Unexpected Obsession - Barbara Strickland

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Résumé :
Enthralled by the magic of Sicily, the splendour of the Mediterranean Sea and fuelled by a thirst for the family that has been denied to her, Lia fights to right a wrong even if it means going up against the formidable man, once a childhood hero. Feisty, intelligent and beautiful Lia is stronger than Nico realises, a worthy adversary that topples his comfortable world.
Resentful of Lia's influence on his family, Nico makes life as difficult as he can for the stubborn woman on a mission. He wants her gone, back to Sydney where she belongs until one night when he sees her dance under an open sky and a fierce, forbidden hunger is unleashed. A man of high principles, Nico realises he needs to establish a safer relationship with her or be lost to desire. His efforts are undermined by unexpected events, and Nico faced with the possibility of making her his, cannot deny his beast the freedom to take her. It has seen her, been aroused by her fragrance and her skin, her fighting spirit and humour, and will not be denied the opportunity to keep her regardless of beliefs.
But Lia is more than her looks and soon she becomes an obsession. Nico has never let desire rule over common sense. His solution is destructive. Will Lia forgive his cruelty? Will he forgive Lia for her revenge?
Two people, strong-willed and bound by destiny will succumb to the unexpected and fight to preserve the kind of love, very few are gifted.

Biographie:
Barbara Strickland loves being an Australian with an Italian heritage. She thinks it lends an interesting slant to her life, especially her cooking. Her favourite things are travel and languages. Currently working on the second book in The Unexpected Series (a place where love of romance and travel co-exist) she is happy to be living in North Queensland tossing coins to help her decide between complaining about the weather or loving it.
Having completed a third poetry book, she has been hard at work creating an anthology box set to house all three collections. It is now time to go back to work on the contemporary romance series, and hopefully a paranormal thriller.

Barb has four ambitions, to publish her books, more travel (perhaps introduce her grandchildren to the Italian relatives), speak at least three other languages, and own a cat with blue eyes. The year 2020 may just accomplish those things. It remains to be seen but then the impossible has never stopped her before.