After her career as an internationally acclaimed opera diva is brutally cut short, Elizabeth finds herself on the run from a man who tried to kill her and left her for dead. Though American, for the last sixteen years she has been studying and then performing at La Scala, Milan’s storied Opera House. She thinks of Italy as her home. But now she lives her rudderless life under an alias, and the future stretches before her like an unknown sea. When will her attacker manage to find her? Elizabeth cannot change her face, and in a nation filled with opera fanatics, it is inevitable that she is recognized. While pleading with these fans to keep her secret, she knows that chances are slim that news of her won’t reach her would be murderer. While she is living undercover in the Tuscan town of Lucca, life-altering surprises materialize, shocking her. In addition to hiding from a killer, she now faces challenges and decisions which will give her life new direction if she manages to endure. Propelled by fear, Elizabeth runs to Venice, Siena, Rome, and finally to Florence with Enrico, the new man in her life. He is handsome, smooth, and wealthy, and seems to be too good to be true. When she catches him in conversation with her attacker, seeds of distrust are sown.
Author
G.G. Vandagriff is the author of over thirty novels Amazon #1 Bestselling Author. The Last Waltz, the first novel in her 20th Century Historical Romance Series won the Whitney Award for Best Historical Novel in 2009. There are now two more books in that series—Exile and Defiancé. Thirteen of her novels are Regency romances, compared by critics to the witty novels of Georgette Heyer. She has also written a lively genealogical mystery series featuring Briggie and Alex, two whacky widows, as sleuths. Her most recent publications are Romantic Suspense. Her trilogy featuring Breaking News, Sleeping Secrets, and Balkan Echo tell the tale of high profile TV journalists—the Super Sleuths of WOOT TV station in Chicago. GG graduated from Stanford and received her master’s degree from George Washington University. She worked as an associate editor at Stanford’s Hoover Institution, an assistant treasurer in the Harvard Treasurer’s office, a bond analyst at Fidelity Investments, and an international banker for Continental Illinois National Bank (later acquired by Bank of America). She and her husband David are the parents of three children and seven grandchildren, her greatest joys in life. Her favorite novel? Jane Eyre. She also loves Florence, Sundance Resort, The Voice, hot chocolate, lilacs, and dachshunds. Find out more about her books, download a free novella, and sign up for her newsletter at http://ggvandagriff.com. Also, be the first to know when Vandagriff’s next book is available by following her at http://bookbub.com/authors/G.G.Vandag... to receive new releases and discount alerts.
