VADYM REKEL / MEDITERRANEAN ROMANCE · LITERARY FICTION
French Riviera summers. Late nights in Ibiza. Family secrets on Gozo. Discover romance novels and literary fiction by Vadym Rekel, set against the unforgettable landscapes of Southern Europe.
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01 / THE AUTHOR
Vadym Rekel writes contemporary romance and literary fiction rooted in Mediterranean Europe: the French Riviera, the islands of Ibiza and Gozo, and the cities of Italy. His stories explore desire, masculinity, family silence, and the emotional consequences of our choices, with other journeys reaching London.
The summer affair is often only the beginning. In these stories, attraction meets responsibility, family memory unsettles certainty, and beautiful surroundings make private tensions harder to ignore.
Write to Vadym ↗02 / THE BOOKSHELF
Find your next summer read: contemporary romance on the French Riviera, an Ibiza love story, or a Mediterranean family saga. Explore English-language editions and discover each book on Apple Books.
Explore the book ↗A Novel of Return and Consequence
Back in London, writer Leo Varga faces the ordinary demands of fatherhood, from the school gate to a football match in the rain, while Sofia builds a life of her own. A literary novel about intimacy, a son who has learned to expect little, and the quiet question of whether everyday acts can change a man after years of absence.
Explore the book ↗A Novel of Witness and Release
A Mediterranean literary romance about Leo, a forty-three-year-old writer whose freedom and success conceal a growing distance from the people closest to him. Across hotels, coastal roads and summer encounters, he confronts the difference between understanding love and living it.
Explore the book ↗A Cannes Riviera Romance
A contemporary romance set in Cannes on the French Riviera. Adrien Vale and Claire Montfort want a summer without complications, but an encounter at the Carlton makes leaving harder than falling in love.
Explore the book ↗Book Two: A Cannes Riviera Romance
Adrien and Claire return to Cannes. Their second summer brings family memories and the house in Mougins into a relationship that must now make room for continuity, not just desire.
Explore the book ↗A Cannes Riviera Romance · Book Three
Claire’s new novel exposes the couple’s private world to public interpretation. A photograph, a reading and Adrien’s family history test the line between artistic freedom, trust and emotional betrayal.
Explore the book ↗A Mediterranean Summer Romance
A Mediterranean summer romance set on the Spanish island of Ibiza. A young DJ arrives for music and escape, but beach clubs, villas, and midnight roads become the backdrop to desire and increasingly complicated intimate choices.
Explore the book ↗A Novel of Summer and Silence
Writer Leo travels from Vienna and northern Italy to the Riviera during a decisive summer. His understanding of love and intimacy collides with his reluctance to stay when fatherhood and responsibility demand his presence.
Explore the book ↗A Malta Novel
A Mediterranean family saga set on Gozo, Malta, and in London. A house brings the Vella family’s past back into view, where inheritance, concealed records, and the daily demands of care raise questions about helping without possessing.
Explore the book ↗A Riviera Novel of Desire, Silence and Control
A Riviera novel set in Monte Carlo, Monaco, where private dinners, attraction, and secrecy unsettle an elegant life. Carefully maintained appearances fracture when desire challenges control.
Explore the book ↗Valentin Redar has built a successful life between Poland and Italy. After divorce, apparently reasonable decisions gradually distance him from his sons in a psychological novel about withdrawal, fatherhood and loss.
Explore the book ↗A Novel of Silence and Consequence
A Polish-language continuation set in an Italian atmosphere. An apparently ideal life offers less shelter once its silences and consequences have become impossible to overlook.
Explore the book ↗A Father–Son Novel of Delayed Recognition
Imprisoned cybercriminal Milan must seek help from Julian, the father he has long resented. Their confrontation brings shame, absence and an uncomfortable resemblance into a dark story of recognition arriving late.
Explore the book ↗Fathers, Sons, and the Cost of the Wrong Story
Two brothers have grown up with a fixed story about their father. As their own marriages falter, records and memories disturb that certainty in a London family drama about loyalty, divorce and inherited beliefs.
Explore the book ↗In a near future of planned parenthood, fifteen-year-old Lena opens the archive of her origins. Family documents unsettle what she has been told, raising questions about belonging, memory and the right to know her own story.
Explore the book ↗Романтична історія Французької Рив’єри
The Ukrainian edition of the first Cannes romance. Adrien and Claire meet on the French Riviera, where a summer without promises becomes a relationship neither of them expected.
INSIDE THE STORIES
From a summer without promises to the practical work of remaining close. The Cannes series follows Adrien and Claire beyond their first season together.
He Was Never Missing and The Men We Misjudged examine absence, inherited narratives and recognition that arrives late.
The Blue Door of Gozo turns a house and its records into a story of inheritance, silence and care.
03 / WHERE TO BEGIN
Looking for a European summer read? Start with a French Riviera romance series, follow a young DJ through Ibiza, or explore a family’s past on the Maltese island of Gozo.
Start with Walking in Ivo Loafers on La Croisette, then continue with Book Two and Book Three.
02 /Ibiza Nights in White Linen follows a young DJ into a summer of music, temptation and unexpected intimacy.
03 /The Blue Door of Gozo explores family memory and care. For fathers and sons, choose The Men We Misjudged.
The featured catalogue contains English, Polish and Ukrainian editions. Each book page identifies the language of that edition. A translated website description does not mean a translated edition is available.
Each title links to its Apple Books listing, where you can check the current price, regional availability and any sample offered by the store.
Begin with the first Walking in Ivo Loafers on La Croisette, followed by Book Two and Book Three. They follow Adrien Vale and Claire Montfort across successive stages of their relationship.
No. Alongside contemporary and Mediterranean romance, the catalogue includes literary fiction, family sagas and psychological stories.
Begin with Walking in Ivo Loafers on La Croisette, a contemporary romance set in Cannes, France. Follow Adrien and Claire into Book Two and Book Three as their summer attraction becomes a relationship shaped by commitment, privacy, and trust. All three have English editions.
For an Ibiza summer romance, choose Ibiza Nights in White Linen. For desire and emotional tension on the French Riviera, explore The Last Beautiful Thing or The Monte Carlo Velvet. The Blue Door of Gozo offers a different pace: a Mediterranean family saga set between Malta and London.
Each book links to its Apple Books listing. Check availability, pricing, and any sample in the store associated with your Apple account. Edition languages are shown on this website; the English website also describes Polish and Ukrainian editions.
04 / LET’S TALK BOOKS
For readers, interviews, literary collaborations, translation and rights inquiries. Write directly to Vadym.
Author: Vadym Rekel. Genres: contemporary romance, literary fiction, and psychological family drama. Settings include the French Riviera, Ibiza, Malta, and Italy. Contact the author for interviews, permissions, translation, and publishing inquiries.
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