Romeo, Romeo (Domestic Gods, #1)

Romeo, Romeo (Domestic Gods #1)

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"A sparkling new voice! If you love witty dialogue, great characters and a lot of fun in your books, this is the writer for you!"
"- Maureen Child, USA Today bestselling author"

Rosalie Ronaldi doesn't have a domestic bone in her body ...

All she cares about is her career, so she survives on take-out and dirty martinis, keeps her shoes under the dining room table, her bras o...more
Paperback, 383 pages
Published November 1st 2008 by Sourcebooks Casablanca (first published 2008)
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Heather
Oct 12, 2008 Heather rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of Contemporary romance/ fairy tales
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Listen up ladies! This is a book out of every woman’s fantasies. A man who cooks, cleans, takes care of you (and your dog), AND has lots of money! I know what your saying “Its too good to be true” right? Nope. It’s Romeo Romeo by Robin Kaye. This is a little escape into just about every woman’s dream.

Rosalie Ronaldi is a high-powered career woman. She earns good money, is independent, and thinks she’s pretty decent looking, even if her behi...more
Vinaya
Warning: This is going to be a rant.

I always feel a little guilty reviewing books I didn't manage to finish, so I tried, oh how I tried, to continue with the book even after it engaged my gag reflex, but there's only so much masochism a person can subject themselves to in a day.

I was looking for something light and fun to read, and someone on some forum recommended Robin Kaye as a good alternative to Kristan Higgins. They lied. Within the first two pages, I knew I was going to hate this book,...more
Julie (jjmachshev)
"Romeo, Romeo" is a fun feel-good romance about two people who aren't looking for love. He's the man of every woman's dream--rich, handsome, sexy, and a caretaker. She's successful, hardworking, and for a change, uninterested in anything more than sex. Reading about Nick's 'fall' was almost as good as chocolate and entertaining to boot! Author Robin Kaye is either a man in disguise or had one on hand for research since she 'pegged' all the ridiculous things men do and say to avoid thinking about...more
ElaineY
I absolutely loved this one! It was fresh, fun and made me feel as if I were right there myself and that it was me Nick was cooking for, cleaning up for...and other things. Sure, it got to a point both Nick and Lee needed a kick up their asses but I still devoured every page, every line. And me - I'm not one of those readers who feel they have to finish every book they start if will dump one if the first chapter sucks.

I loved Nick. Right from the start and right to the end. Lee could get a bit a...more
Terra
Romeo, Romeo by Robin Kaye is deliciously decedent. Sizzling hot, funny, romantic and like the best cannoli you've ever had, you lick your fingers sensually grasping each and every last morsel. This book is just like that cannoli, you can't help but lick those fingers and turn those pages wondering not if but when the descriptions of this really hot Italian Stallion are going to make you explode in ecstasy.

Rosalie Ronaldi is tall, full bodied with supple shapes that can drive a man wild. Dark cu...more
♡KarLynP♡
Cute light romance romp. Started off with a bang and a lot of laugh-out-loud moments, but I personally got a bit tired of the repetative, stereotype Italian cliches -- including all the complaining. About halfway the story lacked the humor and energy, and I finally found myself skimming the last 100 pages just to finish it. I think this book is geared toward a young audience who doesn't like stories with much depth or realism. The steam was only so-so too. A few quick hot scenes with only modera...more
Cheryl
Rosalie Ronaldi is a very career-driven, independent woman. She doesn’t really have time for men, much less her dog, Dave. You could tell this by the way Rosalie’s house looked when you stepped inside. Rosalie believed that if you ate over the sink than you didn’t have to contend with dirtying a dish.

Nick Romeo is not your typical guy but when he meets Rosalie, he is dressed as a mechanic. He decides to let Rosalie go on believing he is a mechanic. Rosalie never thought it would happen that she...more
Michelle
What a great book. Romeo, Romeo is a light and funny read with characters you fall in love with from the very start. Nick Romeo is every girls fantasy. A sexy playboy, who is rich, loves to clean and knows how to cook. Rosalie is one independent women and doesn't need a man to tie her down. Both of these two play by their own rules and never plan to marry... that is until they cross paths.

I sped through this book so fast and couldn't put it down. Nick spent his whole life dumping women who push...more
Bobbie  Crawford-McCoy
Jul 15, 2009 Bobbie Crawford-McCoy rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: All Contemporary Romance Readers!
Romeo, Romeo
Written By: Robin Kaye
Published By: Sourcebooks Casablanca, an imprint of Sourcebooks Inc., 2008, First Edition, 384 pages, paperback
ISBN 978-1402213397

