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The Seductive One
The Seductive One is the third book in the sexy Marcelli Sisters of Pleasure Road series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery, perfect for fans of Nora Roberts and Debbie Macomber. Brenna Marcelli wants to take over the family winery, but has to borrow from her rival—and ex boyfriend!—to do so...is all fair in love and wine?For the Marcelli sisters of California wine country, the season is ripe for romance! Of all the Marcelli sisters, the only one who dreams of running the family's winery is Brenna—and she's about to get her chance. But taking the helm at Marcelli Winery is tougher than she bargained for—especially when she butts heads with her grandfather, whose Old World ways dictate that a male should inherit the business. In need of some fast capital in order to prove her grandfather wrong, Brenna turns to Nic Giovanni, her family's nemesis... Years ago, she ended her secret relationship with Nic, choosing loyalty to her family over the hot passion they shared. But now he's back in her life, he's loaned her a million dollars, and their feelings for each other are stronger than ever. Brenna must find out for Is Nic the love of her life? Or the schemer who could topple the Marcelli dynasty—and break her heart? Meet the Marcelli family in a wonderful series that's warm, witty, and stunningly sensual. Look for The Sparkling One, The Sassy One, and The Marcelli Bride, all available from Pocket Star Books!
320 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 25, 2003
About the author
Susan Mallery
820 books14.7k followers#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery writes heartwarming and humorous novels about the relationships that define women's lives—family, friendship, romance. She's best known for putting nuanced characters into emotionally complex, real-life situations with twists that surprise readers to laughter. Because Susan is passionate about animal welfare, pets play a big role in her books. Beloved by millions of readers worldwide, her books have been translated into 28 languages.
Critics have dubbed Mallery "the new queen of romantic fiction." (Walmart) Booklist says, "Romance novels don't get much better than Mallery's expert blend of emotional nuance, humor, and superb storytelling," and RT Book Reviews puts her "in a class by herself!" It's no wonder that her books have spent more than 200 weeks on the USA Today bestsellers list.
Although Susan majored in Accounting, she never worked as an accountant because she was published straight out of college with two books the same month. Sixteen prolific years and seventy-four books later, she hit the New York Times bestsellers list for the first time with Accidentally Yours in 2008. She made many appearances in the Top 10 before (finally) hitting #1 in 2015 with Thrill Me, the twentieth book in her most popular series, the Fool's Gold romances, and the fourth of five books released that year.
Susan lives in Washington state with her husband, two ragdoll cats, and a small poodle with delusions of grandeur. Her heart for animals has led Susan to become an active supporter of the Seattle Humane Society. Visit Susan online at www.SusanMallery.com.
Critics have dubbed Mallery "the new queen of romantic fiction." (Walmart) Booklist says, "Romance novels don't get much better than Mallery's expert blend of emotional nuance, humor, and superb storytelling," and RT Book Reviews puts her "in a class by herself!" It's no wonder that her books have spent more than 200 weeks on the USA Today bestsellers list.
Although Susan majored in Accounting, she never worked as an accountant because she was published straight out of college with two books the same month. Sixteen prolific years and seventy-four books later, she hit the New York Times bestsellers list for the first time with Accidentally Yours in 2008. She made many appearances in the Top 10 before (finally) hitting #1 in 2015 with Thrill Me, the twentieth book in her most popular series, the Fool's Gold romances, and the fourth of five books released that year.
Susan lives in Washington state with her husband, two ragdoll cats, and a small poodle with delusions of grandeur. Her heart for animals has led Susan to become an active supporter of the Seattle Humane Society. Visit Susan online at www.SusanMallery.com.
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May 5, 2017
The only two things Brenna Marcelli wants in life is to run the family business, Marcelli Winery, after her grandfather and to start her own wine label. When the former seems to be even further out of reach then before upon the discovery of her long-lost older brother, Joe, Brenna goes ahead with the plans for her own label, Four Sisters Winery. After exhausting all of her options, she turns to her last hope: Nicholas Giovanni. The Giovanni and Marcelli families have been enemies for over sixty years, yet Brenna turns to Nic for a million-dollar loan. It seems like an okay idea: go to Nic for the money, hope he gives it to her, and make the most of it if he does. However, Nic and Brenna have a history: ten years before, when given the choice, Nic chose Brenna over his family, but she chose her family over him, bringing about a betrayal so fierce that he still holds it close to his heart all these years later. Ever since coming back from his exile to run Wild Seas Winery after his grandfather's death, Nic has been waiting for the moment when he could buy Marcelli Winery and humiliate the Marcelli family. When Brenna comes to him asking for the loan, he figures that he has the perfect leverage to hold over her grandfather. So he gives her the loan and continues with his plan to destroy Lorenzo Marcelli and his family, against the advice of a close friend.
