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Mucho Caliente!

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Mucho Caliente, by: Francesca Prescott was a very sweet truly romantic read.
Mucho,engaged so many emotions from me,from being able to empathize with Gemma, and all her doubts & insecurities,to her feeling beautiful because Emilio,a man she believed to be way to young not to mention to good looking & famous to boot,treats her that way. I highly recommend Mucho Caliente to anyone,it is a great love story.
Cindy

In this delicious romantic comedy, Gemma is an appealing heroine in the midst of a major life change. Newly divorced from the dull and very unkind Richard and beginning a new artistic life in Ibiza, does she need the complication of pop heart-throb Emilio Caliente? Yes, of course she does!

Written from Gemma's chatty, intelligent first-person viewpoint, 'Mucho Caliente' is an engaging, amusing story, full of high frolics, antics and laughter. Gemma is always prepared to laugh at herself at the foibles of the world. She negotiates her way through complications such as Kevin (another sexy hunk who, like Emilio, is interested in her), a shower consisting of a shower head and large blue plastic basin, missing suitcases, an ex-Miss Sweden and more with sunny charm. I particularly like Gemma's assessment of a bikini as 'leopard print butt floss with matching nipple warmers' and her desire to 'pound X in the tomato zone'.

There are some beautifully ironic, comic moments in 'Mucho Caliente' - look out for the Caliente Fan club and what happens next, especially after Gemma's too-close encounter with a jelly fish.

Strong emotions such as jealousy are vividly and amusingly depicted while throughout Gemma remains sympathetic. When she and Emilio do get together it is very tender and passionate. I love the little love words Emilio uses - very Latin lover!

The setting in 'Mucho Caliente' is also a real plus. It's clear from her detailed description that Francesca Prescott has spent time on Ibiza and she shows the island in all its natural and also frivolous glory, with some particularly lovely descriptions.

Throughout the story holds attention and it really hots up when Gemma's nasty ex Richard appears on the scene and things become really complicated, right to the very end!

This book is THE best romantic comedy that I have ever read. It is incredibly funny and just an all around amazing read! I highly recommend this book to anyone!

I don't know where to start.... Never thought that I could or would enjoy a romantic comedy.
I do not believe in prince charming, and I usely find "comedy" not funny at all.

How surprised was I, by this book.
It was hilarious - you can easily relate to the characters - easy to read.
Could not put it down.

This book will certainly brighten up anybody's live.
Great to read, great to offer.

I hugely enjoyed reading it and if Francesca Prescott bring out more, I want the 1st copy!

I have had to re-read Mucho Caliente twice now. I love it that much. This is a wonderful, fun book, and I am so envious! It's a good thing Francesca is a dear friend and such a lovely person, or I really would be jealous! Her characters are so realistic and have such endearing qualities about them. Who HASN'T had an "Emilio Caliente" in their fantasies at one time or another? And how wonderful for Gemma that her wildest dream came true! Especially after just getting out of her rocky marriage to her awful ex-husband, Richard. This book is so full of twists and turns, all leading to a fantastic outcome that every woman can see herself enjoying in Gemma's place. I worried that the present tense, first person telling of the story might not work for me, but Francesca pulls that off with such style that I never even thought twice about it as I was reading. A very different kind of read, it kept me turning the pages to see what would happen next.

GREAT BOOK!

Such a fun book to read. Picked it up and could not put it down. The characters come alive with Francesca's wonderfully crafted descriptions. I felt I was in Ibiza with all the characters every step of the way. Would make a wonderful romantic comedy for the big screen! Anyone who has a romantic bone in their body will love this book. A must read!

This was definitely a fun read. The story line was fun, the insight into the workings of the female mind was fascinating and a learning experience for me. The characters were great, the pace drew me in. The descriptions of Ibiza were great. Well written, and the author has a great sense of humor. As a guy I still really enjoyed the read. Highly recommended!

This was a decadent, delicious read full of earthy descriptions and witty asides. The main character, Gemma, is riddled with all the usual female insecurities and then some, but still manages to capture the affections of a young and virile Latino pop star. My only problem was that sometimes Gemma had me convinced by her own self-deprecating internal monologue, and I'd start to wonder what Emilio really did see in her. Luckily, Gemma has charm in bucketloads, so by the end of the novel I was persuaded that Emilio was pretty darn lucky to win her love.

While reading this I sat with a stupid grin on my face and giggled every minute. But I couldn't help it, this book was hilarious, a pure giggle feast.

I love Gemma, I feel like I am her, well younger, but still. She is insecure, she thinks like me, and oh so many other women out there. She is normal which is perfect. And she is funny, maybe it's because it's reality and she has the same thoughts that may wander through my head when I wake up with bed hair, when I so need a shower, or when I wonder if my pores show.

Emilio, well he is a hot one. I can't help falling for him and every bone in my body is wishing them luck and saying you go girl ;) I am holding my breath and wishing for a HEA. Because she deserves to be happy and loved. And as the book progresses I learn more about him, he is not just some superstar, he is a normal guy who wants to be loved like the rest of us.

"I don't like olives," whispers Emilio, kissing my eyelids." And from what I gather, neither do you. But I like stars, I believe in stars. And you, amor, you shine!".

There is a lot of funny situations in this book, and there is a lot of things to make you giggle and make you go weak in the knees.

Besides it's not something I am particularly proud of - I once spent an entire afternoon watching certain sequences of his video clips frame by frame, just to see whether the rather frightening bulge in his leather trousers was an optical illusion, or something Guinness Book of Records should be made aware of.

The love affair has its ups and downs, everything can't go right all the time now can it. I feel with them, and I hope with them, oh and laugh at them (and with them of course), all between my grins and smiles. It has a bit of everything put in, and it goes so well. It's a smooth ride to the end.

This book is a keeper, it will make you giggle, and make you feel all warm and tingly inside, I highly recommend it.

Francesca's writing style captured my imagination right away, and I found myself identifying immediately with the main character, Gemma, who starts the narration with one of those awkward moments that we've all experienced. Gemma is seeking out a new life, and when she's eventually faced with a Jane Eyre moment of man vs. independence, she chooses not to be a martyr and benefits from her decision in many ways. Gemma's self-consciousness, narrated in a way to make even the most serious of people chuckle, gives the story an overall feeling of lightness despite the novel addressing break-ups, work pressure, feelings of inadequacy, money problems, deception, infidelity, mistrust and violence.

The novel is written in the present tense, so the story really felt like it was happening now, and fast. The result for me was that I found it very hard to put the book down: I needed to know what was going to happen next!

The plot lines were interesting, although I made one discovery a few pages before Gemma put two and two together. That was her only Bridget Jones moment, although other similarities include a love triangle and the possibility of a sequel. Let's hope we get one.