Tempted In The City

Tempted In The City
Jo Leigh

TALL, DARK, AND DAMNMeet Little Italy's best-kept—and hottest—secret… bachelor Tony PaladinoLittle Italy is a part of Tony Paladino. The noise, the food, the people—it's in his blood. Now he's taken over the family contracting business, trying to keep the community as vibrant and beautiful as it used to be. But the bitch about small communities is everyone knows everyone…Which is why newcomer Catherine Fox is pretty much screwed. There isn’t enough cannoli in the world to convince the old-school neighbors to accept an outsider. As Tony helps Cat restore the old home she bought, however, the chemistry between them is sizzlin' hot. And suddenly this sexy bachelor–who's oh-so-good with his hands–is not about to say Ciao!

TALL, DARK AND DAMN

Meet Little Italy’s best-kept—and hottest—secret: bachelor Tony Paladino

Little Italy is a part of Tony Paladino. The noise, the food, the people—it’s in his blood. Now he’s taken over the family contracting business, trying to keep the community as vibrant and beautiful as it used to be. But the bitch about small communities is everyone knows everyone...

Which is why newcomer Catherine Fox is pretty much screwed. There isn’t enough cannoli in the world to convince the old-school neighbors to accept an outsider. As Tony helps Cat restore the old home she bought, however, the chemistry between them is sizzlin’ hot. And suddenly this sexy bachelor—who’s oh-so-good with his hands—is not about to say Ciao!

“I wasn’t finished...”

“With what?” Catherine asked, all innocence, his hungry look and low raspy voice exciting her.

“Kissing you,” Tony said, pulling her close. The way he took her mouth, possessive and demanding, accelerated more than her heartbeat.

It was thrilling. Her breasts brushed against his chest, her hardened nipples sensitive enough to make her breath catch. She squeezed her legs together as tightly as she could, needing the pressure, wanting so much more.

His hands tightened on her waist, and he lifted her up onto the center island. Their eyes were level now, and she could see the black of his widening pupils.

“Christ, you’re beautiful,” he whispered, then kissed her as he slid his hands underneath her dress, moving them up her thighs, which seemed to part of their own volition. “I’ve been thinking about this since the last time you were here,” he said.

“Except this time, I intend to finish what I start.”

Dear Reader (#ulink_de2fef87-a800-5b87-a244-56a6535c8dcc),

I’m back writing about my favorite city in the world—New York! In this gently reimagined tale of Little Italy, five generations of the Paladino family have lived in their house on Mulberry Street since 1910. Now, they’ve got a thriving construction firm where three hot brothers, Tony, Luca and Dominic, work, live and love in the shrinking, old-fashioned world of close Italian families who seem to specialize in gossip.

In Tempted in the City, Tony Paladino meets a woman who is most definitely not one of their own. Catherine Fox works as a translator at the United Nations. After growing up in Europe, the daughter of diplomats, she’s finally found the home she’s always dreamed of in the heart of Little Italy.

Unfortunately, the Old Guard—a bunch of nosy neighbors who should know better—objects to this stranger remodeling one of the few single-family homes in the neighborhood.

Tony, on the other hand, loves everything about Cat. From the moment she hires his family to do the remodel, the two of them click in every way...especially in the bedroom.

It’s supposed to be just a fling—until they finish the house. But life doesn’t always follow a blueprint.

I hope you all fall in love with the Brothers Paladino in the hot NYC Bachelors series! I certainly have.

Ciao,

Jo Leigh

Tempted in the City

Jo Leigh

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

JO LEIGH is from Los Angeles and always thought she’d end up living in Manhattan. So how did she end up in Utah in a tiny town with a terrible internet connection, being bossed around by a houseful of rescued cats and dogs? What the heck, she says, predictability is boring. Jo has written more than forty-five novels for Harlequin. Visit her website at joleigh.com or contact her at joleigh@joleigh.com.

Contents

Cover (#uedb7ab96-218e-55a0-af56-bec118cf45b3)

Back Cover Text (#ud8dbacb1-c12c-58f3-b627-0daf9c28691b)

Introduction (#u16da7dd0-0d6b-5580-bb36-ce9fdd570481)

Dear Reader (#ulink_d01cb49f-6ccb-5266-bcb2-8c379c7452e2)

Title Page (#u4ab50f27-c541-541e-80d4-79bf29800a64)

About the Author (#u8c248c7c-9eb5-55f0-9b0f-eeb4084c3e31)

Chapter 1 (#ua3df9ba1-c6db-5aa7-9943-87690f52f1a1)

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Chapter 3 (#u0cf11215-7e63-5cd0-986b-d3dec8d31e83)

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