Silence Is Golden

Twenty-six-year-old Emilia is desperate for a fresh start. After the death of her mother, she flees her childhood home and her cruel, domineering father for a new life in the remote Trentino Mountains of northern Italy. There she finds Bren, a beautiful village rich in lush forests and rushing streams and unwelcoming locals. Despite the community s frosty reception of this foreign redheaded girl with sad eyes, Emilia decides to make Bren her home, and she soon settles into a quiet new routine.

But the simple small-town life she d longed for suddenly becomes complicated when she meets handsome, mysterious carpenter Aris. Although their initial attraction is startlingly strong, between their veiled pasts and the village s stark disapproval, can Emilia and Aris build a home to shelter their burgeoning love?"