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A sweet and sensitive story, centering on grief, and isolation, and terrible loss, – and that elusive chance in a million – that unimaginable happening, encounter or person, that finds a way to slip into a life despairing and stagnant, and just like that, open the door on a new beginning.

When Jane Reed, a former Captain in the UK Army (who is struggling with PTSD following the horrors of a personal injury and a related death) accepts a new position as the PA of a famous author, it feels to her as if her life has run out of options. Desperate to escape the heaviness of her existence, as Jane joins her new boss, Lady Veronica Cooper, in her palazzo in sunny Venice, the change in scenery alone may signal the start of a welcome release.

Lady Veronica, dealing with her own loss, is both a distraction and a compassionate opportunity for Jane, who (broken herself) finds great satisfaction in helping some-one else find support and healing. A process that, just as magically as it seems to provide new hope and opportunity for Veronica, appears to light a spark for Jane, who may or may not have found a future in the bright eyes belonging to none other than Veronica’s son David (a vet who has seen combat and is struggling with his own troubled and mysterious past).

Without giving the plot away (no spoilers here), as Jane and David navigate their pasts and untangle the secrets, pain and trauma holding each of them hostage, (aided by an adorable black Labrador and the incredible beauty, food, wine and majesty of a Venetian countryside) it would be impossible not to leave this story charmed and touched – and perhaps more than a little in love with bella L’Italia.

My stop today on the @rararesources #blogtour for #ChanceinaMillion.

A great big thank you to the author and the publisher for an ARC of this book. All thoughts presented are my own.