Talia needs his signature. Rafe wants her in his bed. A passionate cat and mouse game with his would-be spy. Rafael DeLuca II wants a break from his over bearing life at home, so he decides to make a surprise visit to his company's office in Boston. Talia McKenna is assigned to be is PA, aka blackmailed by her superiors into spying on him, her project on the line. But she's smarter than they give her credit for. She's going to get DeLuca to sign her proposal instead. All she has to do is be professional, and stop dreaming about the enticing man naked. Rafe knows what Talia is up to, and when she proves to be the most honest spy, he begins to notice things a boss has no business noticing about his PA. She's a distraction he didn't want but soon realizes he needs. Too bad she's putting up a fight. Talia isn't one for bed sport, but that's what makes the game all the more bewitching. A Because I Love Him prequel. The love story before the messy breakup.

Rafael DeLuca and Talia McKenna fall in love when the Italian business mogul goes to Boston to visit one of his family’s companies international offices and she is assigned to be his guide. But Rafe is already engaged and his marriage is also meant to merge his father’s and future father-in-law’s companies. He calls off the wedding and just days later, he finds Talia in bed with his brother. Months later Rafe is ready to fulfill his obligation by marrying his fiancé and commit to his family responsibility but Talia crushes his wedding. She isn’t ready to let go of him just yet.