​This was an interesting book, lighthearted in parts, but with a much sadder story behind it.  I loved the first book in this series so was looking forward to this one, even though this was a stand-alone novel and you really didn't need to have read the first one.

Mia has travelled to the Italian island of Ischia to reconnect with her Mother's relatives who she hasn't seen since she was a child.  The only reason she is here is because her Father has asked her to go.  He is dying from cancer and doesn't want her to be there at the end, he wants her to reconnect with family so she has someone around after he's gone, as her Mother passed away a long time ago.  So they've said their last goodbye and Mia jets off to Ischia and meets her relatives.

Most are very welcoming and friendly, her cousin especially was lovely and outgoing, although her grandmother is very distant.  Mia doesn't really understand why, but it is explained towards the end of the story.

Whilst there she bumps into Antonio who owns an old store full of dusty antiques.  His grandson, Salvatore, is home on the island after supposedly a bad relationship break-up and is trying to persuade him to sell.  They don't need the money as they also have a vineyard, but Antonio keeps the shop open because his dead wife loved it.

Salvatore irritated me at first.  He was really cranky and rude, I just couldn't warm to him
​, but once he started working on getting the shop back in order with Mia he softened and became much better.  Mia was quite an abrasive character too, so they definitely made sparks fly between them!  Mia and Salvatore started getting closer whilst they were working on the shop though and everything became more laid back with a real holiday vibe to the story.

Towards the end a slight disaster happened on the island and emotions were running high and lots of unresolved things were resolved - hard to explain without spoiling the story!

Then unfortunately the inevitable happened and Mia went back home, for a while, for her Father's funeral and there were more surprises in store there with her arch enemy stepmother, but lots more things got resolved, with some amusing moments.

So really the beginning was quite sad, the middle was lighthearted, and the end was very emotional.  I really grew to love both Mia and Salvatore by the end.  It certainly wasn't a boring book, and we revisited the Martini Club from the first book too.  I really hope we get to hear Bel's story in the next book, Martinis & Memories, the owner of the Martini Club, as she's now been in both books and seems a really fascinating character.

Mia is sent to the island of Ischia by her father, so she is not at home during his last days of cancer. Whilst there she re-connects with her mothers family and falls for local Salvatore.  Both are hiding something so what will happen when Mia has to return home?

Having visited both Naples and Ischia I enjoyed his book even more as it reminded me of my holidays in the sun!

For most of the beginning of the book, most of the ending and at assorted places in the middle, I felt as though I was about to be reduced by tears.  Although there are emotional parts to the book, I think my reaction was as much as to how close elements of the story felt to me. 

Saying that I read the book in a matter of a few hours and the bits in Italy where Mia is learning about her Italian family, and also rediscovering her love of history were lovely to see. 
I loved seeing the island of Ischia through Mia's eyes and also the day spent in Naples was interesting.  There were some elements of Italian food too thankfully. 

But with all this there is a great amount of sadness in the book, and Mia didn't really want to be in Ischia but it was hey dying father's last wish that she went. 

I loved the few mentions of Savvy from the first book, was good to catch up with her and the Martini club briefly too. However this can easily be read as a standalone as absolutely no prior knowledge is needed to read this book. 

This is another fabulous book by A.L. Michael and when I wasn't fighting back tears I was thoroughly enjoying the story. On a day where it was been snowing it was lovely to be able to through reading get a burst of heat through my trip to the island of Ischia. 

Thank you to Netgalley and Canelo for this copy which I have reviewed  honestly and voluntarily.

Well written but ultimately a fluffy romcom set on the attractive-sounding island of Ischia. Something to curl up with when it's cold & wet outside.

In one word ... superglue. Before the first two chapters had ended there had already been giggles and real rolling down the cheek tears. It's quite rare for me to get emotional when reading a book so this is quite a compliment for the book.



Prosecco And Promises follows Mia as she makes an incredibly difficult journey to the Italian island of Ischia. Despite the beautiful surroundings Mia's heart remains at home with her dying father. But as she gets to know her extended family she soon begins to live life a little and she then meets the most eligible bachelor in the area who happens to be the very essence of grumpy. 



However, this changes as Salvatore begins to work on an old antiques shop with Mia. Friendship begins to flourish between the pair and with a delicious Italian coffee every morning the pair soon discover that love can be a blessing as well as a burden.



Prossecco And Promises is a heart clenching tale which grabs your attention from the very first page and doesn't let you go until the last page is turned. There are ups and downs and some slightly embarrassing moments entwined but the whole story is charming and completely enlightening. 



It's been quite a while since I've finished a book within 24 hours but this book broke the record and I would happily read it all over again. An easy five stars.

Uh, what a refreshingly beautiful novel to read in this bleak January we're currently experiencing. I really enjoyed this novel.

The cover in itself is very beautiful and colourful but doesn't give much away so I was so intrigued when this popped up in my inbox so decided to give it a go! And I'm so pleased that I did. There's something so enjoyable and fun about it. Even though I hadn't read the first one in the Martini Club series, it was so easy to read as a standalone, as this story was concentrating on a different main character than the first. Although this book and the first have character cross-overs, it wasn't confusing and it was nice to read about the characters in this book.

I did find the storyline regarding Mia's dad terribly upsetting though. So I might have got a bit teary on a few occasions! But other than that the book was a great read. I loved the fact that we are so similar to Mia in this book. Mia and the reader are both meeting her mum's side of the family with fresh eyes, where she doesn't know them and I think that shows her vulnerable side, making Mia easy to relate to.

However, the storyline was interesting and I absolutely loved the setting. It had me wishing for warmer weather and a pool to dip my feet in whilst reading it. It was heartwarming and emotional all at once. It had a great pace and I found myself smiling at parts. All the characters I found really welcoming and it was like I was there as part of the long-lost family.

One thing that I enjoyed about this novel is that it's heartwarming and enjoyable but there's also the emotional and heart-wrenching side too, with a bit of a deeper storyline. This added so much depth and I think that's what swung it for me! The characters were all lovely, I loved the location and found myself relating to main character Mia. So overall, I really ended up enjoying this novel. Thank you to Netgalley and to the publisher for a chance to read this novel, which I have reviewed honestly.