The Safeguarded Heart Series

Real estate entrepreneur Serafina Evans chances her guarded heart to be with her handsome and charming Italian client, but things take a turn when she finds out her company is being sabotaged, and her paramour isn't what he seems.

Fresh off a series of life-changing events, real estate mogul Serafina Evans has decided to pursue the man she loves–the stubborn, intelligent, charming, and devastatingly handsome Alessandro Giordano. And while Alessandro is finally free of the ties that bound him, that revelation was followed by his insistence that he must return to his home country of Italy. Sera must track him down and find out why he left–and if there's any hope left for their love.

Just when Serafina Evans seems to have figured out how to make the relationships in her life work, the loose ends she knew might come back to haunt her threaten to unravel it all. But if she's learned anything from her hardships, it's how to let the people who care about her in, trust them, and lean on them to ride out the storm.

Emily Hoyt is often referred to as a "free spirit", but she knows that's just a nice way to say "flake". She doesn't normally let it bother her, but when her perfect big brother unexpectedly announces he's gotten married, Emily once again feels the pressure to be more than the meandering musician she is.

The Safeguarded Heart Series may be romantic suspense fiction, but the author’s love for food as showcased throughout the books is very real. More specifically, Italian food. In this companion guide, you’ll learn a bit about Smith’s family and history that brought about her love for cooking and Italian cuisine, as well as the recipes featured in the books and more. With both authentic and Americanized Italian dishes, as well as a few other favorites, Smith moves to providing inspiration in the kitchen. Mangiamo (let’s eat)!