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The Art Of Love (Love In Italy Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Leslie Pike (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 95 ratings
USA Today Best Selling Author Leslie Pike brings you a deliciously steamy second-chance love story.

Struggling artist Oliver London will do whatever it takes to keep his dream alive—whether it’s posing as a figure model, surviving on the bare essentials, and sharing his dingy apartment with a spirited Jack Russell Terrier.

With no time or means for a relationship, Oliver has resigned himself to a solitary life. Besides, his heart has never truly moved on from the one who got away.

Stori Ryder’s turbulent past has fueled her relentless drive to succeed. Now, as the owner of Whisky River, Manhattan’s hottest speakeasy, she’s laser-focused on her goals. Romance? It’s not part of her five-year plan.
She’s never forgotten the boy who once held her heart—the one who vanished without explanation, leaving her to wonder what could have been.

Two decades ago, Oliver and Stori shared a love that felt infinite. First love, after all, leaves an indelible mark—a connection that time and distance can’t erase.

When mutual friends invite them to a lavish wedding cruise along the French Riviera, their paths collide once more. Suddenly, the past comes rushing back: the stolen kisses, the electric touches, the love that never truly faded.

But can they make it last forever this time?
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  1. Book 2 of 2
    Love In Italy
  2. Print length
    228 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    17 September 2017
  5. File size
    2.0 MB
  6. Page Flip
    Enabled
  7. Word Wise
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  8. Enhanced typesetting
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B075KNPZGP
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.0 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 228 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1975885678
  • Customer Reviews:
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Leslie Pike

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USA TODAY bestselling author, Leslie Pike, has loved expressing herself through the written word since she was a child. The first romance “book” she wrote was at ten years old. The scene, a California Beach. The hero, a blonde surfer. The ending, happily forever after.

Leslie’s passion for film and screenwriting eventually led her to Texas for eight years, writing for a prime time CBS series. She’s traveled the world as part of film crews, from Africa to Israel, New York to San Francisco. Now she finds her favorite creative adventures taking place in her home, in Southern California, writing Contemporary Romance.

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  • Kindle Customer Anna V
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Second Chance
    Reviewed in Australia on 17 April 2025
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    Narrators Wen Ross and Kai Kennicott

    What a beautiful story. Second chance the narrators were wonderful bringing this story to life. I couldn’t stop listening
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  • LynnStifle
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Joy To Read!
    Reviewed in the United States on 17 February 2025
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    A joy to read! I was so in love from the very beginning. Stori and Oliver were together when they were younger and now after many years apart, they are reconnected through friends. A sweet, feel-good, emotional, second chance romance and I enjoyed every single moment of it. Highly recommend.
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  • Myndi Fraser
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sexceptional is Exceptional
    Reviewed in Canada on 30 May 2018
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    I love romance novels, and I'll give most anything a try because you never know when you'll find an author you love. I wasn't sure what to expect from this book because I had never read Leslie Pike before, and the title... well, I didn't know what I was getting. When these two characters reconnect again after so many years apart, I was hooked. I just love the way she wrote it, and I couldn't put it down because I had to see how it progressed. I loved the story, and there were a couple points where you weren't sure if it was going to go sideways for them, but it worked out in true HEA fashion. Definitely give this book a try if you're looking for a good love story!
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  • Christine M
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good second chance romance
    Reviewed in the United States on 17 September 2017
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    This was a heartwarming second chance romance. Stori and Oliver were torn apart at 16, but now in their 30's they are getting a second chance to see where things go. When their best friends get married, Oliver and Stori are taken for the vacation of their lives and that trip changes everything for them.

