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Under the Italian Sun
Italian cozy bundle
Kindle Edition
First published July 12, 2014
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About the author
Maria Grazia Swan
35 books207 followersMaria Grazia Swan was born in Italy, but this rolling stone has definitely gathered no moss. She lived in Belgium, France, Germany, in beautiful Orange County, California where she raised her family, and is currently at home in Phoenix, Arizona—but stay tuned for weekly updates of Where in the World is Maria Grazia Swan?
As a young girl, her vivid imagination predestined her to be a writer. She won her first literary award at the age of fourteen while living in Belgium. As a young woman Maria returned to Italy to design for—ooh-la-la—haute couture. Once in the U.S. and after years of concentrating on family, she tackled real estate. These days her time is devoted to her deepest passions: writing and helping people find happiness.
Maria loves travel, opera, good books, hiking, and intelligent movies (if she can find one, that is). When asked about her idea of a perfect evening, she favors stimulating conversation, spicy Italian food and perfectly chilled Prosecco—but then, who doesn’t?
Maria has written short stories for anthologies, articles for high profile magazines and numerous blogs tackling love and life. She engaged her editorial and non-fiction skills for Mating Dance Rituals for Singles Who Weren't born yesterday. Her romantic suspense novels Love Thy Sister,Bosom Bodies and Italian Summer are available at Amazon.com.
Her new series, published by Gemma Halliday is also available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, the first book is title Gemini Moon
Website: http://www.mariagraziaswan.com
Contact Maria: mariagswan@gmail.com
-or- touch base with her on Facebook.
As a young girl, her vivid imagination predestined her to be a writer. She won her first literary award at the age of fourteen while living in Belgium. As a young woman Maria returned to Italy to design for—ooh-la-la—haute couture. Once in the U.S. and after years of concentrating on family, she tackled real estate. These days her time is devoted to her deepest passions: writing and helping people find happiness.
Maria loves travel, opera, good books, hiking, and intelligent movies (if she can find one, that is). When asked about her idea of a perfect evening, she favors stimulating conversation, spicy Italian food and perfectly chilled Prosecco—but then, who doesn’t?
Maria has written short stories for anthologies, articles for high profile magazines and numerous blogs tackling love and life. She engaged her editorial and non-fiction skills for Mating Dance Rituals for Singles Who Weren't born yesterday. Her romantic suspense novels Love Thy Sister,Bosom Bodies and Italian Summer are available at Amazon.com.
Her new series, published by Gemma Halliday is also available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, the first book is title Gemini Moon
Website: http://www.mariagraziaswan.com
Contact Maria: mariagswan@gmail.com
-or- touch base with her on Facebook.
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August 9, 2014
I'm one of the authors, so I'll just let you know what books the bundle includes...
The Under the Italian Sun Kindle E-book Bundle features for 99 cents 5 well-reviewed cozy-mystery-romance novels set in Italy, written by 5 authors: bestselling, award-winning, professional. All the books are well-written and well-edited. Quality summer reading at its best!
1 - A New Life by Beate Boeker Sweet-romance and mystery with a classic heroine. Imagine you're accused of murder - but you're innocent. Imagine you've finally been acquitted due to lack of evidence - but you've lost your job and your friends in the meantime. Imagine you have to start a new life in Italy - but you don't even speak Italian. Imagine your new boss seems to hate you - but for some reason, he bowls you over. And then, just as life seems to become good again, history repeats itself.
2 - Vain Pursuits by J.B. Hawker A cat and mouse adventure for late-bloomers everywhere. Bunny Elder flies off to romantic Italy as traveling companion to her newly widowed sister. It seems like the trip of a lifetime and a chance to recover from her pastor husband's recent murder, as well. Little does she suspect that this trip in search of a special Neapolitan nativity set for her sister's collection will ensnare the two women in a muddle of smugglers, Italian mobsters, kidnapping and death. Can even an unexpected reunion with her first love prevent this dream trip from becoming Bunny's worst nightmare?
