Finding pleasure in Horror & Fantasy

Pia Renfern’s holiday planning is easy—relaxation and recuperation are the only things on her to-do list! And she can’t imagine they’ll be too difficult in the beautiful, exclusive Italian village of Positano.… But before she’s even out of the airport Pia’s heart is racing, her skin tingling and her mind filled with wild, uninhibited images…

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The Italian Next Door – Anna Cleary

Rating: 1.5 out of 5.

Pia Renfern’s holiday planning is easy—relaxation and recuperation are the only things on her to-do list! And she can’t imagine they’ll be too difficult in the beautiful, exclusive Italian village of Positano.…

But before she’s even out of the airport Pia’s heart is racing, her skin tingling and her mind filled with wild, uninhibited images of a holiday fling! The culprit? Valentino Silvestri—glorious Italian demigod and Pia’s new next-door neighbor… With him on her doorstep each day, how is a girl ever meant to wind down?

Great holiday read! But pretty short and uneventful. I know – I’m contradicting myself. I loved and hated this book. For half the story – the girl, Pia, is just a jumbled mess of emotions around Valentino. For the other half, Valentino is behaving like Pepe Le Pew! A seducer, part time super agent from the Interpol on a mission.

What made me laugh: This man was perfect – from his tanned arms (mentioned several times), to his bulging muscles (again, several times) – Even his damn eyebrows are somehow “miraculous”. He’s mr. Fantastic all rolled into one.

And he kisses her and then apologises half an hour later for threading on her sensitivities! Wow! 😀 I’m only kidding. It’s a cute book but I don’t think I’ll re-read.