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Angelica Domenico is born in a blossoming lemon grove, a prophetic fusion of sweet bloom and bitter fruit on an island governed by volcanoes and earthquakes. In the continuation of Nina Romano's epic Wayfarer Trilogy, an early childhood accident propels Angelica to battle trials in a world where proof of virginity is paramount. She su ers the trauma of her aunt's death in childbirth and is catapulted on a voyage towards the nunnery to seek refuge from a fear of intimacy. Fate intervenes on the Feast of Crucixion when Giacomo Scimenti enters the family shop, and Angelica feels herself rent by lightning the instant they come face to face. Lemon Blossoms is the story of Angelica's struggle in pursuit of feminine identity and heritage while coping with the intricacies of loss, love, and yearning.
About the Author
Nina Romano earned a BS from Ithaca College, an MA from Adelphi University and an BA and an MFA in Creative Writing from Florida International University. She lived in Rome, Italy, for twenty years where many of her poems and stories are set. Romano is fluent in Italian and Spanish. She has taught English and Literature as an adjunct professor at St. Thomas University. She is a lover of history and a world traveler.
Romano has presented several times at the Miami Book Fair International with her poetry collections which include: Cooking Lessons from Rock Press, submitted for a Pulitzer Prize, Coffeehouse Meditations from Kitsune Books, She Wouldn't Sing at My Wedding from Bridle Path Press, Faraway Confections, from Aldrich Press, and Westward: Guided by Starfalls and Moonbows. She has also published two poetry chapbooks: Prayer in a Summer of Grace and Time's Mirrored Illusion, both from Flutter Press, and a debut short story collection, The Other Side of the Gates, from Bridle Path Press.
Nina Romano has been twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize in Poetry. She has co-authored Writing in a Changing World.
Romano has published three novels in the Wayfarer Trilogy with Turner Publishing. The novels of the series are: The Secret Language of Women, which was a finalist in Foreword Reviews and won an Independent Publisher 20016 Ippy Gold Medal Award; Lemon Blossoms; and In America. She has recently presented In America at the 2016 Miami Book Fair International. This book is a finalist in the 2016 Chanticleer Review's Chatelaine Book Awards in the Romance category.
More about the author here: www.ninaromano.com.
