Ashlynne di Grechi hadn't anticipated being snowed in at the airport in Venice and accepting the invitation from her ex-husband, Lorenzo di Grechi. Being stranded in Venice on her way home to London for Christmas is the last thing she needed. This is a time of the year that leaves her with deep grieving at her two-year marriage that ended 5 years ago and her lost child.

Lorenzo is hot and extremely handsome standing there, offering her a place to stay until the planes are in the air again. Venice holds bad memories for her because of her failed marriage when Lorenzo wasn't there for her following her miscarriage at Christmas and because of his betrayal at the time. Her dreams were shattered and Lorenzo didn't fight for her even though he denied cheating with another woman.

Ashlynne has made a new life as proprietor of The Curly Bird in London, a saloon caring for and selling products to people with curly and frizzy hair. Determined to give Ash a merry Christmas away from her family, he's unable to deny his still consuming love for this woman. If only he could get her to trust him again. T

This is the beginning of his sincere effort to prove to Ash that he truly loves her and can be trusted while reinforcing the fact that he was not unfaithful to her. This could be a disastrous time of horrible memories for Ash or this could be the beginning of her life again.

CHRISTMAS IN VENICE is a beautiful and emotional story in the A Christmas Around the World novellas. A young woman who has lost everything has learned to start over and become strong only to be thrown into the emotional turmoil of the past and the realization that she still desperately loves the man she married and divorced.

CHRISTMAS IN VENICE is a tale that is read quickly but fills the soul with renewal and passion. I have not had the opportunity to read any of Meadow Taylor's works before, but she knows how to keep the story interesting and soul bearing.