The Designer Shoe Shop By The Sea (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781911774068)

Cara is in her mid-20's and lives in Poole, on the South coast of the UK. She has recently had her heart broken after finding out her boyfriend has been having an affair with her boss. They had just bought their first house together and were happy, or so Cara thought. Cara is trying to rebuild her life and needs to find a new job if she is going to keep her house by herself, now she has thrown Jake out. She also must deal with the added pressure of her best friend's wedding coming up this Christmas. Cara is maid of honour and her now ex-boyfriend, Jake, is the best man, her life isn't as straight forward as she'd like. Cara secures her dream job in a brand-new designer shoe shop in the wealthy town of Sandbanks, Poole, and works to rebuild her life. After making a promise to herself to stay single, she certainly hadn't planned on being swept off her feet.

Lucca is in his early 30's and had to flee his hometown of Messina in Sicily after a messy divorce. He comes from a high-profile and very wealthy family who run a successful lady's fashion business in Italy. He feels he needs to break away from the family that has become poisoned by his ex-wife, so moves to the UK and quietly begins designing shoes.

Meeting a gorgeous new mystery man was certainly not part of Cara's new plan. Cara's brief first encounter with Lucca, as he is making some money as a courier at this point, has her flustered, but Lucca isn't who he seems. After getting over the divorce, he has secrets that he preferers not to share.

Cara and Lucca start a passionate relationship but knowing everyone has a past they both have a fear of getting hurt. Will Lucca bare all and share his secrets with Cara before she finds out what he is hiding. Can they both learn to trust each other with their fragile hearts?