A full review is included later in this post, but in short, I highly recommend "One Hot Italian Summer" for all fans of contemporary romance. I can't wait to see what Karina Halle writes next!
About "One Hot Italian Summer"
A writer looking for inspiration in Tuscany.
One hot Italian single dad.
This summer is going to be a scorcher.
One Hot Italian Summer by New York Times, Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author, Karina Halle is now live!
A writer looking for inspiration in Tuscany.
One hot Italian single dad.
This summer is going to be a scorcher.
One Hot Italian Summer by New York Times, Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author, Karina Halle is now live!
After the death of her best friend and writing partner, Grace Harper is struggling both with grief, and with her next novel, the first one she’ll have to write alone.
Fortunately, her new powerhouse agent, the formidable Jana Lee, has a solution for her. She can stay at her villa in Tuscany for a month, soak in the sunshine, relax, and find her confidence again. After all, Jana has a lot riding on Grace’s next book, and the last thing she wants is for her reputation as a “super-agent” to be tarnished.
At first the villa is a dream come true for Grace – that is until Claudio Romano shows up one day with his ten-year old son, Vanni, in tow. Turns out, this is Claudio’s house, and Claudio happens to be her agent’s ex-husband from long ago. Thanks to their annual father and son bonding trip being cancelled, Claudio and Vanni are here to stay.
So is Grace.
With the three of them sharing the same house, Grace’s writing plans are thrown out the window. But even if she’s not pounding the keyboard, she’s still finding beauty and inspiration... in none other than Claudio. He's unlike any man Grace has met before. He’s smart, charming, and wickedly sexy, plus a great father to Vanni. He’d be the perfect summer fling – if only he wasn’t completely off-limits.
But as the hot Italian summer wears on, Grace and Claudio are destined to succumb to the heat, no matter how hard they try to resist each other. One steamy encounter with Claudio could affect Grace’s chances of starting her career over.
Or he could be exactly what she needs.
My Review
Karina Halle's "One Hot Italian Summer" was the perfect vacation escape read and I enjoyed it immensely. This sweet, funny, and passionate story featured incredibly likeable, three-dimensional characters and an engaging plot that kept me reading long past my bedtime. The book's setting in Tuscany was vividly captured on the page and it felt like I was right there with main characters Grace and Claudio. It was almost as good as actually vacationing in Italy (and considering our current circumstances under quarantine, I'll take whatever kind of vacation I can get, imaginary or otherwise).
The chemistry between Claudio and Grace was intense from their very first (awkward!) meeting, and the slow burn built from there until, finally, neither of them could deny their feelings for each other any longer. They truly seemed to bring out the best in each other, and it was very easy for me to cheer them on to their HEA despite the obstacles that stood in their way. I particularly loved the way that Grace seemed to blossom as she spent more time with Claudio and learned to cope without her longtime writing partner and friend, Robyn.
Claudio's precocious young son, Vanni, was an excellent secondary character who both made me laugh and fascinated me with his talk of science and time travel. The father-son relationship between Claudio and Vanni was very sweet, and I enjoyed the friendship Vanni and Grace developed along the way. I also enjoyed meeting Claudio's friend Lorenzo Ducati, the Calcio Storico player, and would love to see him get a story of his own in the future.
The chemistry between Claudio and Grace was intense from their very first (awkward!) meeting, and the slow burn built from there until, finally, neither of them could deny their feelings for each other any longer. They truly seemed to bring out the best in each other, and it was very easy for me to cheer them on to their HEA despite the obstacles that stood in their way. I particularly loved the way that Grace seemed to blossom as she spent more time with Claudio and learned to cope without her longtime writing partner and friend, Robyn.
Claudio's precocious young son, Vanni, was an excellent secondary character who both made me laugh and fascinated me with his talk of science and time travel. The father-son relationship between Claudio and Vanni was very sweet, and I enjoyed the friendship Vanni and Grace developed along the way. I also enjoyed meeting Claudio's friend Lorenzo Ducati, the Calcio Storico player, and would love to see him get a story of his own in the future.
Overall, I adored "One Hot Italian Summer" and highly recommend it for all fans of contemporary romance. I can't wait to see what Karina Halle writes next!
*ARC provided by the author via Valentine PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
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