Chasing Caine
Caine & Ferraro, Book 2
A romantic suspense mystery where Antonio and Samantha — already together from book one — escape to Naples for a hard-earned ten-day vacation, only to discover that a fresco has been stolen from his preservation worksite in Pompeii. Her former FBI mentor is back in contact too, trying to recruit her as an Art Crimes contractor on a parallel case in Rome — and the two investigations start braiding into the same network. He has ten days to keep her safe, an art-world mystery to unravel — and a family member involved he can’t yet name. Four months apart on separate continents is waiting at the end of it.
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Samantha Caine
Ten days in Naples with Antonio should be the vacation of a lifetime. But an invite to join my former FBI mentor on a case in Rome has me torn: Sexy new boyfriend versus my childhood dream of investigating art crimes.
When Antonio and I discover several ancient relics and critical equipment have been stolen from his worksite in Pompeii, it’s my opportunity to have both—if I can just convince him to work with me.
Antonio Ferraro, Ph.D.
After this vacation, Samantha and I will be on separate continents for four months. I want to focus on building our relationship, but her overwhelming need to find the missing antiquities makes me doubt her commitment. Despite my reservations, I agree to help her track them down.
We’ve got ten days and a city full of suspects, including a member of my family I can’t tell her about. Every step brings us closer to the thief. I fear it also brings us closer to a showdown which risks not just our future together—but her life.
Secrets, obsessions, and family loyalties collide in this international romantic suspense mystery.
Chasing Caine is the second installment in the Caine & Ferraro series, featuring a strong heroine, an Italian love interest, and an art-world mystery in every book. The main couple is together from book one, with no cheating and no cliffhangers.
Perfect for readers who love
- An established-couple romantic suspense where the relationship is tested by the case
- Italian vacation settings (Naples, Pompeii, Rome)
- Art-world mystery and a missing Pompeii fresco
- A fresco-conservator hero protecting a family secret that’s complicating his loyalty
- An FBI Art Crimes recruit torn between badge and boyfriend
- Dual first-person POV
Tropes & content tags
Genre: Romantic suspense, Mystery romance, International suspense
Tropes: Slow Burn, Opposites Attract, Group/Family/Town Hides a Secret, One Crime/Mystery Hides Much Larger One
Content tags: established couple from book one; Italian vacation in Naples; Pompeii artifacts theft; she joins her FBI mentor on a case in Rome; art-crime investigation in Italy; his family member is involved (he can’t tell her); ten days to solve the mystery; art-world mystery
Quick facts
| Heat tier | Steamy (3/5 chili peppers) |
| POV | Dual first-person |
| Tense | First-person past |
| Setting | Italy — Naples, Pompeii (Antonio’s preservation worksite, his specialty is fresco preservation), and Rome; ten-day vacation that turns into a fresco-theft investigation, with a parallel FBI Art Crimes case her mentor is recruiting her onto |
| Series | Caine & Ferraro, Book 2 |
| Read order | Must be read in order |
| Length | Full-length novel — 372 pages |
| Formats | Ebook, Paperback |
| Language | English |
| HEA | Yes — guaranteed happy ever after, no cliffhanger, no cheating |
| Status | Published April 22, 2022 |
About Caine & Ferraro
A strong heroine, a swoon-worthy Italian love interest, and an art-world mystery in every book. Same couple from book one, slow-burn arc culminating in their HEA by book five. The series must be read in order. No cheating, no cliffhangers, no dark romance.
A completed five-book romantic suspense series. The romance arc — Samantha and Antonio’s slow burn — runs continuously across all five novels, landing the HEA at the end of book five. Each book centers on a different art-crime case, but the relationship, characters, and timeline are continuous, so the books are best read in order.
