This is the story of the eldest of the three Valtieri brothers, Massimo. They have three sisters as well, though they don't seem to have their own stories. And Massimo has three children, aged eight, five, and three, probably, as we were introduced to in the first book by Luca.

The story begins quite dramatically at London City Airport, where Lydia Fletcher, in all her bridal finery, has caught the attention of none other than Massimo Valtieri. He, from the goodness of his heart, of course, offers her his plane and his company for the journey to Siena. She's doing this for her injured sister, Jennifer, to win her a wedding at a hotel near Siena.

She is a chef, or not since everything has been taken from her. She has no kitchen, or restaurant, and no money. But in all this, she has thoroughly captured the attention of Massimo, who wants her like he never has wanted anyone before. Many readers have pointed this out in innumerable stories. Does it really have to be like this? The first book mentioned Massimo in love with his now dead for five years wife Angelina. So, why the need for Lydia now becomes more than he loved Angelina? But it's also true that a person who's gone is gone, and those missing them have to let go too at some point.

Five years... Does that mean the children are older now? Because the first book mentioned that she died of brain haemorrhage shortly after the birth of their third child. And now they become ten (Francesca), seven (Lavinia), and five (Anotnino), so the book takes immediately after the first one, then. It means Luca got the ages all wrong, apparently.

Ah, both Isabelle and Lydia are twenty-eight. But just as she thinks she's that close to winning, she trips on the gangway, falls flat on the tarmac, and has a head injury. All this reminds Massimo about Angelina. He blames himself for his wife's death. Because he didn't take her head injury seriously, and he doesn't want to repeat the same with Lydia. He keeps a hawk's eye on her.

The Valtieri men do chase after their ladies. After letting Lydia go back when she's all recovered, he gets right back to her farm after two weeks. Agricultural lifestyle is what connects them. The only difference being he's a millionaire, and she's poorly.

Oof...reading a book with a chef in it is quite taxing. Oh...the dishes and desserts.

In spite of the lust gripping him in the beginning, and then the feelings of love, he can't bring himself to give up on the guilt he feels towards Angelina's death. Slow burn till the end, it has a fitting end. But the book dispels everything I said earlier, especially the memories he has of his first wife, and love. This is a beautiful story.