Seduced... When hotel chambermaid Sophie delivers room service to Sicily's most dark-hearted tycoon, Bastiano Conti, his raw sexuality tempts her to take the ultimate risk – surrendering her untouched body to his! Shamed... Bastiano's ruthlessness is renowned, but even his conscience flickers when Sophie is fired for their indiscretion – the memories of which are branded onto his very soul – and disappears. Pregnant! Bastiano finds Sophie working in a bar – disgraced, destitute and pregnant! Rejected by his own family, Bastiano is determined to claim his child...by seducing defiant Sophie into wearing his ring!