An Italian Summer (Vol. 1 The Shakespeare Sisters)

A free summer vacation in a beautiful villa in Italy. The condition? Sharing the house with your greatest enemy... A Summer in Italy is the first volume in the Shakespeare Sisters series.

Cesca Shakespeare has hit rock bottom. After writing an award-winning play that ended in disaster, writer's block has set in, with no end in sight. Six years later, she's just lost another dreadful job and is about to be evicted from her apartment. Worse still, her sisters have no idea how bad her life is.

So when her godfather arranges for her to spend the summer in a beautiful Italian villa, free of charge, Cesca reluctantly agrees to go there and try to write a new play. That is, before she discovers the house belongs to her arch-nemesis, Sam Carlton.

Having just seen his name in all the headlines for all the wrong reasons—once again—Hollywood heartthrob Sam Carlton needs a place to hide out. What better option than his family's beautiful, unoccupied villa on Lake Como? But when he arrives, he discovers the house isn't as empty as he expected.

Over the course of the hot Italian summer, Cesca and Sam will have to confront their past. And what begins as a tentative friendship quickly becomes an intense attraction—and then a fiery affair. One thing is certain: this will be a scorching summer...

In An Italian Summer and other volumes of the delightful series by bestselling author Carrie Elks, you will meet the Shakespeare family: four sisters, four stories... four ways to find true love.

"This book is beautifully written, with vivid descriptions of landscapes and delicious food. [...] a romantic and entertaining story, with witty dialogue and incredible characters." - Chicklit Club