Romance & Sensual · 2 parts
The Lake House Caretaker
A city artist takes a winter job caring for an empty Lake District house. The local handyman, Owen, is stubborn, and the house has a locked room nobody will discuss.
The Stolen Painting
Romance & Sensual · EN · 2 parts · Ongoing · updated 2026-11-07
A restorer in Florence uncovers a forgery under an old altarpiece while working beside the charming, secretive curator who hired her. Each layer of varnish brings them closer to a theft from decades ago, in two parts.
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