In Bed with Her Italian Boss

by Kate Hardy

Book Overview

Having just been fired, Francesca has three immediate requirements: a coffee, an extremely calorific pastry and a new job. Stopping off at her favorite caf?Giovanni's, she manages to pick up all three... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373820763
• ISBN13: 9780373820764
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Harlequin Presents
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.8" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable....

Francesca "Fran" Marsden is having a terrible day. She's just lost a job she loved due to a merger and she feels like a complete failure. Giovanni "Gio" Mazetti spots her at the coffeehouse/cafe he owns and recognizes her office talents immediately. It's a match made in heaven for the well organized Fran and the workaholic Gio. But what happens when their working relationship starts to turn into mutual attraction? I have to admit that I tend to steer away from the Harlequin Presents line. However, having enjoyed a Harlequin Medical Romance by Kate Hardy, I thought I'd give this one a try. And what an enjoyable story IN BED WITH HER ITALIAN BOSS proves to be! Gio is a phenomenal hero. Yes, he is commitment shy but so is Fran. In fact, she is the pricklier of the two characters as Gio is far more open than she is. It is easy to imagine this working relationship growing and developing into a strong, lasting love as Kate Hardy creates such realistic characters. I can't say enough about Gio's family. So much warmth and love shines through his family members that it just makes the atmosphere of the entire book friendly and inviting. In fact, I really like the way Kate Hardy portrays family as a whole. She brings such joy to her story that it is hard to stop reading. COURTESY OF CK2S KWIPS AND KRITIQUES

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It was a cute story, Giovanni had a crush on Fran before he met her it was just a cute story to me.

A charming and extremely sweet love story!

This is the first Kate Hardy book I've ever read and I'm so glad I did! It's a little like Prince Charming meets Sleeping Beauty. Gio is one handsome, sexy and talented Italian. He believes in commitment and family and is a man who made sacrifices for that family. At one time he dreamed of being a musician. However when his father became ill, he rose to the cause and took over the family coffee business giving up his dream. Fran, is the oldest in her family and was adopted when her parents thought they couldn't have any children which was inaccurate as they eventually had twins boys and a girl. Fran always felt awkward, a sense of not belonging as her siblings excelled at everything they attempted; where Fran definitely was not an academic as the rest of her family. Fran frequents the Mazetti coffee shop and one particular day stops in feeling a little off as she's just been told her job is being eliminated. She feels comfortable talking with Gio and in the end, Gio offers Fran a job as his office manager as he needs someone to organize his business because he wants to expand. What both Fran and Gio don't count as their working relationship and friendship progress is their attraction for each other. Gio's family adore him and want him happy so when they learn of Fran they believe her to be more than his office manager. This situation works well for Gio as his Nonna is soon to visit so he asks Fran to pose as his girlfriend for the entire family. What they both don't count on is how their relationship develops from friendship to lovers. What Fran doesn't count on is for the very first time, she actually feels she belongs This is one sweet and tender love story......an awakening of sorts for both Gio and Fran and one you definitely will not want to miss thanks to Kate Hardy's storytelling ability!