Mail-Order Prince in Her Bed

When Italian prince Antonio Boniface discovered that Marco, his former valet, was using Antonio's identity and title to get more clients in his new job as a paid escort in Washington DC, he was furious. He immediately came to the U.S. and used his connections to get Marco fired and deported back to Italy. Being a true gentleman, Antonio goes to the PR firm where Marco had a client waiting to explain that Marco would not be showing up. When Antonio steps into the offices he quickly sees that naïve Maria McPherson is being set up as the brunt of the office jokes by receiving the `prince' as her 25th birthday gift. Antonio's heart immediately goes out to Maria and he decides to put her coworkers in their place by giving Maria a date with a real prince, him. Spending time with Maria soon begins to heal Antonio, who has only been going through the motions of life since his wife died. Feeling more alive in the two days that he's spent with Maria than he had in two years, Antonio comes up with a plan to get Maria to come to Italy to work for him for six months.Although the two are wildly attracted to each other, Maria is determined to remain a virgin for her wedding night. Antonio promises Maria that he will but help her learn about sex but stop short of taking her virginity. The longer Antonio is around Maria however, the harder it is for him to remain a gentelman and keep his promise. The relationship between Antonio and Maria really sizzles as Antonio tries to do the right thing and fight his attraction for Maria.