Murder & Matrimony in the Castello - Paperback

When an Italian bride witnesses an accidental death three days before her Christmas Eve wedding, can she ferret out if the victim fell by accident or by design before her Castle of Love

wedding turns into happily-never-after?

Padua, Italy 1897. Upon arriving at her fianc?'s ancestral home, Renata Bombonatti witnesses a man falling from the castle's tower to his death. But suspicion is cast when the body vanishes. Add to that, her fianc? Placido has gone missing, her parents are in a bind, and a police officer takes a shine to her. However, Renata, a secret fan of Sherlock Holmes mysteries, pines for her first case, as unladylike as that is for the future Contessa Pelicani.

On the cusp of her marriage and her first Christmas with her in-laws, the bride-wanna-be-sleuth teams up with the police to expose the villain-all while encountering threats, obstacles, and an unexpected love interest along the way.

Time is running out for romance, suspects are piling up, and the castle is in an uproar. Will Renata succeed in her sleuthing before her wedding and Christmas go off the rails?