Under one roof, they're destined to fall under love's spell.
Gina Thomas knows she can't possibly afford the upkeep on the ancient, Tuscan ex-convent her great-aunt left her in her will. But she has a plan. Haul her luggage and art supplies into an abandoned room, paint her heart out, and hopefully make enough money for repairs.
She wishes now she'd taken the time to translate all of the letter informing her of her dubious windfall. Apparently the arrogant Adonis who's having workmen dig up the courtyard is Sebastian D'Avanzo, a distant cousin who owns exactly half of this stone heap—and according to the terms of the will, neither of them can sell.
They're stuck with each other.
Yet as they butt heads over how to resurrect Santa Lucia to its former and future glory, the beauty of the Italian countryside begins to weave its spell. And love begins to build a delicate bridge between the fiercely independent artist and the wickedly infuriating architect.
This Retro Romance release was originally published in 1988 by My Weekly Story Library.