Italian Boss, Ruthless Revenge

Waste of paper....:
This dreck starts off with sexy Italian billionaire Lazzaro Ranaldi hitting on his newest employee, Caitlyn Bell. It looks like she's destined to be his latest flavor of the month but then a horrific confrontation with his twin brother twists Lazzaro from the charming man he once was, into a cold need-no-one male who ignores Caitlyn and her youthful charms. Two years pass by and after an encounter with Lazzaro's slimey brother in law, Caitlyn is once again brought to his attention. He remembers her now and impressed by how well she handles herself in stressful situations, he makes a snap decision and hires her as his PA. It's a crazy, demanding job but he's confident she can do it. This forces them in close proximity and the memories of their one perfect evening makes their business relationship strained. Lazzaro's slimey, gropey brother in law, Malvolio accuses Caitlyn of coming onto him and trying to wreck his marriage for personal and financial gain. The fact that Caitlyn is related to someone who Lazzaro hates, who is a greedy, manipulative b*tch, helps to stack the odds against her, so he watches her, waiting for her to slip up and reveal her true self. What he sees is her continued efforts to please him and those around him, and her attempts to get him to open up and forgive himself for the events surrounding his brother. Unfortunately, people keep attempting to seperate the two of them and Lazzaro is hesitant to trust her. Unwilling to keep throwing herself at a man who is probably going to end up breaking her heart, Caitlyn gives up. Once she does so, Lazzaro realizes how precious she is and tries desperately to get her back. Lazzaro knows Malvolio and Roxanne are manipulative, vindictive and evil people, yet he still stupidly listens to them and instead of taking his wrath out on them, takes it out on Caitlyn. He may be good looking, but he's stupid, and I don't like stupid men. Caitlyn is an endearingly sweet girl but the torch she carries for Lazzaro is pathetic. Especially after he so cruelly rejects her after she tries to help him and even more so when she still returns to him hoping for an explanation and a possible renewal of their love affair. Ugh. These two deserve each other. The plot is extremelly convoluted and it's like a bad mafia movie complete with wounded pride, shameful family secrets, backstabbing plots and vindictive family members. Lazzaro's family is cruel and heartless, especially when they do in fact blame him for the events surrounding his twin brother's death. Lazzaro is a cold, domineering bully and Caitlyn is a wimpy doormat. No one is likable in this useless dreck. Italian Boss, Ruthless Revenge by Carol Marinelli was a complete waste of my time and an insult to trees. I should have watched the grass grow or watched paint dry rather than read this book. >:(