As Brenna moves forward with her label, she and Nic spend a lot of time together, getting to know one another again. She even invites the illustrious Nic to the engagement party of her sisters Katie and Francesca. While at the party, the Marcelli family, with the exception of Lorenzo, welcomes Nic into the family and is kind to him, making him have a few doubts about his plan. When a commotion is caused by the arrival of Joe Larson, the long-lost Marcelli son, Nic is left by Brenna to think about what he's about to do but he doesn't change his mind. Days later, Nic and Brenna rehash the past and the complete truth finally comes out, resulting in a moment of passion and remembrance as they relearn all the ways they had pleasured each other before.
Upon being offered the winery, Joe turns it down and defends Brenna, who has quickly become his favorite sister, to their grandfather and threatens Nic should he hurt her. Brenna and Nic continue to get closer, however, and she realizes that she is in love with him, that maybe she never stopped loving him all these years. Not long after coming to this realization, she learns from her grandfather that someone offered to buy the winery and it became painfully obvious to her that she may never have her dream come true. In tears, she runs to Nic and tells him everything that had happened and then proceeds to tell him that she loved him. Just when he is about to tell her what he had been planning concerning the winery, Mia, Brenna's younger sister, comes in with the diary of Nic's great-grandmother, Sophia, which she had been translating for him, and reveals that the reason for the families fued had been true all along: Nic's great-grandfather, Salvatore, had poisoned the vines of Brenna's great-grandfather, Antonio, because Sophia and Antonio had had an affair and conceived a child together, resulting in a stillbirth. Nic never gets the chance to tell Brenna about his plan because she leaves with Mia to tell Lorenzo about what Mia had found.
While talking with Mia and Brenna, Lorenzo reluctantly tells them that he knows who really wanted to buy the winery: Nic. Brenna's heart his broken, not only because of Nic's plans to ruin her family, but because she had told him she loved him and thought he hadn't cared for her at all. After not being able to see her that night, Nic calls the house the next morning to talk to Brenna but Mia picks up and tells him to never call again. After weeks of not seeing each other, Brenna still misses Nic but refuses to go to him as he betrayed her and her family. In the midst of all this, Lorenzo reveals that he had been testing her ever since she returned to the hacienda to see if she would stay at the winery and run it after he died. He tells her that she passed and that he was going to leave her in charge and let her start making more changes to the winery. One day when the two were walking together, Lorenzo brings her to where the dividing line between Giovanni and Marcelli lines should have been before handing her a piece of paper stating that Nic had given her part of the Giovanni lands. Her and only her. Nic approaches and the two of them talk, with Grandpa Lorenzo slipping away inconspicuously. Nic says he will do anything to get her back because he loves her so much that he never wants to be apart from her again. She accepts his proposal to marry him and suggests making Francesca and Katie's double wedding into a triple wedding, and they live happily ever after until the next Marcelli novel.
I absolutely loved Nic Giovanni. From the moment he stepped onto the page, I wanted to be in the book so he would fall in love with me instead. He was sexy, smart, funny and sarcastic, loving, and attentive. He was adorable with Max, his new puppy. I appreciated his dedication and love for wine and his job, even if he drove me crazy sometimes. I felt for him when he admitted to always being envious of how close-knit the Marcelli family was and wished he could have that too and was glad when he and Brenna finally got together, making him a part of the family. Admittedly, there were parts in this novel where he did things that, if he was any other guy, would make me furious at him, like when he was planning to ruin the Marcelli family and didn't change his mind even after coming to know them. If any other male character did that, I would have been so thoroughly pissed off with him, but with Nic, I could barely stay mad at him! How did Susan Mallery create such a fantastic character that I could not resist?!
Brenna was so adorable. I admired her strength of mind, heart, and body, her determination, wit and sense of humor, her sarcasm, love for her family, and her love for the wine and her job. I respected when she started her own wine label to prove that she could and to show her grandfather that she was worthy of running Marcelli Winery. I admired the fact that she did not resent Joe and could still find it in her heart to love him, despite the fact that he could have taken everything she ever wanted away from her. Brenna Marcelli was just an all around great character.
