Tempted In The City
TALL, DARK, AND DAMNMeet Little Italy's best-kept—and hottest—secret… bachelor Tony PaladinoLittle Italy is a part of Tony Paladino. The noise, the food, the people—it's in his blood. Now he's taken over the family contracting business, trying to keep the community as vibrant and beautiful as it used to be. But the bitch about small communities is everyone knows everyone…Which is why newcomer Catherine Fox is pretty much screwed. There isn’t enough cannoli in the world to convince the old-school neighbors to accept an outsider. As Tony helps Cat restore the old home she bought, however, the chemistry between them is sizzlin' hot. And suddenly this sexy bachelor–who's oh-so-good with his hands–is not about to say Ciao!
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TALL, DARK AND DAMN
Meet Little Italyâs best-keptâand hottestâsecret: bachelor Tony Paladino
Little Italy is a part of Tony Paladino. The noise, the food, the peopleâitâs in his blood. Now heâs taken over the family contracting business, trying to keep the community as vibrant and beautiful as it used to be. But the bitch about small communities is everyone knows everyone...
Which is why newcomer Catherine Fox is pretty much screwed. There isnât enough cannoli in the world to convince the old-school neighbors to accept an outsider. As Tony helps Cat restore the old home she bought, however, the chemistry between them is sizzlinâ hot. And suddenly this sexy bachelorâwhoâs oh-so-good with his handsâis not about to say Ciao!
âI wasnât finished...â
âWith what?â Catherine asked, all innocence, his hungry look and low raspy voice exciting her.
âKissing you,â Tony said, pulling her close. The way he took her mouth, possessive and demanding, accelerated more than her heartbeat.
It was thrilling. Her breasts brushed against his chest, her hardened nipples sensitive enough to make her breath catch. She squeezed her legs together as tightly as she could, needing the pressure, wanting so much more.
His hands tightened on her waist, and he lifted her up onto the center island. Their eyes were level now, and she could see the black of his widening pupils.
âChrist, youâre beautiful,â he whispered, then kissed her as he slid his hands underneath her dress, moving them up her thighs, which seemed to part of their own volition. âIâve been thinking about this since the last time you were here,â he said.
âExcept this time, I intend to finish what I start.â
Iâm back writing about my favorite city in the worldâNew York! In this gently reimagined tale of Little Italy, five generations of the Paladino family have lived in their house on Mulberry Street since 1910. Now, theyâve got a thriving construction firm where three hot brothers, Tony, Luca and Dominic, work, live and love in the shrinking, old-fashioned world of close Italian families who seem to specialize in gossip.
In Tempted in the City, Tony Paladino meets a woman who is most definitely not one of their own. Catherine Fox works as a translator at the United Nations. After growing up in Europe, the daughter of diplomats, sheâs finally found the home sheâs always dreamed of in the heart of Little Italy.
Unfortunately, the Old Guardâa bunch of nosy neighbors who should know betterâobjects to this stranger remodeling one of the few single-family homes in the neighborhood.
Tony, on the other hand, loves everything about Cat. From the moment she hires his family to do the remodel, the two of them click in every way...especially in the bedroom.
Itâs supposed to be just a flingâuntil they finish the house. But life doesnât always follow a blueprint.
I hope you all fall in love with the Brothers Paladino in the hot NYC Bachelors series! I certainly have.
Ciao,
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 forty-five novels for Harlequin. Visit her website at joleigh.com or contact her at [email protected].
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âWHERE THE HELL have you been?â
Tony Paladino stopped in his tracks as Gina, his cousin and the office manager at Paladino & Sons, came at him waving a wad of pink message slips. He held his hand up to stop her as he checked the text on his cell phone.
Sure enough, Rita wanted to meet later, after work. She was in town only for tonight, and he wasnât going to let anything get in the way of seeing her. He hadnât had sex in too damn long, and Rita was just the ticket. Uncomplicated, didnât even live in New York, and she wanted nothing from him but some hot action with a wave goodbye after. Perfect.
He answered her text in very few words, and the moment he hit Send, Gina pounced.
âYou were supposed to be here two hours ago. Alex, the plumber on the Ortega job, says the whole system needs replacing from the ground up, and that was not in his budget, so he wants his money up front.
âAlso, Sal is going crazy at Catherine Foxâs house. He says sheâs insane and if you donât call him back right away, heâs going to pack it up and go home.â
âWell, thatâs just great.â Tony shook his head. The hits just kept on coming.
âIâm not finished,â Gina said. âThe mayorâs assistant is trying to get hold of your father to ask him to dinner as thanks for the remodel of his offices. And Leoâs truck broke down in Park Slope so he hasnât gotten to the Walkersâ brownstone yet. Thereâs a bunch more, but those are the calls you need to get to right away.â
