Business and Pleasure
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Last published Sat, Dec 24, 2016
Julia Anderson and her brother survived a childhood shadowed with the wrath of violence and abuse. Now, after many years of endurance and sacrifices, Julia is being offered this opportunity of a lifetime: to be able to pursue her dream as a successful chef in one of the best restaurants in Rome. She prides herself for being the consummate professional, determined and focused solely on her work. But what will happen if a local artist starts pursuing her? Will she be able to resist the boiling desire?
Antonio Adalfieri embodies everything that most men can only dream of -he's rich, talented, good looking, and has the god gifted charms that no woman on earth can resist. And he doesn't plan on leaving his batchelor life anytime soon. Plus, he has secrets to hide himself.
So what happens when fate leads the two to find each other in one faithful night in the city of Rome?
Will they be able to keep a life focused in ones business, or will they divulge in the pleasures of romance?
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