According to many people, November 1st is the official start of the holiday season. So let's talk about Venice, Actually by Kelly Reynolds. It's a fun, spicy low-angst novella. You can read it in one afternoon with a nice Peppermint Mocha or Gingerbread Latte and you'll be feeling all the holiday vibes.
I received an ARC of the book, but since it is available on Kindle Unlimited and I have KU, well I could have gotten the book that way too, all that to say the opinions are all mine.
I enjoyed this book, I wasn't sure I would because I didn't care about Leighton or Killan in the first book. Kelly Reynolds did a great job of bringing these side characters into the forefront and making me like them.
I think it's difficult to have a fake fiance trope in 2023, but Kelly Reynolds manages to use that trope and to have the fake finance relationship resolved without family or friends being hurt by the actions of the main characters.
This book promises Christmas, sexy times, and love. It delivers all of those and does so in a tight couple hundred pages. Give it a read!
5 Stars!
Here is a section I highlighted where Killian is talking to Leighton's sister Janelle:
"I'm trusting you with her, "she told me, the warning in her voice clear.
"I'm not going to try anything."
"Oh, Killian. Don't disappoint me like that,"
Ha-ha! I loved that exchange!
*** trigger warning one of the main characters lost a parent due to cancer at a pivotal age. ***
