The Italian Match

By Kay Thorpe

Gina came to Tuscany to discover her roots, not to gain an Italian husband! But then she met Count Lucius Carendente, the most desirable man she had ever seen! Unable to resist their passion for one another, they spent one glorious night together. And the next morning Lucius informed her that they were to be married!

Lucius only intended to make Gina his mistress, until the discovery of her virginity. But he had no reluctance about doing the honourable thing, if it meant Gina would now spend every night in his bed!

Mills & Boon Modern — Seduction, glamour and sinfully seductive heroes await you in luxurious international locations.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia
• Release date: Aug 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9780857997067

Kay Thorpe

An avid reader from the time when words on paper began to make sense, Kay developed a lively imagination of her own, making up stories for the entertainment of her young friends. After leaving school, she tried a variety of jobs, including dental nursing, and a spell in the Women's Royal Airforce, from which she emerged knowing a whole lot more about life-if only as an observer. She married in 1960, but didn't begin thinking about trying her hand at writing for a living until she gave up work some four years later to have a baby. Having read Harlequin Mills & Boon novels herself, and having done some market research in the local library asking readers what it was they particularly liked about the books, she decided to aim for a particular market. She was fortunate to have her very first completed manuscript accepted-The Last of the Mallorys, published in 1968. Since then she has written over 70 books, which doesn't begin to compare with the output of some Harlequin Mills & Boon authors, but still leaves her wondering where all those words came from. She now lives on the outskirts of Chesterfield in Derbyshire along with husband, Tony, and a huge tabby cat called Mad Max-her one son having flown the coop. Some day she'll think about retiring, but not yet.