    I loved the fierce protectiveness of Oliver and Stori was a strong person also. They didn't let the past slow them down or linger too much on what had happened. I loved that they were ready to move forward in the present. I loved the interaction with some of the characters and their pets. It shows another side of a person and I loved seeing it come out of Oliver and some of the other characters. This was a good read.
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  • Nicole Normand
    3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing compared to first book
    Reviewed in Canada on 6 June 2019
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    -Disappointing. I gave 5 stars to the first book. This story is the complete opposite of the first story.
    -The editing needs a serious professional pass: "of whatever their drinking" (they're), "he's a little to handsy" (too), "hors devours" (oeuvres). Something to do with plurals all through the book too "There's tears" vs. there are...
    -A bit too crude to my taste. Oliver pleasures himself left and right using a vocabulary that doesn't belong with the rest of it. The whole cruise scenes, which is several chapters is only about open door activity between Oliver and Stori, nothing else, and it's pretty boring too.
    -The story itself is at a weird pace, like she wrote parts of it and tried to put everything back together. It's also pretty much predictable, even the parts when they were teenagers and they couldn't communicate.
    -Most of it was believable, which I liked. I also liked the section when all the cells go off at the same time, meaning the message was important and urgent.
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  • crazyartdolls
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional Second Chance
    Reviewed in the United States on 4 July 2018
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    Oliver was a nude model he decided it would pay enough so he could do his own painting. He is photographing Pruthe scene from above. She kept moving but they stop every so often as he sketched her. He goes to his class to work and when he walks in he sees the same women he saw at another class at NYU. The women comes up to Oliver and gives him her card and told her she is interest in his paintings. Stori is in her speak easy watching her dad work the room. Stori goes to meet her friend and boyfriend at the bar. When she walks in she sees Oliver going towards the men’s room but he spots Stori both of them looked at one another then Oliver came over to her. Stori friend told them that she is getting married
    And Stori was so happy for her and Fig. Oliver only said minimum about
    himself he then finds out that Stori owned a speakeasy. When she said it was her baby he asked if there were anymore. She asks him the same thing and he tells her it is only him and Louise. Stori asks if it was his wife
    he tells her no his dog. Oliver and Stori are asked to be best man and maid of honor. Fig told them they will get a surprise the next day. It was a an amazing surprise airline tickets to the wedding in Italy but he told his parents that he is not going to be going. Also,they would be there for eight days on a yacht that means eight days with Stori. Meanwhile Piper Mann shows up at Oliver’s apartment uninvited she wants to see some paintings. Piper is known throughout the art scene with a reputation
    of discovering new talent he tells her he only has a couple the rest are at a gallery. Piper has put demands on Oliver but he feels he can deal with it. Oliver is having a show at gallery and asked Stori to come she told him she has a friend in town but they would show up. Stori and her friend meet up with Oliver at first he felt jealous but then learns her friend is gay.
    While talking with Stori she sees at of the corner of her eye Piper who was giving her the stare. Piper comes over and tells Oliver that she has some people that he wanted to introduce him too. Oliver and Stori are on their way to Italy when they were talking both found out that they wrote letters that were never received. She says something to him that he remembered when they were young. Starting to fulfill the thing he asked her to do she was starting to get into it but the stewardess came over and ask them if they want to have a drink. Oliver and Stori knew that this week is going to be fantastic. Stori get to the yacht and her their friends an old 90’s standard. Oliver and Stori get aboard and they are like old friends like years ago. When Stori and Oliver finally emerge from the room
    their friends want to hear about it. They are both having fun exploring St.Tropaz and going back to the ship with their friends. That night they had a talent contest each doing their own thing as a couple. Now is the time for the wedding which goes off without a hitch. Oliver tells Stori that he loves her and she says the same thing back. When they get back home they decide to stay at her apartment but when they get to his apartment there was Piper is waiting for Oliver. They have words and Piper was not having any of it she gets into her car and leaves. Oliver knows he has to give Piper and apology. Piper tells him about a meeting he must go to but, he told her where he was and she told him to come right over to the meeting. Meanwhile Stori has her own problems she was going to buy the property but the seller died. Her grandson took over and he has already sold the building out from under her. Stori goes to the vet to meet Oliver there. Oliver’s dog poisoned herself he had rush her to the vet. The next day Oliver goes to talk to Mr.Rush at the hotel but he had to find him fast since he already checked out. Thing are going slow for Stori so she makes her way down to the speakeasy . As she gets ready to tell her employees that she has to let them go. While standing there she gets a phone call from her father and tells her to meet her at this address. She’s goes to meet her father and he tells her the news. Meanwhile Oliver’s paintings are selling and they are getting closer. Now all the other friends have hooked up even Piper. Will Oliver and Stori stay together for the long haul or was an itch that finally was scratched?
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