The Italian's Pregnant Mistress

by Cathy Williams

Book Overview

She rejected him once... Italian millionaire Angelo Falcone always got his way. But when he suggested to stunning model Francesca Hayley that they make their affair permanent, she turned him down--for reasons she couldn't tell Angelo.... Now he'll make her pay Three years later, the anger still rankles. Now Francesca is in Angelo's power--and in his bed. And this time Angelo won't let her go... especially when he discovers she's pregnant with his...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373126808
• ISBN13: 9780373126804
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Harlequin Presents
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

The author treads a fine line with this one, but successfully.

Angelo Falcone was with model Francesca Hailey for a while and he was ready to make things more serious. It was a big step for him but he never expected that she didn't want anything more from him than a few rushed weekends when their schedules collided. Enter a few years later and Angelo is about to be married to a girl who fits all the requirements of being married to him. Life seems to be going smoothly until he runs into Francesca again. She's started a career as a caterer and settled back in London, something she refused to do for him, and Angelo finds that he's still hurt and won't be able to get past it until he can settle up with her. The best way to do that? Revenge of course. I have as yet to read a Cathy Williams book that I didn't like and this one is no exception. Since Francesca's reasons for not being with Angelo are a big mystery through the book, most of the story is told from his point of view. Angelo was an excellent character. Even though he was sometimes cruel you could see how he was battling with himself over wanting to be with her, not wanting to give her the power to hurt him again and not willing to admit to himself that he had feelings for her. I also liked that the big mystery didn't fall completely into a stereotype as so often happens. The downfalls aren't very many. Sometimes the hero was mean to the point of almost unforgivable. I think half the reason for this is Cathy Williams tends to write characters that act more like real people. In real life people lash out unforgivably when they've been hurt. I also thought that the big mystery wasn't fleshed out enough in terms of the person she became from the person she was. Overall I thought this was a great book. It's definitely staying on my keeper shelf.