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Appointment in Amalfi
He's all work and no play. She's pure sunshine and fun times. Pull up a front row seat to their unexpectedly romantic Appointment in Amalfi, a clean and wholesome romance from New York Times bestselling author Roxanne St. Claire.
James Bennett is a workaholic financial whiz proudly avoids anything resembling a good time or grand adventure. So when his late father leaves him a tiny winery in Positano, he's not thrilled with the unexpected inheritance. Italy is the last thing his schedule needs. But the winery has to go....which means, he has to go to the winery.
Whimsical world traveler Kyra Summers has never stayed anywhere long enough to call it home...until now. She fell hard for the sunshine and beauty of the Amalfi Coast, along with the warm-hearted Italian family that runs the winery where she works as a tour guide. Then the new owner arrives and it becomes clear that the devastatingly handsome but ice-cold tycoon is determined to sell the place. Kyra will do anything to save Villa Pietro, and the family that has managed the winery for decades. Anything...even teach this relentlessly grumpy zillionaire how to have fun.
Caught in the hold of a fierce little nonna, two pint-sized troublemakers, and one relentlessly sunny woman who turns his world upside down, James begins to melt under the Italian sun. It's not just the lemon-scented hills over the Mediterranean or the boisterous family who came with his unwanted winery. He’s falling hard for Kyra, who is bright and beautiful and reminds him of someone he'd lost many years ago. Could a man who's spent his whole life guarding his heart finally risk losing it? Or will his appointment in Amalfi be the one deal that costs James everything?
There's nothing like a summer in Italy, where the wine is tasty, the skies are sunny, and romance is definitely in the air!
this book was previous published under the title James, part of the 7 Brides for 7 Brothers multi-author series. This newly titled edition has been revised and edited as a stand-alone clean and wholesome romance with no connection to any other series.
James Bennett is a workaholic financial whiz proudly avoids anything resembling a good time or grand adventure. So when his late father leaves him a tiny winery in Positano, he's not thrilled with the unexpected inheritance. Italy is the last thing his schedule needs. But the winery has to go....which means, he has to go to the winery.
Whimsical world traveler Kyra Summers has never stayed anywhere long enough to call it home...until now. She fell hard for the sunshine and beauty of the Amalfi Coast, along with the warm-hearted Italian family that runs the winery where she works as a tour guide. Then the new owner arrives and it becomes clear that the devastatingly handsome but ice-cold tycoon is determined to sell the place. Kyra will do anything to save Villa Pietro, and the family that has managed the winery for decades. Anything...even teach this relentlessly grumpy zillionaire how to have fun.
Caught in the hold of a fierce little nonna, two pint-sized troublemakers, and one relentlessly sunny woman who turns his world upside down, James begins to melt under the Italian sun. It's not just the lemon-scented hills over the Mediterranean or the boisterous family who came with his unwanted winery. He’s falling hard for Kyra, who is bright and beautiful and reminds him of someone he'd lost many years ago. Could a man who's spent his whole life guarding his heart finally risk losing it? Or will his appointment in Amalfi be the one deal that costs James everything?
There's nothing like a summer in Italy, where the wine is tasty, the skies are sunny, and romance is definitely in the air!
this book was previous published under the title James, part of the 7 Brides for 7 Brothers multi-author series. This newly titled edition has been revised and edited as a stand-alone clean and wholesome romance with no connection to any other series.
207 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 14, 2026
About the author
Roxanne St. Claire
257 books1,833 followersI don’t know about you, but when I check out an author's bio, it’s usually because I’ve read a book I liked and wondered about the person behind it. Let's skip the formal bio and I'll give you the inside scoop on who Roxanne St. Claire really is.
First of all, call me Rocki. Everyone does. Evidently, when my mother brought me home from the hospital I seemed too scrawny and small to pull off “Roxanne” (she’d read Cyrano de Bergerac while pregnant or I would have been Judy) so they called me Rocki.
I grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, the youngest of five (overachievers, every one), and fell in love with words and stories the summer I read Gone With The Wind. That year, for my twelfth birthday, my parents gave me a typewriter (with italic font – it was the coolest thing) and from that day on, I’ve had my fingers on a keyboard, pounding out love stories for fun. My AP English teacher taught me the two most important lessons an aspiring author ever needs: 1) verbs are the key to life and 2) a writer should get a real job. After attending UCLA and graduating with a degree in communications, I tried acting and television broadcasting. Oh, they aren’t real jobs? I learned that the hard way. I changed my last name from Zink to St. Claire because a news producer told me Roxanne Zink had too many harsh consonants for a TV personality – apparently Katie Couric didn’t get the memo. I got some fun gigs, and even met Tom Hanks when I did a guest appearance on Bosom Buddies. I liked on camera work, but wasn’t too crazy about starvation, so I moved to Boston and got that “real” job. In fact, I placed my foot on the bottom rung of the corporate ladder and didn’t look down until I’d climbed all the way up to the level of Senior Vice President at the world’s largest public relations firm. On the way up, I met the man of my dreams in an elevator. Two years later – in the same elevator! – he asked me to marry him and I wisely said yes.
