First in the Star Quartet from #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter. When Alex Saxton wins virgin Giana Van Cleve in the infamous Roman Flower Auction, he never expects to lose his heart...
Formerly titled "Sweet Surrender", this is the first book in what has become Coulter's "Star Quartet". In hopes of saving Giana Van Cleve from a bad marriage, her mother sends her to Rome, where she first meets Alex Saxton. Alex wins a bid for her at the Roman Flower Auction, but they don't meet again until four years later, when Alex decides he must have Giana, and nothing will stop him.