Romeo, Romeo is a fantastic book that I really enjoyed reading! This novel has an entertaining storyline that has a smooth momentum and a few, fun plot twists; the conclusion of the story has a neat little twist that surprised me in a good way. Nick’s wealth didn’t evoke the usual resentment or dislike and independent Rosalie has a qu...more
Debra
I cannot say enough good things about this book! If you love to laugh, cry, sigh and get a wonderful ending, then this is the book to read. Congratulations to Robin Kaye, a new Super Star of writers! I'm looking forward to her next book.
Bookworm
Twenty something, successful business woman Rosalie Ronaldi lives in an apartment in New York with her dog Dave. Rich bachelor Nick Romeo owns a succesful chain of car dealerships in the city.
Rosalie comes from an Italian family, with a mom who is waiting for her to get married and have kids already. When she has car trouble and meets Nick, he doesn't tell her that he is the Nick Romeo, successful bachelor. Rosalie just thinks he works at the car dealership.
Nick is good looking and rich and th...more
Shruti
A guy who cares for his sick girlfriend, likes to clean, takes care of the pet, loves kids, is a great cook, brings coffee early morning, is patient and loving, good in bed, wealthy, does not mind doing the laundry or facing the in-laws. He is intelligent, independent and good-looking and happens to like a woman who has brains and likes his girlfriend to eat. Oh, and he has a good sense of humor.
I guess Robin Kaye nailed the concept of a Domestic God in Nick. I will be genuinely surprised if any...more
Maniai
Romeo, Romeo was a pretty tropey contemporary romance, yet I totally enjoyed the hell out of it. I'm also fairly certain the whole Italian New Yorker shtick had to be at least annoying to someone out there. Still liked it. Also, I read this while trying to drag my way through Fifty Shades of Grey, so I'm almost positive that cast my impressions of this book in a rosier light. Eh - it is what it is.

The thing is, even though it's tropey and stereotyping, Ms. Kaye still writes it well. This whole...more
Voirey Linger
Roselie Ronaldi Has her priorities. She's an independent woman and plans to stay that way, despite her mother's determination to see her daughters married with a houseful of babies. Lee likes being single, likes her job as an interim financial guru saving businesses in trouble, like the way her life is in general. She's not about to give all of that up just because her comfortable boyfriend decided to buy a ring and get all domestic. Especially not when the hunky mechanic who towed her broken-do...more
Jackie
I don't read a lot of chick lit for a few reasons: I can often predict the plot, the characters are just too hard to relate to, there's no real substance. Well, this book was fairly predictable, totally unrealistic, almost 100% fluff but then again, so is cotton candy and I love that stuff. The main reason why I read it is because of my lovely new Kindle. Most of the free ebooks on Amazon are either classics, chick lit or Christian chick lit. So when Emma became too hard to read, I would read th...more
Sarah Eiseman
This is the first book of the Ronaldi family, and might be Kaye's first published book (not sure on that). I’ve read this series completely out of order, but I don’t feel like I’ve missed anything by doing so.

Ah! This book was so good I couldn’t put it down. Thank god I had a full Saturday to do nothing but read, read, read! I think the jacket description of this book doesn’t really do it justice. When I read the synopsis of the book, I thought this book, and the others in the series, were basic...more
Jane Stewart
The first ¾ was excellent. The last ¼ was a little disappointing and too conveniently wrapped up.

STORY BRIEF:
Rosalie is a successful business executive. She does not want to get married and believes most men cheat on their wives. She is a messy housekeeper and does not cook. Nick is a wealthy bachelor who has had many girlfriends but none for more than a month. He is used to women wanting him only for his money. When Rosalie first meets Nick, she thinks he’s a car mechanic. Nick enjoys that she...more
Laura
Dominick "Nick" Romeo is just that - a Romeo. He loves 'em and leaves. As soon as the woman hints at marriage or commitment, he's gone.
Rosalie Ronaldi is happy with her career and has no plans for marriage much to the disappointment of her mother. She has dating rules all of which lead to no commitment.
When Nick meets Rosalie and she gives him his rules for dating, he should be happy, but for some reason having the tables turned on him doesn't make him feel so good. Before too long, he finds h...more
Gabriella *is awesome*
ummm...im kinna lost right now....

i mean, initaly when i started it, i was hoping for a book as good as Breakfast in Bed (Domestic Gods, #3),but in that regard, i was left kinna disappointed,sad and sour...(LOL....ok maybe i'm being over dramatic ;)

anyway,the book started out fine..but that hilarity and wit that i had come across in robin's initial book seemed to be missing in this one.....

by halfway the story was literly dragging ,that at one point,with soo many secondary characters coming in,with there own personal problems an...more
Rose
Robin Kaye's "Romeo, Romeo" genuinely took me by surprise in how enjoyable it was. The Golden Heart Award winning author offered her first book in the "Domestic Gods" series for free on Amazon Kindle, and I thought I'd download it after reading stellar reviews about the book in various considerations. Suffice to say, I was a bit skeptical coming into the book, because I can say that romance novels don't always click with me unless they have a little something extra.

