Powerful Italian, Penniless Housekeeper

Book excerpt: When a single mother meets a dashing Italian auteur, their Cinderella story takes a surprising Hollywood turn in this delightful romance. Single mother Sarah Halliday isn’t much for games. But the scavenger hunt for her sister’s hen night requires her to find an eligible bachelor . . . in a small pub in Oxfordshire. As a housekeeper pushing thirty, Sarah feels uniquely unqualified for the task—until she finds herself mid-flirtation with the sexiest Italian man she’s ever seen. Filmmaker Lorenzo Cavalleri has come to England to scout locations for an upcoming movie. Disillusioned with Hollywood, he’s desperate to find something real. He had no idea that “something” would be the demure yet delicious Sarah. But even if he’s found his Cinderella, their road to Happily Ever After won’t be so simple—when he discovers that she’s the mystery woman standing in the way of his masterpiece!