the italian's rags-to-riches wife by Julia James

He’s planning a bedding – but not a wedding…

Allesandro di Vincenzo is a connoisseur of women. A perfect male specimen, there is no woman he can’t have – until Laura Stowe crosses his path, and he discovers there may be an exception to his rule…

There is no other word for Laura than…plain! What’s more, she’s poor as a church mouse, and hides behind her homely appearance to avoid getting close to any other human being – including Allesandro…

But her family connections mean that Laura unknowingly holds the key to the door ofultimate corporate power that Allesandro craves. So he must grit his teeth and charm this ugly duckling of her shell and in between his sheets – where, like all his fleeting conquests, before her, Laura will learn what it is t be a beautiful, desired swan…