{"product_id":"carluccio","title":"Carluccio","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book comes signed with a matching bookmark and artwork\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlurb\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCarluccio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarluccio is the oldest son of the Caputo family and will one day take over the family crime business.\u003cbr\u003eUntil that day, he intends to enjoy all that his lifestyle offers including women, lots of them. However with his heart intent on finding a love match to rival his parents', the women are typically old flames or paid.\u003cbr\u003eA case of mistaken identity leads him to Gina and despite her hostility when she walks out on him, he cannot get her out of his head.\u003cbr\u003eWhen a rival family make an attempt on his father's life, Carluccio comes face to face with his professional future and Gina, and her resistance only serves to make him more determined to make her his.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGina\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGina is a nurse, honest and always on the right side of the law, but after being mistaken for a hooker by Carluccio in a high end night club, she swears off men. Unfortunately, that night and that man refuse to be driven from her thoughts or dreams. When she nurses a man with gunshot wounds, she assumes he is an innocent bystander, right up until his family arrive to see him, led by his eldest son, Carluccio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith the realisation that her patient is not the sweet old man she had first thought but the Capo, Gina vows to avoid Carluccio at all costs. Unfortunately, he and fate have other ideas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalking a path paved with passion, danger and desire, Gina and Carluccio find themselves crossing the lines of right and wrong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elle M Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57080703648088,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/4823\/1512\/files\/Screenshot2026-04-10at01.16.55.png?v=1775780227","url":"https:\/\/www.spicylitlounge.co.uk\/products\/carluccio","provider":"Spicy Lit Lounge Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}