If I've read this before, it's been a long time ago. Anyway, I really enjoyed this walk through small town Italy. I received this for free and I voluntarily chose to review it. It gives a small town overview in his hometown and what's really charming about it. With the world as it is for now, I like the tone of this story. I've given this a 5* rating. Another of Jennifer's books on the longer list of hers that I've enjoyed. ( )

Angelo Amatucci, (CEO of Amatucci and Associates Advertising---a popular ad agency in New York City), asks Kayla Hill, his temporary personal assistant, to go to Italy with him on business. Angelo had just received a phone call from his brother, Nico, letting him know his single younger sister, Marianna, is pregnant. Angelo is concerned and worried so he decides to fly to Italy and try to help Marianna. Angelo hasn't been home in years. He left Italy when he was a young man and went to the US to hopefully start a career. He had problems with his parents, who had a very turbulent and unstable marriage, and the only reason he's going back is because his siblings need him.

Angelo and Kayla arrive in Italy and Kayla finds the village he grew up in, Monte Calanetti, lovely and charming, and she can't figure out why he would ever leave such a beautiful place. While they are there, they find out a royal couple is interested in getting married at Monte Calanetti. Knowing this would be wonderful publicity for the small village they both work to try to bring the royal wedding to the small town. While working with Angelo to secure the wedding contract, Kayla finds herself falling for Angelo.

This was a sweet romance. I really liked the lovely and quaint village, Monte Calanetti, that was in the Tuscany countryside. I liked Kayla. She was from a small town in Pennsylvania and she was eager to make it big in New York City as an ad executive on Madison Avenue. She wasn't interested in love, marriage, babies---she wanted to get away from her hometown and experience it all! I also liked Angelo. He was a workaholic and didn't have time for romance. He also wasn't interested in love and marriage, after watching his parents bicker and fight for years. I liked how Kayla made him see his old home/village with new eyes, and how surprised he was that the villagers remembered him and missed him while he was away. I liked the romance between Angelo and Kayla, they made a nice couple. This was a sweet, enjoyable story with a very lovely and romantic setting. ( )

Loved this story! A wonder sweet romance, the beauty of Tuscany, the wine. It all just makes you swoon and leaves you with a huge smile. I haven't read the other books in this series but I had no problem following along. I will definitely be going back and reading the others though.

Kayla Hill has been working with Angelo Amatucci for a while, but when he returns to his family's vineyard and takes her with him, Kayla begins to see Angelo in a different light. Soon their relationship develops from employee/employer to friends to more ......

This is a wonderful story and one I highly recommend! ( )

This was a sweet story that whisks me off to a charming Italian village and vineyard. Angelo Amatucci left his home in Italy and has made it big with his own advertising firm in New York City, The downside being he doesn’t have much time (any) for his family back in Italy. Kayla Hill, a new copyeditor who is substituting for his assistant, is so likeable and qualified for her job. When there’s trouble back home in Italy, Angelo taps his assistant Kayla to join him on the trip, so his work won’t suffer. While there, scouts for a royal wedding are eyeing Monte Calanetti as a possible site. Angelo and Kayla are tasked with making the presentation, that would help bring tourist dollars and fame to the small Italian village. I found this to be a delightful story, with tidbits about other characters that I hope will be revealed in the continuing stories in The Vineyards of Calanetti series. ( )