The Santangeli Marriage

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Sara Craven. The Santangeli Marriage

THE SANTANGELI MARRIAGE

MILLS & BOON

MILLS & BOON

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‘What are you doing here?’ Marissa demanded huskily.

‘An odd question, mia bella, to put to your husband when he visits your bedroom on your wedding night.’

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Because, in a devastating aftermath of the accident, it had been discovered that the Brendons had always lived up to and exceeded their income, and that through some fairly typical oversight Alec had failed to renew his life insurance, leaving his only daughter penniless.

At first Maria had begged for the fourteen-year-old girl to be brought to Italy and raised as a member of their family, but for once the ever-indulgent Guillermo had vetoed her plan. If her scheme to turn Marisa into the next Santangeli bride was to succeed—and there was, of course, no guarantee that this would happen—it would be far better, he’d said, for the girl to continue her education and upbringing in England, at their expense, than for Renzo to become so accustomed to her presence in the household that he might begin to regard her simply as an irritating younger sister.

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