Our Lady of the Roses
by Janice Palko

Plenum Publishing


Christian , Romance

Pub Date 01 Nov 2019


I am reviewing a copy of Our Lady of the Roses through Plenum Publishing and Netgalley:




Janetta Orlando’s life feels like it has been bouncing up and down like a bowling ball due to a series of bad relationships and break ups that were a disaster. After the girls getaway to the wine country with her best friend Anne is unexpectedly and abruptly cancelled she is left with nothing to look forward to, o vacation, no men, no wine.




Bob White is going to Italy from his home in Pittsburgh with his girlfriend Connie, who is fluent in Italian, so he can sell his invention to an Italian businessman. Unfortunately just days before they are due to leave Connie breaks up with him, so he has no translator and no clue how to conduct business in Italy





After Bob reluctantly arrives at Janetta’s salon, Bella Figura for the complete makeover Connie scheduled for him before she broke up with him. Janetta comes to the conclusion that Bob is a helpless looser in need of the makeover in order to sell his invention. After Bob tells her that Connie won’t be going with him to Italy, Janetta lies and tells him Connie must be crazy. She tells him any woman would want to go to Rome with him. She joking tells him she’d go to Rome with Satan if he asked her.





Bob learns that Janetta has two weeks off and that she speaks Italian, he strikes a deal with her, he would pay her way to Rome providing she acted as a translator for her. She is hesitant at first, but finally agrees, quickly though she learns that she and Bob clash over everything from fashion to food. After they arrive in Rome, Janetta meets handsome Italian businessman Giuliano Legato but her reckless way send up jeopardizing everything Bob had worked through. Janetta learns too that there is more depth to Bob than she had once believed.


I give Our Lady of Roses four out of five stars!

A cute romance story about a man who hires a hair salon owner to accompany him on a business trip to Italy. The two main characters are interesting with unique personalities that appear to clash. But, as time goes on, they begin to see they have more in common than they thought. Love the setting in Italy, sharing lots of local charm. Enjoyed this book a lot!

Our Lady of the Roses is a well written inspirational romance. I enjoyed the plot and the characters. I received an arc from the publisher and Netgalley and this is my unbiased review.