Coming Summer 2026

Rome When It Rains

What if happily-ever-after doesn’t look how they told you it should?

Monica has spent years being the good girl — supportive, selfless, and reliably last on her own list. After one too many relationships where she played therapist instead of partner, she’s made a decision: Rome, a fresh start, and absolutely no falling in love.

Then she meets Alexi.

What follows is a summer of heat, wit, and the kind of connection that makes you question everything you thought you wanted — including what a happy ending is supposed to look like.

Rome When It Rains is a love story. Just not a conventional one.

For readers who love Emily Henry’s wit — plus a European setting and an ending that dares to break the rules.

Absolutely loved it! – Elisa, Italy

Couldn’t put it down. – Nicola, South Africa

Witty, funny and fast-paced. – Abbey, UK

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My name is Avery (well, my pen name, that is). I write witty, spicy contemporary romances about real women juggling love, life, and friendship in Europe’s most seductive cities. My stories are fun, empowering, and end with a different kind of happily-ever-after—the one that comes from learning to be true to yourself.

I’m a recovering academic who swapped footnotes for flirty banter, and a practicing member of the Cat Church.

Avery D. West

Writer and Cat Mom.​

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