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| England & Italy – Present Day Two years ago, Scarlett Pearson left her lover, Aristide Angelico, when she saw him with another woman. She couldn’t stand being just another of his girlfriends, even though he told her constantly that she shouldn’t expect their affair to last. Scarlett had just learned she was pregnant and turned to her best friend, Luke, who married her and became the father of her twins. But Scott died tragically after an accident, and Aristide does the unthinkable—he shows up at the memorial service. Scarlett sees him and is shocked. She realizes that now may be the time to tell Aristide that he is a father. But before she can tell him, he approaches her and asks for a favor. Will she come to his big birthday bash in Italy and pretend to be involved with him? As crazy as it seems, she accepts, knowing it will give her the perfect opportunity to tell him about Roman and Alice. The reason Aristide wants Scarlett to be his pretend lover at this party is because he suspects his mother, whom he dislikes, will be parading several marriageable ladies around him. Scarlett will act as the buffer, especially since there is a mutual dislike between the two women. It works but Scarlett and Aristide have barely arrived when she tells him about the twins. He is shocked and demands answers, but then he does the unthinkable. He produces an engagement ring she must wear for a pretend engagement, and he announces to his family that not only are they engaged, but he is a father. Scarlett now wonders if she has been backed into a corner. Aristide made it clear two years ago that he didn’t believe in love and marriage. She won’t have him without love. It is a battle of wills between Scarlett and Aristide in TWO SECRETS TO SHOCK THE ITALIAN. He wants to tell her what to do while she digs in her heels. She won’t keep the twins away from him, but he better not take them away from her. Of course, he has the money to hire expensive lawyers, so she tries to stay on his good side. It helps that the attraction between them is still there. But once they are lovers again, will anything change? TWO SECRETS TO SHOCK THE ITALIAN is an emotional tale that will tug at the reader’s heart. She was adopted as a baby, but her adoptive parents didn’t support her when she got pregnant. Aristide’s parents were always battling, and his mother is a cruel person with no heart. She even drove Aristide’s twin brother to suicide. No way does he want his mother around his children. But does he want Scarlett in his life—permanently? An interesting read that will have readers rooting for them to get together. Don’t miss TWO SECRETS TO SHOCK THE ITALIAN. Patti Fischer |
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TWO SECRETS TO SHOCK THE ITALIAN – Lynne Graham