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Today, we've got Rachel's Random Resources on deck as we discover the latest from author Grayson Avery. He's known for writing witty, comedic Romantic Comedies filled with good friends, family drama, hilarious moments, and offbeat chances at love. Today's title certainly lives up to the reputation, and I, myself, felt a bit of kinship with it. How so? We'll get to that, but first, let's meet the title front and center for today's post...
Love & Agita
by
Grayson Avery
About the book...
"The Hating Game meets My Big Fat Greek Wedding!"
You think you have a crazy family? Meet Leo Donati, a great guy from a wacky NY Italian family, who is expected to live his life a certain way. There are a few family rules etched in stone that he has done his best to follow:
1. Attend Sunday family dinner. It’s at 2:00. Nobody knows why.
2. Love your mother.
3. Never tell Nonna you're full. Unless you have a death wish.
4. Marry Italian.
5. Family comes first. Always. Friends come and go, but family is forever.
The only problem? He's not living his best life. Not even close. Single, lonely, and spending way too much time at the gym burning sexual energy and ungodly amounts of pasta, Leo hopes his life will change when his father hands over the family business. If only things were that simple. A takeover offer on the business puts Leo on the war path against a strikingly sexy, but overly competitive Jewish woman who is seemingly intent on ruining his life. At least that's how Leo sees it.
As tension rises and Italian tempers flare, Leo wonders if perhaps hate isn't the most accurate word for how he feels about his new nemesis. But it could never work. Yeah, the pizza bagel exists, but real-life cultural divides are more complicated than that, aren't they?
Humor abounds as corporations and cultures collide. Leo tries to thwart the takeover, find love and happiness, while also trying to avoid being bludgeoned to death by his Nonna's wooden spoon.
Love & Agita is a laugh-out loud, romantic comedy that has it all: twists, turns, emotional depth, sparkling chemistry and hilarious banter that flies off the page.
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A Romantic Comedy featuring a clash of cultures like you've never seen before! The Italian and the Jewish communities were not exactly at odds, but there were some things they didn't share...and that was bloodlines; a notion from many, many, many moons ago. The thing is, we've moved into a new century (or five) since then, and the heart wants what the heart wants. In this case, Leo's heart DOESN'T want any of the Italian gals his well-meaning mother has constantly thrown in his path. He DOESN'T want the family business to be sold out from under him just when it was about to be his turn at the helm. He DOESN'T want to get tongue-tied and act like a stunad every time a particular woman is around, especially when one day she may very well be his boss! His solution to all this lack of want, quietly sabotage the selling process, and maybe get control of his tongue and/or heart? Good luck, Leo! You're gonna need it!
Rae, on the other hand, was a tougher nut to crack. She DOESN'T want to be seen as just a beautiful face or body, but a business woman with the means to get the job done. She DOESN'T want to disappoint her father and live a half life. She DEFINITELY DOESN'T want to fell anything for the stumbling, bumbling, H.R. issue in the making son of her new acquisition...other than the weight of a signed contract making good on his commitment....to the company. A drunken kiss means nothing, right? Ahem...sorry Rae, but often times, it does...and especially in YOUR case. Despite being on opposite sides of the playing field, she's a great character. Her notes at the end of each chapter were a fun detail, and the share of those thoughts she crossed out despite having crossed her mind, made you chuckle if not smile at internal battle she was having with her own heart.
The meeting of these two minds, nay...these two cultures was made for a romcom. Seriously! They both have such BIG personalities, and their beliefs play a lot into their daily lives, families, and ideals. Whether familiar with either one, you'll feel like part of the extended family by book's end. That kinship I mentioned at post start...it's with the Italian side. Yep, a shared heritage, so some of the information shared, and the jokes made, were THAT much funnier because yeah, so true! 🤣 All in all a great read, and the perfect way to feel better about your own mixed, dysfunctional, or otherwise overbearing family...that you wouldn't trade for the world!
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About the author...
Grayson Avery is the author of The Sweet Water Circle Series, a romantic comedy series that focuses on childhood friends in their 30's and 40's as they help each other navigate the stormy waters of dating, marriage, divorce, and a whole lot of inappropriate, naughty, and downright hysterical situations. He is also the author of the upcoming book, Love & Agita.
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Special thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you as well as the copy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today and be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!
Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!
