The Picture Book — Susannah Keating

The art of love...

Growing up alone with her mom, Patrizia Orman had always wondered about her father. But it isn't until a tragic accident takes her mother Lizzie's life that the twenty-two-year-old artist discovers the painful truth. As a student in Italy, Lizzie fell in love with a passionate, charismatic Roman named Masimilliano Caracci. When she became pregnant, he forced her to make a terrible choice: the relationship or the unborn child.

to hurt...

Terribly hurt, Patrizia is also deeply curious and travels to Rome to find Masi, now a respected art dealer. Posing as an art student, she begins to weave herself into his life. Though the journey is painful, Patrizia also finds unexpected joys, including a new passion for her painting and for a magnetic young Italian named Andrea.

to heal...

But Patrizia's newfound happiness is soon overshadowed by fear that history will repeat itself--that like her father before him, Andrea will abandon her too. Consumed with doubt, Patrizia knows that unless she can come to terms with Masi, she might just lose the very thing she cherishes most ...

To forgive.