Cirella Bay Series by Agnes Canestri

She thought nothing unexpected ever happened in Cirella Bay. Oh, how wrong she was…Lucilla Belvedere should be happy. She’s finally getting married. But something is…off. Her doubts about her fiancé—and their relationship—only intensify when a handsome stranger comes to town. He makes her feel things she has no business feeling. And now, she’s afraid that no matter what she does, someone will get hurt. Most likely her…Mario DeAngelis is on a mission... moreShe thought nothing unexpected ever happened in Cirella Bay. Oh, how wrong she was…Lucilla Belvedere should be happy. She’s finally getting married. But something is…off. Her doubts about her fiancé—and their relationship—only intensify when a handsome stranger comes to town. He makes her feel things she has no business feeling. And now, she’s afraid that no matter what she does, someone will get hurt. Most likely her…Mario DeAngelis is on a mission. He will do whatever it takes to honor his father’s memory. Meeting the charming Lucilla was not on his agenda. But he can’t afford to get side-tracked by a beautiful woman who can never be his. So, he’ll have to ignore his untimely feelings for her…no matter how much his heart protests…But everything isn’t as it seems in Lucilla’s small Italian town. Potentially dangerous secrets threaten both Mario’s plans, and Lucilla’s future. Uncovering the culprits and unraveling the mystery will be the easy part. Getting to happily ever after, however, will be infinitely trickier… Big Flames & Small Lies, book 1 in the CIRELLA BAY series, is a clean and wholesome contemporary romance full of mystery and suspense, set in a sleepy town where nothing is as it seems, but a happily ever after is always guaranteed. less

Solving a local mystery was all fun and games...until keeping their hearts safe became the real challenge.Nurse Carmen Rossi is a natural-born helper, ready to give a hand to whoever is in need. So, she was happy to organize her cousin’s wedding and make it the biggest event the small town of Cirella had ever seen. And while she did that, she could definitely solve the mystery of who hurt her patient’s nephew... moreSolving a local mystery was all fun and games...until keeping their hearts safe became the real challenge.Nurse Carmen Rossi is a natural-born helper, ready to give a hand to whoever is in need. So, she was happy to organize her cousin’s wedding and make it the biggest event the small town of Cirella had ever seen. And while she did that, she could definitely solve the mystery of who hurt her patient’s nephew. But she wasn’t prepared to work with a real cop on the case…and she certainly wasn’t ready for her attraction to him…Detective Emiliano Segatti lives for his job, but right now, he could use a break from it. Still, when the star witness in his case against an infamous mafia boss escapes custody, his plans for a mellow vacation in Cirella are ruined. To catch the fugitive, Emiliano will need to stake out those who helped the police catch the guy in the first place—which leads him to Carmen. Helping the woman in her sleuthing adventure is only an excuse to shadow her, yet the more time Emiliano spends with Carmen, the more he realizes that protecting her isn't the real challenge. Ignoring his untimely feelings for her, however, is.While Carmen and Emiliano's investigation turns more and more intricate, they must work against the clock to make sense of the dangerous riddles surrounding them. Can this unusual detective team solve their case and find their way to happily ever after? less