Lemon Blossoms
2016 Finalist for Romance, Foreword INDIE
Angelica Domenico is born in a blossoming lemon grove, a prophetic fusion of sweet bloom and bitter fruit on an island governed by volcanoes and earthquakes.
In the continuation of Nina Romano’s epic Wayfarer Trilogy, an early childhood accident propels Angelica to battle trials in a world where proof of virginity is paramount. She suffers the trauma of her aunt’s death in childbirth and is catapulted on a voyage towards the nunnery to seek refuge from a fear of intimacy. Fate intervenes on the Feast of Crucifixion when Giacomo Scimenti enters the family shop, and Angelica feels herself rent by lightning the instant they come face to face.
Lemon Blossoms is the story of Angelica’s struggle in pursuit of feminine identity and heritage while coping with the intricacies of loss, love, and yearning.
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Book details
- Author
- Nina Romano
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Fiction › Romance › Historical
Fiction › Historical
Fiction › Women - Topics
- historical romance · women's fiction · Sicily · lemon grove · fear of intimacy · self-discovery · cultural heritage · love at first sight
- ISBN-13
- 9781630269098 (Paperback)9781681621197 (Hardcover)
About the author
NINA ROMANO earned an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Florida International University and has authored a short story collection, five poetry collections, and two poetry chapbooks. Her recent books include In America, Westward: Guided by Starfalls and Moonbows, and The Secret Language of Women.
Romano has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize. The Secret Language of Women received the 2016 Independent Publisher Book Award gold medal.
When she’s not writing, Romano draws on more than twenty years of living in Rome and fluency in Italian and Spanish. Much of her fiction and poetry reflects her deep engagement with history and her experience as a world traveler.
Nina lives in the United States.