3 - An Extra Virgin Pressing Murder by Candida Martinelli Traditional country-house mystery. Julie gladly leaves her retirement home to attend a protégée's wedding in Tuscany. But when someone is murdered at her welcome party, and the chief suspect is the Italian fiancé, Julie finagles her way into working with the local Marshal to discover the truth. The reader follows Julie along her not-always-smooth path to discover all she can about the possible suspects and motives for the murder.
4 - Sweet Delicious Madness by Julie Sarff Rom-Com Mystery. Lily Bilbury is about to be fabulously happy, because she has a theory: economic independence = divorce = happiness! To this end she takes a job at Villa Buschi, a lavish estate that harbors more than a few secrets. But when she can't make ends meet or obtain a divorce or acquire the object of her affection, she briefly contemplates running around ranting drivel and frightening the whole reserved population of Arona, Italy. Only when a friend falls on hard times will Lily forget her own problems and align herself with a self-proclaimed psychic to mount a search of Villa Buschi for one of the most famous diamonds ever known - the French Blue.
5 - Italian Summer by Maria Grazie Swan Quirky, sexy protagonist. When they say “you can’t go home again” they’re talking about Mina Calvi, 20-something Italian transplant to California. Still nursing a broken heart, desperate to discover her place in the world, Mina arrives in the town of her birth in Veneto, Italy. A fresh chance at true love and a welcome bonding with a new friend give her hope. But the deadly secrets moldering in the cemetery could rip it all from her. Will Mina survive her Italian Summer?
The Under the Italian Sun Kindle E-book Bundle features for 99 cents 5 well-reviewed cozy-mystery-romance novels set in Italy, written by 5 authors: bestselling, award-winning, professional. All the books are well-written and well-edited. Quality summer reading at its best!
1 - A New Life by Beate Boeker Sweet-romance and mystery with a classic heroine. Imagine you're accused of murder - but you're innocent. Imagine you've finally been acquitted due to lack of evidence - but you've lost your job and your friends in the meantime. Imagine you have to start a new life in Italy - but you don't even speak Italian. Imagine your new boss seems to hate you - but for some reason, he bowls you over. And then, just as life seems to become good again, history repeats itself.
2 - Vain Pursuits by J.B. Hawker A cat and mouse adventure for late-bloomers everywhere. Bunny Elder flies off to romantic Italy as traveling companion to her newly widowed sister. It seems like the trip of a lifetime and a chance to recover from her pastor husband's recent murder, as well. Little does she suspect that this trip in search of a special Neapolitan nativity set for her sister's collection will ensnare the two women in a muddle of smugglers, Italian mobsters, kidnapping and death. Can even an unexpected reunion with her first love prevent this dream trip from becoming Bunny's worst nightmare?
3 - An Extra Virgin Pressing Murder by Candida Martinelli Traditional country-house mystery. Julie gladly leaves her retirement home to attend a protégée's wedding in Tuscany. But when someone is murdered at her welcome party, and the chief suspect is the Italian fiancé, Julie finagles her way into working with the local Marshal to discover the truth. The reader follows Julie along her not-always-smooth path to discover all she can about the possible suspects and motives for the murder.
4 - Sweet Delicious Madness by Julie Sarff Rom-Com Mystery. Lily Bilbury is about to be fabulously happy, because she has a theory: economic independence = divorce = happiness! To this end she takes a job at Villa Buschi, a lavish estate that harbors more than a few secrets. But when she can't make ends meet or obtain a divorce or acquire the object of her affection, she briefly contemplates running around ranting drivel and frightening the whole reserved population of Arona, Italy. Only when a friend falls on hard times will Lily forget her own problems and align herself with a self-proclaimed psychic to mount a search of Villa Buschi for one of the most famous diamonds ever known - the French Blue.
5 - Italian Summer by Maria Grazie Swan Quirky, sexy protagonist. When they say “you can’t go home again” they’re talking about Mina Calvi, 20-something Italian transplant to California. Still nursing a broken heart, desperate to discover her place in the world, Mina arrives in the town of her birth in Veneto, Italy. A fresh chance at true love and a welcome bonding with a new friend give her hope. But the deadly secrets moldering in the cemetery could rip it all from her. Will Mina survive her Italian Summer?
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