Escape into a romantic world with Irresistible Italians by Ellie Darkins and other UK authors. This paperback collection offers three heartwarming stories of whirlwind romances and fake engagements set in Italy, perfect for a cosy holiday read.
Joss knows the one thing that will make his dying father happy is to see his son find love... But he's sworn off romance forever! So, he decides to ask his father's fiercely intelligent assistant Eva to be his fake fiancee. Only for Eva, the ruse could threaten the life she's worked so hard for. How will she keep her head when she's losing her heart to her new boss?
Vittorio Martelli's promise to repay his late father's debt leads him to penniless and unemployed Jackie Benton. To start with, he offers her a prestigious job in Rome working for him. Jackie cannot believe her luck when this Italian stranger hands her a lifeline. But when she gets to Rome, she discovers Vittorio also needs a convenient fiancee - and Jackie is the perfect candidate!
When heartbroken Becky Shaw retreats to the Cotswolds for Christmas, she expects to be warming herself by the fire - not in the arms of Italian billionaire Theo Rushing. It's meant to be a holiday fling, until Theo reveals he needs a fake fiancee and sweeps Becky away to Italy. Becky agrees to a 'relationship' in name only. But as the heat intensifies, will they pass the point of no return?
Ellie Darkins spent her formative years devouring romance novels, and after completing her English degree she decided to make a living from her love of books. As a writer and editor her work now entails dreaming up romantic proposals, hot dates with alpha males and trips to the past with dashing heroes. When she's not working she can usually be found at her local library or out for a run.
Lucy Gordon cut her writing teeth on magazine journalism, interviewing many of the world's most interesting men, including Warren Beatty and Roger Moore. Several years ago, while staying Venice, she met a Venetian who proposed in two days. They have been married ever since. Naturally this has affected her writing, where romantic Italian men tend to feature strongly. Two of her books have won a Romance Writers of America RITA (R) Award.
Cathy Williams is a great believer in the power of perseverance as she had never written anything before her writing career, and from the starting point of zero has now fulfilled her ambition to pursue this most enjoyable of careers. She would encourage any would-be writer to have faith and go for it! She derives inspiration from the tropical island of Trinidad and from the peaceful countryside of middle England. Cathy lives in Warwickshire her family.
