Unrehearsed: A Clean Contemporary Christian Romance (The Unscripted Series Book 2)

She built her life on control. Italy is about to unravel it.

Vivienne Carstaire doesn’t do messy. She does structure, precision, and a career that made her a global star. Walking away from the stage at twenty was the easiest decision she ever made—until her father’s death sends her to Lake Como to settle what he left behind.

It was supposed to be a week.

Two months later, she’s still there.

She tells herself it’s because of the theater—a breathtaking space restored by Alessandro Marchetti, a quiet Italian who sees too much and says too little. He doesn’t chase her. Doesn’t push. But somehow, he’s breaking down every wall she’s ever built.

And he’s not the only one.

A small village church she never meant to enter.
A priest who speaks truth she isn’t ready to hear.
And forty-seven paintings left by her father—arranged like a confession she can’t ignore.

Viv came to Italy to settle debts.
She didn’t plan on confronting her past.
Or questioning her faith.
Or falling for a man who makes her want everything she walked away from.

But for the first time in her life…
control isn’t an option.

And what’s left might be exactly what she’s been searching for.

Unrehearsed is the second novel in The Unscripted Series—interconnected standalones about faith, purpose, and love when life doesn’t go according to plan. Each book can be read on its own.

Tropes you’ll love:

• Slow burn romance
• Faith journey / spiritual awakening
• Forced proximity (extended stay in Lake Como)
• Brooding, quietly devoted hero
• Guarded heroine learning to let go
• Found family
• Small town charm
• Healing from father wounds
• Art + hidden legacy mystery

Hollywood made them stars. God made them something better.