By Adriana Trigiani
In this sequel to, "Very Valentine" we catch up with the Angelini/Roncalli family as Gram is about to get married in Italy to long time love, Dominic. Granddaughter Valentine is feeling a mix of emotions. Happiness for her beloved grandmother but bereft at the thought of losing her business partner, roommate and sounding board, not just to marriage, but also the fact that Teodora will be living thousands of miles and an ocean away from her!
The one bright spot is that Valentine is looking forward to possibly renewing her acquaintance with Dominic's handsome and charming son, Gianluca. But family and business interrupt the reunion. first there's Aunt Feen, whose bitterness leads to a drunken wedding toast and a visit to the hospital, then there is Gram's announcement that Valentine's new business partner will be none other than Valentine's brother Alfred, who she loves as her brother, but dislikes as a person in general.
When she returns home, Valentine must get her new line of shoes off the ground while maintaining the integrity of Angelini Custom Shoes. She also discovers long lost secrets and an unknown branch of the family. A new roomate, romanced by letters from Gianluca, and a trip to Buenos Aires keep Valentine busy, but also wondring. Is it possible to have love and success? Has seeing the men in her family betray their wives made her afraid to love and trust? The year passes, seasons change, and Valentine grows and changes also into the confident, and loving business woman her Grandmother nutured.
In this sequel to, "Very Valentine" we catch up with the Angelini/Roncalli family as Gram is about to get married in Italy to long time love, Dominic. Granddaughter Valentine is feeling a mix of emotions. Happiness for her beloved grandmother but bereft at the thought of losing her business partner, roommate and sounding board, not just to marriage, but also the fact that Teodora will be living thousands of miles and an ocean away from her!
The one bright spot is that Valentine is looking forward to possibly renewing her acquaintance with Dominic's handsome and charming son, Gianluca. But family and business interrupt the reunion. first there's Aunt Feen, whose bitterness leads to a drunken wedding toast and a visit to the hospital, then there is Gram's announcement that Valentine's new business partner will be none other than Valentine's brother Alfred, who she loves as her brother, but dislikes as a person in general.
When she returns home, Valentine must get her new line of shoes off the ground while maintaining the integrity of Angelini Custom Shoes. She also discovers long lost secrets and an unknown branch of the family. A new roomate, romanced by letters from Gianluca, and a trip to Buenos Aires keep Valentine busy, but also wondring. Is it possible to have love and success? Has seeing the men in her family betray their wives made her afraid to love and trust? The year passes, seasons change, and Valentine grows and changes also into the confident, and loving business woman her Grandmother nutured.
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