Swapping chef's whites for ivory silk, Lydia Fletcher's competing in a contest to see how far she can travel in a wedding dress! She's determined to win her beloved sister her dream wedding—but a chance meeting with the gorgeous but guarded widower Massimo Valtieri is something the contest's small print failed to mention! When Lydia narrowly misses winning, Massimo wants to help. He offers her his grand palazzo for her sister's wedding in return for Lydia's help on his estate. But with the heat between them rivaling the Tuscan sun, her sister's wedding might not be the only one Lydia has to plan….

Includes a reader-favorite bonus story inside: A bride worth waiting for / by Caroline Anderson.

Verrocchio worked in an extraordinarily wide array of media and used unusual practices of making to express ideas.

This book aims to understand the different readings of Castiglione's Cortegiano or Book of the Courtier from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.

Two Little Miracles Caroline Anderson Julia hasn't seen her husband Max for almost a year – but he's just walked through the door as breathtaking as ever! Max has come to make things right with his beloved Julia. But he hasn't bargained on meeting two surprise little twin girls... Julia feels terrible for keeping the babies a secret, but Max had made it clear that he didn't want children. And it had hurt all the more because she'd thought she couldn't have them. Now Max has two weeks to prove he can be a wonderful husband and father...

For the love of a tiny baby... Emily thought she'd never see Harry again. Then he's suddenly on her doorstep—cradling a little baby in his arms! The man she once knew, so strong and sure, now looks lost, and when Emily discovers why he's come to her with this premature baby, she melts. For the love of a good man... Harry once broke her heart and, now a single mom, Emily can't afford to let Harry and his child into her life. But she can't deny the growing love she feels for this special man and for their patchwork family....

Penniless, pregnant and alone, Iona Lockwood wants to settle and put down roots. Life's delivered her a few hard knocks lately.… When wealthy architect Daniel Hamilton finds Iona living in the empty building he's bought, he knows he should be asking her to leave. But Daniel can't turn his back on a pregnant woman, and offers her a job as his housekeeper. Stepping into his beautiful home, Iona feels like Cinderella. But she knows dreams don't come true. She's there to keep house, not to fall in love with the millionaire who saved her.

Sam Hunter had only intended to help his brother fulfill his dream of having children, but now, through an IVF mix-up, a complete stranger is pregnant with his child! To make matters worse, she's utterly gorgeous…. For warmhearted widow Emilia Eastwood, this child was meant to be the final legacy of her husband. The hospital's discovery turns her world upside down. Sam begins to feel fiercely protective of his accidental family, and soon he and Emilia discover that fate can lead to a love you never expected….