White Hibiscus — Rosemary Pollock

He had no right to criticize her

Emma won the assignment of her dreams--modeling Princess Lisa's summer collection at a fabulous island estate near Malta.

Everything was perfect--except for Paul Santana Demajo, the princess's cynical, darkly handsome brother. He didn't even try to hide his disdain. Models, he said, were boring and had dubious morals.

Emma fumed over the injustice. What about his own morals? What was going on between the lofty Count Paul and the alluring village girl, Marianne?

Hero: Paul Santana Demajo
Heroine: Emma Haynes