A book of 4 short stories: The Romantic Lady - The story of a beautiful Italian woman who choses her new husband by inviting a man home and forbidding him to ever see her again. Fay Richmond - A man finds himself a frequent guest and friend in the house of the beautiful Fay Richmond, engaged to an Italian count, and unable to realize that he himself is in love with her. Consuelo - A man reminisces about a beautiful woman who he loved, although she was married to his best friend. The Romance of Iris Poole - a beautiful woman is caught between two brothers. (Excerpt from Goodreads)