Mr. Bentini's Lady: To help pay the bills, overworked and underappreciated middle school teacher, Tiressa Hawkins, applies for a temp position at Bentini and Sons. By some strange twist of fate, she becomes the personal assistant of Mrs. Bentini, the matriarch of the Bentini family. Tiressa not only loves her new job, she also loves that it pays much more than she ever earned as a teacher. Everything goes well until Tiressa meets Antonio Bentini. From the first moment that powerful executive Antonio Bentini, meets Tiressa Hawkins, he is captivated by her. So much so, that he insists on breaking Mrs. Bentini's number one rule and sets out to make himself the most important man in Tiressa's life. Tiressa has to decide if she dare take a chance and risk not only her great paying new job, but also her heart. Antonio says he wants her love, but is he really telling her the truth. Is what he offering real, or could it turn out to be nothing more than a meaningless affair? You will not regret immersing yourself in the love story of Antonio & Tiressa. Excerpt: Antonio I believe her-about not being an experienced lover-not that it matters. From my thorough background investigation, I know that she's most likely telling me the truth. She's one of those sexually repressed types and I have my work cut out for me tonight. As much as I want to drive my shaft right into her sweet body, I know I'm going to have to take her slow and easy. Damn! I'm not the gentle-lover type, but I will try to be for her. Hugging Tiressa close to me, I lean down and kiss her forehead, her left cheek, her right cheek, her chin and the tip of her nose. Then give her long hot sweeping kisses as I lay her back on the bed and position my body alongside hers. Resting on my side, I lever myself up on my elbow, leaning forward to caress her arm in an attempt to further soothe her. "Tiressa." Knowing how skittish my little lady is, I keep my voice low and calm. "I'm going to do my b