This story is about a middle aged couple who are on top of the world, living the high life. They own a fashion business in Rome. They like to go out to parties and show all their ritz and bling. theyre good friend Bernardo warns them to not be so showy with their riches because some day it might cause some problems. Sure enough, one day her husband is kidnapped and held for ransom and when Isabella cant liquidate enough stuff into cash to pay the ransom, the kidnappers kill her husband. her and her 5 year old son get threats for several months after her husbands death. Then she gets a kidnap scare that someone has taken her son, thankfully it was a false alarm. Bernardo convinces her to take her son to the states for awhile until the kidnappers are caught. at first she refuses, but then changes her mind when the threats become more numerous. while in the states she tries to run her fashion business by checking in daily over the phone. ( no computers or internet in this time period). Bernardo tries to convince her to sell the business but she wont have no part of that. she wants to pass the business down to her son when he is older. one guy is putting pressure on Bernardo to get Isabelle to sell. after several months in New York Isabelle becomes stir crazy and comes out of hiding where the poparattzi discover her and blow her cover. she is scared that the threats will start again. she meets a nice guy who doesnt know who she is and he tries to help her. they start to fall in love then she discovers who he really is. Isabelle has to decide if she wants to make changes in her life that will help her and her son move forward or if she wants to stay in the past with her husbands memories. she has to decide if she is open to the possibility of finding love again and where she wants to run her company. a sweet love story. a nice one to cuddle up with.
