Around September 2016, Autumn Macarthur and I began brainstorming a new multi-author series. We were surprised at how quickly the stories’ ideas came, and pretty soon we had a solid outline for what we envisaged. We set about asking the authors we wished to collaborate with on this series and were ecstatic to quickly get Elizabeth Maddrey, Alexa Verda, Clare Revell, Heather Gray, and Narelle Atkins on board.
What we had in mind was unlike other multi-author series we’d seen, however, as this series wouldn’t be joined by theme or storyworld (although there is a storyworld common to all the characters and some of the books). Our plan was to join the series by the characters and a thread of intrigue that would weave its way through the books, the answers only finally revealing themselves in the last story.
We’ve a myriad of wonderful characters for our readers…characters that we’ve come to know and love as each of us have written our stories and swopped ideas of how this character would speak, or dress, or eat, or act. Not only did we need to know or own characters, we needed to know the main characters in other authors’ books too.
As you can imagine, this has taken some keeping track of. Google docs spreadsheets we can all update as we go, website links, photos, and back and forth messages and emails. But oh, it’s been fun! And the closer we get to D-Day, the more excited we become about this series.
Each book has been titled after an Italian song, most well-known, some not as familiar. And now I can hear you begging me for the name of this series. I mean, why Italian names? I’m sure you’re also eager to know when it’ll release. Let me put you out of your misery. A Tuscan Legacy is a 9-book Christian Romance series that, God-willing, will release weekly from April 2018. For nine consecutive weeks, readers will have one new book a week to look forward to. Every story is a complete and satisfying romance, filled with faith, family, forgiveness, and love. The only thing you won’t know unless you read the complete series is “Who?” and “Why?”
There are incredible heroes and heroines waiting to take you on their journeys into love, intrigue, and healing in A Tuscan Legacy. The Rossi cousins who grew up in Italy are lawyer Rafaele, firefighter Ric, schoolteacher Sienna, and tour guide Alessandra (although she prefers to be called Alessa). Their American cousins, the Carters, are pizzeria executive Marco and his twin brothers, Nicolo (although only his Nonna can call him that) and Piero. Nick’s a piano-tuner, and Piero a fashion photographer who travels the world. Rachel Golding is the illegitimate cousin they discover. And then there’s their ever-imposing Nonna—the matriarch of their family—Isabella Rossi. The characters come to you with unmet dreams, suspicions, secrets, heartbreak, and deep family hurts and scars.
Travel to three continents in A Tuscan Legacy—Europe and England, Australia, America—and places like Tuscany, Rome, Reading near London, Wales, Sydney, Texas, Washington DC, and anywhere that world-traveller Piero finds himself.
Start your journey to Tuscany this summer with Book 1, That’s Amore. If you’ve read my Seven Suitors for Seven Sisters series, you’ll discover the heroine of That’s Amore appeared in Books 1 and 5, and hero Rafaele was mentioned in Book 2. And while you’re waiting, please visit and like our Facebook page so you don’t miss out on anything happening there as we ramp up to launch. Soon we will have our website up and running and we’ll post the link to that on the Facebook page.
Eight grandchildren – one legacy!
When Isabella Rossi invites each of her adult grandchildren to her estate in the Tuscan hills for her eightieth birthday, she hopes to reunite a family fractured by distance, death, and secrets. The birthday gift of a painting, arriving unsigned and with no sender’s details, rips open old heartbreak. One family secret has already been revealed, her youngest son Albertino’s illegitimate English daughter. Now it seems there could be yet more secrets.
Returning home, the cousins, scattered across three continents, each discover their lifetime love. When they gather again at the villa as summer ends, the remaining secrets are revealed. But can they be forgiven, or will the mistakes of the past be repeated?
USA Today bestselling author, MARION UECKERMANN’s passion for writing was sparked when she moved to Ireland with her family. Her love of travel has influenced her contemporary inspirational romances set in novel places. Marion and her husband again live in South Africa and are setting their sights on retirement when they can join their family in the beautiful Cape.
Hi Marion, this sounds like so much fun, I cannot wait to start reading! Love the creativity and imagination of you all:)
Blessings:)
Hi. Marion! Delightful intriguing international series! So looking forward to this series. I liked the Facebook page. Thanks for releasing a book a week. As a reader I enjoy that pace, rather than a book a day or having the books all released at once. The video definitely has my attention. Well done and blessings to a group of inspiring authors.
Good morning Marion, I’m so excited about a “Tuscan Legacy”. It sounds like a great Christian series. I just love it when Christian authors come together to write books in a set like this. With the same basic theme and yet their own unique book. I can’t wait. Will you be sending out a reminder close to the date? You are so young, but some of us older folks need reminders. lol ?
