When Gemma Cardone''s boss is hospitalized and Stefano Marinetti, his estranged son, takes over the family shipyard, she is caught between duty and desire….Her duty—Gemma''s friendship with Stefano''s father was steeped in secrecy. But Stefano suspects that she was his father''s lover. Gemma can never tell the real truth—it would tear Stefano''s family apart.His desire—Gemma has never met a man as determined or intense as Stefano. In his presence, she melts. Though she knows he despises her, between his sheets it''s a different story….

When Gemma Cardone''s boss is hospitalized and Stefano Marinetti, his estranged son, takes over the family shipyard, she is caught between duty and desire….Her duty—Gemma''s friendship with Stefano''s father was steeped in secrecy. But Stefano suspects that she was his father''s lover. Gemma can never tell the real truth—it would tear Stefano''s family apart.His desire—Gemma has never met a man as determined or intense as Stefano. In his presence, she melts. Though she knows he despises her, between his sheets it''s a different story….

When Gemma Cardone''s boss is hospitalized and Stefano Marinetti, his estranged son, takes over the family shipyard, she is caught between duty and desire….Her duty—Gemma''s friendship with Stefano''s father was steeped in secrecy. But Stefano suspects that she was his father''s lover. Gemma can never tell the real truth—it would tear Stefano''s family apart.His desire—Gemma has never met a man as determined or intense as Stefano. In his presence, she melts. Though she knows he despises her, between his sheets it''s a different story….