'I have a business proposition for you.' Sealed with a million-dollar ring!

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In this sexy international romance, a billionaire discovers the woman who got away is the mother of his child, and demands they marry for baby’s sake. “You stole my son from me, Gia.” Now she’ll wear Di Fiore’s ring! Commanding Santo Di Fiore is stunned to see Giovanna Castiglione again. Her unexpected appearance at his luxurious party in the Bahamas leaves him craving answers. Why, after that one forbidden encounter, did she leave? But when Gia reveals their secret consequence, Santo won’t let her go a second time. The Italian will claim his son —and Gia as his wife!

When first published, Marshall McLuhan's Understanding Media made history with its radical view of the effects of electronic communications upon man and life in the twentieth century.

"First move's yours, Lex," he murmured. "After that, all bets are off." Wine magnate Gabe De Campo has fired his PR company three weeks before the wwmost anticipated launch event the industry's ever seen. Enter Alexandra Anderson--the last woman he should ever work with, but the only woman who can help. Gabe and Alex have always been a lethal combination, and with so much at stake for them both, failure is not an option. Can they ignore the powerful attraction between them in order to maintain their professionalism...or is it only a matter of time before the cork is popped on their passion?

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I have a business proposition for you.' Sealed with a million-dollar ring! To win the most important deal of his life, Lazzero Di Fiore needs a fake fiancee. He strikes a pact with his gorgeous but guarded local barista Chiara: he'll save her father from bankruptcy if she agrees to wear his ring! But any convenience is consumed by their explosive attraction. Now Lazzero is determined to see his diamond on Chiara's finger - for good!