"Prosecco with My Professor" kicks off with a one-night stand that takes an unexpected turn. Although I haven't read the previous two books in the series, the premise of an older protagonist rediscovering herself post-divorce intrigued me. Liz Alden delivers on this front. Throughout the story, we witness Emma reclaiming her confidence, both physically and mentally.

Personally, I have reservations about professor-student relationships due to the inherent power dynamics involved. However, I must commend the author for adeptly navigating this sensitive terrain. While it may not be my cup of tea, I recognize that there's a sizable audience who appreciates this dynamic and Alden handles it with finesse.

I think there’s definitely a demographic out there who wants older mcs and can relate to them very well. i always have a respect for when an author tries to do something different within a stagnant genre and can pull it off. Although i can’t personally relate to the mcs i managed to remain invested enough to care about will they won’t they end up together at the end which is more than i can say for other books.

Emma doesn't usually hook up with strangers she meets in bars, and her one and only attempt is so overwhelming she leaves pretty much as soon as things get started. She tries not to think about it too much--until she discovers that the man she went home with is one of her professors. And to make matters worse, he now lives in the same building as her, only two doors down. She knows she shouldn't sleep with her professor, but Santo is attractive and attentive, and she can't stop thinking about it. Meanwhile, Santo knows it's wrong to sleep with a student (even if she is roughly his age), but that doesn't stop him from wanting to.

Prosecco with My Professor is every bit as good as I expected. I adore this series, and really loved how this book played out. I thought the power imbalance was handled very well, and I loved seeing the two of them fight their own feelings and then eventually give in. This book also made me realize I'm not sure I've ever read a book where the woman performs anal play on the man, and I hadn't realized I had such a big gap in my reading until this. Overall I really loved the book and am definitely looking forward to the next one.

I really enjoyed this! I was a little worried about a teacher x student relationship, but this was handled so well and maturely. I loved the two different POV’s and the FMC’s personality. My biggest issue was just that it felt a little underdeveloped and short. I think the author could have given the story more depth and expanded on their relationship more.

💋Mature Characters
♥️Neighbors to Lovers
💋Insecure Heroine
♥️Both Divorced
💋Rich Hero
♥️S3x Filled Italian Getaway

Oooofh! This book was so much fun! I love a good well written student/teacher trope. This was my first read/book by Liz Alden and I will be a forever reader of hers. I hadn’t read any of the other books in this Aged Like Fine Wine series and this book as not confusing for me to read it as a standalone, I seemed to catch right on and it was still such an enjoyable read (although I am going back to read the first two OF COURSE).

I thought that the storyline/plot was great, the characters were well written and developed and had great chemistry with one another. I also not only enjoyed these main characters but the side characters as well and thought the complimented the story very well. I loved how these characters are “older” and it felt more relatable to me being around the same age as the characters within this book.

If you love these tropes and want to live within a little Italian getaway story then place this on your TBR right away (also…read those first two before this book is released ;)

Thank you @netgalley and @victoryeditingngc for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

I love the way the author talks about life and mainly when you’re an adult. The way that friends talk about life and how much they enjoy discussing experiences. The fact that the main character is so understanding and handsome is definitely something cute. I 100% to read this. Very different of my usual. Thanks for the Arc NetGalley

Emma is a foreign student in Rome struggling with her MBA. She tries to avoid her ex-husband and ends up sleeping with her professor.

I love that these characters are older and mature. It's nice to read about older adults for a change. Emma is more interesting AFTER having her kids and pursuing her MBA. The romance is hot and I enjoy the characters. I love how sex-positive the story is too.

Thanks to the publisher for the arc.

Emma is in Rome to finally get her MBA, after raising three kids and getting divorced. Before she starts her studies she kind of has a ONS with an italian man. When she learns that he is her professor and also living in the same building things get complicated.
I enjoyed reading this book, the characters were relatable and the story mostly believable. I especially liked that the main characters were over forty. I did think it was very convenient that the MMC was (as so often in romances) very wealthy so that problems that would be major for most people just become little troubles. All in all an enjoyable book.

Lines like “she’s absolutely one hundred percent off limits” will forever have me cackling. I just know that I will thoroughly enjoy him being wrong & seeing those limits be tested.

I’m obsessed with this friend group. I don’t think a person ~needs~ to read them all to understand them, but I still think a person ~should~ read them all. I’m especially excited for Jade’s story next, I love how good of a friend she is in general but that really showed with Emma in this story. I’m not going to include the whole line to avoid spoilers, but at one point Emma is really stressed and Jade says “you are allowed to be mad” and I think people need their friends to say things like that to them. People can blame themselves for situations they end up in, but I think Emma needed to hear that kinda thing.

I feel like in general there were some really great messages in this book. You can go to school later in life. You can explore your sexuality and what you like even if it’s different than what you're used to. It’s okay to be ‘selfish’ sometimes when it comes to your pleasure, it doesn’t matter less than your partners. On top of that, I always appreciate the representation in Liz Alden books. I loved that the characters are older than what’s often shown in contemporary romance, there’s a non-binary side character, a lesbian side character, and I liked that Emma’s sexuality is talked about but not specifically defined because it doesn’t need to be.

Santo and Emma were a great pairing. They were on the same page with a lot of things, but even with their difference, they just seemed to fit. The physical aspect was hot, but it was also shown how much they really cared about each other and I think, for me, that really showed how things could turn into more between them and it wasn’t just based on hot sexual experiences.

Where I’m a bit torn currently (I’m writing this right after finishing the book) is Vincente. I felt very hot and cold with him, and I think I personally wanted one more conversation between him and Santos, but I do understand why there wasn’t. I think I may be in my ‘not into third act complication’ era currently, because I feel like I’m loving romance as much this year because of it. It was still resolved nicely, and I very much enjoyed reading this book & wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it.

Thank you to Liz Alden & NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an advanced copy of this book! I voluntarily read this book, and all thoughts and opinions are my own.

I absolutely love this series and Liz Alden. I am so excited for book and look forward to sharing a full review and thoughts. I also love that it focuses a bit on a bit of an older demographic while still keep the story fresh and youthful. Life being enjoyable doesn't have to stop at a certain age and it's never to late to fund happiness