After reading the first two books in this series back to back, I felt like I was the one taking a wine tasting vacation in Italy. Catherine has such a low key realistic writing style in contemporary romance that I can’t help but enjoy.

Giovanni is the last D’Angelo sibling to get his happily ever after. The family gives him a gift of a three week long wine tasting tour of Tuscany for his birthday to jump start the inspiration of owning his own winery.

We meet Emma Rutledge in Napa at her family’s business R&R Wineries. She was hoping to get promoted but the position goes to her ex-husband instead. Emma’s relationship with her father has been strained since her divorce and she feels like she doesn’t receive the same respect as her brothers or male coworkers. Thinking she’ll be fired outright, she confronts her father but it does nothing to change his mind. She blurts out that she’d like to break off on her own and start her own business venture and will take a vacation to consider her options.

You can guess where this is going – they meet at the same tour in Tuscany and the attraction is sizzling from the start! They have great chemistry and it turns out they have a lot in common besides knowing a lot about wine. We spent a long time in Italy with the characters, touring, eating, drinking and a little bit of shopping. Gio and Emma can’t be apart too long once getting back to the States and they begin to put their ideas together to start their own winery in Temecula.

Preparing to take their relationship to the next level, Emma has a health scare and a dark secret is unearthed leaving her with many challenging decisions regarding her life and family. The loud but lovable D’Angelos rally around Emma and Gio and bring some joy back into their life. Through all the ups and downs, Emma realizes she can take on anything with Gio by her side.

In true Bybee fashion, this book will keep you in suspense, make you laugh or cry but it will be worth it in the end! I highly recommend this series, it could be read as a standalone but don’t miss out on Luca and Chloe’s stories 🙂

Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake for the copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Title: Beginning of Forever
Author: Catherine Bybee
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️