About Loretta Giacoletto: Loretta Giacoletto has been named a finalist in the 2015 and 2014 "Soon to be Famous Illinois Author Project" for her sagas, Family Deceptions and Chicago's Headmistress. She divides her time between the St. Louis Metropolitan area of Southern Illinois and Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks where she writes fiction, essays, and her blog Loretta on Life while her husband cruises the waters for bass and crappie. Their five children have left the once chaotic nest but … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Loretta Giacoletto
Italy To Die For: From the Savino Sisters Mystery Series by Loretta Giacoletto
Too much togetherness spells disaster for these thirty-something sisters vacationing in Italy. When glamorous Margo opts for a steamy romance in Florence, plain-Jane Ellen travels alone to their next destination, a charming hillside villa at La Spezia. The owner Lorenzo, a mysterious widower, insists on showing Ellen around Cinque Terre, five picturesque villages overlooking the Ligurian Sea. Ellen is determined to experience the local culture but instead encounters intrigue in Monterosso el … [Read more...] about Italy To Die For: From the Savino Sisters Mystery Series by Loretta Giacoletto
Youthanasia by Loretta Giacoletto
A good short story for the Halloween season, comparable to 31 printed pages, subtle horror reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock Presents or The Twilight Zone. Plus an excerpt from another short story, "Frankie's Prayers." Lidia and Simon Drago are living their last hoorah, a European vacation financed by insurance money they received when their house burned down. On the night train from Paris to Florence they encounter a stranger who directs them to a lovely pensione in Florence. There, a … [Read more...] about Youthanasia by Loretta Giacoletto
