What
Happens In Venice Trilogy
Diana
Cachey
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
TAGLINE:
Among the romantic canals of Venice—and oh so many Italian
distractions—can a stunning American lawyer, her psychic sister and
a free-spirited best friend, help the Ghosts of Venice solve a hushed
up crime?
About
the Series:
Louisa
Mangotti, an American lawyer working as an Interpol expert for the
international crime unit in Venice, receives a mysterious postcard
from the Venetian ghosts, ancient protectors of the Republic. She
scoffs at the ghosts, who plant clues for her to help them solve a
hushed up crime that threatens Venice, because she suspects her bad
boy ex-lover, Matteo, has crafted a plan to distract her from his own
involvement in the crime. Nonetheless she’s forced to depend on him
to decipher clues, including diving with him on a haunted shipwreck
in the lagoon and venturing to far out hidden islands. Her sister,
who communes with ghosts, arrives to rescue Louisa but is lured away
from the chase into a steamy affair with a possible phantom. Another
feisty foreigner, Louisa’s best friend Rebecca, further spices up
the action and adds to the antics when she visits for Carnival and
samples the Venetian charm and romance. More sexy men, as well as
ghosts, distract the women as they follow a maze of cryptic clues,
baffling signs and cunning messengers.
As
the three women fall deeper into the whirlpool of the mysterious
lagoon town, its wonderful sights, and alluring men, they continue to
navigate a stormy course. With time running out, can the beauties
solve a crime that threatens the future of Venice itself?
On
top of being sexy, gorgeous and classy, Louisa Mangotti is a
respected attorney and Interpol expert who is puzzled by the odd
postcard that arrives in her mailbox signed mysteriously… "Venetian
Ghosts". She assumes it's a quixotic attempt by her bad-boy ex,
Matteo, to re-ignite their relationship. Louisa may have dismissed
the ghosts, but the ghosts aren’t quite done with her.
Ghosts
take over Venice video, Part One
Ghosts
take over Venice video Part Two
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Keywords:
1. Chick lit mystery 2. Venice fiction 3. Ghosts 4. Paranormal
mystery 5. Contemporary women novels 6. Travel Italy
Love
Spirits
What
Happens In Venice
Book
One
Diana
Cachey
About
the Love Spirits:
When
the bodies of two glass makers wash up on Murano Island, the cryptic
messages persist. Louisa is drawn to the story of the Venetian ghosts
and initiates a personal investigation. Reluctantly, Louisa calls
upon her bad boy ex, Matteo, to help decipher the clues. Before she
knows it, a flame that was never fully extinguished is unexpectedly
rekindled.
Sensing
that her sister is in over her head, Barbara Mangotti rushes to the
rescue, only to be lured away by two hard-to-resist good-looking
Venetian men.
With
time running out, can these two beauties solve a crime that could
threaten the city of Venice itself?
This
book is like a magic carpet ride that takes you to Venice, capturing
in a most wonderful way its unique allure and mystery. Part
travelogue, part mystery, part romance novel, it will warm your
heart, send goosebumps up your spine, and leave you breathless.
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LOVE
SPIRITS, Excerpt
From
the Top of Our Great Bell Tower
Saint
Mark Square
Venice,
Italy
Dear
wide-eyed tourist,
Don’t
go to Venice.
But
if you do, don’t
fall in -- in a canal, in love or into Venice itself. As if you have
a choice. Hear us cackling?
Listen.
We came to warn you about La
Serenissima,
the Most Serene One, as Venice has been called since before the
Middle Ages. You will not heed our warning and you will come looking
for us. How do we know? It happens every time a Venetian ghost story
is told.
As
ancient protectors of the Venetian republic, we ghosts guard her
virtues of which she has many. One reason we love her, and you will
too, is that she is stuck in time. Did you know Venice functions
without motorcars or trucks? We don’t
like motorcars or trucks. Hundreds of tiny islands sewn together by
foot bridges leaves no need for noisy, fume-spewing vehicles,
thankfully.
We
prefer floating.
