About the Book:
When American librarian Samantha Lewis and Irish rogue Keirnan Fitzgerald set off to find priceless jewels, they become embroiled in a 500-year-old love story that eerily prefigures their own…
In 15th century Venice, beautiful and wealthy Serafina falls in love with Nino, a young Florentine sculptor. They decide to flee to Padua, and to fund the trip, Nino copies a set of jewels that then disappear.
In modern-day Venice, Keirnan needs Samantha’s help to locate the jewels so he can pay his sister’s ransom. Samantha must decide whether the man she’s so drawn to is her soul mate from a previous life…or are they merely pawns in a relentless quest for a priceless treasure?
About the Author:
Loucinda McGary took early retirement from her managerial career to pursue her twin passions of travel and writing, and sets her novels of romantic suspense in the fascinating places she has visited. She was a finalist in the 2006 Romance Writers of America Golden Heart contest in Romantic Suspense. She lives in Sacramento, CA.
My Review:
Samantha Lewis has decided to go on the 10 day tour of Italy, even though it was meant to be the honeymoon she should have shared with her fiance – the fiance that dumped her shortly before the wedding. While she is sitting in Venice, enjoying a latte outside of a shop a stranger sits down pretending that they are together. When he suggests they take off together, she is unsure but throws caution to the wind and off she goes.
The book then takes us back to 15th century Venice where we encounter Seraphina, a beautiful and wealthy woman who falls in love with a working class man named Nino. Her family will hear nothing of their love and is going to have Seraphina marry the man which they have arranged.
This book is a tale of two woman, Seraphina and Samantha, and has everything that is necessary (in my opinion) to make a great tale of love and suspense. I have read many novels, but the description that is given to the characters and location are fabulous.
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I love reading reviews for this book – everyone seems to enjoy it! It’s on my TBR list. Great review!
Thank you so much for the lovely review!
I´m so happy you enjoyed my book.
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