Beauty and the Reclusive Prince (2010)(A book in the Brides of Bella Rosa series)Isabella Casali is the glue that sticks her family and the Bella Rosa restaurant together, but she's neglected her heart.Under the cover of darkness, Isabella sneaks into Prince Maximilliano's forbidden palace grounds to pick herbs for the Bella Rosa signature sauce.Isabella slips and nearly drowns, and reclusive Max is forced out of the shadows to save her Ten years ago, Max locked his palace gates - and his heart. Now cradling this beautiful, ordinary girl in his arms is tempting him to live again....