The Italian Musician’s Sanctuary
The Italian Musician’s Sanctuary
Hunted by one man, can she open her heart to another?
2025 Holt Medallion Finalist
2025 CROW National Excellence in Writing Award Finalist
If you love historical romance with intrigue, you’ll love The Italian Musician’s Sanctuary.
Romance, history and intrigue at Our House on Sycamore Street.
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Genre: Pre-WWII Historical Romance with suspense
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Hunted by one man, can she open her heart to another?
Eden Cove, England, 1931—Margherita Vicienzo flees Italy pursued by her former fiancé, a member of Mussolini's Blackshirt. Smuggled illegally into England, Margherita is a foreigner at the mercy of strangers. Her limp from an improperly healed broken leg means she has nothing to offer the Ferryman family, who offer her sanctuary, and nothing to appease their son who resents her presence.
Luke Ferryman needs a wife. He wants to marry for love, but carries the weight of his family’s generations-old expectations on his shoulders. Though he inherited the role of both baker and ferryman, he knows he can’t fulfill both needs once his aging grandparents retire. A wife would help, but not an illegal one like the refugee his matchmaking grandmother is harboring.
As opposite as night and day, Luke and Margherita forge a tentative friendship that grows despite the constant threat of Margherita's discovery. But when strangers appear in the close-knit seaside town, threatening Luke's livelihood and Margherita’s safety, the choice between justice and mercy becomes harder. And sacrifice proves the only answer.
Our House on Sycamore Street
Our House on Sycamore Street is a new multi-author, multi-genre series set in quaint and quirky Eden Cove, an English seaside town with plenty of spirit. With stories of redemption and salvation behind every door, you’re sure to find a new tale of romance, intrigue, humor or heart. All you have to do is knock!
Other books can be read in any order:
The Ferryman's Light by Anna Jensen
The Italian Musician's Sanctuary by Danielle Grandinetti
The Outsider's Welcome by Vida Li Sik
The Daughter's Truth by Claire Lagerwell
The Light Keeper's Wife by Jennifer Mistmorgan
The Key Collector's Promise by Donna Jo Stone
The Maestro's Missing Melody by Amy Walsh
The Niece's Aussie Patient by Meredith Resce
The Runaway's Redemption by Allyson Koekhoven
The Bookbinder's Daughter by Lynn Dean
The Widow's Request by Ashley Winter
The Lost Daughter’s Irishman by Carolyn Miller
The Mother's Song by Caroline Johnston
The Wedding Planner's Predicament by Dianne J. Wilson
Michaela Hofer –
“One must follow God in the face of evil.”
Enter into England via Italy in the 1930s. Mussolini is grabbing for power and our crippled heroine’s life is in mortal danger. As she’s smuggled across the seas, Grandinetti tackles a very difficult moral issue that faces us as Christians – where is the line where we defy human authority to obey God’s? And, honestly, I don’t think most of us will really know where our line is until we are in a situation and forced with the choice.
This is the only story I’ve read in this multi author series. We find ourselves set on the edge of the North Sea in a tiny town. There is strength of character, family, faith, and community. I adored this little romance and all of the Italian, music, and baking woven into it. Our hero is a protector who is torn in life between many choices. I love how our characters were protectors of each other. This was a wonderful and cozy romantic suspense to immerse myself in. I wish it wasn’t over! I could feel the homey Ferryman welcomes, the cabin, and the bakery. It was a lovely read.
Christi Flores – Only By Grace Reviews –
I love when I can immerse myself in a story that is full of heart and imagination like I did with The Italian Musician’s Sanctuary. This novel is part of a new series that focuses on one special street and its inhabitants. Each novel can be read as a standalone, but I am excited to read the series in its entirety if this novel is any indication of what we can expect.
When I picked up this book, I was not having a great week at all and was in desperate need of an escape. Though it took me longer to get through because of this fact I still enjoyed every moment I was immersed in this world. Margherita’s story is truly heart-wrenching. Despised intensely by her ex-fiancé and her own Italian community turned against her, she has no choice but to run and escapes to a quaint English town in search of peace. This is where she finds the Ferryman family, who become not only a safe haven but a healing balm on the poor girls spirit. You can’t help but empathize with her as she’s shouldering blame for things beyond her control. Luke is such an amazing man, and I fell in love with him from the beginning. I adored him and his grandparents and the love and support they show one another.
Though the story progressed exactly how I had expected it was still great to see how everything played out. This is a beautifully written story of redemption that captured my heart and imagination. The picturesque scenery took me back to simpler times and I’d be lying if I didn’t say I’m now craving scones!
Paula Shreckhise –
This is part of a series of books about the Ferryman family by various authors but it is also part of the books written by Danielle Grandinetti that fits with her characters of Italian descent.
Luke Ferryman has a quandry to solve. He is expected to take over the ferry business from his grandfather. But he is also slated to inherit the bakery from his grandmother. He is only one person and is torn between the two but favors baking over rowing. Another expectation is to marry sooner rather than later.
Another dilemma presents itself when Margherita is smuggled into England from Italy when her life is in jeopardy. This is the beginning of the Brown Shirt persecution of unfit people.
This well thought out story combines a spiritual struggle of obeying man or obeying God with the real danger looming before WWII. I was pleased by the unity and friendship of the Anglican minister from England and the Catholic priest from Italy. They both strove to do what Jesus would do. The author showed how family and community supported each other. The romance was sweet and the characters were guided by God. The writing was interesting, informative and well researched.
*I received a complimentary e book from the author. I was not required to post a favorable review. All opinions are mine alone.*