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September 9, 2020 · 17 Comments

The Italian’s Unexpected Heir by Jennifer Faye | Book Review

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Welcome to the Prism Book Tours book tour for The Italian’s Unexpected Heir by Jennifer Faye. Stop by each blog for excerpts and reviews from the book!

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The Italian’s Unexpected Heir

by Jennifer Faye

I received this book free to review; however, all opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive compensation at no cost to you.

The Italian’s Unexpected Heir
(The Bartolini Legacy Book 3)
by Jennifer Faye
Paperback 256 pages
Harlequin Romance Larger Print September 8, 2020

Her baby surprise proves…

…that one night will never be enough!

Reeling from the secrets that have torn his heritage apart, Enzo Bartolini is set on selling his family’s Tuscan vineyard and trying to forget the impulsive, dazzling night he and best friend Sylvie shared in Paris. While the sale moves forward, the thrilling awareness between him and Sylvie is harder to move past…especially when she upends Enzo’s world by revealing she’s carrying his baby!

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If you read my review of The CEO, The Puppy and Me (Book 2 in the Bartolini Legacy) in June, you might remember how I talked about needing feel good books to read during this crazy year that’s been 2020. I was hoping by this time things would be more settled, but sadly, people are just as agitated and angry as they were then! Just chill people.

Thank goodness for feel good books, and this third and final book in the Bartolini Legacy will leave you feeling happy!

My review of The Italian’s Unexpected Heir

The Italian’s Unexpected Heir is such a great conclusion to this series. I didn’t read the first book, The Prince and The Wedding Planner, but I picked up on its story line by reading the second and third books. Though this book isn’t squeaky clean (a closed door romance scene), it is in no way explicit or offensive.

If you have read the prior books, you’re familiar with Sylvie, the current wedding planner at the Bartolini vineyard. Furthermore, you know that she and Enzo are good friends who harbor feelings for each other though neither of them even realize the feelings in themselves let alone in each other. Jennifer Faye also does a wonderful job of depicting how Enzo and Sylvie have been affected by their pasts.

The Italian’s Unexpected Heir makes me want to travel to Italy! I don’t speak Italian, but I could find an interpreter. Alas, we can’t leave the country, so I live vicariously through books. Faye paints a beautiful picture of both the vineyard and Florence. I love how she makes you feel as if you’re right there in the story. Sylvie’s cottage sounds like the perfect place for me to live.

Reading The Italian’s Unexpected Heir is a pleasure. You will love reading how Sylvie and Enzo’s love develops through the book, the discovery of Sylvie’s pregnancy, the threat to the vineyard, and the conclusion of the legacy. This delightful romance is a quick and enjoyable read. You won’t want to put it down!

Other books in the series

The Prince and the Wedding Planner (The Bartolini Legacy #1)

by Jennifer Faye
Contemporary Romance
Paperback & ebook, 256 Pages
March 1st 2020 by Harlequin Romance

When different worlds collide…

…sparks fly!

With her family name on the line, wedding planner Bianca Bartolini needs this royal wedding to go perfectly—she can’t afford distractions. Too bad the bride’s dashing brother has other plans! Duty-bound Crown Prince Leo has mere weeks to announce his own engagement, but none of the candidates measure up to Bianca. They’re the most unlikely match, but might that just make them perfect for one another?

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The CEO, the Puppy and Me (The Bartolini Legacy #2)

by Jennifer Faye
Contemporary Romance
Paperback & ebook, 256 Pages
June 1st 2020 by Harlequin Romance

Has the search for her past…

…guided her toward her future?

Gia Bartolini’s determinedly searching for her real father. First stop on the enchanting Italian island of Lapri? A mysterious abandoned mansion…where, rescuing a trapped puppy, she falls straight into the arms of alluring Riccardo Moretti! Her passion for the all-business CEO burns bright, leaving Gia with a question: In uncovering her true roots, has fate led her to true love?

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About Jennifer Faye

Award-winning author, Jennifer Faye pens fun, heartwarming contemporary romances with rugged cowboys, sexy billionaires and enchanting royalty. Internationally published with books translated into nine languages. She is a two-time winner of the RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award, the CataRomance Reviewers’ Choice Award, named a TOP PICK author, and been nominated for numerous other awards.

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Comments

  1. Sarah L says

    September 9, 2020 at 12:35 am

    Looks like an interesting book.
    Thanks for the contest. 

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  2. Nancy says

    September 9, 2020 at 12:09 pm

    I think that the covers of these books are charming and attractive.

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  3. Amber Kolb says

    September 9, 2020 at 2:37 pm

    The cover is gorgeous!! I love surprise baby stories because I like seeing how the couple goes through that awkward stage of figuring it out and then it makes them grow closer and stronger.

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  4. Marisela Zuniga says

    September 9, 2020 at 3:03 pm

    The cover looks gorgeous!

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  5. heather says

    September 9, 2020 at 3:36 pm

    I love stories like this one. I love happy unexpected pregnancy stories.

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  6. Terri Shaw says

    September 9, 2020 at 9:47 pm

    I love the covers. They sound like great reads.

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  7. Jeanna Massman says

    September 10, 2020 at 12:56 am

    I love the covers of books. They are so romantic.

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  8. Peggy Nunn says

    September 10, 2020 at 7:45 am

    I really like the cover. It makes me think it will be a good read now and not a downer.

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  9. denise says

    September 10, 2020 at 6:03 pm

    love unexpected baby stories and Jennifer does a great job writing them.

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  10. shelly peterson says

    September 12, 2020 at 6:00 pm

    Sounds like a good read.

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  11. Jennifer Faye says

    September 13, 2020 at 9:39 am

    Thanks so much for hosting my book! I hope you have a wonderful day!

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    • Christy Maurer says

      September 13, 2020 at 1:00 pm

      You’re welcome! Thanks for stopping!

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  12. Antoinette M says

    September 15, 2020 at 12:03 pm

    These sound like very romantic reads!

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  13. LeAnn Harbert says

    September 16, 2020 at 1:12 am

    On the covers everybody looks so happy. I really like the puppy too.

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  14. steph y says

    September 16, 2020 at 5:32 pm

    I haven’t read many unexpected pregnancy stories, but this one sounds intriguing.

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