Monday Mentions: July 17, 2017
As Kimmers returns from Europe and we bring back our regularly scheduled features we’ve decided to give you two reads releasing over at Dreamspinner Press this week on July 19th, both of which have to do with love during travel.
The first, An American in Venice by Luca Domani, finds predictable Tom throwing caution to the wind and heading to Europe after losing his job. There he crosses paths with the charming and flirtatious Giovanni. But will cultural differences and miscommunications doom their relationship before their dream becomes a reality?
Next is Roe Horvat’s The Layover, where eight years after fleeing Slovakia Ondro is returning to face his demons. During a brief layover in Switzerland he finds himself able to offer comfort to an American that just might lead to love at first sight if he can confess his feelings.
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About An American in Venice
Tom has always been steady and predictable—a formula he’s sure will lead him to success in his career. When his method fails him and he loses his job, he throws caution to the wind for the first time in his life and books a European holiday.
Maybe Tom shouldn’t be surprised that Cupid’s arrow finds him in one of the most romantic cities in the world: Venice, Italy. When he encounters Giovanni working in the family pizzeria, it’s lust at first sight. Their time together touring the city is so magical it feels like a dream. But Tom is shy while Giovanni is charming and flirtatious. Tom has a newfound freedom with his unemployment, while family burdens weigh heavily on Giovanni. Add culture differences and miscommunication into the mix, and their brief romance might fade as quickly as the beautiful dream it resembles.
About The Layover
Eight years ago, Ondro Smrek fled Slovakia and the bigotry that drove his first lover to take his own life. The demons proved impossible to outrun, though, and now, desperate for somewhere to belong, Ondro is returning to start over. During a layover in Basel, Switzerland, he meets Jamie, an American living in Scotland who is as brilliant as he is beautiful.
Jaded Ondro never would have guessed he could fall in love during a brief layover—until now. When he is put in a position to offer Jamie comfort without hope of recompense, Ondro doesn’t hesitate. Soon, he catches a glimpse of the home he longs for. But with their separation looming, confessing his feelings would only lead to pain and humiliation. Life has taught Ondro not to hope, but then, he never believed in love at first sight either....
