Until the evening when impossibly rich, ruthless and handsome Sergio Torrente takes her virginity. Matching wits over a private chessboard in his London penthouse office, the proud Italian tycoon lures the fiery redhead into an irresistible contest of seduction.
It doesn't take Sergio long to find out about Kathy's damning history—or that she's carrying his baby. When a valuable platinum watch vanishes from his desk, his cynical suspicions brand her an unrepentant thief.
Bound by family duty to claim his unborn heir, the arrogant aristocrat sweeps her off to his Tuscan palazzo. He cannot love her, but he will marry her and be a father to their child!