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Trattoria

by Susan DiPlacido



      Trattoria is a complicated and spicy story of three siblings: big brother Cyrus, middle sister Lucy, and baby sister Valentina. Living in Las Vegas, the siblings run a trattoria that's in financial trouble. Each is trying to find happiness and love to add meaning to their lives.

When sensible Lucy hires Danny as a waiter, things start to heat up. Danny wants to pursue an acting career, so Cy and Lucy hire him to date Val in order to get her used to dating a gentleman. Lucy soon realizes that Danny is dating the wrong sister and things begin to boil from then on. Can everyone find love and save the trattoria before the last page?

Susan DiPlacido has written a spicy page-turner with vibrant characters and a very interesting story. It is easy to get caught up in the world of the characters and DiPlacido keeps you reading until the very last page. I was surprised that this book was self-published. DiPlacido definitely has the genre down and has the talent to create a good story from start to finish. My only criticism is that the book could use some editing and proofreading. The book is fine as is, but it could be even more gripping and have a smoother flow with some streamlining from an editor. With a few revisions, I wouldn't be surprised to see this book republished by a major house. Watch out for this author. DiPlacido can definitely make a name for herself in the romance genre if she wants to.

The Book

Mundania Press
2005
Paperback
1-59426-081-8
Romance
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The Reviewer

Sarah Lomas
Reviewed 2006
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