Should I Read Love And Gelato Before Love And Luck And Love And Olives
Loved the first Italy setting but worried about spoilers between the Love and Gelato sequels. Which order makes the romance arcs most satisfying for a binge?
2026-07-31 21:18:52
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Wait, are these all by Jenna Evans Welch? I think I saw them at the bookstore but never picked one up. The covers are so pretty with the illustrated travel scenes. Are they more romance or more coming-of-age? Might need to add them to my library list.
2026-08-03 11:37:12
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They're all available in paperback, hardcover, ebook, and audio. Sometimes the sequel paperbacks have a teaser chapter for the next book. If you buy a used copy of 'Love & Gelato', it might have a preview of 'Love & Luck' at the end. That's a subtle nudge toward reading order from the publisher! Follow the nudge.
2026-08-04 05:21:36
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The library waitlist for 'Love & Gelato' was 8 weeks, but 'Love & Olives' was available immediately. I went with available. No regrets. Library logistics often dictate reading order more than any ideal plan. Embrace the chaos. Read what you can get when you can get it.
Luciano
Everyone thought my wife was dead, but I never stopped searching for her. When I finally found her, the timid young woman I forced to marry me was all gone. In her place was a fiercely independent woman who hated my guts.
I might have deserved it.
But did it stop me from dragging her, her secret child and her best friend back to New York City with me?
Absolutely not.
My wife belonged with me and it was time I proved it to her.
Grace
Life on the run had some benefits. Your mobster husband could no longer use you. Nor could your rotten family who wanted you dead.
Instead, I was living my best life ever in a tiny Sicilian village with my son and best friend.
Until we were found.
My husband dragged us all back, but this time I was determined to fight him. I wouldn’t fall for his charms and hot kisses again because I had so much more to lose this time around.
If only my heart would get on board with my plans.
The 7 Gold Lifes are 7 Billionaires who rules America.
Aaron Samuel, Sky Locason, Alexander North, Maximillion Cesantio, Luke Hastington, Sebastian Cesborn and lastly the leader, Kenneth Domanco.
The work hard to get where they are. They have the money, the looks, the power and they can easily get women. They swore that they will never settle down but slowly one by one they're falling in love.
Will they decide to settle down or just fool around?
This series consist of 8 books in total.
Prologue: Loving Blake Coster
BLS #1: The Red String of Fate (Aaron Samuel and Sophia Celastio)
BLS #2: Challenging The Billionaire (Sky Locason and Janet Stanmore)
BLS #3: Dealing With Trouble (Alexander North and Angelia Selosvone)
BLS #4: Stabbed by Rose (Maximillion Cesantio and Rose Hastington)
BLS #5: Beautiful Nightmare (Luke Hastington and Hailey Anderson)
BLS #6: Locking Her Heart (Sebastian Cesborn and Alexis Sierra)
BLS #7: Breaking The Last (Kenneth Domanco and Chloe Regens)
Do you ever wish a secret billionaire would sweep you away to a tropical island? Do you ever wish that you could be like Cinderella and find your happily ever after with the prince? From New York Times bestselling author Krista Lakes, comes a sweet but spicy Billionaire Romance Series that will have you believing in happily ever after!
Each story in this series is a stand-alone one. But with all the stories happen in one world, characters will reappear in other stories.
******
The First Set:
Saltwater Kisses– An accidental marriage between Jack and Emma.
Rainwater Kisses– Falling in love, and finding how they fit together with Owen and Kaylee.
Freshwater Kisses– Finding love in childhood friends with Robbie and Sam.
BONUS: Kisses From Jack: The first half of Saltwater Kisses, but from Jack's perspective!
Timeless Love Stories:
Champagne Kisses– A story of long lost love and second chances with Dean and Rachel.
