Your Scheming Heart
He was an easy mark—or so she thought.
Vincenzo, the sole scion of an ancient Italian family, believes it is his duty to return a stolen Renaissance painting, together with its allegedly magical properties, back to its proper spot in the village church. Only then will fertility be restored to his family and prosperity to his town. For his own mysterious reasons he’s desperate to carry out this vow, and so hires a thief—a savvy female con woman—to help him find the painting and steal it back.
Sabrina has her own view of the situation. She thinks Vincenzo is nuts. Neither does she care for rich people, except as marks. And Vincenzo, trusting, naive, and loaded, is going to make a good one.
At least, that’s what she believes until the crazy Italian starts doing some conning of his own.
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Praise from readers for Alyssa Kress’s other bestselling book, Marriage by Mistake:
“Really loved it, I couldn’t put my computer down because I was enjoying reading it so much…” from JH
“I absolutely loved this book, I could not put this down.I finished reading this within 24 hours of starting, and I’m really not big in romance novels, but this was incredible. Interesting from the first paragraph to the very last paragraph.” from CS
…”Will be waiting to see what the author comes up with next!! ” from MS
Marriage by Mistake
He woke up to find two days of his life completely gone.
Workaholic Boston blueblood Dean has made it his life’s goal to be the opposite of his irresponsible, womanizing father.
But Dean discovers that while in a hypnotic trance he’d acted exactly like his father, travelling to Las Vegas where he’d wooed and wed some sexy, airhead dancer.
Now Kelly may be sexy, but she’s no airhead. She knows the cold and puritanical man who claims to be her husband is not the man she’d married. But she suspects the warm and tender man she does love is buried somewhere deep inside. And she’s determined to find him…
MARRIAGE BY MISTAKE is a light-hearted and warm story, with a generous splash of humor.
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I really enjoyed the book. Looking forward to more.
I’m a single woman living in Orange County , California. I just happened on this book while practicing with my new ipad. Just what I needed! Thank you for adding a beautiful touch. Of romance to my day.
Sincerely,
Debra Florio
Thank you for adding a beautiful touch to my day, Debra! It was nice of you to write.
Thank you, Linda Ming. More are coming!
I loved Marriage By Mistake. I couldn’t stop reading and had to finish it that day.
Thank you so much for telling me, Kari Omlie.
Absolutely LOVE these books, Alyssa! I’m picky, too, but I fell in love with Marriage by Mistake and purchased The Heart Heist today and read it straight through as well. Keep them coming, I’ll keep reading them!
So glad you enjoyed them, Janie!
wow! your style of writing is incredible!. I was hooked until the very end! You made the characters so real…I Missed two assignment deadlines rather than put the iPad down! Hehe…
keep up the good work, must dash, I have the heart heist to download………
Glad you enjoyed the book, Cheryl. Sorry to mess up your deadlines!
I really enjoyed, Marriage By Mistake. I could not put it down! Onto the next one of your books!
Thank you for writing, Pauline. Hope you enjoy the next one, too!
Just finished reading Marriage by Mistake, and loved it! Looking forward to reading The Heart Heist next
Glad you liked the book and thanks for thinking of The Heart Heist. I hope you enjoy that one, too!
I truly enjoyed your novel “Marriage by Mistake”, my heart leaped at some intervals throughout the book. Maybe I was imaging the characters live in front of me. This novel was very captivating. Thank you Ms. Kress !
Thank you for writing, Monique. I’m so glad when somebody enjoys one of my books.
Such a wonderful book to read!!! I loved Marriage by Mistake, I just have to finish till the end!! Thank you for sharing this wonderful story😄
You’re very welcome, Teri, and thank you for your kind words!
I really enjoyed your writting style. A wonderful combination of character development, drama, silliness and open door bedroom scenes. I look forward to reading more of your work in the future. Your stories could make a great series. Best of luck and thank you for the free book for my kindle.
Thank you for writing to me with your kind thoughts, Karen. I hope you enjoy my future work, too!
Have just finished ‘Marriage By Mistake’, couldn’t put it down!! Read a lot of romance, mainly historical but will now be reading more contempory with your novels – well done.
Thank you for giving me your feedback, Kelly. Glad you enjoyed the book!
seriously, i would have paid good money for Marriage by Mistake, it would be worth it. it was really very good. I also read it in one sitting, just couldn’t seem to put it down. I will definitely be reading more from you.
That is very flattering, Connie! Thank you for reading Marriage by Mistake, and I hope you enjoy my other books as much.
loved marriage by mistake could not put it down
Great! So glad you let me know, too. I love hearing from readers.
I have truly enjoyed all 3 books and can’t wait for the new one to come out. Anyway to get on a email list notifying when it becomes available? Thank you for the great work.
I’m so glad you enjoyed the books. I will be happy to put you on my mailing list. Thank you for writing!
Just finished ‘Marriage By Mistake’. Very well written with characters that actually seemed so real you could feel their emotion and thoughts as you read. Definitely a book I’ll be recommending to my other book friends. And yes, I have a lot of them! The best part is I found this book just browsing for something to read on my breaks and lunch at work. Great work, Alyssa! Definitely will put you on my “Authors Recommended List” I share with my book buddies!
Thanks so much for writing, Chelle. I’m glad you enjoyed the book and am flattered you’d recommend it.
Just read Marriage by Mistake and I really enjoyed it. Keep up the good work!
Glad you liked the book, and thanks for writing!
Is there a sequel to Marriage by Mistake? Soooo good! I want to see babies, more romance and how much of a wonderful boy Robby turns out to be! Oh yea, I can’t forget… When will Felicia & Troy tie the knot???
So glad you enjoyed Marriage by Mistake. There is no sequel, sorry to say. I figured we all know Felicia and Troy will stick together, though who knows when they’ll make it official? Your guess is as good as mine! Thanks for writing.
Marriage By Mistake was no mistake. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. On the surface the plot may seem a bit unrealistic, but these characters are very real and intriguing. I have followed this book up with The Heart Heist ( which I think would make a great movie!) , Asking For It, and Love and the Millionairess. Looking forward to your next book !!
Thanks for all the nice comments, Hershey! So glad you’ve enjoyed the books.
I truly enjoyed the characterization of ‘Marriage by Mistake’ novel.Its my first book in romance genre,really loved it.Great work!!
Thank you so much for the comment. I’m honored my book is the first you’ve read in the romance genre. I hope you can now go on to enjoy many more!
Really enjoyed this book I couldn’t put it down keep up the good work xx I will now start another one of your books Alysha
Thanks for writing. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Oh I meant to say the book I read was married by mistake