Our
classic transport is the gondola. Mostly reserved for you tourists
now, gondolas are and always have been helmed by the most prestigious
oarsmen in the world -- highly trained gondoliers who stand while
rowing through the labyrinth of canals. They don’t
mind when we ride with or without you while they serenade us with
opera, Frank Sinatra songs and romantic favorites.
Ah
yes, romance. As one visitor put it, “It’s
their schtick, a Venetian ploy, an act to get sexy with you.” It is
true. Venice equals romance equals sex.
If
the shadows of Venice frighten you or you feel like you’re
in a dream, have fun with it, float with us. We are watching over
you. We want to further your journey to a more magical life because
we think a person is charmed by a trip to La
Serenissima.
It
could change your soul forever. Just ignore this cautionary tale.
We
remain in your service,
The
Venetian Ghosts
Lagoon
Lure
What
Happens in Venice
Book
Two
Diana
Cachey
About
the Lagoon Lure:
Sexy
sleuth Louisa is back! She captivated romance novel readers and
mystery lovers in Love Spirits, the first book of the intriguing
international mystery and crime series, What Happens in Venice. Book
Two, Lagoon Lure, continues this seductive ghost story and resumes
the carnal pleasures, conspiracy and corruption.
American
in Venice, Louisa, resumes her Venetian exploits, steamy love affairs
and paranormal assisted murder investigation she began in Love
Spirits. The mystery and romance further ensnares her in the second
book of the What Happens in Venice mystery series.
Still
unnerved by the notion that Venice ghost stories are real, Louisa
delves further into the mystery of the deaths of two glassmakers
while juggling the lustful manipulations of her ex-lover, Matteo,
whose role in the double murder grows murkier.
Meanwhile
Louisa's usually shy sister, Barbara, explores her new-found
sexuality with Venice's willing men, sharing her adventures with her
sister but keeping one particularly mysterious man a secret. Romance
novel readers will love the changes in her and the tension created by
the affairs of the heart that Venice leads her into before she
realizes that she's fallen hard despite the haunted happenings around
her.
When
Louisa's best friend, "Rouge," arrives for Carnival to
sample its masked men and create her own romance novel subplots and
complicates the situation further by encouraging the sisters to
embrace the pleasures of secret Venice. Rouge not only steams up the
landscape but she is lured into her own complicated romances and
supernatural events, if not a reluctant ghost story or two.
With
Venice as the lush backdrop for double murder and a web of passionate
intrigue, Louisa deciphers clues planted by ghosts and struggles to
resist the wicked charms of the very tempter she suspected in the
crimes. Her unfinished romance and ghost story compete against her
love affair with Venice and its secrets. While she tries to enjoy her
days of Venice travel, food and fashion, as well as her new admirer’s
own brand of magic, the mystery of the dead glass makers still looms
in the lagoon.
Lively
supporting characters add sex, chuckles and suspense to the already
twisted plots and turned phrases when they too must navigate Venice
mystery, romantic liaisons and the ghost story encounters. The gothic
setting, the romance laden environment, the mysterious corners and
shadowy lagoon lead everyone astray. Haunted Venice gives everyone
plenty to puzzle over right until the end.
Venice
cafés, restaurants, and other haunts play a prominent role in this
sexy supernatural romance and international crime series about a
beautiful American in Venice guided by ghosts to solve the mystery of
a hushed-up crime. Paranormal clues and ghost apparitions lead Louisa
deeper into the lagoon, and she is forced to reluctantly enlist
Matteo's support. Can she trust him, or will this ghostly lagoon lure
prove deadly?
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LAGOON
LURE, Excerpt
Venice
always delivered. For thousands of years she spread out her bounty
for swarms of people who feasted upon her beauty. They stayed in
ornate palaces or luxury hotels and paraded in stylish fashions. They
admired diverse art, listened to sweet music, sampled delicious
food.
They
also enjoyed plentiful romantic opportunities.
Ah,
the romantic allure of Venice. It continues to this day. Indeed, soon
after Barbara’s
arrival, Venice offered her no less than three handsome men. Now
there stood her sister, Louisa, who begged to hear the dirt on two of
them but knew nothing of the third man, the one Barbara wanted most.