Grandpa Lorenzo annoyed me quite a bit throughout the novel, expect in the end. I appreciated how reluctant he was to tell Brenna that Nic was the buyer and that he wanted her to be the one to run the winery so bad that he had to test her to make sure. And I love how he was the one to bring Nic and Brenna back together in the end.
I just loved everyone in this book and it makes me want to go out and find copies of the first two and the last two Marcelli books so that I can read up on the whole family. Susan Mallery has quickly become one of my favorite authors and I find myself snapping up her books at every chance I get.
In this book, I found some similarities to Mallery's Lone Star Sisters series, despite the fact that this series came first. First the fact that the Marcelli sisters had a long-lost, older brother (even though he was not malicious towards them as Garth Duncan was to the Titan sisters). Second the fact that Nic was using sneaky but legal ways in order to ruin the Marcelli family. And third the fact that ten years before Brenna chose her family over Nic, just as Skye chose her father over Mitch. However, these similarities didn't bother me. Usually, I really don't appreciate reading books, especially by the same author, that are very similar. Maybe I was just able to move past that and to see the magnificence of the novel itself.
As Brenna moves forward with her label, she and Nic spend a lot of time together, getting to know one another again. She even invites the illustrious Nic to the engagement party of her sisters Katie and Francesca. While at the party, the Marcelli family, with the exception of Lorenzo, welcomes Nic into the family and is kind to him, making him have a few doubts about his plan. When a commotion is caused by the arrival of Joe Larson, the long-lost Marcelli son, Nic is left by Brenna to think about what he's about to do but he doesn't change his mind. Days later, Nic and Brenna rehash the past and the complete truth finally comes out, resulting in a moment of passion and remembrance as they relearn all the ways they had pleasured each other before.
Upon being offered the winery, Joe turns it down and defends Brenna, who has quickly become his favorite sister, to their grandfather and threatens Nic should he hurt her. Brenna and Nic continue to get closer, however, and she realizes that she is in love with him, that maybe she never stopped loving him all these years. Not long after coming to this realization, she learns from her grandfather that someone offered to buy the winery and it became painfully obvious to her that she may never have her dream come true. In tears, she runs to Nic and tells him everything that had happened and then proceeds to tell him that she loved him. Just when he is about to tell her what he had been planning concerning the winery, Mia, Brenna's younger sister, comes in with the diary of Nic's great-grandmother, Sophia, which she had been translating for him, and reveals that the reason for the families fued had been true all along: Nic's great-grandfather, Salvatore, had poisoned the vines of Brenna's great-grandfather, Antonio, because Sophia and Antonio had had an affair and conceived a child together, resulting in a stillbirth. Nic never gets the chance to tell Brenna about his plan because she leaves with Mia to tell Lorenzo about what Mia had found.
While talking with Mia and Brenna, Lorenzo reluctantly tells them that he knows who really wanted to buy the winery: Nic. Brenna's heart his broken, not only because of Nic's plans to ruin her family, but because she had told him she loved him and thought he hadn't cared for her at all. After not being able to see her that night, Nic calls the house the next morning to talk to Brenna but Mia picks up and tells him to never call again. After weeks of not seeing each other, Brenna still misses Nic but refuses to go to him as he betrayed her and her family. In the midst of all this, Lorenzo reveals that he had been testing her ever since she returned to the hacienda to see if she would stay at the winery and run it after he died. He tells her that she passed and that he was going to leave her in charge and let her start making more changes to the winery. One day when the two were walking together, Lorenzo brings her to where the dividing line between Giovanni and Marcelli lines should have been before handing her a piece of paper stating that Nic had given her part of the Giovanni lands. Her and only her. Nic approaches and the two of them talk, with Grandpa Lorenzo slipping away inconspicuously. Nic says he will do anything to get her back because he loves her so much that he never wants to be apart from her again. She accepts his proposal to marry him and suggests making Francesca and Katie's double wedding into a triple wedding, and they live happily ever after until the next Marcelli novel.
