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When a spark from Rosia’s past ignites her future, the light is blinding.. Salerno, Italy, 1943. Rosia Paneterri has never known a world without war, enemies, and hardship amid the throes of Fascist Italy. As the invasion of Salerno beckons outside her rural home, Rosia’s sheltered world is uplifted when…


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I have toyed around with the idea of writing historical romance, but after reading Lane’s book, I am not even sure I should bother. She already perfected it! I can’t tell you how many times I said “just one more chapter…” Before I knew it, I had finished the book! I have read several other World War Two era romances before, but this was my first with an Italian focus. I am telling you, it is P-E-R-F-E-C-T. I loved it so much that I booked a trip to Italy after, okay people?! What more can I say? Bonus: Not only…

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