I stayed in PR, moved to Miami, had a few babies, lost my home in a hurricane, built another one a few hours north and all along, I kept writing my “stories” for fun. One night, I read a particularly fabulous romance novel that changed my life for good. That night, I decided I wanted to make someone else feel as whole and happy as that author made me feel. (Everyone asks! It was Nobody’s Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.) With two small children and one big “real” job, writing my first novel wasn’t easy, but I did finish a manuscript that managed to get the attention of a literary agent. She told me to do one thing and one thing fast: write another book. (The first one is usually a “learner” book, honestly.) That second manuscript sold to Simon & Schuster’s Pocket Books and was released in 2003 as Tropical Getaway. Since then, I’ve written almost thirty more, in multiple genres, and long ago replaced the corporate ladder with the rollercoaster of publishing as a full-time novelist. Finally, writing is my real job.
Today, I live in a small beach community in Florida with my husband and two dogs. Our kids are off to college and law school, which means my nest is empty! I spend my time writing, working with the kids at my church, enjoying my husband's gourmet cooking, and hanging with my many writer friends. Of course, I love to read. I’m still crazy about words and stories and hope to write at least a hundred books in my lifetime. And, yes, verbs are the key to life. My favorites? Love. Work. Believe.
xoxo
Rocki
First of all, call me Rocki. Everyone does. Evidently, when my mother brought me home from the hospital I seemed too scrawny and small to pull off “Roxanne” (she’d read Cyrano de Bergerac while pregnant or I would have been Judy) so they called me Rocki.
I grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, the youngest of five (overachievers, every one), and fell in love with words and stories the summer I read Gone With The Wind. That year, for my twelfth birthday, my parents gave me a typewriter (with italic font – it was the coolest thing) and from that day on, I’ve had my fingers on a keyboard, pounding out love stories for fun. My AP English teacher taught me the two most important lessons an aspiring author ever needs: 1) verbs are the key to life and 2) a writer should get a real job. After attending UCLA and graduating with a degree in communications, I tried acting and television broadcasting. Oh, they aren’t real jobs? I learned that the hard way. I changed my last name from Zink to St. Claire because a news producer told me Roxanne Zink had too many harsh consonants for a TV personality – apparently Katie Couric didn’t get the memo. I got some fun gigs, and even met Tom Hanks when I did a guest appearance on Bosom Buddies. I liked on camera work, but wasn’t too crazy about starvation, so I moved to Boston and got that “real” job. In fact, I placed my foot on the bottom rung of the corporate ladder and didn’t look down until I’d climbed all the way up to the level of Senior Vice President at the world’s largest public relations firm. On the way up, I met the man of my dreams in an elevator. Two years later – in the same elevator! – he asked me to marry him and I wisely said yes.
I stayed in PR, moved to Miami, had a few babies, lost my home in a hurricane, built another one a few hours north and all along, I kept writing my “stories” for fun. One night, I read a particularly fabulous romance novel that changed my life for good. That night, I decided I wanted to make someone else feel as whole and happy as that author made me feel. (Everyone asks! It was Nobody’s Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.) With two small children and one big “real” job, writing my first novel wasn’t easy, but I did finish a manuscript that managed to get the attention of a literary agent. She told me to do one thing and one thing fast: write another book. (The first one is usually a “learner” book, honestly.) That second manuscript sold to Simon & Schuster’s Pocket Books and was released in 2003 as Tropical Getaway. Since then, I’ve written almost thirty more, in multiple genres, and long ago replaced the corporate ladder with the rollercoaster of publishing as a full-time novelist. Finally, writing is my real job.
Today, I live in a small beach community in Florida with my husband and two dogs. Our kids are off to college and law school, which means my nest is empty! I spend my time writing, working with the kids at my church, enjoying my husband's gourmet cooking, and hanging with my many writer friends. Of course, I love to read. I’m still crazy about words and stories and hope to write at least a hundred books in my lifetime. And, yes, verbs are the key to life. My favorites? Love. Work. Believe.
xoxo
Rocki
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September 3, 2026
Loved this book!! James is the oldest brother, where he he has inherited a winery from his father on the Amalfi Coast. James goes to the winery for one thing, that is to sell it not to meet and fall in love with carefree, Kyra. Kyra has never put down roots, until she came upon the winery and now she calls it home. She will do anything to win over James, so he doesn't sell the winery. Neither expecting to open their hearts out to each other but as they spend time traveling the beautiful coast, they both find love when least expect.
This was a book that I could not put down. I felt like I was on vacation in Italy, with vivid descriptive writing , must say you should have a nice glass of wine while reading.
This was a book that I could not put down. I felt like I was on vacation in Italy, with vivid descriptive writing , must say you should have a nice glass of wine while reading.
September 8, 2026
This book brings out all the feels - joy, confusion, heartbreak, laughter, and love. The joy and importance of family is primary, and learning to let go and open up changes lives. I enjoyed this visit to Italy and loved James and Kyra!
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