"Well-written, lighthearted romantic comedy."

Dumped for a younger woman, divorcee Anne Marie Jackson sets off to Italy looking for fun, sun and romance, and to escape attending her ex-husband's wedding. Anne Marie makes plans to meet her high school heartthrob, Giovanni.

Meanwhile, Giovanni has been a busy boy since school, mostly trying to evade the law. Now a jewel thief, Giovanni has made an unsuspecting Anne Marie part of his new score.

Policeman Marco Moretti vows to bring Giovanni to justice, for personal, as well as professional, reasons. Those reasons become all the more personal when Marco, not Giovanni, meets Anne Marie in Italy. Believing her an accomplice, Marco refuses to let the attractive American out of his sight. As Giovanni's scheme begins to heat up, so does the attraction between Marco and Anne Marie. The lovers lose sight of their original goals even as the nefarious plans of others come together to threaten their future happiness.

Lighthearted, well-written and just plain fun, this book is THE feel-good, romantic comedy, caper romance for July. If you try one new author this summer, make sure it's Carol Grace.

Reviewed by Sue Burke
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted June 20, 2003