as she stopped and flashed him a brief smile, indicating the empty window seat next to him.

      He got up to accommodate her, and she decided not to address his comment—especially since she had been thinking the same thing.

      Instead, she sat and tucked her bag beneath the seat in front of her as he sat back down.

      She felt his eyes on her again.

      You sure look the part, he said in a growling masculine tone once she had settled—a growl that made her core start to vibrate with interest.

      She turned to look at him, trying to keep her expression neutral.

      Excuse me? she queried lightly.

      He was even more rattling up close and she tried to ignore his beauty, the heady cologne emanating from him, his intent blue gaze, the lips she had started to scrutinize and wonder what it would be like to touch with hers.

      She did her best to ignore her pounding heart, her racing blood, the growing heat and tingling between her legs.

      I happen to be looking for a wife, he said, his voice deep and casual, and that’s probably you.

      Megan suddenly stopped buzzing all over and erupted into laughter.

      She laughed for so long that she wondered if she had transitioned to hysterics.

      Had her grief finally gotten to her?

      Why did this beautiful man’s statement seem so absurd?

      Is this some kind of joke? she asked once she recovered. She looked around as if searching for a hidden camera crew.

      What on earth do you think I am? she asked more seriously, trying to sound calm and firm, but not too caustic; after all, she was stuck with him for the duration of the plane ride.

      "Who am I, you should ask," he said, his manner and tone unchanged, his eyes still unrelentingly on her.

      Okay then, who are you?

      He didn’t answer. He just continued staring at her boldly like he was studying her, learning

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