TANGLED VOWS
When perfection becomes a prison, sometimes the only escape is to run.
Chiara Benedetti has spent her entire life being the perfect daughter, the perfect fianc e, the perfect Milanese heiress. But on her wedding day, standing at the altar of Milan's most prestigious cathedral, she hears her future husband describe how he plans to "train" her-and everything shatters.
In a moment that will scandalize Italian society, Chiara does the unthinkable: she runs. Barefoot in a designer wedding gown, she flees through the streets of Milan, leaving behind her family's empire, her trust fund, and every carefully constructed plan for her future.
Her desperate escape leads her to crash-literally-into the world of Nico Sterling, a enigmatic billionaire whose floating palace harbors secrets as deep as the Mediterranean waters surrounding it. Nico is everything her family warned her against: dangerous, unpredictable, and utterly uncontrollable. He's also the first man who's ever seen her as more than a beautiful asset to be managed.
But freedom comes with a price. Chiara's family won't let her go without a fight, and Nico's past is catching up to him in ways that could destroy them both. As they work together to restore a crumbling Tuscan villa, they must also rebuild themselves-learning to trust, to love, and to fight for a future neither of them dared to dream possible.
In a world where love is a luxury and independence is rebellion, can two damaged souls create something real? Or will the weight of their tangled pasts pull them under?
A breathtaking romance about breaking free, finding yourself, and discovering that the greatest risk is opening your heart.
Perfect for fans of passionate contemporary romance with strong heroines, alpha heroes with hidden depths, and the intoxicating backdrop of the Italian coast.