Before the Rain Falls by Camille Di Maio
Thanks to Ann-Marie Nieves of Get Red PR, I am giving away one print copy of Before the Rain Falls by Camille Di Maio.
Description Before the Rain Falls by Camille Di Maio
After serving seventy years in prison for the murder of her sister, Eula, Della Lee has finally returned home to the Texas town of Puerto Pesar. She’s free from confinement—and ready to tell her secrets before it’s too late.
She finds a willing audience in journalist Mick Anders, who is reeling after his suspension from a Boston newspaper and in town, reluctantly, to investigate a mysterious portrait of Eula that reportedly sheds tears. He crosses paths with Dr. Paloma Vega, who’s visiting Puerto Pesar with her own mission: to take care of her ailing grandmother and to rescue her rebellious younger sister before something terrible happens. Paloma and Mick have their reasons to be in the hot, parched border town whose name translates as “Port of Regret.” But they don’t anticipate how their lives will be changed forever.
Moving and engrossing, this dual story alternates between Della’s dark ordeals of the 1940s and Paloma and Mick’s present-day search for answers―about roots, family, love, and what is truly important in life.
About Camille Di Maio
Camille recently left an award-winning real estate career in San Antonio to become a full-time writer. Along with her husband of twenty years, she enjoys raising their four children. She has a bucket list that is never-ending, and uses her adventures to inspire her writing. She’s lived in Texas, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and California, and spends enough time in Hawai’i to feel like a local. She’s traveled to four continents (so far), and met Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II. She just about fainted when she had a chance to meet her musical idol, Paul McCartney, too.
Camille studied political science in college, but found working on actual campaigns much more fun. She overdoses on goodies at farmers markets (justifying them by her support for local bakeries) and belts out Broadway tunes whenever the moment strikes. There’s almost nothing she wouldn’t try, so long as it doesn’t involve heights, roller skates, or anything illegal. “The Memory of Us” is Camille’s debut novel and is a finalist for the Holt Medallion Award for Literary Excellence. Her second, “Before the Rain Falls” was released in May 2017. Her third, “The Way of Beauty” will be available on May 1, 2018, but can be preordered now.
Website: camilledimaio.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/camilledimaio
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Giveaway Before the Rain Falls by Camille Di Maio
This giveaway is open to the U.S. only and ends on January 26, 2018 midnight pacific time. Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.
When I read this title and saw the cover, it didn’t interest me, and I wouldn’t have read the description. But I did because of another book’s contest I’m entering. Now I think it might be interesting.
Captivating and wonderful. I have read this author’s memorable novels and would enjoy this beautiful giveaway. Thanks.
Sounds like an intriguing novel written in two timeframes. Thanks for the giveaway.
I love Camillle’s books. What an amazing read. Would love to read this one! Thanks for this chance.
This looks like it would have period appeal!
The dual storyline, and how long she was in prison sound interesting.