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The Man at the Naples Caffé - 2023

A feel good romance set in the beauty of Italy.

After his diagnosis of stage-five liver cancer, Michael was gone in thirty days. We’d married young and made it through twenty-two years of marriage. Now, at forty-two, I had to reinvent myself. I grieved, suffered, and pulled myself together as best I could. But today, just as the springtime sun had lifted my spirits, I was stunned when I padded into my haze-blue office and logged onto our ancestry.com account. There was a message. To Michael. I opened it.
It was a sucker punch in the stomach...

"Janet Simcic's Novels are the next best thing to a luxury vacation in Italy. You can almost smell the Neopolitan coffee."

- D.J. Phinney

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The Man at the Villa Fonte - 2020

A mainstream women's fiction set in Italy at a villa in Florence.

When two troubled sisters escape to Florence, Italy, Gina needs a week to ponder her relationship with Jake, her neighbor, a detective who adores her. But, at the villa, she meets a gorgeous Italian man. Her sister, Bella, is troubled about her marriage and menopause. The sisters have to figure out their life while basking in the beauty of Tuscany.

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The Man at the Spanish Steps - 2018

Sequel to 'The Man at The Caffe Farnese.' A perfect
summer read with an ending guaranteed to make you smile.

It's been three years since her husband died. Julie battles loneliness. She fears her son's life is lurching toward disaster, and her best friend, Liz, keeps pressuring Julie to date. She longs to have the right man in her life, but her heart is powerfully pulled to one she met in Italy a year before her husband's death...

The Man at the Rialto Bridge - 2015

Family secrets, a terrorist plot, and a new romance!

Reluctantly joining her dysfunctional family on a Mediterranean cruise, Olivia is drawn to a mysterious man and finds herself propelled into a life-changing adventure. Her widowed sister, Ashley, convinces her to join her and their dying mother on a vacation to mend their relationships, flush out old secrets and even forgive past transgressions...

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An American Chick's Guide to Italy - 2013
Non-fiction

The author travels to Italy often, speaks the language, and has learned how to navigate Italy with ease.

'An American Chick's Guide to Italy' is the perfect book to tuck into your carry-on and learn how to avoid mistakes when traveling in the beautiful country of Italy. The book is divided into anecdotal experiences that are humorous and heart-warming. The chapters include renting villas, transportation, restaurants, hotels, and even a chapter on flirting...

The Man at the Caffé Farnese - 2011

An adventure-filled coming-of-age-story.

Julie Walden's fiftieth birthday slams her with life changes. She whisks two new friends to a penthouse in Rome. Their friendships deepen as the women reveal secrets that have enslaved the. A delightful landlady, her lover, and three charming Italian men weave the backdrop for their launch into middle age.

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