Secrets of the Playboy's Bride

The Medici Men

by Leanne Banks

Silhouette (Desire)

Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Romance: Sensual, Contemporary Romance: Category Romance

March 9, 2010

Available in: Paperback, e-Book

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Secrets of the Playboy's Bride
by Leanne Banks

Success was one thing...acceptance, another. All his life, Leonardo Grant had yearned to be more than his rough beginnings had allowed. Now, after making millions, he believed marriage to the right woman could secure him the respect no amount of money could.

When Leo spotted Calista French, he knew he'd found his foil. But their chance meeting had actually been carefully orchestrated...and not by him. Just what was his "perfect" society wife planning?

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Leanne Banks' Bio

Leanne Banks is a national #1 best-selling author of romance novels and on a good day looks like the woman in the picture. She is the winner of the Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards in Series Sensuality and Love and Laughter. She is also the winner of the Florida Writers Beacon Award, the Golden Quill Award, and the Georgia Romance Writers' MAGGIE Award. Her books have been recognized by the Award of Excellence Contest, the Romance Writers of America Rita Contest, and the National Readers' Choice Awards.

Leanne believes her readers work hard on the job and for their families, so she tries to lighten the load with stories featuring a strong sense of fun and sensuality. Reader response is heartwarming. One of her favorite letters was from a woman who had been suffering from severe health problems: "[Your books] did more for my health that all the medicine in the world -- as corny as this sounds, [your heroes] made me feel like life is `worth it'."

Leanne lives in Virginia with her husband, and two children. She loves music, chocolate, quotes, and new adventures. Her recent adventures include snorkeling in the Caribbean and riding an elephant, and one of her ongoing adventures is raising teenage children.