Ciao For Now: A Romantic Comedy

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A delectable enemies-to-lovers summertime rom-com set in Rome about an American interning at a fashion house who butts heads with the designer’s surly son and sparks fly.

They all have incredible banter, especially Violet’s friend and competitor Marco- I laughed out loud several times during his dialogue, and Violet has some great verbal barbs herself (and I just came off reading an Ali Hazelwood novel, who’s truly often hilarious with her characters’ dialogue). I’m a 30-something graphic designer, MLIS, singer, book lover, avid world traveler, cat whisperer, whale watcher, and art enthusiast.

I think their lack of maturity made the inevitable third-act break-up much more dramatic than it needed to be. I was swept away into the story even more so thanks to Naudus, and she made me like it more than if I had simply been reading it.

Because it turns out that the man from the café is Matteo, her professor's eternally grumpy son, who thinks she's a clumsy American. Smart, warm, and laugh-out-loud funny, CIAO FOR NOW is a must-read for anyone who could use a taste of la dolce vita. Pair with a glass of Prosecco or an aperol spritz and a plate of pasta, and you’ll have the perfect reading experience. Annabel Monaghan’s new novel Same Time Next Summer features my favorite kind too – childhood sweethearts who are reunited after years apart. At 20 she left fashion school to follow a man who then left her (he is selfish, but as time goes on in the book it becomes clear that both of them know that though they like each other, maybe even love each other as friends, they are not a match but they have been together so long they are terrified to let go of one another.

She was a preschool teacher for several years and now focuses full-time on combining her two great passions--writing swoon-worthy love stories and making people laugh. If you love reading books that leave you with a smile on your face when you finish, then Ciao for Now is the PERFECT book for you! Violet lands a fashion internship in Rome, Italy with two of her classmates and we get to experience Italy alongside them. So many parts of this book that I would love to quote for you but do yourself a favor and read them for yourself.