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It's the beginning of another season in the seaside resort town of Winslow, Rhode Island, and Rosa Capoliett is is given the chance to rediscover the pleasures of love and laughter, food and wine, friendship and romance ... With a little determination and a lot of charm, Rosa Capoletti took a run-down pizza joint and turned it into an award-winning restaurant that has been voted "best place to propose" three years in a row. For Rosa, though, there has been no real romance since her love affair with Alexander Montgomery ended suddenly and without explanation a decade ago. But Rosa's life takes an unexpected turn when Alexander arrives back in town and asks for her help sorting through his late mother's affairs. Reunited at the beach house where they first met and fell in love, Rosa and Alexander discover that the secrets of the past are not what they seem. Now, with all that she wants right in front of her, Rosa searches for happiness with the man who once broke her heart-and learns that in love, as in life, there are second chances.
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This was certainly one of the better romance novels I've read (in terms of mass market paperbacks), both in plot and characterization. However, Rosa's clothing choices (a red polka-dotted halter top, red capri pants, big hoop earrings...?) leave a lot to be desired.
That's a relatively minor issue though. I feel that a distracting issue with books written by people who are trying to capture Italian-American families is a penchant for really terrible naming. But other than that, this book was quite good. I just hope you don't get distracted by some of the trite names!