That's Amore

by Wendy Markham

Book Overview

Ralphie Chickalini is on the verge of living happily ever after with the perfect woman. His fiance Francesca Maria Buccigrossi of Astoria Boulevard is a curvaceous, fun-loving brunette. His late father, whose recent death the family is still mourning, adored Francesca's homemade pesto sauce and declared her a "keeper," his brothers think she's a hoot, his sisters adore her, and his nephews and niece already call her "aunt." But as the wedding date...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446618446
• ISBN13: 9780446618441
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Forever
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Contemporary Romance with Psychic Flair

Daria's ability to "see" is quite entertaining, especially when it's Ralphie's father. How could Daria not fall in love with Ralphie after his father's influence on her from the beyond? Not only that, but the warmth of the Chickalini family surely would want to make anyone belong to a loving family like that! Great romantic read.

Love her books...BUT...

I love her books, but this writing in the present tense MAKES ME CRAZY! The entire time I'm reading the book I am translating it into the past tense, as in "They seem so comfortable together, she notes" instantly becomes in my head "They seemed so comfortable together, she noted." Picky? Maybe, but with her extreme writing talent, I just wish she would write NORMALLY, LOL... Aside from that (which seems to be a biggie for me) I really enjoy her books, whether they are written under her own name or a pseudonym. I'll continue buying them and just hope she eventually switches over to writing them to my specifications, hahaha...

warm paranormal contemporary romance

Psychic rolling stone Daria Marshall has no ties preferring the life of the road to settling anywhere. She feels she is just like her mom who never could stay in one place; especially after a failed marriage. Thus Daria, who literally runs from the ghosts she can see, prefers being the queen of the road. She comes to New York to visit her sister. On the other hand Ralphie Chickalini has lived in the same Astoria, Queens house his entire life surrounded by his loving Italian-American family. However, when his father dies, his siblings want to sell the house and equally split the profits. Ralphie is the only holdout as he grieves Pops. When Daria and Ralphie meet for the first time, each feels the attraction in the melancholy face of the other, but this pair is polar opposites so love is not enough; or is it. In between and during Italian feasts, his late father plays matchmaker between his son and the woman who can still see him. This is a warm paranormal contemporary romance starring two nice people who do not relish change, but will need to adapt if they are to make it. The Astoria location is a delight as it provides readers a fascinating side of New York City as this part of Queens is more a suburban town than the typical Big Apple urban high rise environs. Although the constant changing perspective provides insight into key players due to wider perspectives on the same event, that technique also makes some moments difficult to follow; still fans will appreciate THAT'S AMORE expecting any moment the ghost of Dean Martin to sing the title of love in the burbs. Harriet Klausner

Chickalini strikes again.

As always, Wendy Markham created another cute romance story with more of the Chickalini characters. It's been a while since I've read another Chickalini romance, so I dont remember the characters all too well. Markham did a good job of refreshing my memory with some things that happened previously. I cant wait to read more from this author!