English librarian heroine (Isabella) is in Northern Spain to walk the Camino (Santiago de Compostela) and interview the pilgrims on the walk for a book she is writing about it. Her sister (Emilia) who is a journalist for a women’s magazine wants Isabella to go to a bar while she is in Spain, and try to get an interview with handsome, reclusive, art-house film-director Leandro Reyes since Emilia discovered Leandro was going to be there. Isabella doesn’t want to, but ends up going to the bar where Leandro is meant to be at. Leandro notices Isabella and they start talking, but when he discovers what she wants, he turns her down. He is very reclusive and private. After she apologizes and turns to leave, they get to talking about the reason Isabella is in Spain and Leandro offers to tell her what he knows about the Camino. They become very attracted to each other, and later, go to a hotel and make love, knowing they will never meet again. But eighteen months later, Leandro goes in search of the girl he hasn’t been able to forget, only to discover he has a son…

I really liked Isabella, she was a wonderful heroine, sweet and caring. I was quite interested in her walk of the Camino. She tried to contact Leandro about the baby but she couldn’t reach him. I liked Leandro, especially at the beginning of the book, though there were times when I thought he was very high-handed, and demanding towards Isabella after he learned about the baby. (He lost his beloved father by a drunken driver after he parted with Isabella so he was afraid of getting too close to anyone again.) But later on in the book he realized how wrong he was and he was more open with his feelings for Isabella. Baby Raphael was cute, and I also liked Leandro’s mother.

Another enjoyable read by Maggie Cox. ( )