The first time Cassio meets his fiancΓ©e, she calls him βsir.β After losing his wife, Cassio is left to take care of two small children while trying to establish his rule over Philadelphia. Now he needs a mother for his children and someone who can warm his bed at night. But in a world as traditional as his, choosing your wife is duty not pleasure.Rules have to be followed, traditions heeded. Thatβs how he ends up with a womanβa girlβbarely of age. She may not be what he and his children need, but sheβs lovely and a sweet temptation he canβt resist. Giulia has always known sheβll marry the man her father chose for her, but she never expects to be given to someone so much older. Suddenly sheβs supposed to be a mother to two small children when she hasnβt even held a baby before.Giulia quickly realizes that Cassio isnβt interested in a relationship on equal footing. Her mother has warned her that men of power, like Cassio, donβt tolerate insolence. Tired of being treated as a nanny, Giulia decides to fight for her version of a happy family.