When Luca Fiori arrives from corporate with plans to revamp the Fiori Cascade hotel, Mariella Ross is ready to fight for her staff and the hotel that has become her home. It’s just her bad luck, then, that the Italian tycoon is devastatingly handsome and charming. But a traumatic past has her cautious in her personal relationships, and she’s determined to fight her attraction to the playboy billionaire.
Luca longs to prove himself within the family hotel empire, but going toe-to-toe with the gorgeous manager is a perk he didn’t expect. The chemistry between them sizzles, but Luca is only at the hotel until the refurbishment is complete, and Mari is not the type to indulge in a workplace fling. As time ticks down to his departure, what was meant to be a flirtation becomes a matter of the heart. Staying with Mari means disappointing his father and abandoning his dreams. And returning to Italy surely means leaving his heart behind…
Since 2006, New York Times bestseller Donna Jones Alward has enchanted readers with stories of happy endings and homecomings that have won several awards and been translated into over a dozen languages. She’s worked as an administrative assistant, teaching assistant, in retail and as a stay-at-home-mom, but always knew her degree in English Literature would pay off, as she is now happy to be a full-time writer. Her new historical fiction tales blend her love of history with characters who step beyond their biggest fears to claim the lives they desire.
Donna currently lives in Nova Scotia, Canada, with her husband and two cats. You can often find her near the water, either kayaking on the lake or walking the sandy beaches to refill her creative well.
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