Bocci Nina - Roman Crazy

Praise for the hilariously fun

R O M A N C R A Z Y

There are books that make you laugh out loud, make you teary, make you hot and bothered, make you smile. And then there are books that make you want to crawl inside them and live within their pages. Thats what Roman Crazy is.

New York Times bestselling author of the Tangled series, Emma Chase

I went CRAZY over Roman Crazy this is simply a perfect romance!

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst

Roman Crazy is a laugh out loud romantic comedy about second chances, friendship, and the beauty of Rome. You wont simply read this novel, youll devour it as Alice Clayton and Nina Bocci transport you to Italy and guide you on an unforgettable adventure.

Sylvain Reynard, New York Times, USA Today, and #1 international bestselling author of Gabriels Inferno and the Florentine series

Nina Bocci and Alice Clayton wrote a grown-up romance that is heartfelt, sexy, and transportive. As a bonus, the city of Rome is as much of a character as the swoony Marcello and the relatable Avery.

Jen Frederick, USA Today bestselling author

Roman Crazy is a sexy, steamy slow burn. Pack your suitcase and get ready for a wild ride through the streets of Rome with a hot-as-sin leading man. I want to clone Marcello and keep him forever. A visceral reading experience that takes you from the cobbled streets of Rome to the bedroom and everywhere in between. Get your fans out! Five stars of smolder.

Helena Hunting, New York Times bestselling author

Bocci and Clayton know how to craft an amazing romance! The beautiful descriptions of Rome will make you feel like you are on vacation. This book it a spa visit and a best friend all wrapped up into a funny, sexy, life-affirming bundle. 1-Click the heck out of Roman Crazy .

Debra Anastasia, author of the Poughkeepsie series

Roman Crazy is a sexy, delicious tour through Italy as well as the human heart. Marcello and Avery are as impossible to resist as a double scoop of gelato. Like fine Italian food, Roman Crazy should be gobbled up as quickly as possible.

Sarina Bowen, USA Today bestselling author of Rookie Move

Nina Bocci and Alice Clayton bring Italy to life with this hilarious, sexy, and emotional book full of yummy food and even yummier men. Get ready to laugh, cry and swoon!

Elle Kennedy, New York Times bestselling author

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This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the authors imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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Interior design by Davina Mock-Maniscalco

Cover design by Janet Perr

Cover photograph Inuk Studio/Stocksy (man); Tupungato/Shutterstock (travel stamps); Iakov Kalinin/Shutterstock (colosseum)

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Clayton, Alice, author. | Bocci, Nina, author.

Title: Roman crazy / Alice Clayton and Nina Bocci.

Description: First Gallery Books trade paperback edition. | New York : Gallery Books, 2016.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016027563 (print) | LCCN 2016029875 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501117633 (paperback) | ISBN 9781501117640 (eBook)

Subjects: LCSH: Man-woman relationshipsFiction. | BISAC: FICTION / Romance / Contemporary. | FICTION / Contemporary Women. | GSAFD: Love stories.

Classification: LCC PS3603.L3968 R66 2016 (print) | LCC PS3603.L3968 (ebook) | DDC 813/.6dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016027563

ISBN 978-1-5011-1763-3

ISBN 978-1-5011-1764-0 (ebook)

To everyone who reads romance. Spread the love. The world needs it.

W E WOULD LIKE TO THANK the incomparable Micki Nuding for helping us on the first leg of the Roman Crazy journey. You saw what Marcello and Avery could be and sent us on the path to get there. Seriously Micki, we hope youre loving retirement because we miss the hell out of you. P.S. thats us knocking on the front door, we brought wine!

To the super-sassy, hilarious, and straightforward Lauren McKenna, who doesnt pull any punches. We wouldnt be here without you and we adore the hell out of you; thank you for taking us on. To the remarkably patient and fabulous Marla Daniels for not laughing at some of the emails that weve sent. These two women deserve medals and enough wine to fill a river. Thank you both for kicking our asses into making this book what it is today. Seriously, were sending wine and cookies. Thats us down at the security check-in. They wont let us in. Help.

To the incredible team at Gallery Books, good Lord you have made this a fun experience. Louise Burke, Jen Bergstrom, Theresa Dooley, Liz Psaltis, Diana Velasquez, the XOXO After Dark ladies, Abby Zidle and Kate Dresser, the audio crew, Sarah Leiberman and Louisa Solomon for giving Avery a real voice that shines. To the production staff: John Paul Jones (best name ever), Faren Bachelis (were so sorry about all the dangling participles), Alicia Brancato, Davina Mock-Maniscalco (those chapter ornaments are to die for)you deserve all the cookies. All of them. And the wine. Can we send wine?

To Kristin Dwyer, the most kick-ass and most extraordinary publicist, as well as the most tolerant human being ever, for putting up with all of the batshit emails and never telling us to calm our shit. We love you more than the banana cake from Magnolia. Which is a lot.

To our Captain Hookers, Lolo and PQ. Thank you for your friendship. For the laughs and the cries and the hysterical bouts of laughter on the rides at WDW and DL. Thank you for reading and loving this. Heres to a Captain Hooker trip to Italia. We thank Stephenie every day for bringing all of us together and we couldnt love you two more. Well meet you with some wine and cranberry juice at the Tower of Terror. We need to beat the 9-ride record.

Christina Hogrebe, our agent and Sweet Valley High soul sister. Thank you so much for everything you did for this book. You loved Marcello first! And to the team at the Jane Rotrosen Agency, cheers to you all for keeping us sane through this whole process. You guessed it, were bringing the wine.

To the lovely and fabulous people whom we are humbled to call our friends: Sylvain Reynard, Emma Chase, Jennifer Probst, Elle Kennedy, Jen Frederick, Debra Anastasia, Helena Hunting, and Leisa Rayven. They pre-read this book in every form imaginable and some of it was scary. Missing scenes, crazy half-assed sentences, and the backward chapter we managed to send.