Anthony Capella Books in Order

American student Laura wants to date a chef, so waiter Tomasso persuades his shy friend Bruno to cook for their romantic meals. The deception succeeds, but Bruno's growing love for Laura turns culinary assistance into a painful predicament.

In wartime Naples, Captain James Gould is assigned to discourage British soldiers from marrying Italian women. His resolve falters when a young widow's cooking awakens unexpected desires, setting military duty against the possibilities of love.

An impoverished poet accepts work describing the flavours of coffee and falls for his employer's daughter. A journey to Africa then draws him into the trade's hidden world, where another encounter challenges his loyalties and his understanding of desire.

Ice-cream maker Carlo follows the woman he loves from the French court to London, where Charles II seeks her as his mistress. With little influence beyond his coveted creations, Carlo faces a painful choice between devotion and revenge.

Biochemist Steven Fisher believes his research has explained female desire until a new subject disrupts his results. As their conversations become increasingly personal, he must confront emotions that resist his equations and threaten the certainty of his scientific worldview.

A lingerie shop unsettles the sleepy Italian town where eighteen-year-old Natale lives. Taking a job there brings her into local controversies and a famous director's orbit, awakening desires and political questions she is only beginning to understand.