Oh how I love a great historical romance novel……add in some classical music and you have a wonderfully delightful read!
Adriana d’Amato adores music, except there is one big problem….her father has forbidden her to cultivate her gift for the violin. But do you think that’s going to stop her? Of course not!
She begins sneaking out of her family’s palazzo under the cover of night to take violin lessons from violinist and composer Antonio Vivaldi. However, what begins as secret lessons swiftly evolves into a passionate, consuming love affair.
Adriana’s father is set on her marrying a wealthy man….and though this suitor has things to love, Adriana’s heart belongs to Vivaldi. Besides the whole marrying another man thing there is a larger problem keeping the two apart…..Vivaldi is a priest which basically makes the relationship forbidden in the church and in society.
Vivaldi and Adriana know that their affair must end when she marries but there will be events that change the path of their lives forever.
Continue reading “Review: The Violinist of Venice: A Story of Vivaldi by Alyssa Palombo”
I have had a love hate relationship with the Maisie Dobbs books over the years. I read the 
What struck me as interesting about this novel was that it was set on the ‘wrong side of the tracks’ section of Long Island.
One woman and two suitors at the twilight of the Russian empire. This love story follows three very unlikely main characters, a Jewish girl running away from Jew hating South Russia, an Englishman working at famous Faberge shop and a radical Jew wanting to fight to live equally with the people of Russia.
This book was one of the first books I’ve put on pre-order in a long time! I was originally only lukewarm with this series after the 
The Lit Bitch 