One Summer in Italy...

But somehow Holly became enchanted by the pleading eyes of a motherless little girl and entranced by the girl's mysterious father, Matteo.

Before she knew what was happening, she had been swept away to their luxurious family villa in Rome.

But as the long summer days slowly began to fade, Holly discovered that within the walls of this home and in the heart of the man she was coming to love, hid some dark secrets—secrets that would finally set them all free.…

• Single Dad: Matteo is determined to see eight-year-old Liza walk and swim again after the tragic train crash that claimed her mother, yet he fears his own frozen heart can never give her the comfort she craves.
• Forced Proximity: Trapped without a passport in an ancient villa, Holly spends sun-drenched afternoons at the neglected swimming pool and late nights matching wits with the powerful magistrate.
• Italian Hero: A respected Rome judge with a formidable reputation and a shadowed past, Matteo prides himself on iron control until one courageous Englishwoman challenges every defense he has built.
• Also by This Author: The Italian's Passionate Revenge, Expecting the Fellani Heir and Not Just a Convenient Marriage.