Oceans In Your Eyes by Lily Baines

 

 
 

Synopsis:


I fell in love with the one man I couldn’t have. My husband.

At forty, I’ll do anything to save my health shop, including marrying Angelo Marchesi, a decade younger, tattooed guitarist from Italy who needs a green card.

To prove our marriage is real, Angelo moves into my tiny apartment and shatters my quiet routine. Now I come home to an unattainable, gut-wrenchingly gorgeous stranger who masterfully plays guitar on my sofa and sizzles beef in my vegan kitchen.

Between fiery quarrels, staged couple pictures, and fabricated love notes, we unearth each other’s pained pasts. Angelo breaches my defences and unravels emotions I never knew existed. Our passionate arguments explode into scorching nights, blurring the lines between real and pretend.

Before I know it, the man who put a ring around my finger has my heart in his grip.

Now that this marriage feels painfully real, so are our differences. As our contract’s end nears, I brace for an inevitable heartbreak. Angelo could have any woman he desires, so why would he choose someone older, like me?

 

Review: 


Oceans In Your Eyes is a modern marriage of convenience tale that warmed my heart.

Angelo Marchesi is an italian immigrant who works for a store of musical instruments in LA. June Raine is the proud owner of two stores of bio products on the Cali coast. When Angelo needs a permanent visa and June needs to cut her expenses, a mutual acquaintance suggests them to get married.

June and Angelo couldn't be more different, while she is strict and well organised, he prefer to live in the moment. It was nice to see them live together and become acquainted with each other, finding what they have in common and see their attraction grow day after day.

I loved Angelo vibes, he is an italian charmer without being too stereotypical.

Lily Baines writing was pleasant, the slow burn greatly appreciated, and the characters hesitation made everything more real.
I highly recommend to read this book.

 
 

 
 Release Date: 05.07.2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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