title: The Sicilian's Innocent Mistress
author:  Carole Mortimer 
description: Carole Mortimer was born in England, the youngest of three children. She began writing in 1978, and has now written over one hundred and seventy books for Harlequin Mills and Boon. Carole has six sons, Matthew, Joshua, Timothy, Michael, David and Peter. She says, Im happily married to Peter senior; were best friends as well as lovers, which is probably the best recipe for a successful relationship. We live in a lovely part of England.
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  ## Jonas looked at her suspiciously. “You can’t possibly still be a virgin!”
  
  
  
  
  
  “What difference does it make whether or not I’ve had other lovers?” Mac
  asked.
  
  
  
  
  
  “All the difference in the world to me,” he said harshly.
  
  
  
  
  
  “Why? Most men would be only too pleased to be a woman’s first lover,” she
  retorted.
  
  
  
  
  
  “Not this man,” he replied fervently.
  
  
  
  
  
  Mac couldn’t believe Jonas was refusing to make love to her just because she
  was a virgin!
  
  
  
  
  
  “Why is that, Jonas?” she challenged. “Do you think I’m making such a grand
  gesture because I already imagine myself in love with you? Or do you think I’m
  trying to trap you in some way?”
  
  
  
  
  
  Her eyes widened as she saw from the cold stiffening of his expression, the
  icy glitter of his eyes, that that was exactly what he thought—and so
  obviously feared….
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CAROLE MORTIMER is one of Harlequin’s most popular and prolific authors. Since
  her first novel was published in 1979, this British writer