The life of an investigative journalist is seldom smooth ?? When libel lawyer, Tom Hadleigh acquires a perfect holiday home ? a 14th century house that needs restoring, there's a slight problem. The house is located in the beautiful Umbria countryside and Tom can't speak a word of Italian. Enter Evie Shaw, masquerading as an agency temp but in reality the newest reporter for gossip magazine Pure Dirt. Unbeknown to Tom, Italian speaking Evie has been sent by her manipulative editor to write an expose on him. And the stakes are high ? Evie's job rests on her success. But the path for the investigative journalist is seldom smooth, and it certainly never is when the subject in hand is drop-dead gorgeous. AUTHOR: After graduating from university with a Law degree, she moved to California where she led a varied life, trying her hand at everything from cocktail waitressing on Sunset Strip to working as secretary to the CEO of a large Japanese trading company, not to mention a stint as 'resident starlet' at MGM. On returning to England, Liz completed a degree in English and taught for a number of years before developing her writing career. Liz's debut novel, 'The Road Back', won a 2012 Book of the Year Award from Coffee Time Romance in the USA. Her second novel, 'A Bargain Struck' was shortlisted for the 2014 Romantic Historical Novel of the Year Award. SELLING POINTS: ? Following on from the success of Liz's historical novels, 'The Road Back' and 'A Bargain Struck', Liz pens her first contemporary. ? Set in London and Umbria.
