Book Club Pairings: D’Angelos #2 — Be Your Everything (Catherine Bybee)

What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay there—especially when family is involved. Be Your Everything is chaos, romance, and meddling all rolled into one.

Welcome back to my D’Angelos Book Club Pairings series!

Each week I’m pairing a book in Catherine Bybee’s heartwarming romance series with cozy recipes, mood-setting tips, and discussion questions you can bring to your book club (or enjoy solo). The next book in the series is Be Your Everything, a friends-to-lovers romance perfect for book club pairings with Italian-inspired recipes and fun questions.

Here’s where I am in the series so far:

Series Progress: The D’Angelos

Book 1: When It Falls Apart ✅

Book 2: Be Your Everything ✅

Book 3: Beginning of Forever ✅

Book 4: The Whole Time ✅

Book 5: Maybe One Day (coming soon)

Be Your Everything (Book 2)

Vibe: childhood-friends-to-lovers • brother’s-best-friend tension • Vegas-married-first chaos • famiglia meddling.
Pairing: Homemade Campari tomato, garlic & herb sauce — perfect tossed with pasta or spooned over crusty bread. Sip with a classic Negroni Sbagliato (Campari, sweet vermouth, topped with Prosecco and an orange twist) or keep it light with a non-alc Italian soda spritz (blood orange syrup, sparkling water, fresh citrus, and mint) and a bowl of creamy gelato.

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Set the Mood

• Playlist: breezy Italian café + modern acoustic; keep volume low for chatty tables.
• Table: basil sprigs in jars, checkered napkins, twinkle lights; espresso shots to close the night.
• Icebreaker: “Where were Chloe & Dante stuck—timing, fear, or family expectations?”

Discussion Questions

1. Chloe & Dante’s history: when does familiarity become comfort—and when does it keep them from risking more?
2. “Vegas first, feelings later”: does the out-of-order commitment help or hurt their honesty with each other?
3. Brother’s-best-friend trope: what boundary feels fair vs. stifling in this family?
4. How does Italy (and Little Italy back home) shape who they are to themselves and to each other?
5. Which meddling D’Angelo moment actually moves the romance forward—and which sets them back?
6. Power balance: who compromises more, and where did you want the other to step up?
7. Which scene convinced you they’re endgame—and what made it feel earned rather than convenient?

Content notes: spontaneous Vegas marriage, family pressure/meddling, long-distance stress, jealousy, travel, alcohol.

💬 Did you miss Book Club Pairings: D’Angelos #1?

You can also browse all D’Angelos posts.

Next up: Book 3 Pairings — Beginning of Forever 💕
Publishing soon!

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