A Sexy, Stranded Together, Second Chance, Starting Over, Later In Life, Standalone Romance from Author Campbell Linden.

He's a successful true-crime writer and single dad.

She's a public relations guru, recently divorced mother of two adult children.

A forgetful mistake leads to a bumpy meet-cute and instant attraction.

Now they want to live happily ever after...if only their families will get on board.

Evelyn ("Evie") Randall Marron has always gone after what she wanted in life and business. Now that she's recently divorced, she's ready to start over and is excited to see where life takes her. Right now, it's taking her on a yoga retreat in Italy with her best friend. What she didn't expect was to meet the most gorgeous and charismatic man she's ever known after crashing into his very expensive car.

Widower and single dad Ford Alcott is a successful true-crime writer and sometime movie script doctor, who is raising his 10-year-old son in an Italian villa outside of Rome. Ever since his wife died, his focus has been on their son, leaving little time for dating. But when Evie crashes into his life the instant attraction leads to a relationship that crosses continents and time zones, and he's willing to put in the work for this once-in-a-lifetime love.

When family disapproval of their intense love comes to a head, do Ford and Evie have what it takes to show that love conquers all?

Can they find a way to stay?