Beneath The Villa Moon

Beneath the villa moon Cecce DeLuca, lover of food and intrigue, uncovers a diabolical murder plot while attending a family funeral in Tuscany. Can the DeLuca intuitions sort through the maze of clues? You’ll be savoring food and Tuscan scenery while piecing together the puzzle with the intrepid female P.I.

“A great story of life, laughter, and love, all Italian style. The details of the food and the Tuscan countryside are wonderful, and the characters are memorable.” —Julie Macshane, author of Soot and Sweat on Flesh and Torch

“Gorgeous setting, intriguing characters, and luscious food lovingly described —I ate it up!” —Nikki Andrews, author of chicken bones and a windswept star

Secrets

“Each secret is a minidiversion from hectic life as we know it. Stories and essays of pathos, danger, human foible and nostalgia. There is something here for everyone to savor, something for everyone to call a favorite.” ~ Carolyn Howard-Johnson, award-winning novelist and poet The Frugal Book Promoter: How To Do What Your Publisher Won’t

“Everyone has a secret they’ve not told the world. In Secrets, Linda Watskin and Michaeline Della Fera have compiled a collection of stories revealing secrets shared, often for the first time, by various writers.
These may be secrets from childhood or ones later in life...secrets that may remind you of something you’ve stored in the recesses of your mind or an incident your family rarely mentioned. Fascinating reading!" ~ Mary Emma Allen, researcher and writer of family stories
Author of When We Become the Parents to Our Parents.

Trading Faces

Cecce DeLuca is not your typical P.I. Her passion for justice is only exceeded by her passion for food. Lottery money won by her mother, Sophia, provides the opportunity for Cecce, Sophia and Cecce’s best friend Ginny to visit a health spa in Arizona, where instead of relaxation, they meet face-to-face with murder and uncover a deadly secret.

What They Are Saying About
Trading Faces

“When a mysterious man shoots and wounds Private Investigator Cecce DeLuca, only to disappear without a trace, Cecce wants answers. Her lottery-winning mother, however, wants Cecce to mend at a plush Tucson spa. These two threads begin the intricate weave that is the satisfying read Michaeline Della Fera offers mystery fans in Trading Faces . The writing is crisp, the characters fun and funny, and the plot keeps readers guessing until the end.”

Larry Maness
The Jake Eaton Series

“ Trading Faces takes you into the world of Cecce DeLuca, slightly overweight PI. After a close encounter with death in New Hampshire, she's off to Arizona, only to find herself involved in a murder, and she's sure the same man she kept seeing in New Hampshire is also now in Arizona-but why? Follow Cecce through a twisted murder right up to the surprising ending. Michaeline Della Fera creates a fascinating story with slightly unusual characters that keeps you guessing until the last page.”

Beverly Bateman
Fade to Black and
Death Comes in Red

Even the dogs are devouring Trading Faces

Friends
Stories of Friendship
Edited by
Michaeline Della Fera
And
Linda Watskin

"Some people come into our lives and leave quickly, but some stay a while and leave footprints in our souls and we are never, ever the same." ~ Unknown

What They're Saying About
Friends
Stories of Friendship

"Friends...", realizes under one cover the beautiful and mysterious connections that bind humanity together. Within these pages are played out the march of the human comedy. Accounts of pain, misery, sorrow,loneliness, comfort and joy are all on display. Throughout it all we are reminded that it is our friendships that supply the rudder that navigates our journey from life to death"

George Maloof Professor
Emeritus Plymouth State University

“It could be comics, crayons, or cancer that create the climate for friendships. However, as this collection reminds us, it isn't what we share that matters; it's that when we needed it most, we found someone with whom to share our truest self.”

Lorraine Lordi,
Passing Showers Too

Readers can connect with stories of confidantes near and far, young and old, current or a distant, but vivid memory. The writers in Friends, Stories About Friendship get personal by contributing recollections about special people who may deserve more than words can say, yet they manage to honor those friends in each sentence.”

Deidre Ashe
Lifestyles Editor The ( Nashua , New Hampshire ) Telegraph

“…. friendship not only rules, it protects. It buffers the hardships of life's transitions; it lowers blood pressure, boosts immunity and promotes healing.”~ Melissa Healy, The Power of Sisterhood

A Taste of Death         

Food, flowers, and murder! Small town PI, Cecce DeLuca is drawn into a web of intrigue and murder when she decides to attend a cooking demonstration. The chef, Loulou Watson falls to her death in front of Cecce's eyes. But was it an accident? Or a well planned plot to murder the would-be-celebrity chef?

What They're Saying About A Taste of Death....

"Michaeline's A Taste of Death is one delicious read, filled with savory characters and a plot that zings along at a great pace."

