Love Among the Ruins
Written by Catherine Maiorisi
Narrated by Abby Craden
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Dana Wittman's heart is broken when she discovers the plot to oust her from the multi-million-dollar firm she built. Then her heart is shredded by her girlfriend Sandy who, thinking Dana is broke, dumps her. Now Dana's planned surprise for Sandy, the Romantic Italy tour ending with a proposal, is no longer an option. So just two weeks before their scheduled departure Dana cancels Sandy's reservation but decides to go on the tour alone.
The first morning of the tour, Dana helps Callie through an anxiety attack. Callie wants to leave. Dana promises to be there for her if she stays. Callie feels safe with Dana, and Dana enjoys helping her. As the month progresses, their friendship and their feelings grow. Callie feels guilty for caring for someone other than Abby. Dana's damaged ego doesn't trust that she's lovable. Will they allow themselves to love?
Catherine Maiorisi
Catherine Maiorisi lives in New York City and often writes under the watchful eye of Edgar Allan Poe, in Edgar’s Café near the apartment she shares with her partner, now wife, of thirty-eight years.In the seventies and eighties while working in corporate technology then running her own technology consulting company, Catherine moaned to her artistic friends that she was the only lesbian in New York City who wasn’t creative, the only one without the imagination or the talent to write poetry or novels, play the guitar, act, or sing.Since she found her imagination, writing has been like meditating for Catherine and it is what she most loves to do. But she also reads voraciously, loves to cook, especially Italian, and enjoys hanging out with her wife of thirty-nine years and friends.When she wrote a short story to create the backstory for the love interest in her two unpublished NYPD Detective Chiara Corelli mysteries, Catherine had never read any romance and hadn’t considered writing it. To her surprise, “The Fan Club” turned out to be a romance and was included in the Best Lesbian Romance of 2014 edited by Radclyffe.Another surprise was hearing the voices of two characters, Andrea and Darcy, chatting in her head every night, making it difficult to sleep. Reassured by her wife that she wasn’t losing it, Catherine paid attention and those conversations led to her first romance novel, Matters of the Heart.Catherine has also had two mystery short stories published in the Murder New York Style Anthologies, “Justice for All” in Fresh Slices and “Murder Italian Style” in Family Matters.An active member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America, Catherine is also a member of Romance Writers of America and Rainbow Romance Writers.
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Readers find this title entertaining, cathartic, and romantic. The story takes them on a journey through Italy, with historical places seamlessly woven into the narrative. The narration is brilliant, and some readers even enjoyed re-listening to the audiobook. Overall, this book receives two thumbs up.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a beautiful story- I enjoyed both the romance part but definitely also the journey through Italy. Telling a lot about the historical places but put into the story as a natural part of the story. I actually re listen to the audiobook once more straight after listening the first time. And I still loved the second listening as much as the first!! This will definitely be an audiobook I will listen to again and again!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Not heard of this author and took a chance. It was entertaining, cathartic and romantic. Two thumbs up.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Feels like I have visited Italy with a wonderful group of people.
Both the story and the narration was brilliant.