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***4.5 ‘Possibility & Opportunity’ Stars*** You know how I tend to say in many of my romance reviews that it was a ‘journey’? (and to be honest it is an apt description for the mass majority of them) Well, When With Rome really is a journey on a romantic level as well as a life level when it comes to Rome and Carlene. The sweet is swoon worthy, the smexy is HAWT, but it was the light bulb moments that Rome and Carlene experience that kept me turning the pages to see how their HEA came to be. I really liked Rome. He was sweet, compassionate, smexy as all get out and simply a good man. He may have a job that is outside of the norm, but he has a unique code of honor when it comes to it and there is a sincerity that shines through in everything he does. Carlene is a tough woman. Her life hasn’t been easy, but she’s survived it and now that her world has been turned upside she is in a weird sort of limbo that she hasn’t been able to shake. I really liked Carlene. She’s a str...

Life begins at forty. Or so the saying goes. I don't believe this for a minute. In fact, my life feels exactly the opposite at forty. My husband of twenty years is dead and my twins are grown up and off at college. For the first time in my adult life, I'm alone, bored and without purpose. Until I meet Rome. Fast forward two weeks and I've changed my mind. Rome is like no man I've ever known, let alone spent time with. Not only is he worldly, he's handsome, sweet, and an amazing conversationalist-the perfect gentleman. But that's not all. He's done wicked things to me I couldn't have imagined in my wildest dreams and made me feel passion I never believed possible. Two weeks with Rome and my eyes are wide open to so many possibilities. He's changed my life. But here's the thing… You see, Rome is an escort and well... Love and relationships aren't an option in his world. They're a commodity for sale… ...