I absolutely loved Nic Giovanni. From the moment he stepped onto the page, I wanted to be in the book so he would fall in love with me instead. He was sexy, smart, funny and sarcastic, loving, and attentive. He was adorable with Max, his new puppy. I appreciated his dedication and love for wine and his job, even if he drove me crazy sometimes. I felt for him when he admitted to always being envious of how close-knit the Marcelli family was and wished he could have that too and was glad when he and Brenna finally got together, making him a part of the family. Admittedly, there were parts in this novel where he did things that, if he was any other guy, would make me furious at him, like when he was planning to ruin the Marcelli family and didn't change his mind even after coming to know them. If any other male character did that, I would have been so thoroughly pissed off with him, but with Nic, I could barely stay mad at him! How did Susan Mallery create such a fantastic character that I could not resist?!
Brenna was so adorable. I admired her strength of mind, heart, and body, her determination, wit and sense of humor, her sarcasm, love for her family, and her love for the wine and her job. I respected when she started her own wine label to prove that she could and to show her grandfather that she was worthy of running Marcelli Winery. I admired the fact that she did not resent Joe and could still find it in her heart to love him, despite the fact that he could have taken everything she ever wanted away from her. Brenna Marcelli was just an all around great character.
Grandpa Lorenzo annoyed me quite a bit throughout the novel, expect in the end. I appreciated how reluctant he was to tell Brenna that Nic was the buyer and that he wanted her to be the one to run the winery so bad that he had to test her to make sure. And I love how he was the one to bring Nic and Brenna back together in the end.
I just loved everyone in this book and it makes me want to go out and find copies of the first two and the last two Marcelli books so that I can read up on the whole family. Susan Mallery has quickly become one of my favorite authors and I find myself snapping up her books at every chance I get.
In this book, I found some similarities to Mallery's Lone Star Sisters series, despite the fact that this series came first. First the fact that the Marcelli sisters had a long-lost, older brother (even though he was not malicious towards them as Garth Duncan was to the Titan sisters). Second the fact that Nic was using sneaky but legal ways in order to ruin the Marcelli family. And third the fact that ten years before Brenna chose her family over Nic, just as Skye chose her father over Mitch. However, these similarities didn't bother me. Usually, I really don't appreciate reading books, especially by the same author, that are very similar. Maybe I was just able to move past that and to see the magnificence of the novel itself.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 18, 2020
I loved learning about wines at this level. Brenna and Nic are really good at the wine repartee and great characters. Brenna can really work hard, and Nic holds a pretty mean grudge. I wasn't sure about his reparations, since I figure grafts would have been enough if I was reading the wine growing data correctly, but it was a classy gesture. You were really in Brenna's corner from the get-go, whether it involved Nic or her grandfather. What a book!
July 23, 2011
4.5 stars
By far my favorite of the series! Not only is Brenna a fun character to read, but the story between Nic Giovanni was ripe with passion, love, family history (the grapes really were poisoned!), & misunderstandings. I really enjoyed this one & wish there had been an epilogue!
"I'll do whatever it takes to prove to you that we belong together. I want to marry you, have babies with you, and grow old with you. I want to talk about the old days until our grandchildren know the stories by heart. I want to make wine with you, make love with you, cherish you, and be the one safe haven you can always depend on. Just give me a chance. Please."
No man had ever groveled to her before. Nic was unlikely to do it much in the future, so Brenna did her best to memorize everything about this moment so she could remember it later, when he was making her crazy She knew that he would. They were both stubborn and creative and passionate about what they did. Clashes were inevitable. But there was no one else she wanted to disagree with, or hold long into the night. Or love.
By far my favorite of the series! Not only is Brenna a fun character to read, but the story between Nic Giovanni was ripe with passion, love, family history (the grapes really were poisoned!), & misunderstandings. I really enjoyed this one & wish there had been an epilogue!
"I'll do whatever it takes to prove to you that we belong together. I want to marry you, have babies with you, and grow old with you. I want to talk about the old days until our grandchildren know the stories by heart. I want to make wine with you, make love with you, cherish you, and be the one safe haven you can always depend on. Just give me a chance. Please."
No man had ever groveled to her before. Nic was unlikely to do it much in the future, so Brenna did her best to memorize everything about this moment so she could remember it later, when he was making her crazy She knew that he would. They were both stubborn and creative and passionate about what they did. Clashes were inevitable. But there was no one else she wanted to disagree with, or hold long into the night. Or love.
December 21, 2011
This story for me is worth 5 stars!!
