The Paladin of Rimini

Book I in the Rock & the Rose Saga

von D. J. Paolini

342 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A historical family saga where the past never stays buried - and every generation pays a price.

The Paladin of Rimini, is the story of Valentina-a force of nature-as she navigates the challenges of the last five decades in northern Italy, where she discovers her sexual identity, loses her one true love, survives her career in law enforcement and the intelligence service, and embraces the responsibility for protecting her goddaughter, Angelina.

After her husband's death leaves Angelina in financial ruin, the sheltered widow believes she is cursed. A chance encounter on a train with Benjamin, a charming American writer, sparks an unexpected connection. As their feelings grow under the watchful eye of Valentina, they unravel a web of family secrets, generational trauma, and a forbidden love story from decades past that has shaped Angelina's entire life. Can they overcome the ghosts of the past to build a future together? Will Valentina let them?

The Paladin of Rimini introduces readers to the extended families of a saga whose choices will reverberate for generations. Fans of Linda Holmes's Evvie Drake Starts Over will appreciate the character-driven story about healing and second chances. The emotional core of the healing romance evokes Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center, while the lush, sensory world-building of the Rimini setting and the prominent role of food will appeal to fans of Tembi Locke's Scratch.

This is Book I in the re-imagined The Rock & the Rose Saga, a sweeping historical family saga set against the shifting landscapes of contemporary Rimini with echoes of World War II and the postwar Mediterranean. The series follows these connected families as love, loyalty, ambition, and buried truths echo across time - from war and upheaval to renewal and reckoning. Rooted in place and driven by character, colored by the language and traditions of Italy, The Rock & the Rose Saga explores how history lives on - not only in nations and conflicts, but in families, relationships, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.