Blog Tour: Beneath an Italian Sky by Stacy Henrie

Beneath an Italian Sky by Stacy Henrie

Book Description:

--1908--

American heiress Clare Herschel made what she hoped was a love match when she married the handsome, witty Emmett Markham, the Earl of Linwood. A little over a year into her marriage, though, Clare finds herself wintering in Sicily—alone. She is sure the mild climate is the answer to avoiding another miscarriage and Emmett’s apparent indifference, so she’s determined to remain in Italy as long as possible. The last person she expects to show up at the villa is her husband, especially when Emmett confesses he’s there to convince her to return to England.

As the only surviving son of a marquess, Emmett has done everything his father has asked of him—even agreeing to run for a seat in the House of Commons. However, this latest task comes with a nearly impossible caveat. He must convince his wife Clare to come back to England with him in order for them to appear to be a happy couple for his political campaigning. Emmett isn’t confident Clare will agree to the plan, though, not when she seems to want nothing to do with him or the life they’d begun building before she abruptly left him for Italy.

When a massive earthquake strikes Messina, Sicily, claiming the lives of thousands, Clare and Emmett must set aside their mutual misgivings about their marriage in order to survive and lend a helping hand to others. But in the wake of the destruction, they begin to realize they’ve been given a chance to decide if their love is stronger than the upheavals of the past. 

AMERICAN HEIRESS SERIES:
Night at the Opera
Beneath an Italian Sky
Among Sand and Sunrise (October 2019)

Review:

Stacy Henrie is a talented author. Her American Heiress Series is fascinating. The world of titles is so far beyond my scope that the idea of traveling from America to England to find a husband with a title is somewhat crazy. But, it sucks me in.

I appreciated the author's notes about the earthquake in Messina, Italy, "one of the worst natural disasters in modern history." She said that many events included in her book are based on actual accounts.

I liked the main characters, although I would have preferred their story to be told chronologically instead of through many flashbacks. I really felt for Clare-she left all she'd known and even though she felt she married for love, having to live up to the expectations of society and her overbearing in-laws, in addition to health issues, would have taken a toll on anyone.

This is a clean, quick read, and eye opening with the historical setting.

Tour Schedule:

April 22nd - Heidi Reads

April 23rd - Peggy Urry

April 24th - The Bibliophile Files / Min Reads and Reviews

April 25th - Getting Your Read On / Katie’s Clean Book Collection / My Book a Day

April 26th - Wishful Endings / Literary Time Out / Singing Librarian Books

Title: Beneath an Italian Sky
Author: Stacy Henrie
Publisher: Mirror Press
Published: April 2019
ISBN: 1947152599
Source: I received an eCopy from the tour host in exchange for an honest review.
 

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