The Italian's Cinderella Bride

In a flash of lightning, Count Pietro Bagnelli sees a young woman standing outside his palazzo, a battered suitcase at her feet.

This solitary count has turned his back on the world, but he can't turn his back on this bedraggled waif….

Ruth has returned to Venice to uncover lost memories, yet finds comfort with this proudly damaged count. A brutal attack in an English car park left her past a blank, sparing only the memory of a fiancé who has mysteriously vanished.

She hoped the canals would lead her back to that lost romance; instead, she discovers a steadfast ally who shields her from every fresh heartbreak. Working in his bustling travel office, she begins to rebuild her shattered life in the quiet corners of his palazzo.

As Carnivale sweeps through the city, drama and passion ignite and secrets unravel….

• Widower Romance: Count Pietro Bagnelli guards the painful memory of the wife and child he lost, choosing solitary grief until an unexpected guest challenges his self-imposed exile.
• Forced Proximity: When winter storms and the rising tides of aqua alta flood the city, sharing the palazzo and caring for an epileptic rescue dog draws them irresistibly close.
• Slow Burn: From quiet conversations over late-night tea to stolen embraces along the Rialto, their tentative camaraderie deepens into a fierce passion neither anticipated.
• Also by This Author: The Italian’s Passionate Revenge, Expecting the Fellani Heir and Not Just a Convenient Marriage.