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Description
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"A sparkling new voice! If you love witty dialogue, great characters and a lot of fun in your books, this is the writer for you!"
- Maureen Child, USA Today bestselling author
Rosalie Ronaldi doesn't have a domestic bone in her body ...
All she cares about is her career, so she survives on take-out and dirty martinis, keeps her shoes under the dining room table, her bras on the shower curtain rod, and her clothes on the couch ...
Nick Romeo is every woman's fantasy - tall, dark, handsome, rich, really good in bed, AND he loves to cook and clean ...
He says he wants an independent woman, but when he meets Rosalie, all he wants to do is take care of her. Before too long, he's cleaned up her apartment, stocked her refrigerator, and adopted her dog ...
So what's the problem? Just a little matter of mistaken identity, corporate theft, a hidden past in juvenile detention and one big nosy Italian family too close for comfort ...
About the Author
Robin Kaye
Robin Kaye was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge next door to her Sicilian grandparents. Living with an extended family that's a cross between Gilligan's Island and The Sopranos, minus the desert isle and illegal activities, explains both her comedic timing and the cast of quirky characters in her books. She's lived in half a dozen states, from Idaho to Florida, but the romance of Brooklyn has never left her heart. She currently resides in Maryland with her husband, three children, two dogs, and a three-legged cat with attitude.Excerpt
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ROSALIE RONALDI MADE A SUCCESSFUL ESCAPE FROM THE insane asylum. Okay, so it wasn’t a real insane asylum; it was her parents’s Bay Ridge home. But most days, it could pass for the Sicilian version of Bellevue. She pulled on her coat as the storm door snicked closed behind her, took a deep breath of cold early January air, and ran for the solace of her car.
Sitting through a typical Italian Sunday dinner at Chez, Ronaldi was always a lesson in self-control. Today it had become a lesson in avoidance—marriage avoidance. For the life of her, Rosalie couldn’t figure out why her mother would push a daughter she supposedly loved down the aisle. It wasn’t as if the institution had brought Maria Ronaldi any happiness. Just the opposite.
Whenever Rosalie made decisions, she measured the odds and studied the statistical evidence—something at which she’d always excelled. With the divorce rate at 53 percent, if you added the number of unhappy marriages that wouldn’t end in divorce because of religious beliefs or sheer stubbornness, which she estimated was running at about 46 percent, only 1 percent of all marriages could be considered happy. A person would have to be crazy to take a calculated risk with a 99 percent failure rate.
Rosalie was many things, but crazy wasn’t one of them. As a child, she’d made the decision never to marry, and nothing in her experience since had done anything but cement her resolve. Of course, if she said that, she’d be breaking the eleventh commandment: thou shalt marry a nice Catholic boy (preferably Italian) and have babies—or go straight to hell.
Rosalie climbed into her VW Beetle and headed toward her Park Slope apartment. Turning onto the Prospect Expressway, she heard a funny thumping noise. Never a good sign. She pulled over to find her tire was as flat as matzo, and after a marathon Italian dinner, the waistband of her pants was so tight that if she took a deep breath, she’d pop a button. God only knew what would happen when she bent down to change the tire.
Rosalie opened the trunk, expecting to see her spare tire. It was supposed to be right there, but all she saw was a big hole.
Great! Just what she needed. She stared into the trunk, turned to kick the flat tire, and called her brother the nicest name she could think of that fit him. Asshole.
“Stronzo!” She should have known better than to give him a hundred and sixty bucks to replace her spare tire. She’d told him to buy a full-sized spare, and he hadn’t even gotten her one of those donuts. “He’s proprio un stronzo della prima categoria.”
She had no problem calling Rich the world’s biggest asshole in Italian. After all, God excused cursing if done in a second language. He gave bonus points for cursing in a third. Rosalie had a feeling she’d be brushing up on her Spanish.
Sitting through a typical Italian Sunday dinner at Chez, Ronaldi was always a lesson in self-control. Today it had become a lesson in avoidance—marriage avoidance. For the life of her, Rosalie couldn’t figure out why her mother would push a daughter she supposedly loved down the aisle. It wasn’t as if the institution had brought Maria Ronaldi any happiness. Just the opposite.
Whenever Rosalie made decisions, she measured the odds and studied the statistical evidence—something at which she’d always excelled. With the divorce rate at 53 percent, if you added the number of unhappy marriages that wouldn’t end in divorce because of religious beliefs or sheer stubbornness, which she estimated was running at about 46 percent, only 1 percent of all marriages could be considered happy. A person would have to be crazy to take a calculated risk with a 99 percent failure rate.
Rosalie was many things, but crazy wasn’t one of them. As a child, she’d made the decision never to marry, and nothing in her experience since had done anything but cement her resolve. Of course, if she said that, she’d be breaking the eleventh commandment: thou shalt marry a nice Catholic boy (preferably Italian) and have babies—or go straight to hell.
