VADYM REKEL / A reader’s journey
Mediterranean Europe, one novel at a time
Travel through stories set in Southern Europe: French Riviera romance in Cannes, summer nights on Spain’s island of Ibiza, and a family saga on Gozo in Malta. Explore Italy’s cities and coast, then follow the wider literary journeys to Vienna and London. Choose a setting, discover its story, and find your next vacation read.
01 / Cannes & Mougins
Romance novels set on the French Riviera
The three Walking in Ivo Loafers on La Croisette novels begin with Adrien and Claire’s summer in Cannes. La Croisette, the Carlton and a house in Mougins form the setting for a relationship that moves from attraction to commitment, privacy and trust.
Walking in Ivo Loafers on La CroisetteA Cannes Riviera Romance · English↗
Walking in Ivo Loafers on La CroisetteBook Two: A Cannes Riviera Romance · English↗
Walking in Ivo Loafers on La CroisetteA Cannes Riviera Romance · Book Three · English↗
Прогулянка в Ivo-лоферах на Ля-КруазеттРомантична історія Французької Рив’єри · Ukrainian↗02 / Nice & Saint-Tropez
A Riviera novel about desire and emotional retreat
In The Last Beautiful Thing, the Riviera forms part of Leo’s journey through one decisive summer. Nice, Cannes and Saint-Tropez sit within a wider story about a writer whose understanding of intimacy exceeds his willingness to remain present.
03 / Monte Carlo
A novel of desire, silence and control
The Monte Carlo Velvet brings together private dinners, secrecy and the pressure of attraction. Choose it for Riviera atmosphere and the tension between a carefully maintained public image and a less controllable emotional life.
04 / Ibiza
An Ibiza summer romance in Mediterranean Spain
Ibiza Nights in White Linen follows a summer shaped by music, beach clubs, villas and midnight roads. A young DJ’s search for pleasure and escape becomes a story of temptation and increasingly complicated intimate choices.
05 / Gozo & Malta
A family saga set on Gozo, Malta
The Blue Door of Gozo connects Malta and London through a house, old records and the Vella family’s history. Inheritance opens a larger question: what does care mean when it makes no claim to ownership or gratitude?
06 / Vienna, Como, Milan, Genoa & Portofino
A literary summer journey through Austria and Italy
The Last Beautiful Thing follows Leo through Vienna and Italian cities before and alongside his time on the Riviera. Dolce Vita. Cuore Nero offers a different connection between Poland and Italy, through Valentin Redar’s outwardly successful life and his retreat from fatherhood.
07 / London
Family novels about fathers, sons and inherited stories
In The Men We Misjudged, two brothers revisit their understanding of their father as their own marriages falter. London also connects to the family and legal tensions of The Blue Door of Gozo. Choose these books for family memory rather than vacation romance.
