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Luciano De Santis, a commanding Italian tycoon, brings worldly success and an undeniable allure to modern romance. He finds himself craving a bride and chooses ordinary Lizzie Hadley to become his wife. With careful blackmail, he forces her into a perilous arrangement, knowing she cannot refuse. But a crucial condition was omitted: as his wife, Lizzie must produce an heir, plunging her into conflict of desire, duty, and high‑stakes ambition.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Michelle Reid
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