INDEX THE GREY WOMAN. CURIOUS IF TRUE. (Extract from a Letter from Richard Whittingham, Esq.) SIX WEEKS AT HEPPENHEIM. LIBBIE MARSH'S THREE ERAS. ERA I. VALENTINE'S DAY. ERA II. WHITSUNTIDE. ERA III. MICHAELMAS. CHRISTMAS STORMS AND SUNSHINE. HAND AND HEART. BESSY'S TROUBLES AT HOME. DISAPPEARANCES.

A woman with a secret discovers irresistible passion when she becomes an Italian billionaire’s mistress in this international romance. World famous photographer Raphael di Lazro, heir to the Lazaro fashion house, is no stranger to rumors and speculation about his private life. But Eve Middlemiss suspects he’s hiding a dark secret—and she’s come to Florence to find the proof. Posing as a fashion journalist, Eve suddenly finds herself surrounded by glamour—and totally out of her depth. But then she realizes that the sexy and mysterious Raphael wants her! If becoming his mistress will help Eve expose the truth, she’ll fake the sophistication Raphael’s expecting. But that means being available to his every desire . . .

Blake sucked in his nether-lip, his florid face a thought less florid than its wont, his prominent blue eyes a thought more prominent. Under its golden periwig old Nick Trenchard's wizened countenance was darkened by a scowl, and his fingers, long, swarthy, and gnarled, drummed fretfully upon the table. Portly Lord Gervase Scoresby—their host, a benign and placid man of peace, detesting turbulence—turned crimson now in wordless rage. The others gaped and stared—some at young Westmacott, some at the man he had so grossly affronted—whilst in the shadows of the hall a couple of lacqueys looked on amazed, all teeth and eyes...FROM THE BOOKS.