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    One Hot Italian Summer
    One Hot Italian Summer
    One Hot Italian Summer
    Audiobook10 hours

    One Hot Italian Summer

    Written by Karina Halle

    Narrated by John Lane and Samantha Cook

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    About this audiobook

    An author finds inspiration in Tuscany in the form of a hot Italian single dad . . . This summer is going to be a scorcher.



    A writer who's blocked—I'm a total cliche. Lucky for me, my agent has a cure that's an even bigger stereotype—a month at her villa in Tuscany, with nothing to do but find my muse.



    When he walks right in the front door, adorable son in tow, it feels like fate has finally done for me what it does for every other cliche'd girl I've seen in the movies. Except that he's completely off-limits. In this case, business and pleasure can never mix.



    Because Claudio is my agent's ex.



    Still, he's smart, charming, and wickedly sexy, plus a great father to Vanni. He's fast becoming the cure to all my writing woes. And it's clear he wants me as much as I want him.



    As the hot Italian summer wears on, it becomes harder and harder to resist. Succumbing to the heat even just one time could ruin my career. Or he could be exactly what I need.



    Contains mature themes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateDec 22, 2020
    ISBN9781705282908
    One Hot Italian Summer
    Author

    Karina Halle

    Karina Halle is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of Disarm and Discretion in The Dumonts series as well as The Pact, The Offer, The Play, and more than fifty other wild and romantic reads. A former travel writer and music journalist, she currently lives in a rain forest on an island off the coast of British Columbia with her husband and their adopted pit bull. There they operate a bed-and-breakfast that’s perfect for writers’ retreats. In the winter, you can often find them in California or on their beloved island of Kauai, soaking up as much sun—and inspiration—as possible. Visit Karina online at www.authorkarinahalle.com.

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a pure work of art. The close proximity trope plays a key role in the story, and there are memorable moments, like a scene in a Ferrari. The characters act their age, which is refreshing. However, some readers had issues with the narrator's attempt at a Scottish accent. Overall, this book is highly enjoyable and worth reading.

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    • 5/5
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    • 1/5
      I try to be open minded about narrators doing accents, but I just couldn't handle this narrators attempt at a Scottish accent. I will have to read this one with my eyeballs, sorry. Sometimes, I can't help but think - with an accent as accessible as Scottish - it would be better to just...get a Scottish narrator.
    • 5/5
      Hats off to Karina Halle because she has written pure smutty filth with a hot Italian hero.

      Grace has a deadline to meet and her publisher cannot let her writers block carry on any longer, so why not suggest a trip to a remote Italian villa for a month with only views as a distraction? Of course Grace jumps at the offer but neither of them expected Claudio Romano to show up back at his own house. As you can imagine the close proximity trope plays a key role here and I adore it.

      There's a scene in a ferrari that is now at the top of my all time memorable moments. A pure work of art actually.

      For a storyline that could have had a massive conflict and dramatic scene there isn't and I love that because the characters are actually acting their age. It just makes Claudio that much more attractive because he takes control of the situations and deals with any issues which Grace really needs, as she's a fish out of water most of the time.

      I will definitely be reading more by Karina and she's probably become one of my top authors.