🔖 REVIEW 🔖 How the Italian Claimed Her by Jennifer Hayward

How the Italian Claimed Her by Jennifer Hayward

Release Date: September 26, 2023

Pages: 197

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

The Italian wants her…between his billion-dollar sheets in this passionate opposites-attract romance from Jennifer Hayward.

He always puts business first…
then it’s mixed with pleasure!

After taking the reins of his family’s legendary but failing fashion house, CEO Cristiano Vitale vows to restore its legacy. To do that he needs the face of the brand, supermodel Jensen Davis, to do her job. Only she’s committed to living up to her headline-hitting reputation.

Jensen doesn’t want to jeopardize Cristiano’s company, but courting scandal distracts from her mother’s self-destructive spiral. So, lying low at his Lake Como estate, she’s caught between her familial duty…and how much she wants the dangerously sexy Italian to claim her!

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My Review:

Hayward delivers a sizzling and passionate romance between a billionaire CEO and a supermodel in How the Italian Claimed Her. This opposites-attract romance is about second chances and new beginnings that will leave you rooting for the characters until the very end.

As the CEO of Francesco Vitale, the legendary Italian fashion house, Christiano Vitale has worked really hard to rebuild his family’s legacy. By bringing his grandfather’s fashion house to new consumers, Christiano is hoping to do that by hiring one of the most influential supermodels around. But hiring Jensen Davis as the face of his brand has only brought the wrong attention to the company. With just weeks out from the launch of the most important collection in Francesco Vitale’s history, Christiano is taking it upon himself to get Jensen to take the job seriously or fire her before it’s too late. Yet, he wasn’t expecting to feel so strongly for Jensen or the need to protect her at all costs. Until she doesn’t show up when he needs her the most that Christiano begins to question his feelings for Jensen.

Having grown up in front of cameras ready to capture every moment of her life, Jensen Davids, is used to being talked about. With a legendary last name of her own, means that it’s hard to do anything without the tabloids finding out about it. But her sisters and her have managed to start careers of their own without their mother’s approval. Yet, no matter how much distance Jensen puts between them, her mom keeps bringing her back into her old life. As the face of Francesco Vitale, Jensen has been hired to be part of the upcoming launch, but it’s her busy schedule that has her tired and overwhelmed. It doesn’t help that her mom’s recent actions could jeopardize the job that Jensen worked really hard to get.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading How the Italian Claimed Her, the story was well-written and the chemistry between the characters was magnetic. Both of the characters have been through so much, they are ready to start fresh but not before overcoming some obstacles getting thrown their way. I loved the different settings in the story and that it takes place in the fashion world. I would highly recommend checking out the story and any other by the author, you won’t regret it! :)

***I received an advanced copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.***

My Rating: 4.5/5

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REVIEW: The Italian's Deal for I Do by Jennifer Hayward

The Italian's Deal for I Do
by Jennifer Hayward
Release Date: March 17th 2015 by Harlequin
Series: Society Weddings #1
Pages: 192
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
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The Irresistible Italian: Married for Business

He's conquered global markets and immeasurable hearts, but to regain control of the fashion empire that's rightfully his, Rocco Mondelli must prove his playboy days are over. His secret weapon? Supermodel-in-hiding Olivia Fitzgerald…and the power to ruin her if she refuses to play his loving fiancée!

But returning to the world stage revives Olivia's old demons, and instead of walking down the aisle toward her gorgeous groom—she flees! The world holds its breath: Can the indomitable Rocco get his wayward bride to the altar on time?

The world's sexiest billionaires finally say "I do"!(Synopsis taken from Goodreads)

My Review:

The Italian's Deal for I Do was such a quick read filled with romance that is going to leave you wanting for more.

We all have pasts and things that we want to get away from, in this particular case Olivia Fitzgerald has had her fair share of demons that she wishes they would leave her alone. After a devastating ending to her modeling career, she disappeared very suddenly without telling anyone where she was going. Now she is in Milan under the care of her dear friend and designer of one of the most well-known design houses in the world. With the hopes of finally leaving everything behind, she is determined to do anything possible to make her dreams of becoming a fashion designer come true. But nothing could have prepared her for the loss she was going to experience after finding out that her friend had passed away, leaving her without his support.

Crushed and feeling hopeless, Olivia finds herself at the mercy of the irresistible Italian stranger whose looks seem to have an effect on her that she hasn't experience before. After meeting for the first time and learning a bit about him, things start to spiral out of control when after a very heated make-out session he tells her who he really is and what he wants from her. Now she has to decide whether going back to her old life is worth the risk of having her dream come true or if Rocco Mondelli's proposal is going to destroy what little of her life she has left.

Rocco Mondelli is powerful, as the CEO of the House of Mondelli, he has taken the fashion house into a whole new level after his grandfather made him CEO. But with great power comes great responsibility and the board is not happy with him being a world class womanizer. After the passing of his grandfather, Rocco learns that his grandfather only left him with fifty percent of company and not sixty as he was once told. That leaves him with not a lot of power within the company and he is willing to do just about anything to change that. When he finds out that his grandfather had gotten a very expensive apartment in Milan, he soon finds out that the supermodel in hiding has been living there for a while, and he is not too happy about it. With the intention of learning how she is connected to his grandfather, Rocco sets out to find her, but the minute he sees her the immediate attraction that he feels towards her is undeniable. Not wanting to fall for her charms, he bows to see her as a business asset to get what he wants instead of act on what he feels towards her. But the more he spends time with her, the more he starts to realize that she is not what he expected her to be, and that makes his decisions that much more difficult when he finds himself falling for her that much more.

I truly enjoyed reading the book, it was quick and the background stories of each of the main characters made the book that much more interesting. Olivia is your typical model, she has the looks that a lot of fashion houses would kill to have representing their brands, yet her life had her traveling all over the world which meant that she did not have a stable home from an early age. Having a mother who was also a model did not help her at all because she felt neglected and alone after her father left them. When she got into the modeling world, everything was fun and exciting for her, but with all the money that she got Olivia entrusted her mother with all of it and then her world came crushing down when she found out that her mother had spend it all. With the problems that she already had, she couldn't handle living in New York, so she decides to get away only to stumble against yet another obstacle, but this time she is determined to move on and destroy her demons once and for all. I found myself feeling for Olivia, she has had a rough past even though she has lived a very glamorous live style.

On the other hand, Rocco lost his parents as a very young age, that made him grow faster because he had to look after his younger sister. His father lost it after his wife (Rocco's mother) passed away, and after losing their home and drinking his life away, Rocco's grandfather took care of them from then on. His grandfather has had a great deal of influence in Rocco's life, and his passing has hurt him yet again that his judgment can get a bit cloudy as he struggles to finds himself. I absolutely loved Rocco's character, he is caring and charming. He is there for Olivia in her darkest moments and that is what made me really like their more personal scenes. The story plot flows nicely and the characters that we get introduced in the story gave the book more personality. I would say that the beginning was a bit too slow for me, I started to get into it after a couple of chapters, but the ending made everything that much better. Overall, I highly recommend reading this book if you like sexy Italian man and stories full of romance and steamy scenes. :)

My Rating: 4.5/5

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