The Villa

By: Nora Roberts

Narrated by: Laural Merlington

Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

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 Tyler 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.

©2004 Nora Roberts (P)2004 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Good story

Liked the narrator hard to do so many voices and accent. Good listen to older Nora Roberts book,seems like a simple story compared to all the chaos in the world a good escape for awhile.

The narrator did an amazing job!

The story was good and the narrator made all the characters seem to have their own voice. I loved listening to this book.

Great Nora Roberts story

Yikes. I struggled to finish this one. The narator's accent was painful to listen to.

The Villa. A Great Read.

A really good book. I recommend it to anyone who wants to read about family, tradition, wineries, love, romance, sex, suspense, murder, and a damn good book.

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What did you love best about The Villa?

All the characters

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Villa?

Her mother being able to find love

What about Laural Merlington’s performance did you like?

She's just awesome

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Could not turn it off listened to 3x's already

Any additional comments?

This book was like watching a movies. It draws you into it... NR is great

Perfect

I fell in love with the characters and wish it was a series so I could hear more of this family.

Loved the story Great narration!

I'm a Nora Roberts fan and The Villa did not disappoint. The narration was excellent throughout.

Strong Women

The story was predictable but I enjoyed it. Tarrator must not be Italian. The accent/ broken Englist was annoying.

excellent story line, held my interest throughout

good writing, maybe Nora Roberts best! I hope she goes back to this style of writing, I do not enjoy the supernatural writings at all. Narrator does a good job

excellant junk food

What did you love best about The Villa?

perfect and predictable

Who was your favorite character and why?

the punky teenage girl because she was so contra to her image

Which character – as performed by Laural Merlington – was your favorite?

I don't have a favorite, but she did a great job!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

just a little bit.I did really like the story