About THE INNOCENT’S FORGOTTEN WEDDING by
Lynne Graham: The Italian husband she can’t
remember…or resist!
After a terrible car crash, Brooke can’t remember her own name—much less her wedding day! Finding irresistible Lorenzo Tassini at her bedside—and a gold band on her finger—is shocking.
Honor-bound to care for his estranged wife, Lorenzo whisks her to his luxury Tuscan villa. But Brooke’s nothing like Lorenzo remembers! Her sweetness surprises him, as does the chemistry between them, blazing like never before. Stunned to discover her virginity, Lorenzo must uncover the secrets of the woman wearing his ring…
Excerpt,
THE INNOCENT’S FORGOTTEN WEDDING by Lynne Graham
Early the following morning, alarm bells rang
and lights flashed from the machinery by the bed. The woman came awake and went
into panic, eyes focusing on an unfamiliar room and then on the ar-rival of two
nurses, their faces both concerned and excited at the same time. She clawed at
the breath-ing tube in her throat because she couldn’t speak and the women
tried to both restrain and soothe her, telling her over and over again that the
doc-tor was coming, everything would be all right and that there was nothing to
worry about. She thought they were crazy. Her body wouldn’t move. She could
only move one hand and her arm felt as if it didn’t belong to her. How could
she possibly have nothing to worry about? Why were they talking nonsense? Did
they think she was stupid?
The panic kept on clawing at her, even after
the doctor arrived and the breathing tube was re-moved. He kept on asking her
questions, questions she couldn’t answer until she couldn’t hide from the truth
any longer. She didn’t know who she was. What was her name? She didn’t know why
she was lying in a hospital bed. She didn’t have a last memory to offer because
her mind was a blank, a complete blank. It was a ridiculous relief to receive
an approving nod when she evidently got the name of the Prime Minister right
and contrived to name colours correctly.
‘What happened to me?’ she whispered brokenly,
her breath rasping. ‘Have I been ill?’
‘You were in an accident.’ The doctor paused
there, exchanging a glance with the staff surround-ing the bed.
‘What’s my name?’ she asked shakily.
‘Your name is Brooke… Brooke Tassini.’ The name
meant absolutely nothing to her, didn’t even sound slightly familiar.
‘Your husband will be here very soon.’ Brooke’s
eyes widened to their fullest extent in shock. ‘I have a husband?’
For some reason, the nurses smiled. ‘Oh, yes,
you have a husband.’
‘A very handsome husband,’ one of the women
added.
Brooke stared down at her bare wedding fin-ger.
She was married. Oh, my goodness, she was married. Did she have children? she
asked. No…no children as far as they knew, they said, and a tinge of relief
threaded through the panic she was only just holding at bay. Then she felt
guilty about that sense of relief. She liked children, didn’t she? But it was
scary enough to have a husband she didn’t remember—it would be simply appalling
if she had contrived to forget her children as well.
About Lynne
Graham:
Lynne Graham lives in
Northern Ireland and has been a keen romance reader since her teens. Happily
married, Lynne has five children. Her eldest is her only natural child. Her
other children, who are every bit as dear to her heart, are adopted. The family
has a variety of pets, and Lynne loves gardening, cooking, collecting allsorts
and is crazy about every aspect of Christmas.
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