Sicilian Engagement

Sicilian Engagement Series, Book One Billionaire Lorenzo Ferrante has tried marriage before and knows it for the trap it is. However, like it or not, he needs a fiancée now in order to close a deal that will set him free from his family’s sordid past. All the Sicilian wants is to start fresh somewhere and build a good life for himself and his two little girls. A wife would also be able to help him care for and guide his twin daughters. It’s as simple as that. Thanks to her lowlife brother, Lora Pryce-Howard is being blackmailed into playing Lorenzo Ferrante’s fiancée. She’ll have to play along if she wants to keep her business, a roof over her ailing mother’s head, and her brother alive. She refuses to be seduced by a luxurious Mediterranean lifestyle, but it’s Lorenzo’s soft words and burning kisses that make it impossible to leave. Money can buy the billionaire a fiancée, but it may cost more than he’s willing to give to gain her heart.

Read this classic romance A SUDDEN ENGAGEMENT by New York Times bestselling author Penny Jordan, now available for the first time in e-book! Kristy was an ambitious young actress until her career was nearly wrecked by one blistering review from arrogant critic Drew Chalmers. Furious, Kristy vowed she'd take her revenge on him. But instead Drew turns the tables on her...and Kristy is forced to pretend to be engaged to him! Originally published in 1983 And re-discover THE SICILIAN'S SURPRISE WIFE by Harlequin Presents author Tara Pammi Stefan Bianco is a man with one thing on his mind. Revenge. And the only person that can help him achieve it is stunning Clio Norwood, the only woman to ever resist his seduction. She'll assist him in his quest for vengeance…but first he must agree to her shocking proposal! Originally published in 2015

The Sicilian's Marriage Arrangement by Lucy Munroe Hope Bishop is stunned when darkly sexy Sicilian tycoon Luciano di Valerio proposes marriage. Brought up by her wealthy but distant grandfather, she is used to fading into the background. But Luciano's sensual lovemaking makes her feel vibrantly alive. Hope falls in love with her husband and is blissfully happy—until she discovers that Luciano married her to fulfill his own ruthless agenda…! The Greek's Virgin Bride by Julia James As the illegitimate granddaughter of a famous Greek billionaire, Andrea Fraser was disowned at birth and grew up in poverty. Now, at the age of twenty-five, she is unexpectedly called to Greece, where shocking news awaits her—Andrea's grandfather has found her a husband! She's promised to tycoon Nikos Vassilis as part of a business deal. But Andrea has no intention of meekly accepting a marriage of convenience. Nikos may be the most sophisticated man she's ever met, but she'll be leaving him the first chance she gets…won't she?

First in the trilogy of three Sicilians of aristocratic birth who seek passion—at any price. From the USA Today–bestselling author. For Sicilian billionaire Cesare Gambrelli, the death of his sister was the fault of reckless Simon Ingram. The feud between the two families could only be settled by vengeance! It was Ingram’s sister Robin who would pay the price. Cesare’s plan of revenge demanded marriage and motherhood. It was the last part Cesare savored—with passionate pleasure . . .

A tycoon hungers for vengeance—but can he break the heart of his enemy’s innocent daughter? “You wanted to marry me, and you will.Only it will be on my terms . . . ” Vicenzu is surprised by Imma Buscetta, daughter of the rival who took everything from his family. His plan is to marry her for revenge, yet Imma’s beauty disarms this most nonchalant of tycoons. But he will reclaim what’s rightfully his. Innocent, stifled Imma throws caution to the wind with Vicenzu. But after just one earth-shattering encounter, she’s stunned when he proposes! Until she learns his motives . . . If Vicenzu seeks vengeance from their union, she wants freedom. So begins the most passionate of negotiations . . .

This volume documents the history of the Jews in Sicily based on notarial and court records. It illustrates the economic, social, and religious history of the Jewish minority and the relations with the Christian majority. The volume is provided with additional bibliography and indexes while the introduction will appear at the end of the series.

Inheriting a Sicilian vineyard and tumbledown farmhouse is Isabel Morrison's chance to start again. A graduate of the school of hard knocks, she's determined to stand on her own two feet. Local vintner Dario Montessori wants Isabel's land. It once belonged to his family and he blames himself for losing it. He'll do anything to claim his vineyard—and only a stubborn redhead stands in his way….

Coco Spencer, the heiress of a wealthy, traditional English family, is a modern woman—and proud of it! She can’t cook, but she can pay someone to cook for her. She comes from a rich family, but she makes her own money and takes charge of her own life. She can get any man she sets her eyes upon, but she’s never really needed men to get everything that she could ever want. That is, until her deceased grandfather dangled the entire Spencer fortune in front of her in his will. Suddenly, she needs to find a man to marry or lose everything, including her childhood home.- But she doesn’t want just any man. She wants Rafe Moretti, the notoriously traditional Sicilian man. And what Coco wants, Coco gets.

In this classic contemporary romance by a USA Today–bestselling author, an amnesiac single mother can’t remember the man who may be her son’s father. Milly doesn’t remember Gianni D’Angelo. All she knows is that she was found after a hit-and-run accident, pregnant and with her memory gone. So Milly is horrified when she learns that she was once Gianni’s mistress . . . and now he’s claiming her little boy is his son! Gianni’s solution is simple: marriage! Originally published in 1999.

Luka is the son of a mafia don. Sophie is the daughter of the don’s right-hand man. The two pledged their love to each other as children. But when they’re all grown up, it’s the don who orders them to marry. Luka hates his father and so refuses to marry Sophie. Then the don, Luka and Sophie’s father are all arrested in a surprise raid. Later, the don and Luka are acquitted and released, while only Sophie’s father is found guilty. From that moment on, Luka becomes Sophie’s greatest enemy.