{"title":"Erin Palmisano","description":"Erin Palmisano is a dual NZ and US citizen. She grew up reading books and has always wanted to write stories of food, wine and travel which come together with a hint of magic. Erin and her chef partner live in New Zealand, where they own and operate three restaurants.","products":[{"product_id":"the-secrets-of-maidens-cove-paperback","title":"The Secrets of Maiden's Cove - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secrets of the Little Greek Taverna \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a moving novel filled with friendship, summer, and legends of mermaids.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Grace Cleary's father passes suddenly, she realizes that the life she has shared with her husband Richard is not the one wanted for herself or her daughter, Bayla. When she inherits Cleary's Crab Shack, her father's seafood restaurant and the center of the small Maiden's Cove community, it gives her the push she needs to leave her controlling husband. She and Bayla leave in the night and return to Maiden's Cove. The restaurant has suffered from the loss of her father and it is up to her and her family, friends, and the community, to save it from closing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Grace's estranged childhood best friend, Isla, returns to Maiden's Cove, the old rumors and myths about Isla being a mermaid begin yet again. Grace knows that this is their last summer together and their one chance to make amends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What started off as a bright summer turns dark as the shadow of Richard looms over Grace and Bayla. He's not ready to let his family go. He's not ready to let his family go. But Grace is building a new life and reconnecting with everything she has missed from her childhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the summer unfolds with delicious seafood, hot summer days and nights, unexpected romance, and a little bit of mermaid magic, can the women reconnect with one another enough to find themselves again and heal from the years apart and away from the one place that is truly home?","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103169253599,"sku":"9781538757512","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/GLBYxTt9E09781538757512.webp?v=1781090418"},{"product_id":"the-secrets-of-the-little-greek-taverna-paperback","title":"The Secrets of the Little Greek Taverna - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate beach read, with a\u003ci\u003e Chocolat-\u003c\/i\u003eesque touch of magical realism, this debut novel will delight and charm readers from start to finish, whisking them off to a Greek Island where food and wine are the stuff of life, where friendships lift you up, and love has a way of catching you when you're least expecting it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a village on Naxos lies a gorgeous guest house and taverna that never opened. Cressida's husband died suddenly three years ago - the taverna was their dream - but she's been too lost in grief to keep that dream alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Marjory \"Jory\" St. James, a young traveler who always feels more at home on the move, arrives on Naxos in the middle of the night as if summoned by the island. She quite unexpectedly becomes Cressida's very first guest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jory quickly discovers that this island vacation is more than just a sightseeing adventure as all of the women in town are more than what they seem. But when a hotel group offers to buy Cressida's taverna, it's going to take all of Jory and Cressida's drive and expertise to keep that from happening. With a generous dash of romance, deliciously tempting Greek food, and a growing friendship, can these two women find a way to finally open the little Greek taverna? \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104826626271,"sku":"9781538757499","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/c0KJ2QoA7D9781538757499.webp?v=1781111399"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/erin-palmisano.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}