the villa
Registered by 
LaveggioCoffee
of Binghamton, New York USA on 9/2/2007
This book is in a Controlled Release!
LaveggioCoffee of Binghamton, New York USA on 9/2/2007 This book is in a Controlled Release!
3 journalers for this copy...
Donated by a friend’s mom for our OBCZ
Sending to JennyC1230 for my Nora Roberts bookbox & RABCK. Enjoy
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Book Description:
With the release of The Villa, the latest romantic saga from Nora Roberts, it's easy to understand how this prolific writer hits the top of the New York Times bestseller list time and time again. Roberts's writing skills -- like a fine wine -- have improved with age. For this latest effort, she combines intimacy and intrigue in an intoxicating tale of one family's struggle to find peace, happiness, and love amid mounting scandals that involve both the family name and the family winery.
There have been Giambelli vineyards in both California and Italy for centuries, and when the steel-willed matriarch of the family, Tereza, was widowed at a young age, she merged her life and her vineyards with those of her neighbor, Eli MacMillan. Their combined vineyards have produced some of the highest-quality wine to be found worldwide. Now that Eli and Tereza are in the twilight of their lives, they are looking to hand off their legacy to their descendants, a task that proves exasperating when they discover that some of the family members are philanderers, embezzlers, and gold diggers. Tereza offers to hand over her control to her granddaughter, Sophia, who is already in charge of marketing, while Eli offers to do the same for his grandson, Tyler, who for years has lovingly worked the fields. But first Sophia and Tyler must learn each other's jobs and deal with the acrimony created when Tereza brings in an outsider to serve as CEO.
Sparks fly whenever Sophia and Tyler are together, their opposing personalities clashing even as their libidinous sides are meshing. When Sophia's father is murdered, the family becomes divided, a split that only grows when more killings follow. When someone dies after drinking a bottle of poisoned Giambelli wine, it triggers a scandal of international proportions that leaves both the business and the family teetering on the edge. Forced to look deep within their own ranks, the Giambellis discover not just incompetence but betrayal and sabotage. But they also discover some surprising strengths and learn that the true definition of family goes way beyond mere blood ties.
Roberts's characters are as fascinating as they are diverse, and the business-savvy women in the matriarchal Giambelli family are delightfully strong, ambitious, and determined. Roberts's keen sense of pacing pulls it all together, and, as a final bonus, she treats her readers to an intriguing insider's look at the ins and outs of the winemaking business.
Book Description:
With the release of The Villa, the latest romantic saga from Nora Roberts, it's easy to understand how this prolific writer hits the top of the New York Times bestseller list time and time again. Roberts's writing skills -- like a fine wine -- have improved with age. For this latest effort, she combines intimacy and intrigue in an intoxicating tale of one family's struggle to find peace, happiness, and love amid mounting scandals that involve both the family name and the family winery.
There have been Giambelli vineyards in both California and Italy for centuries, and when the steel-willed matriarch of the family, Tereza, was widowed at a young age, she merged her life and her vineyards with those of her neighbor, Eli MacMillan. Their combined vineyards have produced some of the highest-quality wine to be found worldwide. Now that Eli and Tereza are in the twilight of their lives, they are looking to hand off their legacy to their descendants, a task that proves exasperating when they discover that some of the family members are philanderers, embezzlers, and gold diggers. Tereza offers to hand over her control to her granddaughter, Sophia, who is already in charge of marketing, while Eli offers to do the same for his grandson, Tyler, who for years has lovingly worked the fields. But first Sophia and Tyler must learn each other's jobs and deal with the acrimony created when Tereza brings in an outsider to serve as CEO.
Sparks fly whenever Sophia and Tyler are together, their opposing personalities clashing even as their libidinous sides are meshing. When Sophia's father is murdered, the family becomes divided, a split that only grows when more killings follow. When someone dies after drinking a bottle of poisoned Giambelli wine, it triggers a scandal of international proportions that leaves both the business and the family teetering on the edge. Forced to look deep within their own ranks, the Giambellis discover not just incompetence but betrayal and sabotage. But they also discover some surprising strengths and learn that the true definition of family goes way beyond mere blood ties.
Roberts's characters are as fascinating as they are diverse, and the business-savvy women in the matriarchal Giambelli family are delightfully strong, ambitious, and determined. Roberts's keen sense of pacing pulls it all together, and, as a final bonus, she treats her readers to an intriguing insider's look at the ins and outs of the winemaking business.
Journal Entry 5 by JennyC1230 at Starbucks - Towne Lake in Woodstock, Georgia USA on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (4/30/2008 UTC) at Starbucks - Towne Lake in Woodstock, Georgia USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
Taking with me when I meet isis16 for coffee at Starbucks in Towne Lake - the newest Official Bookcrossing Zone!
Left on the shelf when we left Starbucks.
Taking with me when I meet isis16 for coffee at Starbucks in Towne Lake - the newest Official Bookcrossing Zone!
Left on the shelf when we left Starbucks.
LOL this is an absolute first for me! today mom stopped by with 2 shopping bags of books. there is sort of an unspoken thing that her friends bring her their used books for my 'thing'. so i figured i'd quickly register these so i can get them all out in the big wide world. well what should i find when i pull out the first 3 books but one BC registered! and even more amazing, not by me...not by etmandm...not by jennyc1230 all of whom are local and the most active BCers on this side of Atlanta!
this is a thrill but also a new challenge! it's a nora roberts book and one of the girls working at my OBCZ has mentioned that is the only author she really reads at this point and would i keep an eye out for them. i'd thought to leave it there - but then, who are those who most frequent the OBCZ? well jennyc and me of course.
well, at least we know this one has been further read. at least by one of the ladies in my mother's "posse" as they call themselves.
hopefully it will find another reader when it leaves my hands too!
this is a thrill but also a new challenge! it's a nora roberts book and one of the girls working at my OBCZ has mentioned that is the only author she really reads at this point and would i keep an eye out for them. i'd thought to leave it there - but then, who are those who most frequent the OBCZ? well jennyc and me of course.
well, at least we know this one has been further read. at least by one of the ladies in my mother's "posse" as they call themselves.
hopefully it will find another reader when it leaves my hands too!
Journal Entry 7 by tempestsans at By hand, by hand -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, October 18, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (10/18/2009 UTC) at By hand, by hand -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
off to my non-bookcrossing friend Maria who usually shares with family and friends...it's always nice to know the book is being read by someone regardless of if it gets journaled again or not.
happy reading.
off to my non-bookcrossing friend Maria who usually shares with family and friends...it's always nice to know the book is being read by someone regardless of if it gets journaled again or not.
happy reading.
