Book excerpt: From the snowy English countryside to a sunny Italy estate, a whirlwind fling leads to the love of a lifetime in the USA Today–bestselling author’s romance. When heartbroken Becky Shaw retreats to the Cotswolds for Christmas, she expects to be warming herself in front of a fire, not in the arms of a gorgeous Italian billionaire who appears out of nowhere. But then Theo Rushing knocked on her door in the middle of a snowstorm. Soon enough they were bound together . . . with the temperature rising steadily. It was only meant to be a holiday fling until Theo makes a startling proposal. He needs a fake fiancée to cheer up his mother, and he thinks Becky would play the part perfectly. Swept away to his luxurious life in Italy, Becky sets some rules to protect her heart. But as the chemistry between them crackles, how long before Theo and Becky pass the point of no return?