The Villa: Summary and book reviews of The Villa by Nora Roberts, plus links to an excerpt from The Villa and a biography of Nora Roberts.

Sophia Giambelli has never worried about competition. For three generations, the Giambelli wines have been renowned for their quality -- from Napa Valley to Italy, and throughout the world. The pride of the Giambelli family and a top PR executive, Sophia loves her job--and excels at it. But things are about to change at Villa Giambelli. Tereza, the matriarch, has announced a merger with the MacMillan family's winery--and Sophia will be assuming a new role. As a savvy businesswoman, she knows she must be prepared for anything . . . but she isn't prepared for Tyler MacMillan. They've been ordered to work together very closely, to facilitate the merger. Sophia must teach Ty the finer points of marketing -- and Ty, in turn, shows her how to get down and dirty, to use the sun, rain, and earth to coax the sweetest grapes from the vineyard. As they toil together, both in and out of the fields, Sophia is torn between a powerful attraction and a professional rivalry. At the end of the season, the course of the company's future -- and the legacy of the villa -- may take an entirely new direction. And when acts of sabotage threaten both the family business and the family itself, Sophia's quest will be not only for dominance, but also for survival.

Media Reviews

Library Journal The Giambelli and MacMillan family wineries are about to merge, and granddaughter Sophie Giambelli is supposed to work closely with Tyler MacMillan to make sure it happens. Funny, but they might end up in a merger, too.   Kirkus Reviews A smooth blend of suspense and romance. As ever, the author's trademark effortless style keeps a complex plot moving without a hitch.   Publisher's Weekly As usual, Roberts provides plenty of intriguing background information, this time on wine making, and snappy dialogue....The Villa is vintage Roberts, a grand cru label for the bestseller lists.

Recent Reader Reviews

Rated of 5 by pointereader
Like wine? Read it
I'm a fan of Roberts and red wine, so this was a dream read. It's vintage Roberts (glossy people and settings, sex plus suspense, quick pace), so anyone looking for deep characters, semicolons, or the meaning of life should cork this bottle up and...   Read More

Rated of 5 by Wanda G
I absolutely loved this book. It was like I was there in the book observing everything with my own eyes and ears. It has non-stop excitement and suspense. Nora Roberts has a way with words that made me feel this way. I could only wish to write in...   Read More

Review (not rated) by Anonymous
I've just listened to the audiotape of Nora Roberts "The Villa." The actress reading the tape is obviously very good, even though the male voices are quite ugly.
As to the novel itself, I wonder how popular writers create the...   Read More

Rated of 5 by Cynthia San Antonio
I cannot put the book down once I started reading it. It will keep you in suspense all through-out. You can never guess who killed who in the story.

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