"Romeo, Romeo" does have eleme...more
Yulia Anggraini
Oooh romeooo... ><
romeo romeo romeo(panggil 3x sapa tw kek bloody mary...He3h...)
rosalie ronaldi,orang italìa,27tahun,tinggì 170cm,punya pantat kelas dunia,payudara 36D,punya mobil beetle warna kuning n punya keluarga yg gila...Emak yg cerewet n sllu menyuruhx merid dgn pacarx nan idiot...Padhal rose g minat utk bkomitmen ap lg menikah...Dy mw pacaran dgn joey hnya utk menjadi tameng agar tdk dtnya2 lg kapan dy menikah...Rose bekerja sbg konsultan penyehat perusahaan...Punya sekor anjing,d...more
Shxrxn
Joey’s not concerned about some guy coming on to you and stealing you away, which makes him an idiot. ’Cause if you were mine, I’d damn sure know where you were—and you’d know how to reach me twenty-four hours a day. But maybe he’s ready to move on. Then he’s distancing himself, showing that you’re not together, that you’re out of sync and not involved in each other’s lives, in which case, he’s an idiot for letting you go.
- Nick
I’m not interested in marriage, never have been. Why would anyone ta...more
Birdy
5+ stars Contemporary romance

Oh goodness, this book was awesome! Not what I expected at all. Going by the title, the cover, and that it’s free on Amazon; I anticipated this book to be super cheesy, short, with no story to it. I can’t be anymore wrong. This is a full length, 400 pages, sizzling hot love story, with great writing, witty dialogue, laugh out loud moments, and a lots of hotness (the h/h first kiss alone will make you fan yourself, and there will be a lot of fanning, prefect for thos...more
Kasey
Another great free find. Kaye has a way with subtle humor and building relationships. Nick and Lee were both great. I love that they are both such independent no strings attached people. It works great until they both fall in love and neither one knows how to break both their ground rules. I love that not only is the man anti marriage who keeps his women at a distance. But Lee is a modern woman with an obvious anti marriage outlook of her own. If a man starts thinking marriage it's time to move...more
Nina Ardianti
3.5 of 5, actually.

Pertama kali lihat buku ini waktu ke toko buku, diterbitkan oleh Elex Media. Lihat sinopsis belakangnya, kayaknya menarik. Covernya juga bagus, hehehe... Tapi karena saya belum pernah baca buku-bukunya Robin Kaye, saya memutuskan untuk baca versi Bahasa Inggrisnya. Soalnya takut kalau terjemahannya nggak pas, bisa merusak 'feel'-nya, hehehe... Kecuali kalau saya udah suka sama si penulis, kayak misalnya Meg Cabot, mau Inggris atau Indonesia sih nggak masalah (biasanya end up d...more
Christian
Gue pengen ngasih 3, tapi apa daya poin ganggu tentang novel ini menghalangi hamba untuk menambahkan satu bintang. :(

Robin Kaye seperti mengkhianati frame karakter yang dia buat sendiri. Tokoh utama cowok yang digambarkan player dan rada alpha itu malah ends up jadi superdomestik dan submissive di pertengahan hingga akhir cerita. Seandainya ada alasan kuat, fine. Tapi ini... tidak sama sekali.

Padahal, seandainya si cowok nggak diglorified tentang dirinya yang oh-so-player di bab-bab awal, gue bi...more
Patti Loves FAB Romance
I had seen a few reviews around for Ms. Kaye's latest book, Breakfast in Bed, and I thought it looked pretty good. Of course, if you know me at all, you know I couldn't just jump in and read that one, I had to start with the beginning of the series! Romeo, Romeo is the first book and Ms. Kaye's debut novel. I loved it!

Rosalie Ronaldi is a young executive who works for a turnaround company. She's got a boyfriend whom she's not serious about - it's more that she dates him to keep her mother off he...more
Fachriany Umanailo
like...^^
Rosalie Ronaldi tidak bercita-cita untuk berumah tangga..

Hal yang dipedulikannya hanyalah karir, sehingga dia mampu bertahan hidup hanya dengan makanan siap saji dan minum martini, membiarkan sepatunya berada di bawah meja makan, dan pakaiannya berserakan di atas sofa. Nick Romeo adalah fantasi setiap wanita-tinggi, berkulit gelap, tampan, kaya, DAN dia suka memasak serta bersih-bersih rumah... Nick menginginkan seorang wanita yang mandiri, tapi ketika bertemu Rosalie, hal yang diingink...more
Angela
Robin Kaye knows how to weave a suspense plot with a romantic plot.

I particularly liked how the characters evolved inspite of themselves.

This is a good read. If you need any endorsements, read Tera's review. She is much better book reviewer than I am. I wish she'd review my book, LEGS.

A great read for fans of romance, suspense, and women's fiction.

Ni_kii
This was a free-read and is was perfect was I needed at the time....a nice, untaxing chicklit read. Rosalie is a bit of a ball-buster so if you dont like that for your heroine dont read it...she will annoy you! Myself I love seeing this type of heroine for the hero and boy does she do that! Nick is a rich man who thinks he has disguised himself as a mechanic to Rosa (I say thinks because it takes her all of two mins to figure it out...although she never tells him!) He is the ultimate playboy and...more
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Robin Kaye was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge next door to her Sicilian grandparents. Living with an extended family that’s a cross between Gilligan’s Island and The Sopranos, minus the desert isle and illegal activities, explains both her comedic timing and the cast of quirky characters in her books.

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