Our Italian Journey by Ilene & Gary Modica

Can you imagine living in Italy for one full year? This was the dream. That was the promise.
After a rollercoaster ride of three years to obtain Italian citizenship, Ilene and Gary achieved their goal. In 2019, they packed up leaving family and friends to live this dream in Italy.

This is their travel memoir and personal adventure, which has changed their lives forever. In Our Italian Journey, you will discover and share their desire for a genuine experience with an Italian family and how this dream came true. Enjoy their stories and witty insights about new Italian friendships, reconnecting with old friends, meeting up with subscribers to their blog, and the countless experiences through the various towns they stayed and explored.

In Our Italian Journey, Ilene and Gary provide you with an entertaining look at life in Italy. A journey with a bit of history, tradition, and culture that is written from their hearts. Experience and appreciate Italy’s charm and appeal while joining in the laughter as they also divulge the trials and tribulations they encountered along the way. Through this journey, they eat and drink their year through Italy visiting 8 regions and 46 cities; include Sicilia and—Licodia Eubea, their new Italian birthplace. They picked up their Italian birth and marriage certificates during the adventure in Sicily.

Their debut, writing this book together as their journey unfolded in 2019, was a step outside of their comfort zone and a new venture for them. Ilene and Gary invite you to take a glimpse of Italy through the eyes of locals and their pride as new Italian citizens.
Our Italian Journey would make a great “Italy Read” prior to an upcoming visit to Italy or for someone who just enjoys the Italian culture and would like to experience it firsthand with this couple.

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Author Bio:
Ilene and Gary are award winning-bloggers and new authors of their first book, “Our Italian Journey,” which they wrote while living in Italy for one year in 2019. They have a successful following on their website and social media accounts and wanted to share their memoir and personal adventure during this year.

Writing as they traveled through various towns they stayed and explored, they share their trials and tribulations, as well as the laughter in this lighthearted book. They describe artful depictions of Italy’s seducing charm, their experiences in daily life, Italy’s cultural differences, and the well-known Italian zest for living. Live vicariously through them in their spiritual experiences throughout this beautiful country they can now call home.

It took them three years to become Italian citizens through the Jurs Sanguinis and Jurs Matrimonii application through the Los Angeles, California Consulate. They would describe this process as a rollercoaster ride and currently help others with their applications, questions, and travel advice. Obtaining Italian citizenship became personal for Gary in wanting to bring his name back home to Italy.

Currently, they are semi-retired and living between Arizona and Italy. They now have declared themselves “Italian snowbirds,” and plan to fly home to Arizona for the winter while enjoying their new Italian citizenship the rest of the year.

SMART Objective Setting for Managers by Irial O'Farrell

Why is designing a SMART objective with someone else more difficult that designing your own SMART goal? How do objectives link to job descriptions? Is it really possible to design a SMART behavioral objective to develop someone’s communication skills or stakeholder management?

Find the answer to these, and many more, questions on using SMART, designing objectives, developing behavioral objectives, identifying the most effective objectives, preparing for and conducting objective setting meetings. The book also explores both the team member’s and the manager’s perspectives on performance and expectations.

Practical, concise, easy-to-read, while told using common examples most managers can relate to. If you manage people, this book is for you.

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Hi, I’m Irial and I love books and business. I’m a avid reader and yes, I read a lot of business books, but I also enjoy a good Michael Connolly or a laugh with Marian Keyes. I love working with clients to work out how to maximise their performance (business and people) or what is causing performance blockages. I’ve over 20 years experience in managing teams, designing and implementing performance management systems and training both managers and staff members on performance management.

I also love to write and every so often, the urge to write takes over and I just need to do it. I wrote my first book, Values – Not Just for the Office Wall Plaque: How Personal and Company Values Intersect, in 2011 (published 2012) and life took over for a bit. With covid hitting last year, I decided to use the time to write this book. I’m currently working on my third book – You’ve Got This – Empowering Your Team’s Problem Solving.

