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Irresistible Italians
One Perfect Moment/His Final Bargain/The Italian Surgeon's Secret Baby/Finding Mr Right In Florence
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His Final Bargain - Melanie Milburne A beautiful love affair and a burning betrayal... Eliza Lincoln is stunned to find Leo Valente at her door; four years ago, his passionate embrace was a brief taste of freedom from her suffocating engagement. Until Leo discovered her secret....
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His Final Bargain - Melanie Milburne
A beautiful love affair and a burning betrayal...
Eliza Lincoln is stunned to find Leo Valente at her door; four years ago, his passionate embrace was a brief taste of freedom from her suffocating engagement. Until Leo discovered her secret.
Yet he hasn't come to rekindle their affair. He has a proposition he knows Eliza can’t refuse; she’s the only person who can help his small motherless daughter.
Torn, Eliza can’t ignore a vulnerable child, but the last time she was near Leo, her desire nearly consumed her. Is she willing to take that risk again now that the stakes are even higher?
The Italian Surgeon’s Secret Baby - Sue MacKay
From top surgeon...to single dad?
When nurse Elene Lowe’s best friend dies, Elene agrees to raise her baby daughter Aimee and travels to Italy to find Aimee’s dad — sexy surgeon Mattia Ricco. Mattia’s shocked to discover he’s a father, but the sparks flying between him and Elene soon ignite an irresistible attraction. With Elene and Aimee’s life back in New Zealand, they’re worlds apart, unless Mattia can give them both a reason to stay?
Finding Mr Right In Florence - Kate Hardy
Will the greatest love story...lead her to true love?
Leading art historian Mariana Thackeray’s happy to lose herself in researching the world’s greatest love stories from the safety of her office. Until gorgeous billionaire Angelo Beresford invites her to investigate his grandfather’s art collection, and she finds herself swept away to Florence and lost...in him! Nothing scares Mariana more than letting someone into her life again, but Angelo could be the Mr Right she’s been waiting for...
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781038956538
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 July 2025
Country: Australia
Imprint: Mills & Boon Special Release
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 386g
Pages: 512
About the Author
Melanie Milburne read her first Harlequin at age seventeen in between studying for her final exams. After completing Bachelor's and then Master's Degree in Education, she decided to write a novel and thus her career as a romance author was born. Melanie is an ambassador for the Australian Childhood Foundation and is a devoted owner of two cheeky toy poodles who insist on taking turns sitting on her lap while she's writing. With a background of working in medical laboratories and a love of the romance genre it's no surprise that Sue Mackay writes medical romance stories. She wrote her first story at age eight and hasn't stopped since. She lives in New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds where she indulges her passions for cycling, walking and kayaking. When she isn't writing she also loves cooking and entertaining guests with sumptuous meals that include locally caught fish.
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