Expressing yourself from behind a screen has always been the easy way out; and for Lady O - pen name of Olyvia Cardoso - writing in this way makes her life lighter, less complicated, and easier to bear. Especially when she thinks of her past, and the oppression that came with it. Especially when she lives and breathes the insecurities her mother planted firmly inside her. Through the pages of her books, and the words of her newspaper column, the Upper East Side's most infamous journalist demolishes men one-by-one, always fighting the corner of each woman who writes to her. She forgets, briefly, that these same men were the ones who caused her so much pain during her teenage years. But she can never fully forget - not about everything. Suddenly, Gerard Gordon comes crashing back into Olyvia's life: one of the main contributors to her suffering all those years ago. Spiteful, arrogant, deceitful...or so it seemed. Could it be possible that this cursed angel, with his sparkling sapphire eyes and spellbinding smile, is exactly who he claims to be? A neurosurgeon who is so fascinated by Olyvia that he wants to protect her, even from herself? From the brilliant mind of Charlotte Lays, best-selling Italian author, comes this moving, ingenious novel, laden with emotion... Because, often, looks can be deceiving - and beauty does not always come from the heart. Charlotte Lays Pseudonym of Carlotta Pugi, born in 1980, who lives in Montale: a pretty little town embedded in the rolling Tuscan hills. She is lucky enough to have a husband, two children and a dog, who have taught her to fall in love with life. She enjoys writing about strong women in her sexy, mischievous novels.