title: Gio
author: Grey, T.A.
description: Strong woman with 'tude, Tia Johnson, harbors mixed feelings for Italian-American stud, Giorgio Vincinatti. On the one hand she enjoys taunting him with her truly fabulous body; on the other, Gio's chauvinism is enough to make any woman's hand itch to slap. But all bets are off once the proverbial boundary between them vanishes after one smoking hot kiss that leaves the two up on flames. Tia may agree to "allow" Gio's seduction, and "maybe" she realizes that he isn't such a bad guy after all, but the sexy bodyguard comes with baggage Tia doesn't want any part of-a jealous ex-girlfriend who wants Gio for herself so they can settle down and have little Italian-American babies. Tia ain't got time for this sh$%. She's trying to start her own business-Tia's Tea Emporium-and the crazy ex keeps showing up to thwart her hard-earned efforts. When things get dicey, Tia ends up needing Gio's hot, hard body to protect her own. What she can't figure out is how much of her heart she should give the man. He's the type who wants babies and a family-things Tia doesn't know anything about. She's certain of one thing though: she's going to teach that macho fool what a real woman can do and have a whole lot of fun doing it- Read on for a peak at GIO -"Damn. That ass."The aroused utterance did not fall on deaf ears, which was exactly what Giorgio Vincinatti wanted. The female in question, a gorgeous caramel skinned goddess with a mouthwatering figure, a sassy, full mouth and sharp, mean eyes-just his kind of woman-stiffened from where she'd been bent over the cooler at Dante's Coffee. Her name was Tia. Tee-huh. A name a man could sigh to. Slowly standing up she turned around with her eyes already in full-on "hate" mode. He'd seen that look before. He was growing rather accustomed to the hostility. Not that he minded. In fact, he rather enjoyed their barbed interactions. He grinned and adjusted his belt as he took in her outfit today. She always dressed well, and sexy, and he liked