Say It with Diamonds

Lucy King

All that sparkles… At thirty-five, Bella might be an expert on diamonds – but she’s still missing a big fat one on the third finger of her left hand. However, at least she has her successful jewellery business – with very interesting new client William Cameron, AKA the Duke of Hawksley, no less!She’s expecting portly and chinless – but actually Will’s tall, dark and so distractingly good-looking it’s hard to concentrate on his jewels! More of a surprise: this weird chemistry between them is actually mutual. Urgent… And it catches them completely unawares in a black London taxi…All that glitters is not gold. All that sparkles isn’t diamond. All men who turn you on aren’t the real thing. But being cynical gets boring…maybe it’s time for Bella to throw caution to the winds…?

Say It With Diamonds

Lucy King

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

Praise for Lucy King

‘Simply fabulous! I couldn’t resist

gobbling up this delicious contemporary

romance in a single sitting. Lucy King has

created a thoroughly modern and believable

character in Emily, and Luke is a gorgeous

Alpha male who will make women swoon

with delight! Refreshing, romantic and

wholly enjoyable, this fabulously uplifting,

emotional and captivating tale heralds the start

of an exciting new voice in category romance,

and I cannot wait to read more sensational

romance by the hugely talented Lucy King!’

—www.cataromance.com on

Bought: Damsel in Distress

‘Fast-paced, sexy, poignant and deliciously

enjoyable, Propositioned by the Billionaire will go down a treat … the world over— and readers would do well to remember Lucy King’s name because she is a writer destined for greatness!’ —www.cataromance.com on Propositioned by the Billionaire

About the Author

LUCY KING spent her formative years lost in the world of Mills & Boon

romance when she really ought to have been paying attention to her teachers. Up against sparkling heroines, gorgeous heroes and the magic of falling in love, trigonometry and absolute ablatives didn’t stand a chance.

But as she couldn’t live in a dream world for ever she eventually acquired a degree in languages and an eclectic collection of jobs. A stroll to the River Thames one Saturday morning led her to her very own hero. The minute she laid eyes on the hunky rower getting out of a boat, clad only in Lycra and carrying a three-metre oar as if it was a toothpick, she knew she’d met the man she was going to marry. Luckily the rower thought the same.

She will always be grateful to whatever it was that made her stop dithering and actually sit down to type Chapter One, because dreaming up her own sparkling heroines and gorgeous heroes is pretty much her idea of the perfect job.

Originally a Londoner, Lucy now lives in Spain, where she spends much of the time reading, failing to finish cryptic crosswords, and trying to convince herself that lying on the beach really is the best way to work.

Visit her at www.lucyking.net

Also by Lucy King

THE CROWN AFFAIR

BOUGHT: DAMSEL IN DISTRESS

PROPOSITIONED BY THE BILLIONAIRE

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To Sophie, Robert and Dom—for help with the details

CHAPTER ONE

Bella, hon,

Alex has this friend he’s been doing business with.

Single … Gorgeous … Clever … Loaded …. And he’s really up for meeting you. I know you’re not keen on blind dates, but I’ve met him and I think he’d be perfect for you. So what do you say?

x Phoebe

PS—What are you doing for your birthday?

HOW long did it take to type ‘Over my dead body’ and ‘Burrowing beneath my duvet’? Bella wondered, re-reading the email that had just landed in her in-box and glancing up at the clock.

Seeing that she had ten minutes before her two o’clock appointment was due, she swivelled back, shook her head in bemusement, and hit the reply button.

What planet was Phoebe on? Not keen on blind dates? That was the understatement of the century.

How could her so-called friend have forgotten the endless nights they’d spent dissecting