4.5 stars 
 When Avery Bardot heads to Rome, she thinks she is going to visit her college friend and gather herself after catching her husband in the act of cheating with his secretary. What she doesn't count on is running into the one she let go. 
 From the moment she sees Marcello Bianchi again, she realizes she may have made a mistake all those years ago. These two have a chemistry that sparks up as soon as they are together again, though the question remains will their chemistry overcome the anger. And is this the life she really wants for herself? 
 For catching her husband in the act, Avery is relatively calm and collected about her divorce. What she had a harder time handling was her mother-in-law's opinions and the idea that she should accept an apology gift and continue with the status quo. I liked watching her find herself again after 9 years of turning herself into the wife her husband expected. 
 Romantic, protective, suave, and caring, Marcello was everything one would expect from an Italian lover. As his character became clearer (beyond Avery's quick recollections of her time with him in Spain) I couldn't help but wonder why she left him behind in the first place! 
 This was a fun, flirty trip to Rome right alongside Avery. The descriptions of places around the city are incredibly vivid, painting the setting in real color. Each version of Rome had a slightly different pace: discovering Daisy's Rome, then Marcello's Rome, then Avery's own explorations. 
 The cast of characters adds color to the story. Daisy's free spirit and love of all things Roman was the perfect place for Avery to return when she needed a shoulder. Marcello's family are the postcard Italian family: large, boisterous, and inclusive. I can only guess that Daisy and their third friend, Fiona, will be the subjects of other books in the Broads Abroad series, as it is noted in Goodreads but there are no other books listed as yet. 
 I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.