AustLit

'Irish-girl Orla Murphy is a romantic - books, films, real life - she believes in love; she's just got to find it. Accepting a one-year contract to work in Washington DC as a translator, Orla leaves her Dublin hometown for a new start.

'Nick Hughes is 100 per cent work-focused especially after his last relationship exploded along with his heart. He's made it clear he's not interested in romance, no matter who might catch his eye.

'When Orla finds several old notes written by a child in her library copy of 'Anna Karenina', she decides to track down the owner and give them back. She soon discovers that the owner has been missing for decades and is filed as a cold case. Suddenly Orla finds herself with a mystery, the notes open up a whole new angle to the case, and Nick is assigned to work on it. Now they'll have to see each other every, single day!(Publication summary)