Book Review: Never Too Late by T.A. Williams

Happy publication day to T.A. Williams. His novel, Never Too Late was released today. 

A second chance to realise her dreams…

A classically trained pianist, Steph works as a recording engineer for a small studio when she’s offered the job of a lifetime – travel to the Italian Riviera to help world-famous band, Royalty, record their reunion album after a decades-long hiatus.

Steph could definitely do with the distraction. Her boyfriend – who also happens to be her boss – is increasingly unreliable and erratic, and she’s awaiting news from her doctor after a recent biopsy. So an all-expenses-paid trip to Italy is the perfect escape.

What she doesn’t expect is an instant connection with Rob, the son of Royalty’s lead singer. With her career – and her heart – at a crossroads, what path will Steph follow?

*****

Steph is a classically trained pianist but currently finds herself working for her boyfriend, Ethan as a recording engineer.

When she is given a chance to work on a comeback album for a successful rock band, she can’t believe her luck as she and Ethan jet off to Italy.

This job also puts her in the path of Rob. Where will her heart lead her? 

There was so much to immediately fall in love with when reading this novel. 

First, the setting! When do we leave?! Haha. 

It sounded idyllic and I could feel the sun through the descriptions. 

Steph is easy to love. She’s kind but knows her mind. She’s going through a lot and I wanted to give her a hug. 

The other characters are a good mixture. Real and relatable… as much as rock stars can be. 

The story is paced well. There’s lots of emotion, warmth and humour. 

For me, it’s more than just a love story. It was also about finding your path, however unexpected.

As usual, not much else I can say without spoilers. 

This book is a perfect companion to that holiday or if you simply want a lovely escape for a while. 

*****

About T.A. Williams –

I’m a man. And a pretty old man as well. I did languages at university a long time ago and then lived and worked in France and Switzerland before going to Italy for seven years as a teacher of English. My Italian wife and I then came back to the UK with our little daughter (now long-since grown up) where I ran a big English language school for many years. We now live in a sleepy little village in Devonshire. I’ve been writing almost all my life but it was only nine years ago that I finally managed to find a publisher who liked my work enough to offer me my first contract.

The fact that I am now writing escapist romance is something I still find hard to explain. My early books were thrillers and historical novels and I now also write cozy crime, but my first love is romance. Maybe it’s because there are so many horrible things happening in the world today that I feel I need to do my best to provide something to cheer my readers up. My books provide escapism to some gorgeous locations, even if travel to them is currently difficult.

Say hello via my website, Twitter and Facebook. 

Never Too Late is the book one in the Beneath Italian Skie series and was released by Canelo Escape on 2nd March 2023. Click to buy on Amazon UK. 

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I'm Laura. I started Novel Kicks back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.