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Meet Californian T a Caruso . . . her mother drives her crazy, her sisters give advice. She has a family just like any other, except for one tiny difference . . .Her grandfather isn't just in the mob . . . he is the mob

And no one knows this better than Johnny Magee. The Caruso family destroyed his dad. Now, it's payback time--and he's going to need an unsuspecting insider . . . one who won't realize what he's really after.

T a loves her family but hates what they do. She's tried to stay far away from her notorious relatives, making a legit name for herself as an interior designer. But her grandfather Cosimo's gala 80th birthday is coming up. Every mobbed-up member of the family from San Francisco to Sarasota will be there--and it's time for T a to face the family or face the consequences.

Intent on using T a for revenge, Johnny hires her to redo his home, but then she makes him offers he can't refuse. Soon he's falling in love with the enemy and when all the secrets are revealed, what will T a do . . . and even worse, what will her family?

Christie Ridgway has never lived east of the Pacific Ocean, north of San Francisco, or south of San Diego. To put it simply, she's a California native who loves to travel but is happy to make the Golden State her home. She began her writing career in fifth grade when she penned a volume of love stories featuring herself and a teen idol who will probably be thrilled to remain nameless. Later, though, after marrying her college sweetheart, Christie again took up writing romances, this time with imaginary heroes and heroines. In a house full of males--one terrific husband, two school-age sons, a yellow dog, and tankfuls of fish, reptiles, and amphibians--Christie makes her own place (and peace) writing the kinds of stories she loves best.