I admit that reading 3 books by this author in 7 weeks is a little excessive, but I enjoy her style and her themes so much! In this novel we met Dominica (Nicky) Malone, an Irish-Italian single woman employed by a "2nd rate" PR firm. Nicky has been unlucky in love, leaving Tony, the love of her life, after 5 years of cohabitation and emotional disconnect. Her most recent ex-boyfriend Jeremy, is an English stunner with questionable morals (he cheated on her for 6 months before she found out) who badly wants to to re-establish their relationship, aided and abetted by Nicky's mother. Nicky has a quirky, lovable cousin, Louise, who is like a sister to her and runs a successful matchmaking agency. Nicky's somewhat smarmy boss, Ron, concerned brothers, a close male cousin who shares an unackowledged love with Louise, but is engaged to Betsey, who is all wrong for him, and her interfering mother round out Nicky's immdiate family. All of them are delightful additions to the mix.
Nicky is assigned to travel to RI from her home in Washington, DC to handle the PR for a threatened nurses strike, a strike being adeptly handles by none other than Tony Boltanski, Nicky's former love. The details surrounding the strike, the personal situations of the participants and the PR working that go on behind the scenes, are fascinating. All of the characters are colorful and, amazingly, both believable and, somehow, lovable. I can't wait for Bartolomeo's next novel to come out!
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