A Portrait of Emily Price

<p><strong>Emily Price learns that not everything broken is meant to be fixed as she follows her heart and finds her joy in the charming Italian countryside. </strong></p><p>Emily Price--fix-it girl extraordinaire and would-be artist--dreams of having a gallery show of her own. There is no time for distractions especially not the ultimate distraction of falling in love.</p><p>But Chef Benito Vassallo's relentless pursuit proves hard to resist. Visiting from Italy Ben works to breathe new life into his aunt and uncle's faded restaurant Piccollo. Soon after their first meeting he works to win Emily as well--inviting her into his world and into his heart.</p><p>Emily astonishes everyone when she accepts Ben's proposal and follows him home. But instead of allowing the land culture and people of Monterello to transform her Emily interferes with everyone and everything around her alienating Ben's tightly knit family. Only Ben's father Lucio gives Emily the understanding she needs to lay down her guard. Soon Emily's life and art begin to blossom and Italy's beauty and rhythm take hold of her spirit.</p><p>Yet when she unearths long-buried family secrets Emily wonders if she really fits into Ben's world. Will the joys of Italy become just a memory or will Emily share in the freedom and grace that her life with Ben has shown her are possible?</p><ul><li>Contemporary romance set in Italy</li><li>Full-length novel</li><li>Includes Discussion Questions</li></ul>