Blessings, your sister in Christ
Kathy
This sounds awesome! I am 100% Italian with a huge family and cannot wait to read these!
This sounds fabulous!
Hi Marion! I’m so excited for April. These are going to be amazing!
Love the book trailer! I definitely want to read this story.
Thanks so much. We are excited about this series :)
Thanks, Renate. We cannot wait to release this series. It’s been really exciting working on it.
Hi Kathy, we’re excited too! We will be marketing the set more intensely as we get closer to the release dates. Why not like our Facebook page and you’ll be notified when we post there. Our website will go live as soon as we feel it’s ready enough to show the world and the final release dates will be on the Books landing page. I’m sure there will be more Inspy posts as well the closer we get to the first release. Glad that you’re excited about this series.
Oh wow, awesome! Hope we do A Tuscan Legacy justice :)
Thank you, Susan. We have loved working on this project.
Thanks, Sharon. So glad to see that readers are getting excited. We’re pretty confident that you’ll find the books amazing too :)
Thank you. Watch our Facebook page for updates. We can’t wait to bring these stories to our readers.
wow what a fun idea you all had. the video really wants a person to check this out. I look forward to this coming out.
Thank you, Lori. We look forward to having you read along :)
This series sounds amazing. The scenery you’re using is gorgeous! I’m looking forward to April.
Very cool! I’m looking forward to reading this series.
So excited to be part of A Tuscan Legacy! Huge thanks to Marion and Autumn for creating the series and inviting me. And it’s been so much fun working together with Marion, Autumn, Elizabeth, Clare, Heather, and Narelle.
Marion, this sounds absolutely incredible. I love your graphics and your video. I wish I could figure out how you get through so much! You’re amazing.
OOOHHHHH I love it already! I can’t wait to read this! It’s going to be great!
Wonderful, Sherri. We look forward to having you journey to Tuscany with us :)
Sounds great. Just what I need – more books to read :-)
This sounds wonderful! I “liked” the FB page…..I am really excited to hear more!
Thank you, Lori! I loved the job Marion did with the video.
Awesome having you, Alexa. And I love your character ?
Thanks, Shirl. Lol, guess I don’t have a life ?
Thank you. We can’t wait either ?
Lol, nine if them, Margaret ?
Thanks, Jackie. Glad you love it. We’ll soon have the website up and running. Watch the FB page for more info.
Sounds like an intriguing book series I’ll be looking forward to reading. Will the series possibly be offered under Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited program?
Sounds absolutely delicious!
Hi Esther, yes, A Tuscan Legacy will be enrolled in the KU programme. We also plan to publish in print, too, for those who like paper. We look forward to you reading our books.
You have no idea :)
It’s positively scrumptious LOL, as are our heroes :)
WOW! I’m almost giddy with excitement! I CAN’T wait to read these! When I told my husband about this, he said you are a marketing genius! LOL! Love these authors. Love this collection, and I haven’t even read it!
I love the premise. So fun! And the covers are beautiful.
LOL, I can feel your excitement, Becky. Which of course makes me excited :) Tell hubby, only God …
Thank you, Jessica. Wait until you see all 9 covers on our website soon :)
I’m so excited about this series. It’s been such a God-thing right from the start! I love love LOVE the amazing work Marion did for the covers and the video – and as you’ll discover in April her story in Book 1 is even better!
Aw, thanks, Autumn :)
Alexa, me too! I’m so excited to have the opportunity to work with this amazing group of talented ladies to create the series. Heading back to my writing cave to continue working on my novella. :)
I’ve written a few continuity series books and they are so much fun. This series sounds wonderful!
Amazing! I am so excited to hear this…….My favorite authors, too! Thanks for another wonderful set of books to look forward to. Congratulations on the video and the cover. It’s awesome!
As, thanks Mattie, and it has been our absolute pleasure to put these books together for our readers.
Lol and that first word should be aw…silly autocorrect on my phone.
Thanks, Deb. We really enjoyed watching the story and characters evolve.
I absolutely loved reading the comments! Thank you so much for your wonderful words about the series. Now I’m even more excited!
Me too :)
Just “met” some of these authors through recent box sets … so looking forward to this!
I would like to find out more about these books. They sound really good.
Mystery and Romance together. My favorite type of story to read in a book.
Thanks for entering me in your giveaway.
Wonderful, Jenni. So glad you found us. This series is going to be awesome!
Our website will be up in couple of weeks, Andrea. You can follow us on our Facebook page in the meantime.
We have had so much fun bringing mystery and romance together, Janet.