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English:
Mercy Howard's childhood was sheltered, and her job as housekeeper to sexy Italian businessman Andreo Pascali makes her realize that she needs a makeover! A new haircut and some clothes later, Andreo discovers his housekeeper is no longer a mouse — but a fox! He wants to add ... read more

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  • - Italian Husbands -- tall,dark -- and ready to marry!

Summary edit see section history

Housekeeper moves in and becomes a wife to a man who said he would neve marry for love.

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Mercy Howard: main character; housekeeper to Andreo
  • Andreo Pascali: millionaire; rough around the edges
  • Trisha: Andreo's girlfriend; encourages him to hire Mercy
  • Claudia: Andreo's mother
  • James: Mercy's brother who is in med school
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  • “But what girl with any self-respect and half a brain in her head would want to be romanced by a man with the morals of a feral tom-cat and the attention span of a toddler where the females in his life were concerned?”

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First Sentence edit see section history

Andreo Pascali, cursing the day the admirable Knox had left his employ, taking retirement to make her home with her recently widowed sister in Kent, impatiently lifted the final sheet of paper, scanned it in a nanosecond and even more impatiently tossed it aside.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1-13

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 18 of 31 in Italian Husbands. (standard series)

Preceded by The Italian's Convenient Wife, and followed by The Count's Blackmail Bargain.

This is book 2558 of 3024 in Harlequin Presents. (publisher series)
This is book 2558 of 185 in Harlequin Presents Large Print. (publisher edition list)
This is book 632 of 447 in Mills & Boon Modern Romance. (publisher series)
This is book 6185 of 239 in Mills & Boon Romance - Australia. (publisher series)
This is book 1670 of 873 in Harlequin Bianca. (publisher series)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Diana Hamilton (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Harlequin Enterprises (Publisher)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Mills & Boon Books
Country: Toronto, ON., Canada
Publication Date: Jan-2006
ISBN: 9780263847796
Page Count: 192

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