A Taste Of Nostalgia

By Beth A Freely

When Francesca Rossi finds an old photo album with pictures of her parents from the 1980s, she learns of how her mother got stranded in Italy and how their family got started.

A Tate of Nostalgia is a sweet romance about love and family, the fun of getting lost on a back road leading into Florence, and the joy of a mot

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Muses Funhouse
• Release date: Oct 10, 2023
• ISBN: 9798868914973

Beth A Freely

Award-winning author Beth A. Freely was born and raised in upstate New York, with a brief and very influential stint living in Great Britain that can be seen in her writing. Today she calls New Mexico home. When asked how long she has been writing, she'll tell you, "All my life."In 2003, she published some of her fanfiction online and won awards for her stories. Two years later, she was the 1st Place winner of the 2005 Arche Books Publishing Novel Writing Contest in Women's Fiction with her novel Behind the Eyes of Dorian Gray. In 2022, she took home 1st Place in Romance/Science-Fiction and 2nd Place in Science-Fiction/Aliens & Alien Invasion in the Spring Bookfest Awards with her novel Beyond The Steps of Stone.Beth holds a masters in English and Creative Writing and enjoys horseback riding, swimming, reading, cuddling her cats, and helping other authors hone their craft.

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Contents

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1.The Photo Album

2.The Scavenger Hunt

3.Finding Serenity

4.The Birth Announcement

5.Continuing The Rossi Line

A Taste Of Nostalgia by Beth A. Freely

Copyright © 2023 by Beth A. Freely

Original Cover: Stephanie Swann

Formatting: Stephanie Swann

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All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. For information about this book, please contact Beth A. Freely at [e-mail] or [e-mail].

This book is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents depicted herein are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

The Photo Album

Italy, Present Day

Eleanor sat on the small porch overlooking the Tuscan countryside listening to the birds in the trees singing merrily under the noonday sun. She had set her laptop aside to enjoy a fragrant cup of coffee in the sunshine yellow mug her husband had given her all those years ago. The cup was warm, the coffee strong and dark, the rich smell of the brew wafting to her nose on the steam. She had been tempted to go into Florence with him that morning, but she decided to enjoy the warm weather and sunshine while she worked on her lesson plans for the following school year. She lifted the mug to her lips, gently blowing on the hot coffee before taking a sip.

She set the cup down on the small garden table as her daughter came out of the house holding a book. It was a thick book, bound with ribbons and sporting a half-inch layer of dust. She looked at the book, reaching out to take it from her daughter. She laughed as she ran her finger through the dust that ensconced the front cover. She took the towel lying on the table next to the remains of her lunch and dusted the book off. Where did you find this? Eleanor asked in an amused voice.

It was under the old couch. I saw the ribbons sticking out from one of the ruffles. I had to crawl on the floor to pull it out. And move some dust bunnies to get to it. Really mother, when are you going to get rid of that old thing? Francesca asked as she sat down.

The couch or this book? Eleanor winked at her daughter.

That decrepit old couch. I’m pretty sure it went out of style in the 1970s.

Eleanor smiled and untied the ribbons on the book as Francesca poured herself a cup of coffee from the carafe on the