The Love Academy - Tapa blanda

We are taught manners by our parents, the three R's by our teachers, and social skills by our friends and peers, but who is there to school us in the nuanced ways of romance? The Love Academy, located in a majestic Venetian palazzo, promises just that -- along with hands-on instruction in the art of amore, as only the Italians know how. But is there more to the classes on 'the secrets of seduction' and 'the power of passion' than first appears?

Belinda Jones is a successful journalist. In 1995 she went freelance, and has since written for publications including "New Woman," "Elle," "Sunday." This is her first novel.