Vittorio Ralfino, the Count of Cazlevara, is back in Italy to make a business proposition. He wishes to marry a traditional wife, and Anamaria Vialeâsturdy, plain and from a good vintner's familyâperfectly fits his bill.
Ana is stunned that Vittorio is offering herâan ugly duckling!âmarriage. She'd stoically resigned herself to a career and singledom.
But Vittorio is persuasive and Ana would like a child of her own. Although she's under no illusion that this is anything but a convenient marriageâVittorio will never offer her love. So when the time comes for him to claim her as his bride, she's surprisedâand amazedâat the strength of his passionâŚ.
Vittorio Ralfino, the Count of Cazlevara, is back in Italy to make a business proposition. He wishes to marry a traditional wife, and Anamaria Vialeâsturdy, plain and from a good vintner's familyâperfectly fits his bill.
Ana is stunned that Vittorio is offering herâan ugly duckling!âmarriage. She'd stoically resigned herself to a career and singledom.
But Vittorio is persuasive and Ana would like a child of her own. Although she's under no illusion that this is anything but a convenient marriageâVittorio will never offer her love. So when the time comes for him to claim her as his bride, she's surprisedâand amazedâat the strength of his passionâŚ.