Review: The Italian - Nice but too Short
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 19, 2012
Lisa Marie Rice is probably my favorite romance writer, even when the ending to her novels are often rushed.  But not always, a perfect example is: "Dangerous Passion".I really liked "The Italian:  The hot, instant attraction between the main characters, the romantic locale, the descriptive prose and the fact that the heroine was beautiful.  However, I like it best  when the hero is in control of his surroundings, and is saving the heroine no the other way around.  I know that Stefano is a heroic figure and all, but I like a story where the hero in it, is master of his own fate. In this novel everyone was protecting Stefano, and all the time he was in seclusion, seeing very little action;  necessary for this particular  story line, but far from my favorite story line.  But what I like least about this book was the ending.  What ending? it was beyond rushed and totally unsatisfying.  I especially disliked how the hero parted from the heroine after their vacation, it almost spoil the book for me."Midnight Man" had a rushed ending, but because it was one of a three series novel, you got to find out about the fate of the main characters in the other two books. And even more importantly for me, when the couple in "Midnight Man" had to part, both hero and heroine were devastated.  Talking about "Midnight Man", I keep hoping that Ms. Rice decides to write a sequel to this great novel, and SOON!!!!!!Having said all that I still enjoyed "The Italian" and highly recommend it.