Abbondanté

About this book

This is a tender, romantic love story...and legendary. It is a gentle inspirational story about finding family, faith and redemption through love over the devastating grief and sorrow of loss - a story of redemption and love. The journey from desolate loss to the discovery of a new, chosen family. It powerfully illustrates how unwavering loyalty and faith can create a foundation for hope, even when everything seems to be gone.Naomi Bertoli after a series of devastating losses, wishes to return to her former home in California wine country. She brings with her two loyal daughters-in-law - Olivia and Julie. Halfway there, Olivia devotes herself to Naomi and continues on to the Napa Valley while Julie returns home. Through Olivia's quiet strength and devotion, she finds a new life she did not know she could have.In California, Olivia meets Nathan, a handsome, kind-hearted and well-to-do vintner in the Napa Valley. A distant relative to Naomi. He meets Olivia, who incidentally, is working in his vineyard out of necessity.While it may sound like a Hollywood "meet-cute" situation, it is far more. Throughout this story, there is a sense that there is divine providence at work. God uses human kindness in the lives of Naomi, Olivia, and Nathan to do His work. As you follow the meeting of Nathan and Olivia, there is a sense of destiny that develops. But the magic of love does not stop with Nathan and Olivia. They pass that legacy on to their offspring, who hand it down to their families.The result is fantastic even to this day.