Max's last act on his 80th birthday was to make Cinni pregnant, something she only discovers whilst working with Magical Villas in Nice. There she meets Lucian Fielding whom she initially dismisses. Later though, she warms to his softer side. However it is not long before she realizes he is a danger to her, for Max's fame as an artist means Cinni must keep her child's paternity secret. How Cinni resolves a convoluted and embarrassing situation provides an ingenious solution in this vastly entertaining novel.