Single in Buenos Aires, The Polo Diaries
Book 1
Roxy plays polo... but dreams of love.
Forty-one-year-old
polo player Roxy arrives in Argentina with a to-do list that includes healing from a polo injury
and falling in love with a handsome Argentine. From polo boots to tango shoes,
the adrenaline of riding horses to glamorous after-game parties, Roxy learns to
navigate this unfamiliar landscape with the help of new friends who teach her
to take life as it comes. But will she find true love? Over three months in
Buenos Aires, nothing goes according to plan, and yet, all the items on her
list mysteriously get ticked off in the end. Just not the way she had imagined.
Fans of the Bridget Jones series will love the blend
of humor, travel, and romantic comedy at the heart of Single in Buenos Aires,
all topped off with the unforgettable flavor of life in one of the most sensual
and passionate cities in the world.
THOUGHTS/REVIEW:
Single in Buenos Aires Polo Diaries Book #1 By Roxana Valea
Roxy is a 41 yo single Romanian living in London whose hobby is playing polo. Where else in the world can you play polo than Argentina. So she sets off and travels to Argentina with a clear focus and a checklist in mind. She gives herself three months to spend in the exotic Buenos Aires, Argentina to complete her list!
Her checklist includes 5 must do items: heal from her wrist injury, play lots of polo, watch and attend polo parties, fall in love with a handsome Argentine man while attending those polo parties and all the while also doing a full body rehab. With a list now written, her competitive spirit beckons her to check off the boxes. But in her quest, Roxy quickly learns the culture of love with her heart on the line. What is she willing to risk? Will she risk heart break in order to accomplish her goals?
The book was written in a diary style, and was also inspired by the authors’ own experiences as a polo player who also travelled to Argentina - maybe that’s why our main character is named ‘Roxy’!!
This was a quick and fun read. I loved learning the insights on the Argentine culture both in love, language, polo and friendship. I enjoyed this very much and look forward to the next installation of this series.
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About Roxana Valea
Roxana Valea was born in Romania and lived in Italy, Switzerland, England and Argentina before settling in Spain. She has a BA in journalism and an MBA degree. She spent more than twenty years in the business world as an entrepreneur, manager and management consultant working for top companies like Apple, eBay, and Sony. She is also a Reiki Master and shamanic energy medicine practitioner.
As an author, Roxana writes books inspired by real events. Her memoir Through Dust and Dreams is a faithful account of a trip she took at the age of twenty-eight across Africa by car in the company of two strangers she met over the internet. Her following book, Personal Power: Mindfulness Techniques for the Corporate World is a nonfiction book filled with personal anecdotes from her consulting years. The Polo Diaries series is inspired by her experiences as a female polo player--traveling to Argentina, falling in love, and surviving the highs and lows of this dangerous sport.
Roxana lives with her husband in Mallorca, Spain, where she writes, coaches, and does energy therapies, but her first passion remains writing.
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