Books On Tour - My Summer of Love and Limoncello by Sue Roberts

Three best friends, Italian sunshine and a handsome stranger can fix just about anything… Can’t it?

Maisie Knight had it all. A gorgeous husband. A successful business. A beautiful home. Until one day, after walking into the storeroom of their shop, she loses it all at once – catching her husband cheating on her with the girl from Checkout 3. So when she wins a holiday to Italy, a week under the Tuscan sun couldn’t come soon enough.

Treating best friends Cheryl and Emma to a girls’ trip, the terracotta-roofed Villa Marisa on a rustic farm awaits them. The fields of golden sunflowers could be the perfect cure for Maisie’s broken heart – and local farmer, suspiciously perfect Gianni, with his thick black hair and twinkling brown eyes is a welcome distraction from her broken heart.

Mornings waking up to freshly brewed coffee and views of the rolling hills, moped rides with cheeky Italians, and feasts of prosecco and pasta help Maisie forget her troubles. After all her heartache, she’s surprised when she starts opening up to Gianni – she’s even more surprised when the temperature rises and it’s not just the rays of the Italian sunshine…

Maisie could get used to the good life. But just as she’s getting her spark back, disaster strikes. The next thing she knows, her past is catching up with her, reopening old wounds and Maisie has a life-changing decision to make. Should she say ciao to her summer of love and limoncello?

A laugh-out-loud page turner about second chances, finding happiness when you least expect it and the restorative power of Italian food! Fans of Carole Matthews and Sophie Kinsella will be totally hooked by My Summer of Love and Limoncello. 

I think my favourite season for books has to be summer, although festive reads come a very close second. I don't get away over the summer, no long summer days spent by the seaside or overseas for me and so I look forward to all the new book titles set in beautiful settings, in warmer climbs, where the characters spend their annual leave from mundane work life enjoying the gorgeous weather, exploring the beautiful scenery and meeting the locals.

My Summer of Love and Limoncello is set in the beautiful countryside of Italy, with three friends taking time away from their busy lives to enjoy time together, relaxing following a competition win by Maisie.

I loved reading about the Italian countryside. Sue wrote beautiful descriptions of the farmhouse villa they stay in and the village which is within walking distance. Maisie and her friends also visit Florence and Pisa and I loved walking through the streets with them and learning about some of the history.

I think this is a great book to get readers into the summer season, perfect to read over a lazy weekend or even on the plane as readers travel to warmer destinations.

Thank you to Bookouture for inviting me to take part in the books on tour and for a copy of the book in return for an honest review.