One Hot Italian Summer

Written by Karina Halle

Narrated by Samantha Cook and John Lane

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Dec 22, 2020
• ISBN: 9781705282908

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.

Reviews for One Hot Italian Summer

[judy griffin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

FiVe StARs and more

[Samantha Holz · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

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.

[Charlotte · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

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.