The marriage merger

Julietta Conte runs La Dolce Famiglia, the family bakery company, as its top executive. Her sisters have all married wealthy men who suit them. She has stayed single and put her energy into work, and she lives in a stylish apartment in Milan that she treats as a refuge.

Then Sawyer Wells makes her an offer. He owns an international chain of boutique hotels and wants an exclusive partnership with the bakery. He is also a friend of her brother-in-law, and he affects her in ways that have nothing to do with a contract.

Julietta has been hurt before, so trusting him carries real risk. The deal could take the bakery global, and a chance like that may not come twice in a career.

A business negotiation and a growing attraction run side by side in this contemporary romance. Julietta has to decide whether she can keep the two apart, or whether mixing them will cost her the company or her guard.