Fiercely independent Mary Pontrelli is blindsided when the New Orleans building housing her New Age store and upstairs apartment is listed for sale. Worse yet, a developer wants to destroy it and her high school ex-boyfriend—ahem, nemesis—is leading their charge. But this budding sweet spot for that weasel from the past can’t happen since traitors never change.
The best chance Mary has to save her cherished French Quarter building is to join forces with the other business owners whose livelihoods are also at risk. Too bad she avoids teamwork at all costs. Thankfully, a mystical new customer who shares Mary’s lost Italian heritage may be able to help alter her stubborn patterns. And, learning about the city’s history and her own Sicilian roots from the shopper may prove beyond merely engaging.
Even so, acquiring trust in strangers and accepting assistance requires more bravery than any societal expectation she’s challenged in her life. But if she doesn’t depend on her community and learn forgiveness, she may lose her career, home, and deeper relationships. No eccentric spirituality or heritage lessons can fix this…right?
On release day, The Visitor rose to #1 on Amazon for Cultural, Ethinc & Regional Humor.
Today's the day! The Visitor is available everywhere in paperback and on KU for eBook. Read these beautiful blurbs then scoop up your copy today.
The story of a woman who finds inspiration—and love—in the most unexpected places, The Visitor is a novel for anyone who's longed to understand their history yet carve a different path for their future. C. D'Angelo is a fresh new voice in fiction.- Camille Pagán, bestselling author of Everything Must Go
C. D'Angelo creates strong, quirky characters who know what they want and aren't afraid to grab their brass ring. The Visitor is rich in Italian history, and with a small yet enchanting bit of the mystical, she will keep her readers begging for more.- Barbara Conrey, USA Today bestselling author of Nowhere Near Goodbye
C. D'Angelo knocks it out of the park with The Visitor. It's a marvelous, upbeat tale that's as rich as gumbo, filled with lovable, eccentric characters, weaved with history, culture, and romance, leaving you salivating for seconds!- Rob Samborn, author of The Prisoner of Paradise
The Visitor- Releasing June 1!Fiercely independent Mary Pontrelli is blindsided when the New Orleans building housing her New Age store and upstairs apartment is listed for sale. Worse yet, a developer wants to destroy it and her high school ex-boyfriend—ahem, nemesis—is leading their charge. But this budding sweet spot for that weasel from the past can’t happen since traitors never change.
The best chance Mary has to save her cherished French Quarter building is to join forces with the other business owners whose livelihoods are also at risk. Too bad she avoids teamwork at all costs. Thankfully, a mystical new customer who shares Mary’s lost Italian heritage may be able to help alter her stubborn patterns. And, learning about the city’s history and her own Sicilian roots from the shopper may prove beyond merely engaging.
Even so, acquiring trust in strangers and accepting assistance requires more bravery than any societal expectation she’s challenged in her life. But if she doesn’t depend on her community and learn forgiveness, she may lose her career, home, and deeper relationships. No eccentric spirituality or heritage lessons can fix this…right?
