At The Count'S Bidding

Book excerpt: Nicola is a struggling dancer who was raised in an abusive household. For her, the two months she had been in a relationship with Giancarlo, the son of an Italian count, were the happiest days of her life—until her mother sold her relationship to a gossip magazine. Ten years later, Nicola is reunited with Giancarlo as his mother’s personal assistant. He blames her for the past and accuses her of scheming to steal from his mother. She pleads her innocence and confesses that she still loves him. Refusing to listen, he makes the cruelest demands…