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Holly Maguire's grandmother was the Love Goddess of Blue Crab Island, Maine - a Milanese fortune teller who could predict the right man for you, and whose Italian cooking was rumoured to save marriages. Holly has been waiting years for her unlikely fortune: her true love will like sa cordula,... read more

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Holly Maguire inherits her grandmother's business, Camilla's Cucinotta. Holly's grandmother, Camilla, sold pasta sauces, held cooking classes, and told fortunes at this place of business. When Holly inherited the business, she decided to continue the cooking classes and selling the sauces,... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Holly Maguire inherits her grandmother's business, Camilla's Cucinotta. Holly's grandmother, Camilla, sold pasta sauces, held cooking classes, and told fortunes at this place of business. When Holly inherited the business, she decided to continue the cooking classes and selling the sauces, but unfortunately, she was not a great cook. With the help of her grandmother's binder of recipes and lots of practice, she was able to continue the business in the small town. Through her classes, she meets a young girl named Mia and three other adults Simon, Tamara, and Juliet. When Juliet shows up to class, Holly realizes Juliet had actually been a childhood friend, and she is struggling with a tragedy in her past. Tamara is looking for a man, and Simon wants to learn to cook for his daughter. The four become very close as they add Camilla's special ingredients of memories and memories. Eventually, Holly meets Mia's father and sparks fly.

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According to Holly Maguire's late grandmother, revered on Blue Crab Island, Maine, for her fortune-telling as much as her cooking, the great love of Holly's life would be one of the few people on earth to like sa cordula, an Italian delicacy.

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  1. Melissa Senate (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Gallery
Country: USA
Publication Date: October 26, 2010
ISBN: 978-1439107232
Page Count: 352

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