A woman to unlock his heart? The last time brooding Italian surgeon Luca Montovano saw bubbly heiress Francesca Martinelli was at his best friend’s failed wedding. Sparks flew then, and now she’s made a surprise appearance at his mountaintop clinic, bringing a much-needed whirlwind of laughter! Aristocratic Luca just wants to be left alone to care for his orphaned niece. The scars on his face reach right to his heart, and he’s learned to push people away. Until Fran forces him to see the world through her eyes! Two royal medics—can they find their perfect match? Take a trip through the cobbled streets of Venice and discover the secrets that lie within them in Annie O’Neil’s decadent duet! When a royal wedding is turned upside down it sets in motion a truly unforgettable and unexpected journey for Princess Beatrice and her best friend and bridesmaid Fran. Find out more in… Tempted by the Bridesmaid Bridesmaid Fran Martinelli’s ideal Italian summer goes south when she turns up for work after the disaster of her friend’s wedding and finds out the best man is her new boss! Claiming His Pregnant Princess When Princess Beatrice di Jesolo is jilted by her royal fiancé, she must hide her secret pregnancy… A great idea until she discovers her new boss is The One Who Got Away… Available now! Welcome to the first story of what I’m hoping you will think is a magical trip to Italy. When I was dreaming up the perfect location for Luca, my tall, dark and dangerously handsome hero, I came across a website filled to the brim with photos of beautiful ‘ghost towns’ in Italy and simply had no choice but to get him to move into one. This was an interesting book for me to write as it’s the first time I’ve had a heroine who prefers working with dogs to people. After all, they’re not only man’s best friend, right? (My dogs are totally up there in the besties category.) And it took one very special human to bring Fran around to her HEA. Enjoy—and don’t be shy about getting in touch. You can reach me at annieoneilbooks.com, on Twitter, @annieoneilbooks, or find me on Facebook… Annie O’ xx Tempted by the Bridesmaid Annie O’Neil ANNIE O’NEIL spent most of her childhood with her leg draped over the family rocking chair and a book in her hand. Novels, baking, and writing too much teenage angst poetry ate up most of her youth. Now Annie splits her time between corralling her husband into helping her with their cows, baking, reading, barrel racing (not really!) and spending some very happy hours at her computer, writing. This book could go to no other than Jorja and Grissom—my own fluffy hounds who are always there when I need them… and sometimes when I don’t! Furry friends…simply the best! Contents IT FELT AS if she were watching the world through a fishbowl. Everything was distorted. Sight. Sound. Fran would have paid a million dollars to be anywhere else right now. Church silence was crushing. Especially under the circumstances. Fran looked across to the groomsmen. Surely there was an ally within that pack of immaculately suited Italian gentry who...? Hmm... Not you, not you, not you... Oh! Fran caught eyes with one of them. Gorgeous, like the rest, but his brow 
