Will she resist his scandalous proposition...
Or succumb to mindless pleasure?
Softhearted Gracie James is mortified when Rafael Vitale finds her accidentally trespassing on his luxurious Italian estate! She canât refuse Rafeâs teasing demand that she attend an exclusive party with him. From the dangerous intensity in his eyes, virgin Gracie knows sheâs playing with fireâafter all, outrageous playboy Rafe is only promising a temporary liaison. Can she resist the power of his raw sensuality?
Be seduced by this spellbinding Cinderella story!
NATALIE ANDERSON adores a happy endingâwhich is why she always reads the back of a book first. Just to be sure. So you can be certain youâve got a happy ending in your hands right nowâbecause she promises nothing less. Along with happy endings she loves peppermint-filled dark chocolate, pineapple juice and extremely long showers. Not to mention spending hours teasing her imaginary friends with dating dilemmas. She tends to torment them before eventually relenting and offeringâyou guessed itâa happy ending. She lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, with her gorgeous husband and four fabulous children. If, like her, you love a happy ending, be sure to say hi at Facebook.com/authornataliea, follow @authornataliea on Twitter or visit her website/blog, natalie-anderson.com.
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ISBN: 978-1-474-08729-2
AWAKENING HIS INNOCENT CINDERELLA
© 2018 Natalie Anderson
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For Bridge and Katâ
thank you so much for the coffee catch-ups, giggles and goss. Thursdays are the best!
BRUSHING BACK A lock of hair, Gracie James entered the last three digits into the discreet keypad and paused expectantly. An electronic beep sounded and the heavy iron gates smoothly swung back. She wheeled her bike through the opening and leaned it against the nearest of the tall trees that formed a guard of honour the length of the driveway. She walked the rest of the way, making the most of her opportunity to see one of Lake Comoâs luxury hideaways and cooling down from her ride at the same time. The grounds were stunning enough, but she still gasped when the building came into view.
Oh...yes.
In the gorgeous Italian village of Bellezzo, where sheâd been living for the last four months, Gracie had thought sheâd become immune to the stunning architecture Italy had to offer. So wrong. Villa Rosetta was an eighteenth-century masterpiece of symmetry and style with its precisely spaced archways, three floors of warm-coloured stone with large, gleaming windows and that perfectly placed turret on top. The luxury looked all the more magical thanks to the golden hue from the setting sun.