“Honey, mine landed in Argentina three years ago. How can I possibly let him see me naked, Helen? My breasts are heading to Mexico.” One example is the following exchange between Pilar and her best friend Helen: Roberts allows us to see inside her characters and relate with through their words. With those relationships come some of the best dialogue. This book explores the relationships of couples in the thrill of first love and those giving it a second go, as well as the relationship between parents and children, and of course as Roberts does so well friendship. The strong point of the story is of course the relationships between the characters. So starts a fascinating tale of corporate intrigue, mysterious deaths, one family’s strength, and of course love.Īs always, Roberts’ ability to spin a tale keeps the reader turning the pages and could result in sleepless nights because you don’t want to put it down. The question is who? And can they put a stop to it before someone else dies? This is only the first of several tragedies to strike the Giambellis, and they soon realize someone is out to destroy them. One family member tries to cover up their less than honest business practices and ends up dead.
The rest of the family are even less thrilled. Pilar isn’t sure what’s more shocking: the changes in her life, or that a younger man is interested in her.
Pilar is facing the dissolution of her thirty-year marriage when David shows up on her doorstep with his two teenage children. Meanwhile outsider and new COO David Cutter, is probably the only person who looks at this merger as a positive thing, especially when he arrives at the villa and is greeted by Pilar Giambelli, La Signora’s daughter. But when these two start working together, what really throws them for a loop is their growing attraction to one another. Farmer Tyler MacMillan, grandson of Eli, is no happier to learn he’ll have to start wearing a suit, going into the city, and … shudder … talking to people. Marketing whiz Sophia Giambelli, granddaughter of La Signora, is not thrilled to learn she’ll have to relocate to the Napa Valley villa and ruin her manicure actually tending the grapes.
Irritated by the change are several family members, whose lifestyles will be irrevocably changed. La Signora) have decided to start a new joint venture, merging their two wineries into Giambelli-MacMillan. I didn’t have to pay and no waiting required – perfect!Īfter twenty years of marriage, Eli MacMillan and Tereza Giambelli (a.k.a. So when I was offered the chance to review The Villa, I jumped at it. I’ve found her last few hardcovers disappointing. Lately though, I’ve found myself thinking maybe I should wait for paperback. I always root for the Denver Broncos, I never miss an episode of ER, and I buy every single book by Nora Roberts the very second it’s released.
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