Blog Tour: In Italy for Love by Leonie Mack

 

Aussie Jules Volpe moved to Italy for love, however it has turned into a disaster. When she broke up with her ex-partner Luca, it made sense for them to still share the B&B that they were running together. At least it seemed like a good idea at the time, but now the only the only thing that she wants is to go home. However, that isn't really possible given that she is broke, having spent her savings on the B&B and she doesn't have a valid passport. And there is the small matter of her dog Arco. She can't possibly leave him behind.

Jules is determined not to have to ask her parents for help, so she needs to come up with a plan B. Obviously she can't leave Italy so she goes to the furthest point north she can get to a small town called Cividale del Friuli, right on the border between Slovenia, Austria and Italy.

While standing on the ancient bridge over the Natisone river, she hears an accordion player. The player is handsome but Jules is not interested in men, especially broody men. However, she decides on a whim to ask Alex to dinner. After all, she is leaving the town to go and work on an olive farm. She will never see him again.

Unfortunately for Jules, when she arrives at the farm, there has been an incident which means that she can't stay in the room that was meant to be provided in exchange for working. The farm owner has an idea for lodgings though. It just happens to be in Alex's house. Awkward!

Alex is a man who has cut himself off from the world. He has his job, his very aloof cat and his hobby of repairing accordions late at night and that is all that he thinks he needs. The people who love him think that he needs more, and they are willing to plot and scheme to make it happen, whatever it takes. 

Slowly Alex begins to let down his guard, and his admiration for Jules grows as he sees how hard she works on the olive farm. But for as long as they are both still determined that there future lies in different directions, there's only so much that the matchmakers can do!

Apart from the first book I read from Leonie Mack, which was set in Paris, all her books have been set in smaller European locations from the French mountain town of Chamonix to this time where the setting is the small town of Cividale del Friuli in the Lombardy region. The area comes to life in the pages, and the autumnal setting only enhances this! I also enjoyed the unique culture which reflects the location of the town.

So I only have one question now. Where to next Leonie Mack? Wherever it is I will be joining you!

I am sharing this review with the New Release Challenge hosted by The Chocolate Lady's Book Reviews and the Bookish Books Challenge hosted at Bloggin' Bout Books. Be sure to check out other stops on the tour shown below. Thanks to the publisher, Netgalley  and Rachel's Random Resources for the review copy.

Rating 4.5/5

About the book

In Italy For Love

Julia Volpe’s Italian dream has turned into a nightmare.

Still living with her ex, Luca, a year after they’ve broken up, desperate to sell the dilapidated B&B that was meant to be their future, Jules knows she needs to leave. There are just two problems. Her passport has expired and she’s broke.

Not quite ready to ask her parents for help – at the ripe old age of twenty-seven – Jules decides to head as far away from Luca as she can to work on an olive farm until she has enough money to pay for her passport and a ticket back home.

Jules has sworn off love, but she hadn’t bargained on the beauty of Cividale del Friuli, the ancient Italian town on the banks of the gloriously blue Natisone river. As the community of farmers, neighbours and locals generously welcome her into their lives, Jules can feel her defences crumbling. But it’s when she meets Alex, broodingly handsome yet charmingly gallant, that Jules truly knows she’s in trouble. Because Alex has sworn off love too, and his reasons run deep enough for him to keep his word just as Jules is starting to reconsider her resistance to romance.

Live your very own Italian dream and let Leonie Mack whisk you away. Romantic, spell-binding, truly touching and perfect for all fans of Jill Mansell, Mandy Baggot and Sarah Morgan.

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About the Author –

Leonie Mack is the bestselling author of romantic novels including My Christmas Number One and Italy Ever After. Having lived in London for many years her home is now in Germany with her husband and three children. Leonie loves train travel, medieval towns, hiking and happy endings!

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