Everyone loves New York...but they lust after red-hot bachelor Dom Paladino!
In the loud, vibrant Little Italy community, family is just as important as history. Dominic might be the youngestâand most charmingâof the Paladino brothers, but he wants a future that doesnât involve the family business. He also wants temptingly sexy Sara Moretti...and heâs not letting a little thing like âbad bloodâ keep him away.
Saraâs never forgiven Dom for hurting her feelings all those years ago. So how come her heart beats like crazy every time he stops by her familyâs pizza shop? Suddenly sheâs having a seriously hot, X-rated fling with the guy she used to hate. It canât possibly last. But in the Big Apple, half the fun comes from rewriting history...
âWe can take this as slowly as you want,â Dom murmured.
Sara glanced down at his aroused body as they sprawled across his bed. âUh, it looks like slow is the last thing you need.â
âIâll be fine.â Dom smiled. When he kissed her, it was gentle. Sweet. Sheâd wanted things to be wild, untamed. This fantasy was turning into a soap opera.
His hand cupped the back of her neck, and with the tip of his tongue he brushed the seam between her lips. His other hand caressed her breast and teased the nipple.
Something clicked and she kissed him back, letting everything else go. Right this moment, this kiss, his tongue, the taste of him, the way he breathed, was all that existed.
He didnât hurry her or make her feel anything but special. His low moan made that thrill slip down her back again, and she found herself melting inside, all kinds of sensations wakening once more.
He wasnât the boy of her memories, or the man sheâd imagined.
He was so much better. Hotter. Sexier...
Dear Reader,
Well, here it is. My last Harlequin Blaze. It seems impossible. Iâve loved this series ever since I wrote my first Blaze back in 2001. I was thrilled that my editor, Birgit Davis-Todd, thought of me for the launch, and Iâve been privileged to write thirty-seven Blaze stories since then.
Seduced in the City is set in my beloved New York and is the final book in the NYC Bachelors trilogy.
Dominic Paladino is a natural-born charmer, and now that heâs finally leaving the family business, everyone knows heâs destined to take the world by storm.
Sara Moretti has returned to the neighborhood after being away at college, and is working at her familyâs pizza parlor while she finishes her MA. Sheâd had a crush on Dom since she was twelve.
Only, the boy sheâd loved from afar broke her teenage heart, and she made a foolish mistake in return. Foolish enough that it rippled through her life right up until the day he reappeared ten years later.
Now they not only need to work through their troubled past, but theyâre faced with some serious decisions that could impact their families, their neighborhood and most important, the love thatâs taken them both by surprise.
I hope you enjoy Dom and Saraâs story, and that we meet again soon between the pages of more stories from the heart.
All my best wishes,
Jo Leigh
JO LEIGH is from Los Angeles and always thought sheâd end up living in Manhattan. So how did she end up in Utah in a tiny town with a terrible internet connection, being bossed around by a houseful of rescued cats and dogs? What the heck, she says, predictability is boring. Jo has written more than sixty novels for Harlequin. Find her on Twitter, @jo_leigh.
To Birgit Davis-Todd, whoâs believed in me and my work since 1997.
I canât think of a better thing thatâs happened to me in my Harlequin career.
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ELLIE, SARA MORETTIâS little sister, hung up the phone and twirled around as if sheâd just won the lottery. âThe Paladinos want their regular order,â she called back into the kitchen. âTwo large, one pepperoni, one veggie, one order of ziti.â She turned to Sara, her smile so broad it must have hurt. âI think Domâs coming to pick it up.â
Dom.
The tray slipped out of Saraâs hands and bounced on the linoleum floor with a loud clang.
Laughing, Ellie scooped it up for her. âButterfingers.â
Jeanette stuck her head out from the kitchen. âEveryone okay?â
âFine.â Sara took the tray from her sister and went straight to the sink to wash it.
She hadnât thought about Dominic Paladino in a long while. And clearly she couldnât afford to think about him now. Her pulse had ratcheted up. Her heart was trying out for the gymnastics team, and so was her stomach.
The last time sheâd seen him was right there at Morettiâs Pizza Parlor the day before sheâd left for George Washington University, seven years ago. Heâd been sitting at a table with two of his jock friends, his dark hair slicked back, his damp T-shirt straining across his broad shoulders and clinging to his lightly muscled chest. Theyâd just come from a soccer game after trampling their opponents, a team from the next block over. Sara had hid in the back while Jeanette waited on their table.