Romance In The Tuscan Hills

By Jenniffer Cardelle

Romance Among The Tuscan Hills

A New Beginning!

Danielle (Dani) Vierra was “Living the Life” as an executive in a high powered, big city investment firm. Although her career was rewarding in many ways, it consumed all of her time and energy and still left her with a feeling of emptiness.

She had lost her mother to cancer at the tender age of 18. Her mother taught her about self- reliance and developed her a very strong work ethic. Dani turned around and applied these lessons to the career that was beginning to drive her crazy!

Suddenly, she received a call from Italy. Her grandmother passed away.

Dani barely knew her grandmother but her entire Italian estate was now hers.

Dani takes two weeks off of work to deal with the estate and any legal issues herself.

What she didn't count on was falling in love

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jenniffer Cardelle
• Release date: Oct 8, 2015
• ISBN: 9781519905666

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1. Video Introduction

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2. Introduction

Danielle (Dani) Vierra was Living the Life as an executive in a high powered, big city investment firm. Although her career was rewarding in many ways, it consumed all of her time and energy and still left her with a feeling of emptiness.

She lost her mother to cancer at the tender age of 18. Her mother taught her about self- reliance and  developed in her a very strong work ethic.  Dani turned around and applied these lessons to the career that was beginning to drive her crazy!

Suddenly, she received a call from Italy. Her grandmother passed away.

Dani barely knew her grandmother but her entire Italian estate was now hers. 

Dani decides to take two weeks off of work to deal with the estate and any legal issues herself.  What she didn't count on was falling in love.

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3. Chapter One

Romance Among The Tuscan Hills

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Danielle took a quick bite of the lightly buttered toast she made for breakfast before taking a swig of milk straight from the carton.  She put the milk back and shut the fridge with one well placed kick of her high heeled shoe.  Her mother always told her 'the early bird catches the worm.'  That's the only reason she would be up before the sun, drinking milk out of the carton and already dressed for work.  Being an early bird landed her a high powered, high stress job in an equally high powered, high stress firm.  It would have made her mother proud...If only she was here to see it.

Miss you, Mom. 

Danielle kissed her index and middle finger and touched them to her mom's picture hanging next to the door on her way out to catch the subway to the heart of the city.  Her mother would be proud of her success, but was Dani?  Some days, other days she wished she was anywhere but here.  What would it be like to be far away from the city?  Would she miss the constant go, go, go that kept her mind whirling 24/7?  She couldn't slow down even if she wanted to.  Not here.

Dani elbowed her way onto the subway and dived for the only available seat.  Other passengers with the same designs on the seat gave her death glares but Dani didn't care.  Early bird catches the worm.  As the subway lurched away from the station, she closed her eyes and tried to imagine what it would be like to step away from it all and just be...free.  She hadn't had a second to slow down and take stock of everything wrong (and right) in her life in a long time.  Now wasn't that time either.  Not with the ska music blaring through the kid's earbuds next to her or the guy hacking up a