Desperate for money, Juliet Hammond naively agrees to help out an old friend in return for a much-needed job reference. But she may have made the biggest mistake of her life... Especially when Juliet meets broodingly handsome Italian Raphael Marchese. He's like no man she's ever met before, and there is an instant and dangerous attraction between them... But, because of the charade Juliet has agreed to, Rafe not only despises her as a gold-digger, he assumes she's engaged to another man. The tension between Juliet and Rafe is close to boiling point, and when passion erupts, though he can't bring himself to like her, Rafe makes love to Juliet - passionately and savagely. He can never have her, but he can enjoy the pleasure of her body...