Cover Reveal: LETTERS FROM LUCCA by Kim Baccellia

 

Check out the cover reveal of this gutwrenching historical where Sammi Clark travels to Italy to redeem her beloved Grandmother's name, only to find the truth is more complex.

Letters From Lucca

by Kim Baccellia

Genre: YA Historical Fiction, WWII Mystery

On the heels of Sammi's grandmother's whispered deathbed wish, a package of letters from Italy arrives at her post box. Reading them makes Sammi recall whispers she heard in childhood of her grandmother's wartime involvement, a past that Sammi's father and aunt would rather see remain closed. As if things couldn't get any worse, her long-time boyfriend, Hunter, dumps her.

However, an opportunity arises that sends her to Italy to defend her grandmother, even if the truth might shatter all she believes. In a helpful twist, Joseph, her best friend's Italian cousin, offers to help her. Despite the obvious growing attraction between Joseph and her, she tries to suppress it as she embarks on her mission to vindicate the grandmother she loves.

 

**Releases Feb 3, 2026 – PreOrder Now!**

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Award-winning author Kim Baccellia grew up in Sacramento, California, the oldest of seven. She has a business associate degree from Sacramento City College, a BS degree in elementary education from Brigham Young University, and studied post grad bilingual/bicultural education at CSUF.

She’s been a telemarketer, library helper at the Harold B. Lee library at BYU, assistant manager, sales clerk, tutor, bilingual teacher, and homeschool mother.

Award-winning author. Author of YA paranormal CROSSED OUT and CROSSED FIRE. YA dystopia CANDLE IN THE WIND. Also the author of the urban diverse fantasy EARRINGS OF IXTUMEA. Short Christmas Magic in the Holiday analogy MISTLETOE AND MAGIC. Re-releasing YA fantasy series under new titles in 2026! Currently working on a historical romance set in Tuscany.

 

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Review: WINTER’S EMBRACE Anthology

 

A woman just bought a fixer-upper house and gets close with her realtor. Who would’ve thought that a woman would meet her crush window shopping? An overworked mother and wife gets a nice holiday surprise.

 

Sweet and lovely holiday stories!

 

Rating: 4 stars

Review: MISTLETOE MURDER by Leslie Meier

 

Lucy Stone was working her night job when she stumbled across a suicide in the parking lot. But Lucy didn’t really thing the death was a suicide.

 

The narrative was nice and easy, but slow. Spent too much time on the rat race of Christmas and not enough time on the mystery. It was an okay read, but I just expected more of it.

 

Rating: 3 stars

Review: AVOIDING MY MERRY BIRTHDAY by Sonja Gunter

It was Christmas Eve and Gloria’s birthday, and it seemed nothing was going right. No birthday wishes and her car stalled at work. At first, this sounded pretty good, but then I quickly lost interest by the middle of chapter 2. I was too bogged down by the character’s neurotic ramblings. I didn’t even know what she was talking about half of the time. Just a bad read.

 

Rating: 2 stars