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The Valtieri Baby

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Wedding planner Anita della Rossa is an expert in arranging happy-ever-afters—except her own, that is. Five years ago her childhood sweetheart Giovanni Valtieri ended their relationship abruptly, keeping his reasons as secret as the love he still feels for Anita.When Gio and Anita find themselves alone in a Tuscan hideaway, familiar passion rises to the surface once more....more

Paperback, 192 pages

Published September 4th 2012 by Harlequin (first published September 1st 2012)

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Dec 13, 2012 Julie Bonello rated it 4 of 5 stars

When it comes to writing warm-hearted emotional contemporary romances, Caroline Anderson simply cannot be beaten and with her latest novel for Harlequin Romance, The Valtieri Baby, this much-loved author has once again penned a tender and poignant love story readers will not be able to resist!

Romance is Anita Della Rossa’s business. As a wedding planner, she spends her days – and nights! – working hard to ensure that her clients’ romantic dreams come true. Whilst Anita is perfectly happy seeing...more When it comes to writing warm-hearted emotional contemporary romances, Caroline Anderson simply cannot be beaten and with her latest novel for Harlequin Romance, The Valtieri Baby, this much-loved author has once again penned a tender and poignant love story readers will not be able to resist!

Romance is Anita Della Rossa’s business. As a wedding planner, she spends her days – and nights! – working hard to ensure that her clients’ romantic dreams come true. Whilst Anita is perfectly happy seeing other people walking down the aisle towards their own happy ever after, the intrepid wedding planner is adamant that she will not be wearing a big white dress any time soon. With a successful business, a busy social life and plenty of commitments to juggle, Anita does not have the time nor the inclination for a relationship – especially as she knows that she will never find anyone who can measure up to her first and only love, drop dead gorgeous billionaire lawyer Giovanni Valtieri!

Five years ago, Giovanni and Anita had been madly in love with one another and their families had been secretly hoping that Gio would pop the question and ask Anita to marry him. There was nothing that Anita wanted more than to be Gio’s bride. She had spent most of her life dreaming of becoming Gio’s wife, so she had been absolutely stunned when he had ended their relationship abruptly. A desolate Anita had hardened her heart and vowed never to let any man get close to her ever again, and despite the fact that she never stopped loving Gio, she had resigned herself to being just friends with the man who meant more to her than anyone else in the world.

Gio cannot remember a time when he hadn’t been head over heels in love with Anita. But when a cruel twist of fate had changed his life forever, Gio had been forced to break things off with her. Although their romantic relationship had come to an end, Gio and Anita still remained the best of friends. Gio knows that he can always rely on Anita, so when he is brutally attacked and needs looking after, he calls his former girlfriend and begs her to keep him company while he recovers from his ordeal.

Thrown together by fate in a Tuscan hideaway, Gio and Anita soon find themselves giving into long-buried feelings that have never truly gone away. But will they grasp this second chance at happiness with both hands? Or will they continue to let secrets from the past come between them?

The Valtieri Baby is a wonderfully uplifting, highly emotional and wholly compelling tale of old scars, new beginnings and everlasting love written by a first-class storyteller who writes with great depth and sensitivity and effortlessly blends humour, pathos and romance in an unforgettable story readers will find absolutely impossible to put down!

With a fantastic heroine, a gorgeous Italian hero and breath-taking descriptions of the Tuscan countryside, The Valtieri Baby is a spellbinding contemporary romance readers cannot afford to miss!(less)

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Oct 30, 2012 Rhonda rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Valtieri Baby by Caroline Anderson
4 STARS

A nice romance. Thier are love scenes in the book that I skipped over.
Giovanni Valtieri is a lawyer who is about to go on vacation. Is car is packed and he is taking out the trash. A woman was out in the parking lot. She was the party who had been stealing from her business partner and finally realized that she had lost the case this afternoon.
She was shouting at him and then she used her purse and attacked him. Gio tripped over the curve and landed...more The Valtieri Baby by Caroline Anderson
4 STARS

A nice romance. Thier are love scenes in the book that I skipped over.
Giovanni Valtieri is a lawyer who is about to go on vacation. Is car is packed and he is taking out the trash. A woman was out in the parking lot. She was the party who had been stealing from her business partner and finally realized that she had lost the case this afternoon.
She was shouting at him and then she used her purse and attacked him. Gio tripped over the curve and landed on his trash which had a broken bottle in it. He had a big piece of glass in his thigh. Twisted ankle and his hand cut. Gio took the piece of glass out of his thigh and it was the wrong thing to do.
Anita della Rossa is a wedding planner and is late with a last meeting with a bride. She is going with Valtieri ski vacation. Anita and Gio grew up together and were best friends. five years ago she and Gio had a short affair years ago. She never new why Gio broke up with her. Gio is driving her up.
After her meeting she was surprised to see all the miss calls from Gio. Anita listened to her calls and she started panicking about Gio.
When Anita got to the hospital she was able to give the hospital his name and who his family is. Anita was not let in for any updates so she called Gio's brother Luca who is a doctor at the hospital.
Anita is the only one around to help Gio after he was released from the hospital. Since his whole family is on the sking trip. Since his apartment was on the second story he good not go home. His family villa is closed because everyone is away. So Anita took him to her home.
Anita and Gio are having a hard time not remember what thier affair was like. Gio was hurtful because he thought it would be worse for Anita. Anita did not want to get back involved with Gio.
This is a quick romance as they are thrown back in close again. Thier is a little mystery about why Gio was attacked, why Gio broke up with Anita 5 years ago and why he is scared to be involved with anyone
I think Gio's family had been in previous books, but I have not read them. Would not interfer with this book if you did not read them either.
I was given this ebook to read in exchange of honest review from Netgalley.
09/03/2012 PUB Harlequin Imprint Harlequin Romance (less)

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Oct 02, 2012 Susan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-books-read, romance, series-romance

Very good book. When Gio is injured Anita takes him to her home to care for him until he can manage on his own. They have been friends all their lives, until their brief affair five years earlier. When Gio broke it off suddenly and with no explanation she was devastated. She still loves him and while they are together in her home their passions take over once more. When Anita finds she is pregnant Gio wants to marry her, but she refuses. So he moves in with her to care for her, all the while ref...more

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Aug 24, 2012 Hsiau Wei rated it 3 of 5 stars

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This book tell the story of Anita after the breakup of her relationship with Gio five years ago, found herself taking care of him after he was assulted. Although Anita knew that Gio is her prince charming, she acknowledged that the only relationship she can have now with him is only friendship. However, the attraction between them remained strong and at the end of the two weeks, Anita found herself to be pregnant.. with Gio's child. But she knew that there was no way she can marry Gio not even f...more

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Aug 31, 2012 Lisa (Fic Talk) rated it 3 of 5 stars

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2.5 Stars

I appreciated the effort, but this was just "Meh" for me. I didn't like it and I didn't hate it. It was kind of in-between.

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Category: Classic Romance

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Caroline Anderson's first romance novel was published in 1981 by Mills & Boon, and she specializes in medical romances. Her most long and popular series is "The Audley Memorial Hospital", where romance is the best medicine of all. In 2002, she published the original Double Destiny Duology, where Fran Williams lives two different lifes and loves. Now, she has created a new successful series, Yo...more

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