Italian Marriage: In Name Only


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With her livelihood hanging in the balance, single mom and restaurateur Victoria Heart has one choice—a shocking proposal from arrogant hotelier Antonio Cavelli: he'll secure her future but take her freedom! Antonio has no time or want for love, but it is expected he will marry and produce children. A convenient wife would suit him perfectly—especially one with a ready-made heir! But Victoria's body responds so willingly to his slightest touch—he's not sure how long their arrangement will stay strictly business!




Married for the Italian's Heir


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She'd pay the price with two words. I do. After a shocking media exposé reveals that the compelling stranger she lost her virginity to is debauched bachelor Dante Mancini, Piper Riley is stunned! Their unexpected but exquisite night has left them inextricably bound… When Dante learns that Piper is pregnant, the heartless playboy sees the perfect opportunity to restore his business reputation—by making Piper his wife! But Piper won't settle for anything less than happy-every-after. Dante must overcome his past to prove to Piper—and the world—that this is more than a convenient match…




Italian Marriage: In Name Only


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Victoria owns a restaurant in Sydney, but the recession and a rent increase are about to push the restaurant off the edge. One day Victoria goes to see the property owner to negotiate a payment plan. There she meets Antonio Cavelli, the notorious billionaire. He sees Victoria with her son Nathan, and with a smile he makes her a proposal that has her doubting her ears?in return for his leniency, she’ll have to become his wife!




Love Italian Style


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Real Housewives of New Jersey star Melissa Gorga shows you how to love your man and keep him happy, satisfied, faithful, and devoted to you. What you see is what you get with Melissa Gorga. On Real Housewives of New Jersey, she's that beautiful, ambitious woman with a successful career who puts her family first. In fact, her stable yet sexy marriage to lovable Joe is a welcome antidote to the constant fighting and backbiting on the show. Despite the pressure of life in the spotlight, she makes marriage look easy. How does she do it? Melissa's overriding principle: Treat your husband like a king! And in return, you'll be treated like a queen! In Love Italian Style, Melissa shares her (and his) secrets to relationship success—generations-tested old-fashioned values served up with a modern, sexy twist. To her, the four tenets to a happy marriage are respect, honesty, loyalty, and passion (underscore passion). By sharing her and Joe's life together—from the story of their first date to how they still keep it hot in the bedroom a decade later—Melissa admits that, yes, marriage has been a lot of work, but the rewards are ten-fold. With her time-tested strategies, you can "Gorganize" your own relationship, strengthen your bond, and amp up the passion for lifelong bliss. Some of Melissa's how-to's: · Dress to impress your man. · Flirt with your hubby. · Cook Italian style. · Fight right. · Keep the romance alive and the home fires burning. · Raise little princes and princesses. This playful guidebook promises to make any marriage better—the Gorga way!




Debating Divorce in Italy


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The popular referendum of 1974 which affirmed Italy's recently-won divorce law is widely regarded as a turning point in modern Italian history, but the long story behind that struggle has remained largely unfamiliar. Using the debates over divorce as a lens, this book is a study of the quest to modernize Italy, Italians, and Italian marriage.




Only in Naples


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"In the tradition of M.F.K. Fisher and Peter Mayle, this ... memoir follows American-born Katherine Wilson on her adventures abroad, where a three-month rite of passage in Naples turns into a permanent embrace of this boisterous city on the Mediterranean. It is all thanks to a surprising romance, a new passion for food, and a spirited woman who will become her mother-in-law--and teach her to laugh, to seize joy, and to love"--




The Italian's Marriage Bargain


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An offer to mend their marriage - or end it? After years without contact, glamorous film star Gina Moretti is stunned when billionaire businessman Massimo Conti stalks back into her life, demanding her help. Their short-lived marriage was a mistake she's striving to put behind her. The last thing she needs is to open old wounds, no matter how insistent Massimo is. Especially since he's still devastatingly dangerous to her emotions. But Massimo has confronted the inescapable truth - that the only woman in the world he wants is his estranged wife! He concocts a daring scheme to get her back. His plan might be underhanded, it might be brazenly manipulative, but he refuses to take no for an answer. His outrageous ploy must succeed. For the alternative is to lose Gina forever.




Regal Weddings and Ruthless Tycoons Bundle


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They're masters of their kingdoms, boardrooms...and bedrooms! Get four stories of irresistible royals and powerful tycoons in the Regal Weddings and Ruthless Tycoons Bundle. Collection includes: Rich, Ruthless and Secretly Royal by Robyn Donald; Forgotten Mistress, Secret Love-Child by Annie West; Taken by the Pirate Tycoon by Daphne Clair; and Italian Marriage: In Name Only by Kathryn Ross.




Contracted as the Italian's Bride


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He never wanted a wife but now the Italian wants everything in this Cinderella romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Julia James. His convenient wife… leaves him wanting more! Italian billionaire Dante is furious! To inherit the company he has waited his whole life to take over, he must wed…within three months. Distracted and frustrated, he accidentally knocks over waitress Connie Weston, only to find the solution to his dilemma staring him in the face… Becoming Dante’s bride is the answer to Connie’s financial troubles. And, for the first time, she can afford to focus on herself. Her newfound confidence captivates everyone, especially her overwhelmingly attractive husband. But surrendering to desire in Rome would violate the terms of their purely on-paper union… From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.




THE ITALIAN'S REVENGE


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Catherine has been living half a globe away from her husband, Vito, for three years now. For as long as he can remember, their son, Santos, has never seen his mother and father together. Vito was looking forward to the next of Santos’s periodic visits, but his new lover, Marietta, isn’t happy about having Santos in the picture. To protect Santos from Marietta’s cruelty, Vito hatches a plan to live together with his wife and son as a family once more. Though her old wounds haven’t healed and the fire of their love has long since gone cold, Catherine finds her heart racing at Vito’s touch. Are they living together for Santos’s sake alone?