Bookworm Press

Finding Angelo

Reviews

The story of “The Italian Sister” (The Wine Lover’s Daughter, Book 1) continues in “Finding Angelo.” It opens in California where the heroine of the first book in the series, Sofia, and her husband Nicholas have become vintners. The unexpected discovery of human remains buried in one of their fields presents the family with a mystery, and so the search begins for the long-lost Angelo, brother of Nicholas’s grandfather. The story moves to Tuscany and then to the Piedmont in Italy, where we are shown in lavish detail Italy’s beautiful countryside and wonderful cuisine. The plot and characters are interesting and well drawn, the story moves quickly, and mystery abounds as Sofia becomes a detective to follow the trail of clues. Suspicions rise and fall in these lovely settings, until finally the truth is revealed about the missing Angelo. If you enjoy fast-moving stories with a mix of mystery, romance, intrigue, wonderful scenery, food, and attention to detail, you will love “Finding Angelo.” I know I did. Lawrence Enright, Author of The Jennifer Project.

A delightful sequel to the first book in this years. I really enjoyed The Italian Sister and was quite happy to be reunited with the characters again in Finding Angelo. One of the author’s strengths is creating a real feel for the different locales. As this book takes the reader from California to Chicago to New York to Italy, I felt like I was along for the ride. In Italy, where the story really picks up speed, I especially enjoyed the suspense and intrigue because I was able to visualize the characters and their adventures.
This is a terrific story, great characters, and I look forward to reading the next in the series. Lisette Brodey, Author.

Just finished reading Finding Angelo… What a lovely story.!!!! Love happy ending books. I have to confess that I still have to read the first book in the series . But even though I know that one ends happy as well, it will still be a most enjoyable read. If you have not read any of Christa’s wonderful stories I hope you will do so. You will Not be disappointed. Jolkay, Amazon.

Losing your Way but Finding Yourself. In this book, Sofia and Nicholas are married and helping Nicholas’ grandfather with his small winery. They recently purchased a field from a neighbor to expand, but found something unexpected in preparing the field for the new grapes.
Nicholas’ grandfather hadn’t seen or heard from his brother in 20 years, but when the discovery of human bones in the field his grandson just bought brings back old memories, he’s afraid Angelo might have had something to do with it. But what exactly happened? And more importantly, where is Angelo? He visited relatives in New York 20 years ago, but no one stateside had heard from him since.
Sofia is heading back to Italy anyway to visit her family there. She and Nicholas decide to stop over in New York as a sort of honeymoon but visit the relatives too and see if they could find out any more about Angelo. They find that his last location was Italy, and Sofia gets the hair-brained idea to try to find him while she’s there.
She has no idea what she’s getting into though. She finds herself being followed, and leads that seem to point to Angelo lead her to other secrets she can’t even imagine. By the time it’s all over, she’s lucky if she even gets back to California. This was a suspenseful read that kept me going until I finished the whole thing. Not too long, but fast-paced enough to keep me wondering what would happen next and not wanting to stop until I found out. Julie Morales, Amazon.

A delightful sequel to the first book in this years. I really enjoyed The Italian Sister and was quite happy to be reunited with the characters again in Finding Angelo.
One of the author’s strengths is creating a real feel for the different locales. As this book takes the reader from California to Chicago to New York to Italy, I felt like I was along for the ride. In Italy, where the story really picks up speed, I especially enjoyed the suspense and intrigue because I was able to visualize the characters and their adventures.  This is a terrific story, great characters, and I look forward to reading the next in the series. Lizzy, Amazon.