Love Unmasked — A.J. Llewellyn

American author Charlie Hawkes wins a writing scholarship to spend a year in Venice, Italy. It's a magical place, especially when he meets and begins dating sexy young café owner, Franco. But then, Charlie almost dies in a boating accident and winds up in a coma. The next time he sees Franco is during Venice's renowned Carnivale, and Charlie truly can't remember him. The cat mask Franco's wearing, however, triggers something in Charlie's shattered memory.

Franco is a young man with much sadness in his life. He's juggling his duties between his café and a chocolate shop in St. Mark's Square, and desperately yearning for love because his mother disapproves of his sexuality. Not only that, but the one man to whom he's been attracted -- Charlie, the handsome, forgetful American -- vanishes for a short time before reappearing and seeming like a different person.

Slowly the masks come off, and it soon becomes apparent that both men have secrets that peel away in layers. Can Franco and Charlie have the passion they desire, and can the love they feel for each other ever be unmasked?