A scintillating love story in the Random Romance series. She has every reason to hate him - so why is her heart telling her to love him? When Mia Beaufort flees Melbourne after a scandal turns her life upside down, she finds refuge in the beautiful town of Lorne on the Great Ocean Road. There she's happy to keep her head down, working on illustrations for a children's book. Then one evening, at the local Italian restaurant, Mia finds herself locking eyes with the tall, dark, devastatingly handsome Jack Brunelli - in a way that both excites and disturbs her.Because Jack Brunelli appears to have taken a passionate dislike to her, despite - or perhaps because of - Mia's close friendship with his father, the elderly Signor Alberto. Could he have discovered the secret from her past? Is Mia falling hopelessly and helplessly in love with the man who could destroy her?