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Under The Italian's Command (Harlequin Presents)

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Lorenzo Domenico is a lawyer, in charge of mentoring Carly Tate and he is part of the Board who will decide whether or not she gets a prestigious scholarship.
He devices what can only be described as unusual tasks to test Carly, none of which, weirdly enough, has anything to do with law.

I don't practice in London but really, can law be that different across the pond? Is organizing a party part of learning how to address the Court? The things Lorenzo says to Carly (his remarks on her looks in particular) are offensive and the tests are simple harassment. I would have sued!

The whole plot is ridiculous from start to finish. I can't understand why any self-respecting, educated young lady would fall for such a character. Don't waste your time, skip this one.

The author apparently pitched this story to every overweight/overlooked/underappreciated sister among us all. It was a premise taken to extremis. It could have worked if the author had focused a little less on how gorgeous and wonderful the hero was and a little more on the fine points of the heroine which attracted him to her. The descriptions of him are very precise. The descriptions of her are very vague and most unflattering. You can't help but ask, 'just what does he see in her?'

The best book I have read in a long time. I could not put the book down until I finished it. The characters are well written.