She
planned to keep him a secret.
Barbara
looked around and tried to take it all in, all that Venice had to
offer. She saw in front of her a small island, which sat placidly in
the lagoon and proudly displayed its huge monastic bell tower.
Although a massive presence, this tower was easily dwarfed by the one
it faced -- the more famous one -- the one that housed the bells of
San Marco. She gazed across the water, let the reflecting sun’s
rays warm her face and both Venetian towers began to toll their bells
behind her and before her. They echoed across the lagoon,
reverberated throughout the tranquil setting. Barbara took note of
the bells. She’d
been trained by her Italian friends to pay particular attention to
what she’d
been the thinking in that precise moment these bells began to chime.
She’d
been thinking about secrets. That third man. He must remain her
secret.
Thus
began her diversion, a long philosophical theory about her twin
orange cats.
“Back
home in Seattle,” she
said, “my
cats confuse and distract me during morning meditation, just like
those two Venetian men did my first night in Venice. The two
inquisitive cats circle my cushion then jump on the table where I
offer blessings of flowers and candy. They sniff and inspect as if
they’ve
never seen the ritual before.”
Louisa
yawned.
“Those
cats seem to see me anew each day, as a thing they need to supervise,
approve or inspect. Eventually, they settle nearby to meditate on
their own. They observe my struggle to quiet my mind while they
remain perfect
little meditators. Those two Venetian men were the same. While I was
nervous and disquieted, they just purred.”
Louisa
frowned.
Magic
Island
What
Happens In Venice
Book
Three
Diana
Cachey
About
Magic Island:
Sexy
sleuth Louisa is back — with Venice as the lush backdrop for double
murder and a web of passionate intrigue. In this final installment of
the Trinity, Louisa captivates readers by deciphering clues planted
by ghosts & struggling to resist the wicked charms of the very
tempter she suspects. Her unfinished love story continues to compete
against her love affair with Venice and its secrets. She tries to
enjoy her days of Venice travel, food and fashion and new admirer’s
own brand of magic but the mystery of the dead glass makers still
looms in the lagoon.
Lively
supporting characters add more sex, chuckles and suspense to the
already twisted plots and turned phrases as they too must navigate
their own romantic liaisons and thought provoking ghost encounters.
Magic Island gives everyone plenty to puzzle over right up to its
surprising finish!
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MAGIC
ISLAND, Excerpt
Venice
isn’t sinking. For it to sink, this magical lagoon town must float.
It isn’t floating, can’t be sinking. Its canals simply can’t
rise up enough to take over hundreds of palaces and churches. The
shallow waterways, dredged through marshlands, have often been
refilled throughout history to create additional land, new calles and
campos. Venice hasn’t lost ground, it has gained more earth. True,
Venetian streets and houses flood occasionally and, admit- tedly, do
so with increased frequency as time goes on. But the lagoon cannot
wash away San Marco forever. Never has, never will. That was Louisa’s
opinion.
Even
if Venice were sinking, much more pressing problems frustrate locals
and visitors. They must climb over bridges, trudge through throngs of
sightseers, suffer sweltering summers and endure icy winters. Not the
least of all frustrations for the budding Venice aficionado are the
labyrinths and the looming probability of getting lost.
And
Louisa was lost again.
*********
About
the Author:
Diana
Cachey is a licensed attorney, published academic, and former adjunct
law professor. She also holds a BA in English, and while in law
school, she was the first female editor in chief of her university’s
law review.
The
author of the novel Love Spirits, she has trained with several New
York Times best-selling writers, including Robert Allen, with more
than seventy-two million books sold.
For
more than a decade, Cachey has been traveling to Venice, the setting
of her novel, on extended trips several times a year. The cafés,
restaurants, and many other haunts of Venice play a prominent role in
her sexy paranormal mystery-romance about a beautiful American lawyer
guided by the Ghosts of Venice in the investigation of a hushed-up
crime.
@dianacachey
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