Hard-hearted magnate Dario Parisi will reclaim his stolen birthright—even if it means forcing the granddaughter of his family's sworn enemy to marry him.
Desperate to fund life-saving treatment in America for her sick younger sister, Alissa has no choice after Dario buys off her intended groom in Melbourne. Alissa never intended to surrender her independence to a ruthless tycoon, yet she must endure six months at his Sicilian villa to claim her inheritance.
Alissa Scott is certainly not the biddable wife Dario wanted—yet he's consumed by red-hot desire for his unwilling bride. So when she tries to change the rules, he demands she honor all her vows. Finally he has exactly the kind of wife he wanted: a virgin bride! Dario planned on a cool arrangement to secure his ancestral castello, but her fierce defiance only fuels a combustible hunger he cannot master.