The Whole Time by Catherine Bybee

I have loved the previous books that I have read in the D'Angelos series by Catherine Bybee and this definitely lived up to expectations!

Salena is strong-willed and fiercely independent, and has caused quite a stir with her Catholic parents by moving away from home before she's married. She now lives in one of the apartments above the D’Angelos' restaurant where she works as a manager. Despite not paying much in rent, she is struggling to make ends meet and she's looking for alternative income streams.

Attending the wedding of her friend Emma and Gio D'Angelo (who were the main characters in the third book, Beginning of Forever) sparks fly between her and Emma's younger brother Ryan. Ryan has no interest in taking over the family vineyard business, neither is he keen on marriage.

Salena and Ryan agree to a friendship with benefits, but it soon evolves into something much more.

Feel-good, heartwarming and cosy read, with just a little bit of suspense. Hopefully it was also a permanent bye bye to Brynn!

Previous books in the series:

Book 1: When it falls apart, link to buy it on Amazon UK

Book 2: Be Your Everything, link to my review

Book 3: Beginning of Forever, link to my review

The Whole Time is due out 14 November 2023, so you still have plenty of time to read the previous three books in the D'Angelos series, link to Amazon UK to the full series - https://amzn.to/47zuQGX

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Comments

Beginning of Forever Catherine Bybee

Bybee has written another fab book in the D'Angelos series - great holiday read, perhaps even more so if you're heading to Italy and love wine! Amazing combination of romance, travel, independence, life experience and wine. Oh, and not to forget the Golden Girls!! This is the third book in the D'Angelos series - you really ought to read them all!! - and it'll be available at the end of June 2023. My review of the second book in the series, Be your everything , can be found ## here ##. #BeginningofForever #NetGalley

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