Regrowth &Refinement
Nestled in the boot-heel of Italy is the village of Calovissi. Its people embrace Liam Kinkaid, an American aspiring to run his own vineyard someday. He's traveled across Europe to find secrets of vineyard care, but the truth is he can never find peace from a dark night that haunts him.
When he sees Rosanna Conte, the heiress to the Calovissi vineyard, he senses that they have that in common. Though she tries to hide it, he and Rosanna are on a similar path out of pain. They can only reach that finish line together.
Throughout this series, explore the village and its people, and follow Liam and Rosanna as they regrow their lives together, and refine their wine along the way.
The Lavender Grove Cafe
Join me in exploring two Floridian hidden gem towns: Dunedin and Tarpon Springs. These towns are alive with their Scottish and Greek subcultures, so I've created characters to represent them.
Katerina Galanis, a native of Tarpon Springs, is deeply entrenched in traditional Greek culture. Part of this has caused her to feel like a servant in her own household, looking out for her younger siblings and at work at her cafe, the Lavender Grove.
Even though it's her dream come true, Katerina realizes she no longer has new dreams to strive for.
One fateful night, she meets that dream while finally doing something wild and performing at a family event.
The allure of her performance and supportive friendliness draws Malcolm Forsyth from the neighboring town of Dunedin.
Katerina's skittish, anxious personality drives her to issue a challenge: She'll go out with him, but only if he fills out a loyalty card at the cafe.
Loyalty in Lavender is coming soon!
Series Forecasts
Regrowth
& Refinement
The Lavender Grove Cafe
Ofelia Ardovini
My flagship series, from which all others flow.
Expect to explore family connections as the power couple of Rosanna and Liam strengthens and spreads their influence.
Future volumes include:
Clan and Cultivation, Fioritura,
Invaiatura
A slightly spicier (but still mild!) future series of a projected five books, each one following the Galanis siblings Katerina, Gregory, and Eleni as they navigate their communities and their futures.
The first book will be titled, "Loyalty in Lavender."
Meet the vibrant and excitable Ofelia Ardovini, an Italian--Argentinian unaware of her noble heritage.
Ofelia loves life, except for the managers at her job stealing the joy out of every day. One day, a dog approaches her in the parking lot, and her mission to return him to his owner brings her to the fire station, where she's about to meet someone who will change her life.
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Sweet Slow Burn Romance
Liam Kinkaid has never found peace after a humiliating incident which left him scarred and single. To leave his shame behind, he postpones his dream of running his own vineyard to work as a seasonal laborer in vineyards across Europe. His wandering leads him to Southern Italy, where he discovers the elegant and mysterious Rosanna Conte. Behind his new employer’s dark sunglasses and the rumors that she murdered her family, he might just find the girl of his dreams.
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