“I Came To New Orleans To Find My Late Husband’s Son, His Heir,” Samantha Explained. “His Name Is Louis DuLac.” “I’m Louis DuLac,” said the handsome mystery man with whom she’d just shared a night of incredible passion. His features grew hard and he gazed at her through narrowed eyes. Sam’s knees almost gave out. If he hadn’t been holding her wrist she might have plunged backward down the stairs. “But you can’t be.” The words fell from her lips, dazed and barely coherent. “It’s impossible.” “Come in,” he said. This time, it was a command rather than an invitation. He still held a firm grip on her wrist. She felt herself struggling for breath. He tugged her toward him. “You’re my late husband’s…oh no.” She tried to free herself. He pulled her closer. “You’re not going anywhere.” Dear Reader, Young, beautiful women who marry rich, older men are often treated cruelly in the press. These “trophy wives” seem to be objects of intense fascination and resentment, as evidenced by the ghoulish obsession with Anna Nicole Smith after the passing of her wealthy older husband. The coverage of her life and tragic death made me wonder how it would feel to be subject to such envy and loathing. It sparked the idea for The Heir’s Scandalous Affair, in which young widow Samantha Hardcastle has to find her way in the world after the death of her billionaire husband, Tarrant. With the eyes and cameras of the world upon her, Sam finds herself falling in love with the one man she should stay far, far away from: her husband’s illegitimate son. I hope you enjoy Sam and Louis’s roller coaster romance. Jen JENNIFER LEWIS THE HEIR’S SCANDALOUS AFFAIR Books by Jennifer Lewis Silhouette Desire The Boss’s Demand #1812 Seduced for the Inheritance #1830 Black Sheep Billionaire #1847 Prince of Midtown #1891 * Millionaire’s Secret Seduction #1925 * In the Argentine’s Bed #1931 * The Heir’s Scandalous Affair #1938 JENNIFER LEWIS has been dreaming up stories for as long as she can remember and is thrilled to be able to share them with readers. She has lived on both sides of the Atlantic and worked in media and the arts before she grew bold enough to put pen to paper. Happily settled in New York with her family, she would love to hear from readers at [email protected]. Visit her Web site at www.jenlewis.com. For my mother, who encouraged my love of books from the beginning, and who was my on-the-spot correspondent in New Orleans while I wrote this story. Acknowledgment: Thanks once again to the lovely people who read my book while I was writing it, including Amanda, Anne, Betty, Carol, Cynthia, Leeanne and Marie, and my agent Andrea. Contents Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six