Celebrate Lit Blog Tour: As Silent as the Night by Danielle Grandinetti

Book: As Silent as the Night

Author: Danielle Grandinetti

Genre: Historical Romantic Suspense

Release date: September 13, 2022

He can procure anything, except his heart’s deepest wish. She might hold the key, if she’s not discovered first.

Chicago, 1933―Lucia Critelli will do anything for her ailing grandfather, including stand in a breadline to have enough food to make him a St. Nicholas Day meal. When she catches the eye of a goon who threatens her grandfather, she discovers the end of Prohibition doesn’t mean the end of the mafia’s criminal activity.

Retired Marine Scout Giosue “Gio” Vella can find anything, especially if it helps a fellow Italian immigrant, so he has no doubt he can locate his neighbor’s granddaughter, who has gone missing from a local church. Keeping her safe is another matter. Especially when he chooses to hide out with his Marine buddy in Eagle, Wisconsin, the site of a barely-held truce among striking dairy farmers.

Will Christmas bring the miracle they all need or will Gio discover there are some things even he can’t find, particularly when he stumbles upon the most elusive gift of all: love.

As Silent as the Night is the Christmas novella to To Stand in the Breach and A Strike to the Heart.

 

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Historical Fiction has become one of my Top 3 Genres to read. As Silent as the Night by Danielle Grandinetti is one that I recently had the honor to read. It is a Christmas Novella that goes along with the other 2 books in the Strike to the Heart series, To Stand in the Breach and A Strike to the Heart. 

The time is 1933 and the story happens in Chicago. Lucia Critelli has been taking care of her grandfather and that includes standing in the breadline to get food for him. Lucia knows that the Mafia is wanting to threaten her Grandfather and fears she is also being targeted by them. Gio is Lucia and her Grandfather's neighbor and he loves helping others. He decides to take Lucia to Eagle, Wisconsin. His family isn't very welcoming as they don't want to be Targeted by the Mafia also. They agree to let her hide out as they see how much Gio really wants to keep Lucia safe. Will Lucia be kept safe from the mobster Emberto? Will there be a Romantic Relationship between Gio and Lucia?

WOW, each book in this series just keeps getting better! I was captivated by the storyline from the first chapter and kept reading until I was done with the book.  The Great Depression time in Chicago was an interesting time, especially with the Mobsters in Chicago. I am actually a born and raised Chicago girl and even to this day, there are Family Members of Mobsters who live in the Chicago area.  I really love how the relationship between Gio and Lucia progressed slowly and I truly enjoyed their storyline. I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Christian Historical Fiction with Romance. WONDERFUL BOOK!

Danielle Grandinetti is author of A Strike to the Heart and To Stand in the Breach. She is also a book blogger at DaniellesWritingSpot.com. Her short stories have appeared in several publications and her writing has won the University of Northwestern Distinguished Faith in Writing Award. Originally from the Chicagoland area, she now lives along Lake Michigan’s Wisconsin shoreline with her husband and their two young sons. Danielle especially loves quiet mornings served with the perfect cup of tea.

 

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I have this memory, from when I was a little girl, of Christmas at my grandma’s house. The table was expanded to hold a dozen people. The little Christmas tree stood on a table before the window, the Nativity beneath it. A gingerbread house sat on the radio cabinet, which played my grandpa’s old Christmas records.

 

In the kitchen, my Italian grandma, now a widow, had on a ruffled apron as she cooked the Christmas meal. She had short, graying black hair, perfectly curled, and large, round glasses. And, was still taller than me, though she was under 5 foot in height.

 

Through the haze of childhood memory, I can’t recall everything she cooked that Christmas, I just know it filled the table to overflowing. I can guess who celebrated with us, but I know the large table was completely surrounded by people I loved. And, I’m sure I received gifts, but that’s not what I remember from that day.

 

What fills my memory is the feeling of family and the love my grandma showed us, through food. My full belly. My contentment. The wonder of the holidays. All through the eyes of my young self.

 

In As Silent as the Night, I attempt to capture some of this nostalgia, lace it with suspense, and wrap it in romance. I show about some of the traditional holidays celebrated by my characters, from St. Nicholas Day to Christmas Eve. And, while Gio can find anything, love eludes him. However, Lucia may hold the key, but he must first save her.

 

Silent as the Night concludes my Strike to the Heart series, which began with prequel novella To Stand in the Breach. As sad as it is to say goodbye to the farmers of Eagle, Wisconsin, I have loved sharing the stories of Katy and Joey, Lily and Miles, and Gio and Lucia with you. I hope you’ll enjoy this last installment and I look forward to sharing more stories from other places with you.

 

Buon Natale.

Merry Christmas.

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To celebrate her tour, Danielle is giving away the grand prize package of a Bag of Books Bundle, which includes a signed copy of each book: To Stand in the Breach, A Strike to the Heart, and As Silent as the Night, plus a Donkey Tote to carry the books!! (https://www.etsy.com/listing/1130961309/donkey-canvas-tote-bag-heavy-duty)

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/2159f/as-silent-as-the-night-celebration-tour-giveaway

Celebrate Lit Blog Tour: As Silent as the Night by Danielle Grandinetti

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