Brenna is my favourite sister so far, so dedicated, so in love with wine and her land. I think she deserved more and the fact she left her family to get married, in order to make her family happy, is sad.
After several years of marriage she is left with nothing. No husband, no children, no wine and no land. But she didn't give up and I love her more for this. A great story of love and wine, both of them between my favourite things of life! ;)
Recommended!
Brenna is my favourite sister so far, so dedicated, so in love with wine and her land. I think she deserved more and the fact she left her family to get married, in order to make her family happy, is sad.
After several years of marriage she is left with nothing. No husband, no children, no wine and no land. But she didn't give up and I love her more for this. A great story of love and wine, both of them between my favourite things of life! ;)
Recommended!
June 4, 2010
This is the best book of the series!!!! Well so far I still have two more to read. I had tears in my eyes at the end.
September 19, 2022
This one was a mixed bag for me. While I loved the underlying premise of feuding families and second chance love, I didn’t like the way the story was executed. The dialogs were stilted, the chemistry was lackluster, and the banter was dull.
It’s probably because I haven’t read the previous two books in the series but I wasn’t able to connect with the other family members at all. The heroine also narrates everything that happened to her, and what she felt, to her family. So there was a lot of repetition of information. And it is not like the plot moves forward with this.
For instance, the hero and heroine kiss. The next scene, is a detailed recap of the same kiss narrated by the heroine to her sisters and extended family. And nothing happens after that in the sense that telling the family doesn’t move the plot forward. It is just information repetition. I found myself skipping most of the family interactions since it was just pointless repetition of the hero and heroine’s scenes.
Something about this writer’s style didn’t flow smooth and I wasn’t able to connect with any of the characters. Giving this one 2.5 stars but rounding up to 3 stars since Goodreads doesn’t do half stars.
It’s probably because I haven’t read the previous two books in the series but I wasn’t able to connect with the other family members at all. The heroine also narrates everything that happened to her, and what she felt, to her family. So there was a lot of repetition of information. And it is not like the plot moves forward with this.
For instance, the hero and heroine kiss. The next scene, is a detailed recap of the same kiss narrated by the heroine to her sisters and extended family. And nothing happens after that in the sense that telling the family doesn’t move the plot forward. It is just information repetition. I found myself skipping most of the family interactions since it was just pointless repetition of the hero and heroine’s scenes.
Something about this writer’s style didn’t flow smooth and I wasn’t able to connect with any of the characters. Giving this one 2.5 stars but rounding up to 3 stars since Goodreads doesn’t do half stars.
September 7, 2019
😮 WOW this book was unexpectedly fantastic.
I have had this guiltily in my bookshelf, for many years and honestly forgot l had it, and thought it’s about bloody time l read it, and man no regrets there.
Brenna, loved Nic Giovanni, ten years ago, but she was afraid, of what her family, would say knowing their families were enemies for many years, so she kept herself safe and married someone else.
For one thing Nic is 🥵 HOT, he rides a motorcycle, wears T-shirts and 👖 jeans and plays Brenna forbidden 💗 love.
Love his bad boy label , while seducing Brenna, his planning to buy her family’s 🍷 winery behind her back.
I really felt the sense of ‘ will they won’t they ‘ with his high stacks romance.
Nic is risking so much by falling for Brenna while contriving to ruin her family’s legacy.
There is a real believable struggle between the characters which meant I was 100% invested in the storyline and romance, and why he acted as the bad boy.
This book is a great romance l loved it. Worth the read.
A shame l did not read the first two books of the series, if l get my hands on them l will read them, but the way the author wrote the book, it is easy to catch on.
I have had this guiltily in my bookshelf, for many years and honestly forgot l had it, and thought it’s about bloody time l read it, and man no regrets there.
Brenna, loved Nic Giovanni, ten years ago, but she was afraid, of what her family, would say knowing their families were enemies for many years, so she kept herself safe and married someone else.
For one thing Nic is 🥵 HOT, he rides a motorcycle, wears T-shirts and 👖 jeans and plays Brenna forbidden 💗 love.
Love his bad boy label , while seducing Brenna, his planning to buy her family’s 🍷 winery behind her back.
I really felt the sense of ‘ will they won’t they ‘ with his high stacks romance.
Nic is risking so much by falling for Brenna while contriving to ruin her family’s legacy.
