Mediterranean Moments (Foreign Affairs)

The Bride Said Never - by Sandra Marton Damian Skouras thought he was allergic to marriage, and Laurel Bennett didn't make it to the church on time .... But, still, they collided as guests at the Wedding of the Year. Damian hadn't been looking for commitment, and Laurel didn't date macho Greek men .... But their mutual physical attraction was red-hot, and soon Damian was insisting that they have a wedding of their own! Between them, Laurel mid Damian set off fireworks you'll long remember, especially when a night of wild passion leads to a marriage Laurel doesn't want--but Damian demands. An Enticing Proposal - by Meredith Webber The nurse and the prince. When nurse Paige Warren rescues a young pregnant Italian woman, she doesn't expect her impulsive act to bring a prince into her life. Paige phones Italy, leaving a message for "Marco," but Dr. Marco Alberici--who won't use his royal title -- arrives in person! He disrupts her surgery and her hormones--not good, when she thinks he's Lucia's husband! Finding out he's her brother is a relief, but should Paige really accept his invitation to return to Italy with them?

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Romance, Fiction. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.