Rosalie climbed into her VW Beetle and headed toward her Park Slope apartment. Turning onto the Prospect Expressway, she heard a funny thumping noise. Never a good sign. She pulled over to find her tire was as flat as matzo, and after a marathon Italian dinner, the waistband of her pants was so tight that if she took a deep breath, she’d pop a button. God only knew what would happen when she bent down to change the tire.
Rosalie opened the trunk, expecting to see her spare tire. It was supposed to be right there, but all she saw was a big hole.
Great! Just what she needed. She stared into the trunk, turned to kick the flat tire, and called her brother the nicest name she could think of that fit him. Asshole.
“Stronzo!” She should have known better than to give him a hundred and sixty bucks to replace her spare tire. She’d told him to buy a full-sized spare, and he hadn’t even gotten her one of those donuts. “He’s proprio un stronzo della prima categoria.”
She had no problem calling Rich the world’s biggest asshole in Italian. After all, God excused cursing if done in a second language. He gave bonus points for cursing in a third. Rosalie had a feeling she’d be brushing up on her Spanish.
Reviews
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“If you're looking for a light and really entertaining read, this one is for you.” - Peeking Between the Pages
“The best part about this story is the writing. Props to you, Robin.” - Everybody Needs a Little Romance
“Get ready for some hot chemistry, romance, and heated passion, with solid dialogue that does not lose the reader in Romeo, Romeo. ” - Coffee Time Romance
“Kaye's writing is just about perfect for this kind of story as she balances a fine line between romance, sex and family, all of which come together with ease. The result is the totally irresistible Romeo, Romeo.” - A Book Blogger’s Diary
“The author has crafted this storyline so well it's easy to relate to the players and fun to read. I adore her writing style and found this a great book from first page to last. ” - The Romance Studio
“The main characters in this all-around feel-good read have so much personality they almost jump off the page.” - Romantic Times
“Debut author Robin Kaye strikes gold in Romeo Romeo - and deserves to have her name added to your favourite new author list.” - BookLoons
“The author does a wonderful job of drawing large Italian families and two passionate people who fall in love... I found Romeo Romeo to be a quick, entertaining and easy read.” - RomanceNovel.tv
Robin Kaye’s Romeo Romeo is sensational! I loved everything about this novel. The story, characters and writing are all five star material
“Delightfully funny and wonderfully romantic, I stayed up all night to read this book! The wickedly witty dialogue between not only Nick and Rosalie, but all of the secondary characters was absolutely adorable and believable.” - Night Owl Romance
“Romeo, Romeo is witty, sexy and just a down right fun read. With great characters that actually have personality and seem to pop off the page and a storyline that... never gets old. ” - Armchair Interviews
“I'm adding Robin Kaye to my "must read" list! ” - Revisiting the Moon’s Library
“If you're looking for a sweet, light, straight-up contemporary romance, I'd highly recommend this one. This is one novel I'll re-read again and again. ” - The Book Binge
“It's great to find a book in which the characters get together saying they're not looking for marriage or a family and actually mean it. The relationship is cute and casual and actually reminds me a lot of how my husband and I started out.” - The Ginger Kid’s Den of Iniquity
“Romeo Romeo is author Robin Kaye’s FABULOUS debut into the romance genre... I would heartily recommend it to contemporary romance readers who are yearning for a touch of something sweet and romantic that will leave them with a smile on their face.” - What I am Reading
“I found Romeo, Romeo to be a funny and romantic read. Read the first lines, and you will see what I mean.” - The Bookworm
“If you enjoy fun lighthearted stories that incorporate a lot of humor with some more serious situations then be sure to pick up a copy of ROMEO, ROMEO – you won’t be disappointed. ” - Romance Junkies
“Robin Kaye is a wonderful author who has a fabulous writing style that sucks you in right from the beginning. “Romeo, Romeo” is a delightfully fun and romantic read that would have you wishing for a little Romeo in your life. ” - Queue My Review
“Reading Romeo, Romeo was like finding a new best friend... I am definitely keeping an eye out for Kaye’s next novel!” - Love Romance Passion
“Overall this was a snappy, funny, vivid, and romantic story. I had a wonderful time reading it, and can’t wait for Robin Kaye’s next release.” - All About Romance
“Kaye’s debut is a delightfully fun, witty romance, making her a writer to watch.” - Booklist
Specs
Format: Paperback
Dimensions
Length: 6.875 in
Width: 4.1875 in
Weight: 6.80 oz
Page Count: 400 pages
Dimensions
Length: 6.875 in
Width: 4.1875 in
Weight: 6.80 oz
Page Count: 400 pages
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