There is a real believable struggle between the characters which meant I was 100% invested in the storyline and romance, and why he acted as the bad boy.
This book is a great romance l loved it. Worth the read.
A shame l did not read the first two books of the series, if l get my hands on them l will read them, but the way the author wrote the book, it is easy to catch on.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 6, 2022
I was looking forward to Brenna’s story but it quickly turned into a big disappointment for me. I have a problem reading a story when I dislike the 2 main characters. Brenna is a gullible idiot who never learns from her mistakes; nothing seductive at all about this character. She wants a large loan and instead of going to her family members, she approaches a man who she completely screwed over 10 years ago that cost him his relationship with his family. She then signs a loan document for a callable note with no terms other than if Nic wants to call in the $1M loan he can at any time. Over time, she also tells Nic all of the details on her grape purchases & her process and plans. Brenna is a complete moron. The male lead, Nic, isn’t any better: he admits to everyone that his reputation as a ruthless bastard is true and the story shows it as truth. It’s very hard to read about a romance between these two. I gave this one two stars only because there was a decent amount of time we got to spend with other members of the Marcelli family to make it slightly entertaining. Very disappointing book.
February 14, 2018
Our town library was doing a blind date with a book for February and this was the book I chose based on the description on the brown paper wrapper. At first, I wasn’t sure since it was book #3 of a trilogy, but I didn’t find it hard to understand the storyline. This book was based on sister Brenna who wants to get into the family wine making business, but her old school Italian grandfather has ideas about the winery going to a male heir. Brenna goes to an old boyfriend Nic to get a loan for her own wine making endeavor. The passion they had 10 years ago comes back, but so does the family feud between the Marcelli and Giovanni families. There is some steamy stuff despite Nic’s anger & evil intentions to get revenge. There is also a family diary which reveals the truth of the long-time feud. It was marked as romance, so let’s just say it was a happy ending!
July 8, 2019
Margaret, Central patron, July 2019, 4 stars:
Susan Mallery was a new author to try out, and I enjoyed this book. Its storyline is based on love, family, and heartbreak. Two families, Marcellis and Giovannis have had a history of family feuding. I like the details that went into what the families do for a living (making wine) and how the family history unfolds. Has two great intense love scenes, a betrayal turned into "I really love you," and expected happy endings.
Susan Mallery was a new author to try out, and I enjoyed this book. Its storyline is based on love, family, and heartbreak. Two families, Marcellis and Giovannis have had a history of family feuding. I like the details that went into what the families do for a living (making wine) and how the family history unfolds. Has two great intense love scenes, a betrayal turned into "I really love you," and expected happy endings.
October 26, 2022
I liked Nic. I understood his need for revenge. I liked the chemistry between Brenna and him. It was good read. Not much humor. There should have been an epilogue. I liked reading Lorenzo’s POV. All this time (previous 2 books), I was going crazy thinking what was wrong with him. But I tried looking at it from his POV. All the loose threads were put together in this book. Now only Joe and Mia left.
March 6, 2024
I loved this!
A sort of Romeo and Juliet of two warring wine families. She was from the Marcelli family and he was from the Giovanni family. Two families have been fighting for about sixty years.
I loved this forbidden romance and the third novel of the Marcelli family series by Susan Mallery. I couldn't put this novel down for a moment. I literally had to do things one handed while reading.
A sort of Romeo and Juliet of two warring wine families. She was from the Marcelli family and he was from the Giovanni family. Two families have been fighting for about sixty years.
I loved this forbidden romance and the third novel of the Marcelli family series by Susan Mallery. I couldn't put this novel down for a moment. I literally had to do things one handed while reading.
May 30, 2024
The Romantic Twin
This is the third book in the Marcelli series and I am so glad to have found these books! The Marcelli’s are a large Italian family that own a winery in Ca. Most of the book revolves around one of the sister’s life and loves. Ms. Mallery manages to concentrate on one sister in every book. She also includes all the family in this multi generational tale. I am so looking forward to book 4 in this series
This is the third book in the Marcelli series and I am so glad to have found these books! The Marcelli’s are a large Italian family that own a winery in Ca. Most of the book revolves around one of the sister’s life and loves. Ms. Mallery manages to concentrate on one sister in every book. She also includes all the family in this multi generational tale. I am so looking forward to book 4 in this series
June 21, 2024
Absolutely Amazing Book!
