Hallie Eliott seems to have it all. The perfect job and
boyfriend. Her life is
all she dreamed it would be. Until one day when she catches
her boyfriend
Peter and her boss in a compromising position. What is
going on? Did she
really she what she thought she saw? Would Peter really
cheat on her?
Does Peter love her like he swears that he does? She decides
she needs a
much needed break and runs away to Lake Como Italy to
rethink her
choices and figure out what to do about Peter and the rest
of her life.
Her mother once lived there with her husband, Pliny who just
happens to
be an Italian Prince. She also has a step brother and
sister there and looks
forward to getting to know them again. Once there she
starts to find out
things, family secrets thanks to her mother's journals.upon.
Hallie is so torn on what to do with the information she has
learned.
She has always been close to her grandmother and could ask
her to verify
what she has found out. But her grandmother's health hasn't
been that
good lately and she is afraid to upset her. Hallie has no
idea who to turn to
for help but she knows it won't be Peter. She decides to
confide in her new
boss, Angus.
Hallie finds herself falling for Angus. He is the caretaker
at a beautiful villa
who's boss is a recluse and hasn't been seen by anyone for
years. Angus
tells her he just enjoys being alone and collecting
beautiful things. Hallie
finds that strange but loves working on designing the villa
and enjoys her
time with Angus. Just when everything seems to be falling
into place,
Hallie learns a huge secret about Angus and is crushed.
Trust me, it's
huge! You have to read LAKE COMO to find out what it is!
You won't be
sorry.
I loved LAKE COMO by Anita Hughes. It hooked me right from
page one
and never let me go. This was my first read of Anita's
novels but now I'm
off to hunt down the rest. Anita's descriptions of the
scenery in Lake Como
had me wishing I was right there with Hallie. I was
instantly wrapped up in
Hallie's life and problems and had to keep turning the pages
to find out
what happens. The secrets in LAKE COMO will keep you up
late at night
reading until you find out how it all ends.
Hallie Elliot has a perfect life. She is an up-and-coming
interior designer in one of San Francisco’s most sought
after firms, and has just recently become engaged to Peter,
a brilliant young journalist. But when she stumbles upon
Peter and her boss in what seems to be a compromising
position, her trust in her perfect life is shaken.
So Hallie escapes to Lake Como, Italy to spend time with her
half-sister, Portia Tesoro, an Italian blueblood dealing
with the scandal of a public estrangement from her cheating
husband. While staying in the Tesoro villa, Hallie falls in
love with the splendor and beauty of Lake Como, and finds
work designing the lakeside estate of a reclusive American
tech mogul. The caretaker of this beautiful estate is a
handsome man named Angus, and Hallie finds herself drawn to
his charm and kindness, despite hints of a dark secret in
his past.
But just as Hallie is beginning to find her footing on
Italian soil, she uncovers a family secret that upends all
the truths she’s believed about herself, and calls into
question the new life she’s built in Lake Como.
Sisterhood, family, career, and sumptuous descriptions of
Italian life fill the pages of this newest offering by Anita
Hughes. Lake Como is a heartbreaking and heartwarming story
of love, self-discovery, and the quest for truth.
Love, sisterhood, and sumptuous descriptions of la dolce
vita fill the pages of Anita Hughes' Lake Como, a
heartwarming story of romance, self-discovery, and the quest
for truth.
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