A Villa with a View by Julie CaplinSynopsis: “Escape to the Amalfi Coast and feel the warmth of the Italian sun on your face, hear the sound of the turquoise waves crashing on the beach and fall in love with a new enemies to lovers romance! Lia Bathurst had always dreamed of escaping to the white sandy beaches and turquoise blue seas of the Amalfi coast – but that dream hadn’t included meeting her real father. A father she had never even known about until a few weeks ago! Yet here she was, standing outside the gates of a gorgeous pink villa being refused entry by the insufferable – and insufferably handsome – Raphael Knight, her father’s business manager. When an old black and white photo proves Lia’s claim to be true, Raphael is determined to make sure this stranger, with her long caramel waves and infectious smile, doesn’t have an ulterior motive. Even if that means not letting her out of his sight. As temperatures rise, and not just from the heat of the Mediterranean sun, could Lia and Raphael’s forced proximity lead to something more like… amore?“

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My Review

I love this series, and this was another lovely book from Julie Caplin, one of my favourite authors. It’s set in Italy which also happens to be one of my favourite book settings!

I loved Lia right from the start, but wasn’t at all keen on Raphael, although his brother Leo was lovely and helped Lia out a the start of the book. As the synopsis says Lia is in Italy to meet her real father, who’s she’s only just found out about, and she’s not in the mood to be stopped by Raphael. They have a few encounters, and although they appear to dislike each other intensely, their inner thoughts are telling another story.

I loved following Lia on her journey of discovery, it was a really heartwarming story. The setting was gorgeous, it made me want to book a holiday to Amalfi straight away, especially with all the rain and gales we’ve been having.

The romance was more of a slow burn, but felt like it was more natural, which made the story more believable and so more enjoyable. It definitely wasn’t instalove!

If you’re looking for a romance I definitely recommend this one. In fact as usual I recommend the whole Romantic Escapes series!

Thanks so much to One More Chapter and NetGalley for my digital ARC.