Each time I finish one of Susan Mallery’s books, I am so impressed that I can’t submit a rating of less than 5 stars!
This book, ‘The Seductive One’ is everything a reader could want. The characters are fabulous, the storyline is extremely well done and be prepared to learn a lot about the West Coast vineyards along with some historic background on the plant cuttings from Europe that created the most wonderful vineyards and amazing wines!
Each time I finish one of Susan Mallery’s books, I am so impressed that I can’t submit a rating of less than 5 stars!
This book, ‘The Seductive One’ is everything a reader could want. The characters are fabulous, the storyline is extremely well done and be prepared to learn a lot about the West Coast vineyards along with some historic background on the plant cuttings from Europe that created the most wonderful vineyards and amazing wines!
October 4, 2024
The Marcelli sister in California wine country have Katie and Francesca getting married. Brenna is happy for the but she just divorced and was into making wine. Grandpa still wanted to manage the winery so Brenna went to "enemy" Nic for a loan and started the 4 sisters winery. Only to find at the end of the season Nichad revenge in mind. Nic was gaining his revenge but loosing the woman he loved
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September 20, 2019Loved the book. Feuding families brought together with love and a little guidance from a diary written by an ancestor. Even though the reason the feud that has lasted four generations was confirmed. Diary spoke of past love between ancestors that gave the current generation the courage to follow their live for each other.
September 10, 2021
I love and hate this instalment. I hate how Granpa Lorenzo is been portrayed. I get there are people out there like that. It was just too painful to read and I really wanted Brenna to give him her mind and leave but life is much more complicated than that. So I love how this complicated nature of human relations was brought to paper.
March 24, 2024
Heady as wine
I have always loved family dynasty books and Susan Mallery's Marcelli Sisters fits the bill. The sisters are close in their relationship with each other but definitely they are strong individuals. Can't wait to find out what Mia, the youngest sister, is involved in. Highly recommend this series.
I have always loved family dynasty books and Susan Mallery's Marcelli Sisters fits the bill. The sisters are close in their relationship with each other but definitely they are strong individuals. Can't wait to find out what Mia, the youngest sister, is involved in. Highly recommend this series.
March 4, 2018
By far my favorite of the series, but then again, I'm a sucker for lost love and young love. This is the first of these stories that didn't seem like they rushed into love, but then again, they had a pretty deep history, so it was more understandable. I loved the family dynamics in this story.
May 18, 2019
I really enjoyed this book, it made me happy, and at times it made me sad. I am really enjoying this series featuring the Marcellis, I am going to be sad once I am done the series. I am looking forward to the next two.
July 29, 2019
Love Susan Mallery's stories
I have read most of her books I think and her stories are great. The descriptive sex scenes are a bit much, specially when they go on for several pages, I skip them mostly but hate to miss anything important
I have read most of her books I think and her stories are great. The descriptive sex scenes are a bit much, specially when they go on for several pages, I skip them mostly but hate to miss anything important
April 1, 2021
I did not like a lot of parts of this book. But, I did like the romance parts so I still gave it 3 stars. I didn’t like the main characters at all and would never be able to forgive that asshole for what he did.
November 14, 2022
Love Author Susan Mallery’s writing style. This is such a fun read. I love the Marcelli family. They are very warm and at times volatile. This book has it all romance, trials, friendships, betrayal, righting of wrongs.
June 11, 2024
The third story in the series. This story focuses on Brianna. She is the sister who loves the family vineyard. This story gives insight to the wine making process. Each story has been well developed with relatable characters and interesting insights. A good read!
July 2, 2024
Lovely story
Great characters, Brenna and Nic are awesome. Lots of family drama, just when you're not looking for a relationship bam there he is.
Another great book from Susan Mallery.
Great characters, Brenna and Nic are awesome. Lots of family drama, just when you're not looking for a relationship bam there he is.
Another great book from Susan Mallery.
June 27, 2017
And she continues...really enjoy the characters and the depth of the story she dove into. Truly enjoyed.
March 29, 2019
Not my favorite in the series but I do like the saga of the Marcelli family. Love learning more about wine!
July 21, 2019
Have the book in paperback Marcelli #3 sexy
March 2, 2020
I loved the second book. It was full of drama,intrigue,unexpected plot twists. This one is not all that.
November 9, 2020
Equal parts heartbreaking and joyous.
Love conquers all.
Love conquers all.
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