Read Series: Valentine
by Author Curtiss Ann Matlock
At the Corner of Love and Heartache (2002)
Curtiss Ann Matlock delivers the story of a woman who just needs a push in the right direction to end up At the Corner of Love and Heartache.When Marilee James announces her engagement to Tate Holloway, she doesn't expect to spend the next few weeks dealing with her ex-husband, Stuart, who sudden...
Cold Tea on a Hot Day (2001)
Marilee James's life consists of caring for her special-needs son, playing surrogate mother to her niece, and temporarily running the local paper until the new managing editor arrives. Tate Holloway speeds into town in his fancy sports car and begins a passionate and persistent campaign to win ov...
Driving Lessons (2000)
Following her sister Rainey's story in Lost Highways, Charlene Darnell, a 40-something mother of three, struggles to put her life back together after her husband leaves her. A man who claims he's always loved Charlene reappears from her past and ignites a journey of self-discovery.
Lost Highways (2005)
Meet Rainey Valentine: thirty-five, twice divorced, a woman with broken dreams but irrepressible hope. When her mother dies she inherits a truck, an old barrel-racing mare, and a lifetime supply of Mary Kay cosmetics. Rainey packs it all up and heads off, leaving Valentine, Oklahoma in her rearvi...
Ciao Valentine (2013)
Well, after binging through the whole trilogy, this was my least favorite. I was bored in the first chapter. It seemed like every character had some long soliloquy. Pamela rants, then the great Aunt...who up to this point was a great character...then Mike. Jeez...it was boring. It seemed like ev...
The Supreme Macaroni Company (2013)
Well if you didn't read the books in the series, you won't have the foundation necessary to understand the dynamics of this Italian clan.I have a BFF who comes from a large Italian family, married a Jewish-Italian just like Valentina. The author nailed the familia dramas.The descriptive prose br...
Encore Valentine (2010)
I read this book twice. The first time in 2012 and the second time in 2013. It's a very nice book and it gives off this cosy feeling. I really enjoyed reading it. However, I didn't like the ending of the book. It was all going so well but why did Valentine have to kiss that her friend? And it was...
Brava, Valentine (2010)
This is the second book in a (Valentine) trilogy and I enjoyed reading the continuation of book #1 . Trigiani's stories are believable family sagas, that make you laugh and make you cry. The setting is Manhattan, where the large Italian family's shoe company is located. The Angelina's family dyna...
Very Valentine (2009)
Not my normal read but a really enjoyable one. A good story of an Italian family in New York with all the quirky characters, love, disagreements and dysfunction that affect most large, close families and, more abundantly, those of Italian descent. The author provides a portrait of the city from...