I believe that if you read romance then surely you are a romantic at heart. To me this means we dream of a love that lasts a lifetime, and can withstand whatever obstacles come along.

In her latest book A MAN FROM TUSCANY. Catherine Spencer has written of such a love. Anna, was just eighteen when she met Marco on a trip abroad. The attraction between them was fast and furious, and when Anna had to return to America it was with the understanding that they would soon be together again never to be separated.

However, World War II was just beginning and Marco was incarcerated and soon believed to have perished. Anna alone in America was beginning to suspect that she might have brought home a very special souvenir. When dear friend and life long neighbor Brian Wexley offered marriage Anna took saw it as her only option.

As the war ended word arrived that Marco had not died as previously thought, but was alive and rebuilding his life in Italy. Torn Anna doesn't know whether or not to tell Marco about the birth of his son, whom Brian has raised as his own or to pretend that nothing has happened and the past is the past.

However, a true love cannot be denied, and a long distance relationship is once again established however this time there are severe limitations. Will the love that Anna and Marco had bloom or fade with the new found limits?

I personally love an emotional book and don't mind crying as I read. For me when Harlequin offered the Everlasting Love line I had found my perfect read. When they absorbed it into the SuperRomance Line I was a little hesitant. However, if all the books are of the caliber of A MAN FROM TUSCANY I have little to fear.

I've not previously read Ms. Spencer, but do believe I have to go exploring and see what her backlist has to offer.