Confessions of a Great Italian Lover

The most inviting way to tell you about this sexy and hilarious new novel is to let the author speak for himself. His vision of Tony A., as he sometimes refers to himself, is so grandiose that the reader can only hope he lives up to it - and he does! Surprisingly, the author unfolds his amorous adventures with such enormous respect for women that he can almost be forgiven for sharing them. The first chapter begins as follows: "Just so you know how lucky you are that I wrote this book, I am the greatest Italian lover in the history of the world. Even the legendary Don Giovanni can't compare to me, because I'm much more thoughtful. To be honest, I make him look like a selfish, simple-minded amateur. One reason is, I do my best never to hurt anybody and the second reason is I never feel guilty. In fact, I'm proud because I know I bring so much healthy pleasure into the world, and I'm also proud of the women who have brought so much healthy pleasure to me. "You may also be surprised to learn that I do not like - what do you call it? - to seduce women. No, no, I don't enjoy that at all. I believe in equality of the sexes. I think a woman has as much right to make love to me as I have to make love to her. So I like to invite women to enjoy making love with me. "As maybe you can already guess, I am much more refined than what you imagine when you think of a great lover. I am the top - in the highest sense of what you call a make-out artist. Naturally, as an Italian, I take being an artist very seriously. I wasn't always one, though. When I began, I was as big a jackass as many other men. I learned my art by trial an error. I had no choice. There was not even one man I could study with. So I became what you call a self-taught artist. "Now, I will begin at the beginning and take you up to the present. I will tell you the best way I can - by giving a starring role to the women who have been so nice and smart that they wanted to make love with me. I can't cover all of them. Then this book would be way too long. I want to tell my story, but I want to make it as short as I can, while I do the subject justice. I have too many other things to do, if you get my meaning. So I will concentrate of what I think are the most interesting women I've made love with. When I'm done, you will either decide that I'm the greatest lover the world has ever know and a nice guy, too, or you will decide that I am the greatest lover the world has ever known and what you call a low-life scoundrel. But, whatever you decide, you will be sure to know I'm the greatest lover the world has ever known." As he experiences the delights and disappointments of a life devoted to romance, his generally sunny outlook also allows him to offer a world view about the beauty and value of life. He encourages us to take good care of it and fulfill its finest possibilities, including, of course, making love. Never modest in his approach, he considers such behavior the world's greatest religion. Toward the end, he meets the elusive woman who possesses the ideal combination of virtues he has always been searching for - beauty, brains, and heart. The two seem to be in love, but he's still not sure how the relationship will work out. All he can do is hope for the best. Here are comments in the press from two reviewers about works by the author when he's not using a penname: ..". hilarious ... charming." ..". great humor ... genuine laughs."