Title: Summer on the Italian LakesAuthor: Lucy Coleman
Published by: Aria on Feb. 5, 2019
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction
Format: eBook, ARC
Source: Aria, Rachel's Random Resources
Book Rating: 9/10
Bestselling Brianna Middleton has won the hearts of millions of readers with her sweeping – and steamy – love stories. But the girl behind the typewriter is struggling… Not only does she have writer’s block, but she’s a world-famous romance author with zero romance in her own life.
So the opportunity to spend the summer teaching at a writer’s retreat in an idyllic villa on the shores of Lake Garda – owned by superstar author Arran Jamieson – could this be just the thing to fire up Brie’s writing – and romantic – mojo?
Brie’s sun-drenched Italian summer could be the beginning of this writer’s very own happy-ever-after…
Escape the January blues with this sun-drenched, heart-warming story from the bestselling author of Snowflakes Over Holly Cove.
Review:
Winsome, engaging, and lush!
Summer on the Italian Lakes is the uplifting, humorous story of Brie, a young romance writer who heads to Lake Garda to help out at a writing retreat even though her own heart, focus, and self-confidence are in tatters after a recent, public breakup.
The writing is beautiful and vivid. The characters are endearing, intriguing, and authentic. And the plot is a wonderful mix of life, love, family, friendship, light drama, self-discovery, romance, and all the ins and outs of writing a novel.
Overall, Summer on the Italian Lakes is another sophisticated, tender, intriguing tale by Coleman that once again highlights her phenomenal ability to sweep you away to another place through her passion and knowledge for its food, landscape, and culture.
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About Lucy Coleman
From interior designer to author, Linn - who also writes under the pen name of Lucy Coleman - says ‘it’s been a fantastic journey!’
Linn is the bestselling author of more than a dozen novels and is excited to be writing for both Harper Impulse (Harper Collins) and Aria Fiction (Head of Zeus); she’s represented by Sara Keane of the Keane Kataria Literary Agency.
When she’s not writing, or spending time with the family, she’s either upcycling furniture or working in the garden.
Linn won the 2013 UK Festival of Romance: Innovation in Romantic Fiction award; her novels have been short-listed in the UK's Festival of Romance and the eFestival of Words Book Awards.
Living in Coed Duon in the Welsh Valleys with her ‘rock’, Lawrence, and gorgeous Bengal cat Ziggy, she freely admits she’s an eternal romantic.
Linn is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and writes feel-good, uplifting novels about life, love and relationships.
Thank you to Lucy Coleman and Rachel’s Random Resources for providing me with a copy in an exchange for an honest review.
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Aww … reviews don’t get any better than this! I’m printing it out and it’s going on my wall. Thank you SO much for being on the tour and taking the time to read and review, Zoë – you are one busy reviewer and it means a lot! Waves all the way to Canada from the Welsh Valleys in the UK! xx
You’re very welcome. It was truly a pleasure and an honour! xx
I wish it was summer now.
Ah, what a lovely thing to say! And a big hug for being so kind as to post on Kobo, too. I was delighted as I love your review. Much appreciated! xx
Oh, me too … freezing here in the UK!