Both books in Dick Rosano's 'Sicily Chronicles', a series of historical fiction set in Italy, now in one volume! Islands Of Fire : Luca travels to Sicily in search of his family roots and meets Vito, who takes him back in time to when the island was settled by seafaring people, fought over by warring tribes and invaders. From Anu and Baia's arrival 11,000 years ago to Telia and Sapira's agricultural revolution, Sicily's history is rich and diverse, with the Sicani, Elymi, and Siculi tribes settling the island 3,000 years ago. Through invasions by Arabs ...

When Luca went to Sicily in search of his parents' roots, he didn't count on meeting Vito: a wizened old man who seemed to embody the history of the island in his bones.  He also didn't count on Vito taking him back centuries - millennia - to the ancient times when Sicily was settled by seafaring people, and fought over by warring tribes and invaders. Luca didn't know about Anu and Baia who came to the shores of the island 11,000 years ago, or Telia and Sapira who began Sicily's agricultural revolution thousands of years later. He had never heard ...

Filippo Trantino grows up in Tuscany and later moves to America, leaving his heart among the vines of his family's wine estate. After he returns home for a funeral, his cousins convince him that his grandfather's death was no accident. While solving the crime, Filippo travels the pastoral landscapes of Tuscany, indulging in the area's most delicious wine and food, and discovers the life he was always meant to live.

Former intelligence expert Darren Priest tries to distance himself from his old life, and turns to a new vocation as a wine and food writer. He quickly discovers that some things you can't un-volunteer for. Called to Vienna by the U.S. President, Priest undertakes a covert mission where friend quickly turns into foe. With numerous enemies threatening his mission, can Priest figure out whom to trust - and keep the Vienna Connection a secret?

A collection of three cozy culinary mystery novels by Dick Rosano, now in one volume! A Death In Tuscany : Filippo Trantino grows up in Tuscany and later moves to America with his family, leaving his heart among the vines of his family's wine estate. After he returns home for a funeral, his cousins convince him that his grandfather's death was not an accident. While solving the crime, Filippo travels the pastoral landscapes of Tuscany, indulging in the area's most delicious wine and food, and discovers the life he was always meant to live. Hunting Truffles ...

To Luca, the story of Sicily was like an old movie made modern. From black and white to sepia and then to color, the old man Vito's narration of the island's ancient history kept Luca spellbound. Originally a trip to his parents' homeland, Luca's journey was now one of a deeper history, in which the Roman dominion over the island was converted by invasions of Byzantines, Muslims, Normans, French, Aragonese, Bourbons, and even the forces of North America. From the time of Julius Caesar to the present day, the history of Sicily is the history of Western ...