THe Valentine Bride Author:Liz Fielding When William Valentine returned from the war, as a testament to his love for his beautiful Italian wife, Lucia, He opened the first Bella Lucia resturant in London. The future looked bright and William had, he thought, the perfect family. Now William is nearly ninety and not long for this world, but he had three top London resturants with prime ... more »spots throughout Knightsbridge and the West End. He has 2 sons, John and Robert and grown up grandchildren on both sides of the Atlantic who are poised to take this gastronomic success story into the twenty first century. But when William dies and the family fights to control the destiny of the Bella Lucia business they discover a multitude of long buried secrets, scandals, the threat of financial ruin and ultimately 2 great loves they hadn't even dreamed of: the love of a liflong partner and the love of a family reunited. This book is larger print than most mass market paperbacks.« less