Velvet di Carlo

Velvet di Carlo writes contemporary romance with heat, heart, and happily-ever-afters. From sun-drenched Tuscany to small-town secrets, her stories bring passion and emotional connection to readers who crave a good story and maybe even a short escape from life’s daily stress.

Claire’s life imploded spectacularly—cheating husband, soul-crushing job, and then her uncle dies and leaves her a vineyard in Tuscany. A vineyard she knows absolutely nothing about. She should sell it. Take the money. Start over somewhere that doesn’t require learning Italian or understanding the difference between Sangiovese and Pinot Grigio. But then she meets Luca Moretti.

Gorgeous, infuriating, and far too good at making her forget every reason this is a terrible idea, Luca has managed Villa Rossi’s vineyard for a decade. He knows the land, the vines, the wine—and he’s made it very clear he thinks the new American owner has no business being here. He’s probably right.

But Claire didn’t survive a divorce and a career meltdown just to run away from the first real challenge—or the first real attraction—she’s felt in years. She has one month to decide: sell the vineyard and return to her empty life in New York, or risk everything on a place she barely understands and a man who makes her feel reckless, alive, and terrified in equal measure.

The grapes are growing. Wine is aging. And Luca? He’s looking at her like she might be worth the risk.

Nina Cortez fled to Tuscany after a fashion shoot went horribly wrong in Milan. Now her camera sits unopened and she’s hiding in a rental farmhouse, trying to forget the industry that taught her to erase people’s humanity.

A plumbing issue in her rental forces her to store equipment in woodworker Matteo Valenti’s workshop. It’s supposed to be temporary, just like her stay in Italy. Just like the festival photography project that gets her shooting again.

But Matteo has spent five years as a widower, crafting hand-made furniture to keep himself occupied. They soon realize they both understand the difference between forcing something and letting it become what it needs to be.

Before long, Nina starts photographing the world honestly again. And Matteo begins to believe that grief doesn’t have to mean being alone forever.

This is a story you’ll love about choosing work that matters and finding love in the last place you expected.

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