Hope Bishop is stunned when darkly sexy Sicilian tycoon Luciano di Valerio proposes marriage.

Brought up by her wealthy but distant grandfather, she is used to fading into the background and being ignored. But Luciano's sensual lovemaking makes her feel vibrantly alive.

Hope falls in love with her husband and is blissfully happy–until she discovers that Luciano ruthlessly married her…for convenience!