The Silent Madonna

Santa Lucia Series, Book 2

By: Michelle Damiani

Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella

A ruined castle. A town picking up the pieces. And a mysterious stranger who could change everything.

The fire may be out, but smoke and suspicion still linger in Santa Lucia. Though the townspeople still gather for espresso at the town cafe and swap recipes at the butcher shop, their iridescent blue sky is clouded by a veil of uncertainty and mistrust. The statue of the Madonna, set in a wall outside the cafe, watches it all in collected silence.

But when New Yorker Alessandro arrives to claim his inheritance - the derelict castle and the charred olive trees that surround it - it unearths secrets thought long buried. His renovation plans set off a chain reaction of dangerous relationships and forbidden romance while exposing explosive truths - not just for himself, but for all the people who call this village home.

Can the power of the Madonna save Alessandro and the villagers? Or will the truths brought to the surface trap Santa Lucia in an inescapable web of deceit and anger?

©2019 Michelle Damiani (P)2021 Tantor

2nd in the series

I like the small town feel. it is a continuation from book 1. I like books that are believable and so there are some things that aren't and it was frustrating (the crow part was reminiscent of a very old movie lol). there are obviously cell phones but it's like the technology is forgotten lol. and yet Instagram was mentioned! but people didn't take photos of things or send texts???? it would blow my mind lol.