About Ridgetop by Carol Ervin

Love and Danger–The last thing country singer Angela Henderson wants is to crawl back home to heal her wounded voice, but she believes it’s her best choice. She doesn’t figure on being stalked. She doesn’t know the rekindling of an old love will challenge her ambition. And she has no idea that an accidental meeting on a deserted highway will end in a run for her life.

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In addition to the romantic suspense novel Ridgetop, Carol Ervin is the author of 13 novels in the historical “Mountain Women” series and one science fiction novel. Formerly a teacher and business owner, she lives with her husband in Florida.

About Wedding Day Curse

I’m cursed to relive my sister’s wedding day.
Worse, I’m dangerously falling for the groom.

Hayden Clark.
The first time I met him, my heart tap-danced inside my chest, and a magical spark swirled between us.
I was convinced I had finally found the one.
He even asked me on a date; I was on cloud nine.
In my head, it was the start of a beautiful love story…until I learned he was on his way to a blind date with my sister. Imagine my shock!
So I stepped aside, and just like that, all my dreams came crashing down.
Fast-forward two years later…He’s getting married to my sister, but before he can say “I do,” he’s hell-bent on making sure I have no regrets whatsoever.
I’m pretty good at pretending he’s never meant anything to me.
If only that galling wedding day actually came to an end.
The problem is, I’m cursed to go through this day over and over again.
And it’s getting impossible not to fall in love with the groom.

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Karine Saint Jacques loves escaping into the creation of fascinating tales of true love and heroism where rebellious characters fight for the ones they love and what they believe in.

About Relatively Strange: A Roller-Coaster Of A Psi-Fi Thriller (Strange Series Book 1) by Marilyn Messik

“He and I could kill each other. Right there, right then without either of us moving a muscle. I knew that. Did he?”

It’s always tricky to know what’s normal if you’re not. But Stella’s upbringing is average enough, and her eccentric, protective family are not given to making a fuss. Only when she finds herself smack dab in the middle of a situation, face to face with the stark reality of medical experimentation and its horrifying consequences, does she realise how sure she is of one thing. This hero stuff just isn’t her. Normal, or as near as damn it is what she wants, and if that means smothering her instincts, so be it. Isn’t it a fact though, just when you think you’ve got yourself back on track, events can overtake you?

“Loved it!” ~ M.A.Comley, NYT Bestseller
“Books as clever & funny as the author” ~ S.E. Lynes, Amazon Bestseller
“Like Stephen King but funnier!” ~ Amazon Reviewer

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Briefly:
Personal: Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Book Lover, Housework Hater.
Professional: Author of Paranormal Thrillers
Default setting: mild hysteria.

A little more info:
A feature and fiction writer for various national magazines a regular column in Mother & Baby. Marilyn’s first business was setting up teams to sell children’s party goods, she subsequently opened two shops, adding books and educational toys to the mix.

When she sold the shops, she moved into the travel market, creating tailor-made, of- the-beaten-track trips to the USA. Based on the success of her U.S. Welcome Booking & Planning Service, she set up a Publishing Company and created U.S. Welcome, Selected Hotels & Inns, a full-colour annual publication. When, several years later she sold the business to a FTSE 100 company, she launched her Copywriting Consultancy.

As well as writing for businesses, Marilyn has continued writing fiction, features and editorials, she’s blogged for The Telegraph Online, and created and published the Vintage Ladies Collection. She’s also written four Business Books, and four Paranormal Novels – taking care not to mix the two.

About Hot Cop

“Do you want me to lose control?”

My new recruit is nothing but trouble.
Laura’s a big city cop, home to take care of her dad.
She’s my best friend’s sister, AKA forbidden territory.
Lush curves.
Smart mouth.
Everything I can’t resist.

Off-limits? Who cares.
She’s mine, and I’ll destroy anyone who gets in my way.

