When Gio Morgese meets Sophia, he realizes the "nice guys finish last" adage might be true...and he's done coming in last.
A well-ordered life and quiet existence is not working out in Gio's favor. Less aggressive than his alpha male friends, he's led a circumspect life and married early to gain the domestic bliss he's always craved. But marriage to the wrong woman has ensured all of his plans blew up in his face.
Perplexed and a little jealous, he watches from the sidelines as his closest friends succumb to love, giving up their playboy lifestyles for the family life he's always wanted for himself. Aware that something has to change before he ends up bitter and alone, he resolves to let down some of the walls that went up after his divorce.
Then he meets Sophia, a full-figured goddess completely unlike anyone he's ever known. Against a backdrop of jealousy and deceit, Gio soon realizes that finding love is one thing. Holding onto to it is something else. Now he's saying and doing things he'd never imagined he would do. But there are some things--and some women--worth fighting for.
For Gio, the right woman is worth everything.
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A 7-time Readers' Favorite Medal Winner. USA Today Bestselling Author. Crime-fighting scientist. Recovering geek. Mom to a half-feral princess. WOC.
Lucy Leroux is the steamy pen name for author L.B. Gilbert. Ten years ago, Lucy moved to France for a one-year research contract. Six months later, she was living with a handsome Frenchman and is now married with an adorable half-French 10-year-old who won't go to bed on time.
When her last contract ended, Lucy turned to writing. Frustrated by a particularly bad romance novel, she decided to write her own. Her family lives in Southern California.
Lucy loves all genres of romance and intends to write as many of them as possible. To date, she has published 27 novels and novellas. These include paranormal, urban fantasy, gothic regency, and contemporary romances, with more on the way.
Find her socials at lucythenovelist. Fans of paranormal romance and adventure should check out the author's award-winning Elementals series and Shifter's Claim books under her maiden name L.B. Gilbert.