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Sara Beecham married Guido Barberi when she got pregnant. After a miscarriage they divorced, with Guido thinking she took a quarter of a million dollars payoff from his father. Ten years later, they meet again; Guido is determined to have his revenge by blackmail her into becoming his mistress.

After being turned away from his father's house by his stepmother, Jack met his father's adopted daughter who left a lasting impression on him, and so did he leave an impression on Sally.

Very sweet and exactly what I would expect from a Harlequin Presents author. He sets out to get revenge on the woman who destroyed his family and made him an outcast to his own father and her daughters after his father's death and instead finds that one of his stepmother's daughters is everything he's ever been looking for to be happy.

I love Emma Darcy.  Her name on a book insures I buy it, even in lean months when I have to pick and choose what books to buy her book is among the first in the cart.

About the book:

Jack Maguire has been spurned by his father ever since Jack was seven and his father divorced Jack's mother in order to marry his mistress.

"Jack Maguire was turned away from his father's house and has never forgotten that day-or how much he wanted his stepsister, Sally. Now a billionaire tycoon, by a twist of fate Jack's inherited his father's property-and has an opportunity to get revenge....

Jack has a bargain to make with Sally, who has grown into a beautiful, desirable woman. She can keep her beloved house...if she will be his mistress on weekends!"

Emily Bayless has to leave her job.  She's in love with her boss Sebastian Armstrong and decides she can't continue as his housekeeper anymore.  But he isn't prepared to let her go, especially after he accidentally encounters her skinny-dipping in his pool. As Sebastian sets out to bind her to him in the most romantic way possible, Emily must decide whether to trust her heart or her head.

4 ½ Stars! ~~~ These are great characters and they are so wonderfully matched. I hope these two get revisited in another of Lucy’s books!

The Sicilian’s Marriage Arrangement by Lucy Monroe

Harlequin Presents #2604 ~ February 2007

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