When All Hope Seems Lost, Can True Love Prevail? When college professor Amanda Evans meets Italian filmmaker Matteo Rosetti, she experiences love at first sight. But Matteo is trapped in a complicated and manipulative relationship, enabled by his overbearing family. Despite all that is against them, Amanda and Matteo cannot deny the feelings they have for each other. Romance blossoms, but is it enough for them to find a happily ever after? When all hope seems lost, can true love prevail? This title was previously published as True Love (sweet edition) / Forbidden Passion (steamy edition) by E.J. Adams.