For Rosemary Reynolds, life in tiny Morning Glory, Mississippi, is just like the fabric store she runs: it seems she’s always waiting around for someone else to make the first stitch. Then a dear childhood friend passes away, leaving behind a gift that sends Rosemary on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.Despite her mother’s protests, Rosemary heads to New York City for a stay in her cousin’s trendy … cousin’s trendy SoHo loft. On her first day in town, a wrong turn leads her to Little Italy…and into the arms of handsome, outgoing Sal Genovese. Sal’s mother wants him to marry a longtime family friend, but to him, Rosemary is a breath of fresh country air, and he’s happy to show her a good time. Soon, Rosemary is swept up in a world she thought only existed in movies. To turn a two-week fling into a forever thing, she and Sal will have to make every moment count.
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Wonderfully entertaining story! Great characters and plot! Liz Talley’s wit is throughout the pages and I definitely had some laugh out loud moments. The story is also thought provoking. As the characters examine their lives, it is natural for the reader to do the same.
I have purchased this entire series and am looking forward to reading book 2.
Charmingly Yours by Liz Talley is the first book in the Morning Glory series. Life in the tiny town of Morning Glory, Mississippi, is all Rosemary Reynolds knows. When her childhood friend, Lacy, dies, she leaves letters to her friends, Rosemary, Eden and Jess that will send them each on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Despite her mother’s protests, Rosemary heads to New York City to stay at her cousin’s trendy Soho loft. On her first day in town, a wrong turn leads her to Little Italy and into the arms of the handsome and outgoing Sal Genovese. Sal’s life is being mapped out around him, despite his misgivings and protests. His mother wants him to marry a family friend and his father wants him to manage the new family deli. When Rosemary arrives in his life, she is a breath of fresh air and he’s eager to show her a good time. They agreed to a two-week fling but soon they realized that saying goodbye was going to be harder than they thought.
Charmingly Yours is my first book by Liz Talley. Being highly recommended by other readers, I look forward to a great story. From the beginning, I related to Rosemary as she never truly ventured far from home despite her dreams of traveling and seeing the world. Going from a tiny town to the Big Apple was a culture shock but she’s determined to jump into the dive end and live as Lacy urged her to do. Staying in New York and a fling with Sal finally helps Rosemary find her voice, puts her foot down and demands that she be allowed to live life on her terms and not according to her overprotective mother’s fears. The story is sweet, flirty and sexy. I laughed, sighed and cried as Rosemary and Sal’s romance is as sweet as southern sweet tea. I ended the book with a huge smile on my face and a sigh from my lips, eager to read the rest of the series. I highly recommend Charmingly Yours.
Charmingly Yours is available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook.
This story kept me guessing. It is interesting how Rosemary’s sheltered life gets shook up by an unexpected love. How Sal was being swayed to marry the family chosen bride reminiscent of long ago Italy, but he wants his own life and to make his own decisions. The twists and turns of their love lifes will keep you guessing and hoping they can both get their happily ever afters
Oh my goodness, I have found a new series! Rosemary Reynolds finds herself in New York City for a couple weeks after one of her dearest friends died and left her a letter with instructions to jump start her life and start living. She has led a protected life and her mother has smothered her but now she has found something special, maybe something in Little Italy? Sal Genovese is having a crisis of his own. His mother is pushing a woman on him, his father is pushing a new store on him, and Angie is all but dragging him down the aisle. It seems his life is planned for him when Rosemary wanders by his restaurant and he is a goner. Will a two week affair turn into more? This was so, so good!
Absolutely adorable! Well worth the read. I found myself lost, wishing I was a Rosemary or could find a Sal for me.