Nicky Pellegrino Books in Order

After leaving her Italian village and returning pregnant, Maria eventually builds a new life in England with her daughter Chiara. Years later, Chiara returns to the village, where her search for belonging uncovers complications in her family's past.

Widowed just a year after marrying her childhood love, Raffaella Moretti struggles to rebuild her life in southern Italy. Work in an unfamiliar house draws her into a conflict that threatens to divide her village.

Bridal designer Pieta Martinelli prepares her sister's wedding dress while questioning the unhappiness and rivalries within her family. Uncovering the origins of an old feud forces her to reconsider her parents' past and her own hopes for love.

A summer at a crumbling Italian villa brings Alice, who finds purpose in cooking, together with Babetta, an older woman whose family has moved away. Their shared love of food opens conversations about secrets, disappointment and possible new beginnings.

Four friends promise to reunite for holidays despite their increasingly different lives. For Rosie, those escapes lead to a romance with Enzo, heir to an Italian olive oil family, whose hidden complications force difficult choices when they meet again years later.

In 1950s Rome, Serafina dreams of becoming a singer while helping her struggling family. Her fascination with Mario Lanza offers a glimpse of another world, drawing her toward choices between familiar obligations and the life she imagines.

Four women arrive at Luca Amore's Sicilian cookery school carrying pressures of work, family, divorce and bereavement. Learning recipes together creates friendships and unexpected attractions as each considers how to move forward from a turning point in her life.

Disheartened by a restaurant review and her unsettled home life, Addolorata Martinelli escapes London for a summer in Venice. Searching for ten things that make her happy becomes a way to rediscover food, pleasure and what she wants from her future.

After the fashion designer she has assisted for decades dies, Stella swaps her London flat for an Italian villa. Following its owner's recommendations draws her into an unfamiliar life and raises questions about the man behind the home.

Traveling food writer Kat moves to Venice to run a small guesthouse with the Italian man she loves. Planning to document their first year together, she discovers that settling down can be as unpredictable as any journey abroad.

A mayor offers homes in the Italian town of Montenello for one euro, provided buyers restore them and contribute to the community. Newcomers arrive seeking property, retirement projects and fresh starts, but their dreams encounter complications and concealed motives.

Heart transplant recipient Vivi joins her donor's mother in searching for the other people who received his organs. Her journalistic investigation brings strangers together and challenges the cautious life she has built since being given a second chance.

After a breakup with her celebrity boyfriend, Sarah-Jane sets off on an Italian road trip until car trouble strands her in Montenello. There, her visit intersects with trattoria owner Assunta's quiet life and the possibility of unexpected romance.

Drawing on personal experience, research and expert interviews, Nicky Pellegrino examines menopause and perimenopause. She explores physical and emotional changes, hormone treatment and other approaches, alongside the practical questions women face during this stage of life.

Belle and Enrico have maintained a friendship through letters despite their very different lives. When an invitation offers Belle the chance to visit southern Italy, she must decide whether to follow her heart into an unfamiliar future.

A competition for an Italian wedding offers longtime couple Skye and Tim a chance to reconnect. Meanwhile, newly unemployed Ana renovates a farmhouse nearby, where an appealing neighbor complicates her determination to begin again on her own terms.

Divorced and approaching forty, Aria dreams of riding in Siena's Palio while struggling to support her horses. When English filmmaker Oliver arrives to make a documentary, his interest offers new possibilities for both her ambition and her personal life.