Return to Bella Terra by Maryann Diorio

A mother, her son , and the man who threatens to come between them . . .

When Maria Landro Tonetta receives word that Mama is terminally ill, Maria travels to her Sicilian homeland with her son Nico. She finds herself yearning for the life she once knew as a child on Bella Terra, the family farm, now on the verge of bankruptcy. 

Caught between two worlds, Maria dreams of moving back to Sicily with her husband and children to save the farm.
When, however, Nico’s biological father unexpectedly appears at Mama’s funeral, Maria faces a new enemy to her dream. 

But is there an even greater enemy within her own soul?

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My Review 

Return to Bella Tara is book 3 in the Italian Chronicles Theology.  Loved the story the characters are well developed.  Kept my attention and kept me turning pages. I really like Maryann Diorio's books.  Maria and her husband left Sicily for America to better their lives. But found it not so easy to get ahead in life there.  Maria has left her family never knowing when she can return cause their money is in short supply for anything extra.  What is she to do when she  gets word her mother will not live much longer and is needed at home in Sicily before she dies. Not wanting to travel alone her son goes with her. When she gets there it's not just bad news about her mother but the  who she grew up in is going bankrupt. How can she possibly save it? They have no funds.  Maria so misses it how can she leave and go back home? Then a secret of the past comes out about her and her son. She can't lose her son also.  Maria has a lot to think on and can she learn to let go?