Can a holiday romance lead to long-term love?When Sophia moves to Tuscany to be with Lorenzo, she dreams of finally having it all: the amazing boyfriend, the baby she’s always wanted, the great career and the fairy-tale life in an idyllic town. But the reality is very different… and gelato. She suddenly finds herself dealing with Lorenzo’s meddling mother and juggling caring for her son with running a business hundreds of miles away, and there’s a problem in the bedroom department…
Despite Lorenzo being hotter than chilli sauce, since becoming a mum, Sophia has zero desire to get jiggy. None. After several months without any action, she’s in danger of becoming a Middle-Aged Virgin. Again.
Can Sophia get her sex life back? Will her holiday romance go the distance so she can find her happily-ever-after in Italy?
Join Sophia on her laugh-out-loud Italian adventures today as she steps out of her comfort zone and attempts to relight her fire and enjoy la dolce vita with hilarious encounters along the way.
Buy The Middle-Aged Virgin in Italy now and start reading this fun, sexy sequel about motherhood, friendship, following your heart and keeping the spark alive in a relationship.
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Sometimes moving to Italy is not all it is cracked up to be…but it can be an experience
The Middle-Aged Virgin in Italy is the second book in The Middle Aged Virgin series. It is the continuation story of Sophia. I will confess that I have not read the first book in this series but still really found this book to be charming and funny. it seems that Sophia has decided to take a chance on love, and with an Italian no less. So cue the homemade pasta, red wine, Italian language and an overbearing and sometimes sabotaging mother in-law, along with moving to Italy, having a baby, running a business, not speaking the language and so much more that is all woven together with wonderful characters and a funny but honest take on it all. I laughed, I cried and I felt like taking the mother in-law out (and not for drinks) as our h sometimes stumbles and sometimes struts through her the outcomes of her new choices in life.
I received a copy of this book for my honest review. My opinions are all my own.
Mama’s boy
This is a very funny and relatable romantic comedy about Sophia and her wonderful adventures in Italy! Leaving London, she has moved to Italy with her gorgeous partner Lorenzo and their bambino Leo. It sounds just divine! But the dream seems to be quite different from her reality.
Sophia misses her two closest friends Bella and Roxy (who are her support system), she has troubles with the language, issues with her HR firm back in London, has seemingly ‘lost’ her s3x drive, AND has problems with Lorenzo’s mother Marta. Maybe she just needs a little help, and perspective. Thinking about and writing out her MAP plan was a great start, and with the help of her new friends Geli and Holly. (P.S. I would LOVE a friend like Geli – what a hoot!)
I don’t want to spoil the rest of the story, but some of my (MANY) highlights were the Italian language lessons, the spunkgate episode (seriously LOL moment), the magical vespa tour in Florence (SWOON), the gelato special organised by Lorenzo (MORE swoon), the way Geli stood up to Marta, and well… just Lorenzo. I can only IMAGINE what he looks like… WOW! The entire ’sisterhood’ vibe I got from this story was just fantastic!
This was a fun and VERY entertaining read, but whilst it wasn’t a short book, I wasn’t ready for it to end yet! I NEED to know what happens next for this wonderful little family… I’m living vicariously through their adventures! So, please, please, PLEASE tell me that there will be another book Olivia!!!
It was my first time reading this author’s work, and now I look forward to reading more! I give this wonderful book four and a half Tuscan stars! And thank you for the bonuses!
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I had a good laugh reading this book. The main character – Sophia – is a self made woman, with her own PR business, who had a baby, moved to Italy (without speaking a word of Italian), has a wonderful (and gorgeous) husband and a very present mother in law. Take all these and mix with a bit of depression, insecurity, difficulty with the business and employees, personal insecurities in relation to her husband and above all, a treacherous mother in law, and the result is the book. There are some steamy scenes, a very serious case of abuse, the joy of learning a little bit of a foreign language and that of making friends with people with whom you can talk, a lot of love, friendship and the difficult art to put people in their appropriate places. All serious matters are lightly treated – but no less important – and throw some needed light in life after having a baby. I really, really enjoyed reading this story.
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Too Depressing and Cliched
I read the first book of the series, and I enjoyed it. Unfortunately, this one left me feeling completely flat. It’s pretty much just about the heroine adjusting to her life as a new mother, wife, and immigrant to Italy who happens to have the mother-in-law from hell (which her husband is completely clueless about). Honestly, this book just felt like a series of downers, not a “feel-good romantic comedy” whatsoever. I actually found it kind of sad and depressing, which was not what I was hoping for. All the cliches of what can go wrong with having a difficult mother-in-law and a new baby while trying to run a business and living in a new place where you don’t speak the language happened. I didn’t feel like the author put any new twists on them to make them unique to our heroine, who I really did enjoy the previous book. The humor mostly fell flat or was almost too pat. As such, I do not feel like I can recommend this book as a romantic comedy. Downer family drama, yes; romantic comedy, no.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.