A brooding Italian with a dark family history single dad Leon Malatesta is determined to keep his baby daughter out of the headlines. And so when a striking woman starts asking questions around the sun-kissed town of Rimini Leon's protective instinct goes into overdrive. <br> and a mysterious beauty! <br>Only Belle Peterson turns out to be the long-lost daughter of his stepmother! Her innocence touches Leon's locked-away heart in a way he never believed possible after losing his wife. Now Belle brings the possibility of a new future for them all if only he can convince her he wants to marry her for love not just to give them all the family they want so much.