The count's prize - Christina Hollis

Castello di Sirena - home of temptation.

Approaching the magnificent castello, shy Josie trembles with anticipation. It's an archaeologist's dream, and Josie can't believe she's being allowed to stay here. Wary of the notorious owner, Count Dario, she's hopeful he'll be too busy partying to notice her. Intrigued, Dario watches Josie's arrival. Her innocence is a refreshing change for his jaded cynicism. Enticing the passionate woman out of her determinedly frumpy guise will be a delicious challenge. But the woman behind Josie's quiet defences shakes Dario's world to its foundations - she'll make him face the past he's sworn to forget.

Christina Hollis began writing as soon as she could hold a pencil, and her first book was a few sentences about three puppies that lived in a basket, written at the age of three. Many years later, when one of her plays was short-listed in a BBC competition, her husband suggested that she should try writing full-time. Christina's hobbies include cooking and gardening, and she always has a book to hand. You can visit her website at: www.christinahollis.com