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Author_Caitlin Alice Gilbert
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Contemporary Romance
enemies to lovers
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grumpy sunshine
holiday romance
italian countryside
Los Angeles
new beginnings
only one bed
opposites attract
politics
poltical romance
red
second chance
self discovery
small town romance
strong FMC
summer
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Tuscany
under the tuscan sun
USA today
Washington DC
white and royal blue
Product details
- ISBN 9781923232310
- Weight: 299g
- Dimensions: 127 x 203mm
- Publication Date: 14 Apr 2026
- Publisher: Keeperton
- Publication City/Country: AU
- Product Form: Paperback
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A bold and emotionally resonant romance that flips the script on scandal, and shows the power of self-discovery, redemption, and a summer of love in a small Italian town.
Rising star US Congresswoman Isabella Rhodes was supposed to be making history—not headlines.
But when a devastating betrayal shatters her career overnight, she flees to La Musa, a sleepy village in the heart of Umbria where the days are slow, the pasta is handmade, and no one knows her name.
At Villa Farentino, Izzy hopes to start fresh, far from the relentless eyes of the world. But her plans unravel when she learns she’ll be sharing the villa with Benito Farentino, the brooding, newly elected mayor who is just as determined to save his crumbling hometown as he is unwilling to trust outsiders.
As tensions grow over a controversial hotel development, Izzy is pulled into the fight for La Musa’s future… and further into Benito’s world. And soon, what began as a quiet escape becomes a chance to rebuild, to believe again, and maybe even to fall in love.
Izzy now has a choice. Will she risk her second chance at happiness for the life she left behind, or stay and fight for the one she’s only just begun to imagine?
Rising star US Congresswoman Isabella Rhodes was supposed to be making history—not headlines.
But when a devastating betrayal shatters her career overnight, she flees to La Musa, a sleepy village in the heart of Umbria where the days are slow, the pasta is handmade, and no one knows her name.
At Villa Farentino, Izzy hopes to start fresh, far from the relentless eyes of the world. But her plans unravel when she learns she’ll be sharing the villa with Benito Farentino, the brooding, newly elected mayor who is just as determined to save his crumbling hometown as he is unwilling to trust outsiders.
As tensions grow over a controversial hotel development, Izzy is pulled into the fight for La Musa’s future… and further into Benito’s world. And soon, what began as a quiet escape becomes a chance to rebuild, to believe again, and maybe even to fall in love.
Izzy now has a choice. Will she risk her second chance at happiness for the life she left behind, or stay and fight for the one she’s only just begun to imagine?
Caitlin Alice Gilbert is an author and screenwriter in Los Angeles. Born in Michigan, she grew up between the Midwest and Fountain Hills, Arizona, home of the third-tallest year-round fountain.
She studied improv and sketch at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre where she was on the house team, Payday. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona where she studied Film and Television and Creative Writing. She has spent over ten years working in the tech startup and streaming industries including Watchable, HBO Max, and Quibi.
When she's not writing, Caitlin is taking in theatre or live music, playing tennis, cheering for Angel City Football Club, going on a long walk, or watching way too much TV.
She studied improv and sketch at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre where she was on the house team, Payday. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona where she studied Film and Television and Creative Writing. She has spent over ten years working in the tech startup and streaming industries including Watchable, HBO Max, and Quibi.
When she's not writing, Caitlin is taking in theatre or live music, playing tennis, cheering for Angel City Football Club, going on a long walk, or watching way too much TV.
