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Coldhearted Man
GUILTY AS CHARGED
Helena Catesby had made many mistakes in her life, but she'd never broken the law. Now she was bedridden in a Venetian hospital, accused of drunk driving, possibly worse. She couldn't remember the accident, but she'd been behind the wheel. Only a brilliant lawyer could save her.
Valerio Lucci was certainly brilliant--but he was also the man she'd jilted at the altar. It had been ten years, but one look in Valerio's dark eyes and it seemed like yesterday. Time had not softened the pain, nor had it diminished the passion. Now the one man who had just cause to hate her held her fate in his hands....
Helena Catesby had made many mistakes in her life, but she'd never broken the law. Now she was bedridden in a Venetian hospital, accused of drunk driving, possibly worse. She couldn't remember the accident, but she'd been behind the wheel. Only a brilliant lawyer could save her.
Valerio Lucci was certainly brilliant--but he was also the man she'd jilted at the altar. It had been ten years, but one look in Valerio's dark eyes and it seemed like yesterday. Time had not softened the pain, nor had it diminished the passion. Now the one man who had just cause to hate her held her fate in his hands....
188 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 1, 1985
About the author
Lucy Gordon
694 books91 followersChristine Sparks was born in England, UK. She wanted to be a writer all her life, and began by working on a British women's magazine. As a features writer, she gained a wide variety of experience. She interviewed some of the world's most attractive and interesting men, including Warren Beatty, Richard Chamberlain, Charlton Heston, Sir Roger Moore, Sir Alec Guiness.
Single life was so enjoyable that she put marriage, and even romance, on the back burner, while she went about the world having a great time. Then, while on vacation in Venice, she met a tall, dark handsome Venetian artist, who changed all her ideas in a moment, and proposed on the second day. Three months later they were married. Her friends said a whirlwind romance would never last, but they celebrated their 25 anniversary, they are still married, still happy and in love.
After 13 years on the magazine Christine decided that it was now or never if she was ever going to write that novel. So she wrote Legacy of Fire which became a Silhouette Special Edition, followed by another, Enchantment in Venice. Then she did something crazy gave up her job. Since then she has concentrated entirely on writing romances for Mills & Boon, Harlequin and Silhouette and has written over 75 books. Her settings have been European and her heroes mainly English or Italian. Christine now claims to be an expert on one particular subject. Italian men are the most romantic in the world. They are also the best cooks.
A few years ago she and her husband returned to Venice and lived there for a couple of years. This proved the perfect base for exploring the rest of Italy, and she has given many of her books Italian settings: Venice (of course), Rome, Florence, Milan, Sicily, Tuscany. She has also used the Rhine in Germany for Song of the Lorelei, for which she won her first RITA Award, in 1991. Her second RITA came in 1998, with His Brother's Child, set in Rome.
Eventually Christine Fiorotto and her husband returned to England, where they now live. She write and he paints, they have no children, but have a cat and a dog.
Single life was so enjoyable that she put marriage, and even romance, on the back burner, while she went about the world having a great time. Then, while on vacation in Venice, she met a tall, dark handsome Venetian artist, who changed all her ideas in a moment, and proposed on the second day. Three months later they were married. Her friends said a whirlwind romance would never last, but they celebrated their 25 anniversary, they are still married, still happy and in love.
After 13 years on the magazine Christine decided that it was now or never if she was ever going to write that novel. So she wrote Legacy of Fire which became a Silhouette Special Edition, followed by another, Enchantment in Venice. Then she did something crazy gave up her job. Since then she has concentrated entirely on writing romances for Mills & Boon, Harlequin and Silhouette and has written over 75 books. Her settings have been European and her heroes mainly English or Italian. Christine now claims to be an expert on one particular subject. Italian men are the most romantic in the world. They are also the best cooks.
A few years ago she and her husband returned to Venice and lived there for a couple of years. This proved the perfect base for exploring the rest of Italy, and she has given many of her books Italian settings: Venice (of course), Rome, Florence, Milan, Sicily, Tuscany. She has also used the Rhine in Germany for Song of the Lorelei, for which she won her first RITA Award, in 1991. Her second RITA came in 1998, with His Brother's Child, set in Rome.
Eventually Christine Fiorotto and her husband returned to England, where they now live. She write and he paints, they have no children, but have a cat and a dog.
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December 30, 2020
I have re-read this book many times. I love the characters, Helena and Valerio, who rekindle their love affair from a decade earlier in Florence. I wish I get a copy of this vintage Silhouette on my Kindle :(
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