Secrets and seduction...Isabella, Contessa di Sorano, has a heart-breaking secret that's destroying her. But, when her father's debts force her to sell the Castello Romitorio and accept a lucrative contract from her ex lover, she can no longer avoid facing the pain of her past.Luca Vittori's only desire is to fulfill his promise to his grandmother, of hiring Isabella to redecorate the castello, before he leaves once more. After all why would he want to be with someone who'd rejected him in the cruelest way, without explanation?But the best-laid plans can fail when faced with a passion that ignites at the merest touch and a seduction that threatens to destroy before it can heal...