June 23, 2026

The Fall Affair by Vi Keeland - 5 Star ARC Review





She’s counting down the days until she leaves Tuscany. He’s counting on making her stay.

Some people go to Tuscany to find themselves.

I went to escape—New York, my ex’s new relationship, and a career that derailed the moment I was passed over for partner.

My plan was simple: settle my eccentric Italian grandmother’s estate, sell whatever wasn’t nailed down, and return to the life I’d worked too hard to lose.

Instead, I walked into a mess—a crumbling antique shop, two hundred acres of leased vineyard land, and one infuriating clause in the will: Live and work in the shop for three months, or inherit nothing.

Then there’s the neighbor I clash with instantly. Matteo Lucchese is the infuriatingly handsome winemaker who leases my family’s land and refuses to be impressed by my credentials—or my attitude. He’s rugged and stubborn, stuck living in a time that has long passed us by, and the word rush isn’t part of his vocabulary. Basically, we’re exact opposites.

But as the days stretch into weeks, Tuscany chips away at the armor I didn’t realize I was wearing, and Matteo shows me the appeal of slowing down, of staying rooted, of wanting something other than climbing the corporate ladder.

I came to Tuscany to escape.

But now that the countdown to going home was on, I wasn’t sure if I was ready to leave.

And the life I was falling for came with a looming expiration date.







Ok, this one got me. As a rule, if a book makes me cry, I have to say it's five stars as I am invested enough to actually cry. Allegra and Matteo managed this twice, so it's more than safe to say this one worked for me.

I loved so much about it. I loved the setting. I loved Matteo so much. How strong he was, how sure he was of her, how certain he was that they were more than a fling, even though he lived in Italy and she lived in New York City. I loved how willing he was to find a way, even when she was sure that it wouldn't ever work. And, I loved the way they author dealt with him questioning how certain he was about her, as it fit perfectly with him.

Italy is a character in this story, along with the town and the friends of Allegra's Nonna. All of them are interwoven so well into the story that you always feel like they both give you insight but also move the story along.

I didn't want to put this one down, I wanted to sneak away from work tasks to read, but I didn't want to do this story a disservice. This book is one that you want to read when you can focus and lose yourself in the story.

And, beware of the ending. It's perfection, without ruining it, and if you are like me, you are going to need a tissue as even though I was expecting it, it was still just perfect.





PRE-ORDER LINKS

eBook: https://a.co/d/0cGRrQOR
Audio: https://adbl.co/4vb2Mos
Paperback (Illustrated special edition with sprayed edges): https://a.co/d/0hczLTBg
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/247069333-the-fall-affair

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AUTHOR BIO

Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Israel, and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.