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Bella Notte: A perfect summer romance
Love was never part of her plan… Until he crashed into her life.
Jackie Robson has her future mapped take over the running of The Green Dragon, her grandparents’ beloved pub in Keldsthwaite. But before that, she and her best friend, Sandy, are off to Italy to enjoy three weeks of fun and laughter before reality sets in. She has it all no complications, no boys… just fun with her bestie! What could possibly go wrong?
Then she meets Vinnie de Luca, a chaotic, romantic dreamer, and all her carefully laid plans go to waste as she finds herself falling for this charming Italian. As feelings grow and her friendship with Sandy is tested, can Jackie admit to herself that she is doing the one thing she never falling in love?
Will their love story be doomed before it ever really begins? Or can they make it work against all the odds?
This novella is a prequel to the Romance in the Lakes series and is the perfect summer romance for fans of Heidi Swain, Cathy Bramley and Rachael Lucas. Every book in the Romance in the Lakes series can be read as a standalone with its own guaranteed HEA.
Romance in the Lakes (Ideal) Reading
Bella Notte
Book All I Want For Christmas
Book Because of You
Book Crazy For You
Book Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Book Endless Love
Jackie Robson has her future mapped take over the running of The Green Dragon, her grandparents’ beloved pub in Keldsthwaite. But before that, she and her best friend, Sandy, are off to Italy to enjoy three weeks of fun and laughter before reality sets in. She has it all no complications, no boys… just fun with her bestie! What could possibly go wrong?
Then she meets Vinnie de Luca, a chaotic, romantic dreamer, and all her carefully laid plans go to waste as she finds herself falling for this charming Italian. As feelings grow and her friendship with Sandy is tested, can Jackie admit to herself that she is doing the one thing she never falling in love?
Will their love story be doomed before it ever really begins? Or can they make it work against all the odds?
This novella is a prequel to the Romance in the Lakes series and is the perfect summer romance for fans of Heidi Swain, Cathy Bramley and Rachael Lucas. Every book in the Romance in the Lakes series can be read as a standalone with its own guaranteed HEA.
Romance in the Lakes (Ideal) Reading
Bella Notte
Book All I Want For Christmas
Book Because of You
Book Crazy For You
Book Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Book Endless Love
152 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 8, 2025
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Tracey Mayhew
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I'm an independent author who writes small town contemporary, sweet romance.
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I'm an independent author who writes small town contemporary, sweet romance.
I also write and independently publish YA fantasy under the name T. J. Mayhew.
You can find me on:
FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/traceymayhew...
INSTAGRAM:
https://www.instagram.com/traceymayhe...
YOUTUBE:
www.youtube.com/@thebooknerdreads
AMAZON:
http://author.to/traceymayhew
PINTEREST:
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/tjmay2102...
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April 8, 2025
This is the short summer romance read everyone should try.
Jackie is a character with dreams but also clearly flaws and denial. That makes her so relatable. I loved that about her just as much as I wanted to slap her sometimes for her behaviour. But she gets to live her dream; go on vacation to Italy! Who doesn’t right. Better yet, she has a friend to go with. What more does someone want right?! That's until she meets Vinnie and things start to go different than planned.
I loved how Tracey Mayhew built up this story from beginning to end. With enough tension and release whenever necessary.
Overall, if you like summer reads that aren’t too long, Bella Notte is for you. And no, you don’t have to have read the rest of the romance series to read this but I can recommend each book in it.
Jackie is a character with dreams but also clearly flaws and denial. That makes her so relatable. I loved that about her just as much as I wanted to slap her sometimes for her behaviour. But she gets to live her dream; go on vacation to Italy! Who doesn’t right. Better yet, she has a friend to go with. What more does someone want right?! That's until she meets Vinnie and things start to go different than planned.
I loved how Tracey Mayhew built up this story from beginning to end. With enough tension and release whenever necessary.
Overall, if you like summer reads that aren’t too long, Bella Notte is for you. And no, you don’t have to have read the rest of the romance series to read this but I can recommend each book in it.
April 13, 2025
Bella Notte was a lovely read, full of heart and humour. I really enjoyed getting to know Jackie and Vinnie better and seeing how their relationship started.
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