The Second Set:
Sandcastle Kisses– Finding love in all the wrong places with Noah and Izzy
Hurricane Kisses– Surviving the storm together with Logan and Olivia
Barefoot Kisses– A Cinderella story with Aiden and Lena
The Third Set:
Sunrise Kisses– Ava and Bastian discovering true beauty
Waterfall Kisses– Leo finally succumbing to Charlotte's charms
Island Kisses: Gabe finally meets his match in Harper!
"You have 2 months to get a girl to fall in love you, then break up with her and you'll get your money."
What started out to be a bet with his friends in Italy turned out to be something more. Gabriella Rosa never thought that she would end up falling for such a try hard jerk but here she was, what will happen when she finds out his true intentions?
10/10 book!
Torn between the billionaire who broke her and the mafia prince who’d kill to keep her.
Three years ago, Victor Kane—cold, powerful billionaire—shattered Isabella "Bella" Moretti with one cruel sentence:
“You’re too fragile for my world.”
He walked away, leaving her heartbroken on the marble floors of his Manhattan penthouse.
She rebuilt her life in Brooklyn’s shadows, vowing never to return to his glittering, controlling empire.
But Victor doesn’t let go so easily.
Now he’s back—wealthier, darker, more obsessive.
Private jets, diamond collars, whispered commands in the dark: he wants her again.
And this time, he’ll chain her to him forever.
Then there’s Nico Moretti—her childhood best friend, the dangerously handsome heir to New York’s most feared crime family.
The man who’s held her through every storm, buried her secrets, and never once demanded more.
Until Victor reappears.
Nico’s loyalty ignites into raw possession.
His touches burn hotter. His eyes promise violence to anyone who tries to take her.
He’s done waiting in the shadows.
If she won’t choose him, no one else will have her.
Two alphas.
One rules boardrooms with ice and billions.
The other rules streets with blood and loyalty.
Both are dangerously obsessed.
Both will destroy everything to claim her body and soul.
In a deadly game of jealousy, betrayal, and scorching desire, Bella must decide:
Surrender to the ex who once ruined her?
Or fall into the arms of the best friend who’ll burn the world to own her?
One woman. Two monsters. No safe escape.
I was doted to the bone by the mafia heir, Leonardo — he took bullets for me, endured 99 lashes, and promised to take me to see the Southern Sea that never freezes!
But he let Zoe get pregnant with his child.
He accused me of causing Ella’s pollen allergy, and even gave the only keepsake left by my mother — a bracelet — to Zoe as an apology.
He said, "It’s just a bracelet."
During an argument, he shoved me down, causing my head to bleed, yet he rushed to the hospital with Zoe, not even bothering to look back at me.
I lay in the hospital getting stitches, and his suit still carried Zoe’s perfume. He yelled at me, "You followed me to the hospital to cause trouble!" My heart shattered, yet he still lied to me, "I only love you. After this fake wedding, I’ll take you away!"
I lent 'Love & Gelato' to my cousin, and she loved it so much she immediately bought 'Love & Olives', thinking it was the next one. She was so confused when Addie wasn't the main character! She had to go back and get 'Love & Luck'. So from a practical, avoid-confusion standpoint, tell your friends the right order. It saves them a headache. The titles don't make the relationships obvious.
It's book #1. The series isn't a continuous narrative, so the 'order' is mostly about publication sequence and catching Easter eggs. For instance, in 'Love and Luck', the main character mentions following a blog about Italy—that's a nod to Lina's blog from the first book. Tiny things like that make reading in order a slightly more connected experience.
The audiobook is fantastic for a 'reread'. It feels different enough to be a new experience, especially with the Italian pronunciations and ambient sounds.
Can we talk about the covers for a sec? The redesigns for the paperback editions are gorgeous and clearly meant to be seen as a set. When you line them up in publication order, the spines create a lovely gradient or a cohesive visual. That's a silent nudge from the publisher about the intended order.
It's a cosmetic detail, but book design often reinforces reading order. In this case, the visual series order is the publication order.