The Undoing of de Luca

By Kate Hewitt

In theory, Ellery Dunant is the last woman you'd expect to find on world-renowned playboy Larenz de Luca's to-bed list. Ellery has met Larenz's type before. There's no way a stallion like him would be interested in a plain-Jane housekeeper like her .

So why does Larenz find himself risking his cool and dropping his guard to spend the night with her?

Just one night but for Larenz it doesn't turn out to be enough. Is his unworldly housekeeper going to be his undoing?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Harlequin Presents
• Release date: Mar 1, 2011
• ISBN: 9781426887918

Kate Hewitt

Kate Hewitt has worked a variety of different jobs, from drama teacher to editorial assistant to youth worker, but writing romance is the best one yet. She also writes women's fiction and all her stories celebrate the healing and redemptive power of love. Kate lives in a tiny village in the English Cotswolds with her husband, five children, and an overly affectionate Golden Retriever.

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