Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Themes:
Girl Next Door
Living Abroad / Expat
Love At First Sight
Magic
One Night to Forever
Vacation / Travel
Heat Level:
Medium (sex scenes are included and may use mildly graphic description)
Archetypes:
Museum Curator / Conservator / Historian
Musician / Pianist
Geographic Location:
Continental Europe
United States: South
Setting:
Big City / Urban
Casino / Club / Bar
Museum / Library
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Protagonist Identity:
Black / African American
Velvet in Venice
The Coin of Love Series, Book 1
By Karin Kallmaker
Two vibrant women. One very old coin.
Artie Bryson came to Venice to finish her PhD. Five years later the PhD still isn’t done, but life is okay. Leading guided tours of the magnificent city pays the bills. The days are all the same — until she seeks respite from the summer swelter in the Casino di Venezia cabaret.
Nikki Velvet has finally found her musical niche singing Postcards from America in a solo tour across Europe. Her bluesy, jazzy, sultry voice brings Artie back the next night. And the next…
The two Americans find they have a lot in common, but Nicki’s gig in Venice ends in two short weeks. Not long enough for anything more than a bit of fun, right?
Welcome to Venice, a city like no other, where a touch of old magic can create a new future.
