Return to Bella Terra: Book 3 of The Italian Chronicles Trilogy

by MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFA

Overview

A mother, her son , and the man who threatens to come between them . . .

When Maria Landro Tonetta receives word that Mama is terminally ill, Maria travels to her Sicilian homeland with her son Nico. She finds herself yearning for the life she once knew as a child on Bella Terra, the family farm, now on the verge of bankruptcy. Caught between two worlds, Maria dreams of moving back to Sicily with her husband and children to save the farm.

When, however, Nico’s biological father unexpectedly appears at Mama’s funeral, Maria faces a new enemy to her dream.

But is there an even greater enemy within her own soul?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940154598658
Publisher:	MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFA
Publication date:	10/24/2017
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Dr. MaryAnn Diorio is a widely published, award-winning author of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. She writes riveting, compelling, page-turning fiction that deals with the deepest issues of the human heart. Her latest novel is A SICILIAN FAREWELL, Book 2 in THE ITALIAN CHRONICLES Trilogy. Book 1 is THE MADONNA OF PISANO (TopNotch Press, 2015). Other works of fiction include: SURRENDER TO LOVE (TopNotch Press, 2015), and A CHRISTMAS HOMECOMING (Harbourlight Books, 2012-Winner of the Silver Medal in E-Book Fiction in the 2015 Illumination Book Awards Contest). RETURN TO BELLA TERRA, Book 3 of THE ITALIAN CHRONICLES TRILOGY, is scheduled for release in December 2017, Lord willing. MaryAnn has also authored seven children’s books: THE DANDELION PATCH (winner of BEST BOOK OF JUVENILE FICTION in 2017 Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards), CANDLE LOVE, TOBY TOO SMALL, DO ANGELS RIDE PONIES? WHO IS JESUS? (Finalist in National Indie Excellence Book Awards), A STUDENT’S GUIDE TO NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, A STUDENT’S GUIDE TO HERMAN MELVILLE, and A STUDENT’S GUIDE TO MARK TWAIN, all published by TopNotch Press. Dr. MaryAnn, as she is affectionately called, is married to Dominic, a retired ER physician. They have two amazing adult daughters,a wonderful son-in-law, and five rambunctious grandchildren. When not writing, MaryAnn loves to read, to paint, and to make up silly songs for her grandchildren.