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Natasha L. Black is an Amazon Top 100 bestselling author. Dreaming and fantasizing ever since she was a young teenager, her love of writing flourished from a very early age. After working for 15 years as a veterinarian, she now follows her passion in writing for a living. She currently resides in a lovely country home in a rural area of Dallas, writing steamy novels to fulfill her readers’ desires.

About History of France: A Captivating Guide to French History by Captivating History

France has influenced the course of history in Europe and the world for centuries. Considered one of the world’s most beautiful countries and home to some of the world’s most visited tourist locations, France has enthralled and fascinated the people who’ve discovered that, in many ways, the history of France encompasses both the good and bad in the human character.
The French have rightly prided themselves on their food, fashion, painting, sculpture, theater, films, and literature, among much else. The names Escoffier, Saint-Laurent, Monet, Rodin, Moliere, Truffaut, and Voltaire are known throughout the world. The famous Eiffel Tower is recognized as the symbol of France to people in the most remote places of the globe, but there is so much more to the history of France than escargot, wine, Impressionism, and movies. In this book, you’ll learn the history of France and of the French, one of the most fascinating, frightening, and inspiring histories of them all.
If you want to learn more about the history of France, get this book now!

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A lot of history books just contain dry facts that will eventually bore the reader. That’s why Captivating History was created. Now you can enjoy history books that will mesmerize you. But be careful though, hours can fly by, and before you know it; you’re up reading way past bedtime.

About Grudges and Grace

With the choice between imprisonment and exile, William is forced to leave everything behind to start a new life.

It’s the mid-1800’s and William Chestnut is thrown into an epic adventure that leads to betrayal, epidemic plague, Indian aggression, and a city on fire. What more could go wrong?

As he raises his family amidst the St. Louis Saints, William struggles to forgive those who have wronged him. He is soon faced with the importance of forgiveness. Though, can he forgive when it really counts, even to save his children?

Inspired by a true story, “Grudges and Grace” is an action-packed, heart-warming adventure with a dash of romance, and is peppered with peril and hope.
Jump into this gripping, heartening adventure and get your copy of Grudges and Grace today.

“This really is an engaging, interesting, and fast-paced story. I can’t believe how emotionally involved I became.”
-Susan Mitchell

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BJ Salmond is a native of Utah. He, and his wife Stacey, have six children and live in American Fork. He enjoys family history research, old-fashioned music, and chess. He also loves church history and American history. BJ received his MBA from the University of Phoenix, a BA from Southern Utah University, and two Associate of Applied Science degrees from the Community College of the Air Force.

About Snofluff the Polar Cub “Expedition”

Come and join Snofluff the Polar Cub and his best friend Pablo the Puffin as they explore the Canadian tundra.

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J.M. Getts is a father and son writing team from California.

About Welcome to South Dakota by Nicholas Thorp

Sunny Kinnion is big – really big! At 6′ 10″ tall and 350 pounds, he is the biggest man most people will ever meet. Sunny leaves rural Oregon with his 1947 Indian Roadmaster motorcycle for an adventure of self-discovery to the storied Black Hills of South Dakota, land of the Sioux, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and Wild Bill Hickok. First stops: historic Deadwood and the awe-inspiring Mt. Rushmore, where Sunny is embroiled in a violent, jaw-dropping event that changes his life forever. It’s a wild and unpredictable ride as Sunny struggles to discover his true roots while also trying to stay alive. From its enigmatic beginning to its surprising ending, ‘Welcome to South Dakota’ entertains and engages readers with unique characters who come to life and work their way into your mind as well as your heart. If you enjoy Joe Pickett, Jack Reacher, Billy Jack or Longmire, you don’t want to miss this truly unique book that seamlessly blends Native culture with the realities of modern American life.

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After writing for fun and profit my entire life, I recently decided to write fiction novels. My interests are many and varied including rock climbing, general aviation, math and piano. Thus, I write in more than one genre. ‘Welcome to South Dakota’ is my first fiction novel and the first in the new ‘Sunny Kinnion Series.’ The second in the series is underway and I’ve also just finished a sci-fi novel called ‘Europa Contagion’ that will be released in 2021.