Tara Harrington's life seems perfect -- a successful career as a life coach, the flashy sports car to match, and a happy home with Glenn. But when her difficult younger sister Emma announces she's pregnant, and refuses to divulge who the father is, suspicions are aroused all round. Tara's best friend Liz's fairytale husband, Eric, suddenly doesn't seem so Prince Charming any more, and their dream move from the city to the country isn't working out as planned. But can Tara help her friend through it?Glamorous London PR girl Natalie has everything she ever wanted -- except a husband. And when Tara agrees to coach her in landing the latest 'man of her dreams', the two women soon find they have more in common than either had imagined.Can Tara make it on her own? Will Liz secure her family idyll in the country? And will Natalie finally find love with a man who deserves her?

A festive winter romance set in Venice and one of Melissa Hill's popular series of escapist romantic tales set in Italy's most picturesque and evocative locations. All books are standalone and can be read in any order.Considered one of the most romantic locations in the world, lovers flock in their droves to Venice, the beautiful Italian city set on a lagoon of interlocking canals. New parents Max and Naomi are first-time visitors to Italy, despite his fear of water, severe Italian food-aversion and woeful language skills. Still he is prepared to put all discomforts aside if it means some quality time with his beloved wife. But new mum Naomi can't help but feel worried and distracted about leaving their baby and she finds it hard to let go. Can a winter weekend in Venice help the couple recapture what their relationship was like before baby? Lucy is returning with a heavy heart to her favourite place in the world. Exactly a year before beneath snowy skies, she and her boyfriend locked their love in a quiet corner of San Marco on a small romantic wrought-iron bridge over the canal. But this winter in Venice things couldn't be more different... Scott has brought Rachel to Venice intent on proposing. Based on what he's heard about the city, it should be all too easy to arrange a memorable romantic moment. But when things start to go awry from the outset, he fears he will he never find the perfect opportunity before their trip is over.

Three very different women arrive on the stunning island of Sicily for a cookery class promising incredible food, breathtaking scenery and a taste of Italian culture. It is hosted every year in the spring by Chef Isabella, in her little stone villa in the old town of Taormina.Thirty-five year old Kate hopes a short break will take her mind off her infertility problems. Can time away help her come to terms with the fact that she may never be a mum?Martha is in Sicily against her will. The break was a 50th birthday gift from her children, all of whom have now fled the nest. With the family gone and nobody left to mother, she has no idea what to do with herself. Can she rediscover some of her zest for life while in Italy?Olivia is a travel writer, in Sicily to write a feature on the growing popularity of Isabella’s famed cookery class. She is intrigued to find out what makes previous guests rave about the short break. Is it the food, the location and the incredible scenery?Or is there an alchemy about Chef Isabella, and her instinctive way of knowing that her students require more than cultural or food knowledge, but a means to balm their souls...