The Italian's Secret Child

by Catherine Spencer

Sophisticated and smooth—that's how Matteo De Luca is now—a world away from the rough and ready young Italian who seduced Stephanie when she was nineteen and unknowingly left her pregnant.

On the idyllic island of Ischia, in the Bay of Naples, Stephanie has come face-to-face with her former lover. Intrigued, and hopelessly attracted again, Stephanie surrenders to an intense affair. But her heart breaks when she thinks of the permanent pleasure that will never be theirs…not so long as Matteo keeps his secret and she hers—the existence of their son….

Genres: Harlequin Presents, Romance, Contemporary Romance

192 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2004

About the author

In the past, Catherine Spencer has been an English teacher which was the springboard for her writing career. Heathcliff, Rochester, Romeo and Rhett were all responsible for her love of brooding heroes! Catherine has had the lucky honour of being a Romance Writers of America RITA finalist and has been a guest speaker at both international and local conferences and was the only Canadian chosen to appear on the television special, Harlequin goes Prime Time.

Reviews

[Jenny · Rating 1 out of 5]

hero and heroine not celibate during separation.

[Tia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this a while back and thought it was a decent novel. The heroine had a child out of wedlock, so she married a man who was not her sons father. Eventually the heroines husband passes away and she meets the hero who is the biological father of her son. She knows she will have to tell him the truth some time but is afraid to. When the truth comes out, there hero demands marriage or else he will take his son from her.

[Jasbell76 · Rating 2 out of 5]

First book I read by this author. I remember I liked it, but it made me cry a lot :'(
I think that was the period of time when I pushed myself to read emotional stories that helped me become stronger when I wanted to read an emotional romance book XD

[Mirjana · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring scenario, unlikely conversations. Sometimes I wonder how this people can call themselves a writers. I enjoy romance, I consider even the greatest peaces of literature romances, but even a pointless, just for fun romance has to have something. Unfortunately most of the so called romance authors have nothing to offer to their readers.

[Debra · Rating 4 out of 5]

They met when she was nineteen. He was at her grandparents for the summer. They became lovers and when there was a misunderstanding he left her never to return. Now she is with her family as a last vacation since her grandparents were getting older. Stephanie finds out that Matteo is also near by. What secrets do they both hold against the other? Can they find forgiveness and loving? Or are the secrets once told too much to forgive? Both have had many things happen since they last saw each other. Can they bridge the gap with the help of her grandparents and his family?

[Νίνα Δοδούδη · Rating 4 out of 5]

Αλησμόνητο πάθος - Catherine Spencer, Χρυσά, 1242

[IahMay · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is my second time reading this book and I liked it lesser than the first. Maybe I realized how crazy in love the heroine is and it just doesn't rub me well than it did before 🤷‍♀️.