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ASHES TO ASHES, DIAMONDS TO DUST
My second novel: Ashes to Ashes, Diamonds to Dust has been published.

“Venice sets the stage for a diamond caper gone wrong, where everyone is someone else, and no one can be trusted.

During her Venetian trip to participate in an international art exhibition, Carla Romano brings along her deceased friend’s ashes. But is that all she has in her tote bag? The FBI, Venetian police, and a gaggle of misfits believe otherwise. Five-million-dollars in stolen diamonds are expected to be unloaded in Venice, and Carla is the suspected bag lady.

Slipping into designer shoes and donning her sleuth-in-training cap, Carla sets out in a city of secrets that everyone knows, to solve a diamond caper with more twists and turns than the Venetian labyrinth of narrow streets and canals.”

I hope that if you read it, you will enjoy it. It is available in paperback and eBook at: Amazon.com worldwide and most other online book stores.

I am so happy and grateful that Artscope Magazine http://zine.artscopemagazine.com/2016/12/allegrettos-whimsy has seen fit to publish an article about me, written by acclaimed New England writer, Tom Soboleski. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomsoboleski. In its 10th year, Artscope is the premier culture magazine of New England, and thus, it is a great honor to have my work exhibited on its pages alongside such gifted artists. I also appreciate Tom�s lovely review of my novel, Bridge of Sighs and Dreams, included in the article.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015JRFQE8

Thank you Artscope Magazine and thank you Tom.

I have recently published a novel: Bridge of Sighs and Dreams. In addition to the general public, I believe this novel would be of special interest to artists, as the protagonist is a political cartoonist and portrait artist who uses her skill to help survive World War 2 Nazi occupied Italy. The book is available in paperback and eBook at:
BookLocker.com, Amazon.com , barnesandnoble.com, iTunes.com and most other online bookstores. An excerpt is available at: http://booklocker.com/books/8228.html
Below is a short description:

Nazi-occupied Rome sets the stage for Bridge of Sighs and Dreams, where the lives of two women collide in an arena of deception, greed, and sacrifice.
Following an allied attack, Angelina Rosini flees to Rome from her bombed-out village and a ruthless Nazi officer bent on revenge. In Rome, the spirited portrait artist channels her creativity into the art of survival for herself and her young daughter. Unwilling to merely endure, and armed with ingenuity, wit, and unyielding optimism, she enters the shadow world of the Resistance where she zigzags through a labyrinth of compassionate allies and cunning spies.

Meanwhile, Lidia Corsini quenches her lust for power and wealth by turning in Jews to the Nazi Police attach� with whom she has formed an alliance. Her spiral into immorality accelerates as swiftly as the Jewish population dwindles, and soon neither her husband nor her son is immune to her madness.

Once Angelina discovers the consequences of Lidia�s greed, she conspires to put an end to the treacheries; but in doing so, she becomes the target of Lidia�s most sinister plot.


Bridge of Sighs and Dreams is a story of betrayal, dignity, and purpose that highlights the brutality toward Italian citizens, under both Mussolini�s Fascist regime and the Nazi occupation, and illustrates the tenacity of the human spirit.

I have recently published a novel: Bridge of Sighs and Dreams. In addition to the general public, I believe this novel would be of special interest to artists, as the protagonist is a political cartoonist and portrait artist who uses her skill to help survive World War 2 Nazi occupied Italy. The book is available in paperback and eBook at:
BookLocker.com, Amazon.com , barnesandnoble.com, iTunes.com and most other online bookstores. An excerpt is available at: http://booklocker.com/books/8228.html
Below is a short description:

Nazi-occupied Rome sets the stage for Bridge of Sighs and Dreams, where the lives of two women collide in an arena of deception, greed, and sacrifice.
Following an allied attack, Angelina Rosini flees to Rome from her bombed-out village and a ruthless Nazi officer bent on revenge. In Rome, the spirited portrait artist channels her creativity into the art of survival for herself and her young daughter. Unwilling to merely endure, and armed with ingenuity, wit, and unyielding optimism, she enters the shadow world of the Resistance where she zigzags through a labyrinth of compassionate allies and cunning spies.

Meanwhile, Lidia Corsini quenches her lust for power and wealth by turning in Jews to the Nazi Police attach� with whom she has formed an alliance. Her spiral into immorality accelerates as swiftly as the Jewish population dwindles, and soon neither her husband nor her son is immune to her madness.

Once Angelina discovers the consequences of Lidia�s greed, she conspires to put an end to the treacheries; but in doing so, she becomes the target of Lidia�s most sinister plot.


Bridge of Sighs and Dreams is a story of betrayal, dignity, and purpose that highlights the brutality toward Italian citizens, under both Mussolini�s Fascist regime and the Nazi occupation, and illustrates the tenacity of the human spirit.