Book excerpt: Eminent surgeon Leo Costa's famous Italian charm has never failed him. But Dr. Abbie McFarlane is determined not to fall for Leo's good looks—even if they could easily grace any fashion magazine cover. Abbie appreciates his skills as a doctor, but his attention to her as a woman she can do without! A month in his hometown is Leo's worst nightmare, but to pass the time he's helping out in Abbie's hospital. Secretly he hopes that a no-strings affair will help him outrun the ghosts of his past, but Abbie doesn't do flings. If she's going to open her heart to Leo, she wants it to be forever….