Sophia Rose is back with a contemporary romance perfect for who love travel and royal elements to their reading. Come check out her thoughts on Not Another Roman Holiday by Marilyn Brant.
Sophia Rose's Review
An unwelcome journalism assignment, an interrupted holiday in Italy, a mysterious gentleman left destitute, and entertainment blogger, Jenna, gets a 36 hour adventure of a lifetime. What fun that one of my long-time favorite authors, Marilyn Brant, puts some dazzle in the classic Roman Holiday, cinematic tale with a swoony gender swap at the heart of her story.
Jenna's a 'girl next door' gal from the Midwest who's got a decent job and friends, loving family. But, it's not until seeing her friend Eddie getting excited and nervous about the romantic rendezvous planned with his long distance girlfriend, Sofia, that she realizes she is lonely and envious of the pair. She was ripe for a romantic adventure of meeting a handsome stranger, spending some time together, and maybe falling a little in love. She knows there's an expiration date since she's on vacation far from home, but she does stays in the moment with 'Andy'.
I appreciated how Marilyn Brant wrote Andrei's character so, on one level, he's innocent because of being a sheltered royal, but he's personable and outgoing with a genuinely friendly and open personality for all his caution about the dangers of being mobbed by paparazzi or his life dug through for taking. I wondered how long he was going to keep up his secret of not being a regular, hard up guy with Jenna.
I enjoyed their romantic idyll with Rome the fabulous non-person member of their group with delicious foods, art, and historic sites. Against the backdrop was a couple of people falling in love, but knowing it couldn't last. It wasn't bittersweet and I loved how the ending was worked in a happy for now finish.
A delicious, vibrant feast for the senses that I recommend as a quick, engaging romance who love travel and royal elements to their reading.
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