Vicky Stiefel, The Bone Man

"Michaeline's newest novel suspends the reader in a thick delicious brew of mystery with a plot that is sure to tickle your taste buds. Murder can't taste good to anyone, especially the poor chef-de-cuisine who is killed doing what every chef loves best: sharing the fruits, or in this case, the flowers of her labor. Settle into a comfy chair with a snack or two by your side, once you start to sample Michaeline's culinary mystery, you won't put it down."

Chef/instructor, Liz Barbour 

Women at the Table, 40 Intimate Profiles of Political Women of the Northeast

Forty powerful female politicians tell their stories: why they run, how they balance family life with the responsibities of elected office, their dreams, hopes, ambitions, and aspirations for their personal and political lives, as well as their futures. What legacies will these forty women have on the present and future generations of young women?

What they're saying about Women at the Table, 40 Intimate Profiles of Political Women of the Northeast...

"These short sketches of women's lives provide insight into what it takes to be elected to public office. Many will become role models for future generations of women leaders.

Madeleine M. Kunin, former Governor of Vermont

Author of Pearls, Politics, and Power, how women can win and lead. 

"The cock croweth but the hen delivereth the goods." Michaeline's thorough study shows exactly how legislative goods are delivered by women participating in policy creation in the Northeast. This book is essential reading for any woman interested in running for political office or for anyone looking for an informative, well-written account of women's experiences in State politics.

Rhode Island State Senator Rhoda Perry

Chairperson Health and Human Services, Judiciary

Young Adult Books

I have recently been asked to publish a series of books for 9-16 year olds. The Town in the Bubble and Other Stories is the first in the series. I am now accepting submissions from 9-16 year olds, as well as from adults, for the second book in the series. For specific guidelines, please email me: mmdedellafera@charter.net.

This section of my web site is still under contruction, so in order to order copies of The Town in the Bubble and Other Stories you will need to send me a check (94 Wheeler Road, Hollis, NH 03049) or email me directly. Please include shipping with your order: for one book, add $2.00; for two books, add $2.75; for three books, add $3.10. For an order of more then three books, email me before ordering.

 I hope you enjoy these stories.

The Town in the Bubble and Other Stories

                The Town in the Bubble…..Katie Quesnell

The Town in the Bubble follows the journey of the Thompson family as they move from the sheltered town of Clayton Ridge. During their journey, Billy Thompson discovers secrets and truths about his town, life, and family. The Town in the Bubble is a great coming of age story and captures the emotions of self discovery.  

Amulet…..Sharona Armbruster

Imagine you are suddenly transported to a strange place and time. That is exactly what twelve-year-old Lauren faces when she finds a magic necklace that transports her to Ancient Egypt. Lauren forgets that cultures can be quite different, especially one that is centuries in the past. When her remark about cats gets her in trouble, it is up to her to convince Pharaoh to let her go, and to make it safely home.

Emerald…..Doris Kneppel

The villagers call him Green Monster, but his real name is Emerald. He lives near the castle, lying in wait for any passers-by but is waiting especially for Prince Samuel and Princess Amanda. Princess Amanda, ever the animal lover, thinks he's cute and offers him friendship. It's an unusual friendship but can it survive the Green Monster’s fearful reputation?

The Double Road (and why you shouldn’t go down it!)…..Betsy Gilcreast with assistance from James P. Elmour

It's been a terrible day! Jarret Smith is an angry, embarrassed 5th grader whose world suddenly turns upside down. Hail pelts his school bus. There's a creature wearing red suspenders on his road and now he's seeing double and covered with green slime. Can he figure it out before it's too late and especially before Saturday's soccer game??

The Spirit of the Trees, A Story of the Crow Witch…..Mike Phillips

Deep in the forest where no humans go, the last of the ancient trees has escaped the axes of men only to be attacked by trolls. A messenger in the form of a wolf comes to the Crow Witch for aid, but her rescue may come too late.

The Boy and the Salamander…..Jeanine Notter with assistance from Wesley Notter

Justin Henley moves from California to New Hampshire with his father and sister after their mother dies. While the father is preoccupied with writing, Justin befriends, Oscar, an orange salamander with black dots. The two of them spend their first summer in New Hampshire annoying Justin’s teenager sister, and exploring the surrounding woods, where they find an old farmhouse and barn. What they find in the barn may not be from this Earth.

The Spaceship House…..Amy Kaiser

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live in a spaceship house? Dahlia and her brother Drake find out when their parents buy a house that was a spaceship. Dahlia and Drake end up taking the house on an adventure of a life time.

Both Dahlia and Drake end up in trouble with NASA, and the Government and they have to get out of this mess before their parents get home from their night out.

Sometimes life just happens. While I was busily preparing The Town in the Bubble and Other Stories for publication, I was asked to publish a book of stories written by women for women. So I am now also accepting submissions for Women's Words...Short Stories by Women for Women. Please feel free to send me your story or email me for guidlines. Thank you for all of your support.