I'm not a romance fan, but this book I did enjoy. The setting is wonderful and the characters are, too. I'll read more of Adler's books after reading this one.
Enjoyable! Romantic, a quick read.

Jennifer L. (
JennL) wrote on 3/11/2007...
Wonderful story of finding love when you least expect to and in one of the most romantic countries on earth.

Claudia F. (
Claudia413) - Coconut Creek, FL wrote on 2/20/2007...
Take an overworked NY doctor with a teenage daughter and a mother who worries that her daughter (the doctor) has no life. Add in a mysterious inheritance in Tuscany and enjoy.

Nancy B. (
Bozat) wrote on 6/29/2006...
This is the first time I've read this author and I loved the book. If you like Nora Roberts, Patricia Rice, etc. you will like this love story about a grandma, daughter and granddaughter that went to Italy for a few weeks to see where grandma grew up.
Gemma is an overworked New York Dr. with a handful of a teenaged daughter and a mother who worries that Gemma has no life.Enter the inheritance: a crumbling old villa in Italy and a town divided. A fun read with lots of Italian beauty and romance mixed in.
She needed a life...
Gemma Jericho is an overworked New York doctor with a handful of a teenaged daughter and a mother who worries that Gemma has no life. So when her mother receives a mysterious letter telling her about an even more mysterious inheritance in Tuscany, Gemma sees her chance: the three of them throw caution and convention to the wind and leave for Italy. Gemma hopes that a change of scenery will bring back the closeness she used to share with her daughter. And perhaps the challenges of living in a foreign country will give her mother something to worry about beyond Gemma's social life.
...And la dolce vita was waiting for her in Italy!
But what they encounter there is far more distracting than Gemma expected: a crumbling old villa and a town divided. Half the residents believe that Ben Raphael, another American, is the rightful inheritor of the villa. As cultures clash, gossip soars, and intrigue unfolds, Gemma is caught up in the most disturbing and delicious trouble she's ever had. Now her summer in Tuscany will change her outlook-and her life-forever.

Amy L. (
AmyLang) wrote on 11/1/2004...
Single mom has no life except job. Her mother inherits a villa in Tuscany and takes her and her daughter to claim it. Woman finds love, friends and new life. Entertaining.