The Villa of Second Chances by J. Williams

"She ran from heartbreak. He ran from love. Fate made sure they collided." On the day she's meant to say I do, Eliza Moreno discovers a secret that shatters everything she thought she knew about love. Instead of walking down the aisle, she runs straight to her honeymoon destination, thousands of miles from the life she planned. Her escape has one flaw: It isn't as private as she hoped. Giovanni Zanetti, a powerful CEO haunted by the loss of his wife, returns to these islands every year to keep a memory alive. When a booking mishap forces him to share his sanctuary with a runaway bride, the last thing he wants is company. But her laughter cuts through his silence. Her fire chips at walls he thought permanent. And her secrets force him to confront a truth he's spent years avoiding-that grief and living aren't mutually exclusive. What begins as awkward coexistence shifts into something neither expected. But when the real world demands Eliza back, she'll have to choose: keep running or fight for a love she isn't sure she deserves. And Giovanni must decide if loving again means betraying the past or finally honoring his own future. Read more