Their royal bundle of joy!
Two months after her breathtaking night with Prince Enzo Affini, nurse Aubrey Henderson arrives in Venice to discover heâs her new boss. And even more shocking? The news sheâs carrying his royal baby!
Guarded doctor Enzo has long protected his legacyâand his heart. Heâs determined not to trust his attraction to irresistible, spirited Aubrey. But as their baby grows, so, too, does their undeniable connection...and a longing for a happy-ever-after that neither can deny!
Dear Reader,
Deciding to set this book in Venice, Italy, was easyâsuch a magical place! Then my editor Laura asked if Iâd like to have the book be part of a duet with the wonderful Amy Ruttan. Brainstorming the story with Amy was a lot of funâas was figuring out the last details with Amy and Laura poolside in San Diego at the RWA conference. A writerâs life is rough! ;-)
In the story Aubrey thinks sheâs going to Italy to nurse there, and to support her pregnant friend Shay ⦠Until Aubrey meets a gorgeous Italian man, Enzo Affini, and canât resist a hot one-night fling. Except when she returns to Venice two months later she learns heâs the doctor she has to work for!
Enzo is suspicious of Shay showing up in his brotherâs life, and then when Aubrey comes to work for him he wonders about her, too! Until a shocking event forces him to rethink his life and whatâs most important to him.
This story is about trust and betrayal and learning that the things we may believe about ourselves arenât always true. I hope you enjoy it!
Robin xoxo
After completing a degree in journalism, then working in advertising and mothering her kids, ROBIN GIANNA had what she calls her âawakeningâ. She decided she wanted to write the romance novels sheâd loved since her teens, and now enjoys pushing her characters towards their own happily-ever-afters. When sheâs not writing, Robinâs life is filled with a happily messy kitchen, a needy garden, a wonderful husband, three great kids, a drooling bulldog and one grouchy Siamese cat.
Books by Robin Gianna
Mills & Boon Medical Romance
The Hollywood Hills Clinic
The Prince and the Midwife
Midwives On-Call at Christmas
Her Christmas Baby Bump
Flirting with Dr. Off-Limits
It Happened in Paris... Her Greek Doctorâs Proposal Reunited with His Runaway Bride
Visit the Author Profile page at millsandboon.co.uk for more titles.
Iâd like to thank my duet partner, Amy Ruttan, for being so great to work with. Letâs do it again, sometime, Amy!
Also, another huge shout-out to my wonderful friend Meta Carroll for helping me with the medical scenes in the storyâthanks and smooches!
CHAPTER ONE
AUBREY HENDERSON LIFTED her face to the lagoon breeze and smiled, soaking in the incredible history, vivid colors, and sheer amazement that was Venice, Italy. How lucky was she to have snagged a temporary job here? She might have spent only two days in Venice before leaving for her two-month nursing job in Rome, but every detail of those hours felt etched in her brain.
Which included every detail of her illicit, probably ill-advised, and beyond wonderful fling with Enzo Affini. That one night felt burned into her mindâand body, as wellâand just the thought of him made her silly heart both skip a beat and burn with annoyance.
Maybe theyâd left it a little vague, but hadnât he implied heâd be in touch? What exactly theyâd said to one another when theyâd parted in the wee hours of the morning didnât seem too clear anymore, but still. Sheâd expected heâd at least call her while she was in Rome, since he knew she was coming back to Venice around now.
Knowing she might run into him in the flesh had her feeling nervous and excited and ticked off all over again for making her wonder if sheâd ever hear from him. Then ticked off at herself for wondering at all.
Then annoyed even more when she realized that when the phrase in the flesh had come to mind, an instant all-too-sexy vision of the manâs glorious body made her feel a little breathless.
Ridiculous. Time to concentrate on why sheâd come to Venice, which had nothing to do with a handsome Italian prince who was obviously the love-âem-and-leave-âem type. Which was okay. She didnât care if she saw him or not. In fact, she had no desire at all to see the guy, since he clearly didnât want to see her.
No, sheâd come here before to support her friend Shay, whoâd recently married Enzoâs brother, Dante. Now she was here to work in the clinic, enjoy that adventure, and meet with the art and architecture preservation society sheâd donated more money to in her motherâs memory.
Her mom had always been fascinated with Venice and its incredible history, and it had only been her fear of travel and crowds that had kept her from coming to explore it. Seeing the fresco she and her mom had âadopted,â paying for its restoration before her mother had died, would be sad but wonderful, too. Her motherâs legacy as a preservationist in New England had now been expanded across the ocean, and that thought brought her smile back and her thoughts completely away from Enzo Affini.