Mary Campisi has 16 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 4 narrators, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is A Family Affair: Spring.
A Family Affair: Spring
Summary
A Family Affair: Spring is a story of betrayal, forgiveness, and redemption, all wrapped up in the lives of the people we love to love, and even a few we love to hate. Harry Blacksworth is rich, handsome, the ultimate playboy with a killer smile and a clever wit. He's fought it, denied it, ignored it, but the damn truth won't go away: He's fallen in love. And just when he's accepted that fact, Greta Servensen, the only woman he's ever trusted, breaks his heart. Christine Blacksworth and Nate Desantro beat the odds when they fell in love and married. But staying married is threatened when the foundation behind every good relationship - trust - is challenged. Gloria Blacksworth descends upon Magdalena in all of her designer-clad arrogance, determined to make Christine change her course and return to Chicago and her old life. It may take a well-planted lie or two, but Gloria doesn't plan to fail. When she finally confronts Miriam Desantro, the "other woman", Gloria discovers more than she ever wanted to know...or admit. Angelo "Pop" Benito is The Godfather of Magdalena. Nothing happens in that town without his knowledge or approval. And Pop doesn't do anything without a long sit-down with his dead wife, Lucy, and a half dozen pizzelles by his side. He'll need a lot of lung power and a tray of his favorite treat to help Nate and Christine out of a real mess. And he may need the help of his checkers buddy and Magdalena's shining star, Lily Desantro.
©2013 Mary Campisi (P)2015 Mary Campisi
A Family Affair Shorts: Peace
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The story before the story.... What happened before A Family Affair began? Best-selling author Mary Campisi answers this question in her new Park Bench series. These short stories make the perfect park-bench story and are named after her signature park bench covers. In A Family Affair Shorts: Peace, book five, Charles visits Miriam and Lily, as he’s done for the past several years. Their time is ordinary and enjoyable, and passes too quickly. There’s already talk about the next visit and Lily’s 14th birthday in a few months. Such grand plans and dreams that will die on the icy road with Charles and create what can only be called fate as his two families converge.... And that’s where A Family Affair begins! Charles has written six letters that will reveal the choice he’s made in order to live a more authentic life. However, he dies before he can distribute the letters, and it will take years before they are discovered! Note: These stories are intended for those who’ve enjoyed A Family Affair, book one in the Truth in Lies series, and provide an in-depth look into the lives of the characters listeners love to love - even a few they love to hate. Don’t miss these compelling collections! Park Bench series: Book One: A Family Affair Shorts: Destiny Book Two: A Family Affair Shorts: Regret Book Three: A Family Affair Shorts: Love Book Four: A Family Affair Shorts: Heartbreak Book Five: A Family Affair Shorts: Peace
©2018 Mary Campisi (P)2019 Mary Campisi
Simple Riches
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Sometimes we're lucky enough to get that second chance - in life and in love. That Second Chance Series are standalone stories of strong women who battle heartache and loss with a courage and determination to find new paths and true love. What ties them together? A common theme: belief in the beauty of that second chance. Simple Riches is book three of That Second Chance Series. It is also the prequel to Mary's best-selling family saga, A Family Affair: Winter, Truth in Lies, Book Six. Alexandra "Alex" Chamberlain is a big city girl who knows nothing about close-knit families, sibling rivalry, or receiving an unsolicited opinion in the name of family. She's been raised by an aunt and uncle who've provided her with a wealthy lifestyle and a fancy education, but have withheld what she craved most - love and acceptance. Her uncle has taught her to disregard everything but the bottom line and she'll do anything to earn his approval. She prides herself on excelling at her job which is selecting small towns to buy, flatten, and replace with luxury resorts. When Alex decides to investigate Restalline, Pennsylvania, as a potential site for the next resort, she enters the town under the guise of a researcher gathering information for a documentary. Her uncle wants this project badly, and she's not going to disappointment him. This town should be like all the others. Only it isn't. This town has the Androviches, a family who values hard work, honesty, and doing the right thing. And this town has Nick Androvich, the town doctor with a battered heart who doesn't quite trust her, but can't deny the mutual attraction.
©2012 Mary Campisi (P)2016 Mary Campisi Books, LLC
A Family Affair: Christmas
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It's time to head back to Magdalena in this holiday novella. The town is preparing to celebrate the holidays when a snowstorm hits and threatens to ruin the festivities. But that's not the only threat blowing into town. Pop's son is here from California to enjoy Christmas with his father, but when he leaves, he's taking Pop with him, or is he? Will the town give up the Godfather of Magdalena, or will they show Pop's son that when we open our hearts, anything is possible, even second chances?
©2014 Mary Campisi (P)2016 Mary Campisi
A Family Affair Shorts: Heartbreak
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The story before the story.... What happened before A Family Affair began? Best-selling author Mary Campisi answers this question in her new Park Bench series. These short stories make the perfect park-bench story, and are named after her signature park bench covers. In A Family Affair Shorts: Heartbreak, book four, Gloria finally decides to confront her suspicions that Charles has been having an affair and hires a private investigator. It is one thing to suspect, but what she discovers is so much more than a simple affair. And for those who remember Gloria’s ability to exact revenge, you won’t want to miss this! Note: These stories are intended for those who’ve enjoyed A Family Affair, book one in the Truth in Lies series, and provide an in-depth look into the lives of the characters listeners love to love - even a few they love to hate. Don’t miss these compelling collections! Park Bench series: Book One: A Family Affair Shorts: Destiny Book Two: A Family Affair Shorts: Regret Book Three: A Family Affair Shorts: Love Book Four: A Family Affair Shorts: Heartbreak Book Five: A Family Affair Shorts: Peace
©2018 Mary Campisi (P)2019 Mary Campisi
A Family Affair Shorts: Love
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The story before the story.... What happened before A Family Affair began? Best-selling author Mary Campisi answers this question in her new Park Bench series. These short stories make the perfect park-bench story, and are named after her signature park bench covers. In A Family Affair Shorts: Love, book three, Charles is determined to let duty prevail over desire and breaks off his relationship with Miriam. But he soon realizes his real life is with Miriam, even if it is only four days a month. When he confesses this truth, she shares a truth of her own; She’s pregnant. Together, they will form a new family, one that, while not conforming to society’s standards, is nonetheless filled with love and commitment. Note: These stories are intended for those who’ve enjoyed A Family Affair, book one in the Truth in Lies series, and provide an in-depth look into the lives of the characters listeners love to love - even a few they love to hate. Don’t miss these compelling collections! Park Bench series: Book One: A Family Affair Shorts: Destiny Book Two: A Family Affair Shorts: Regret Book Three: A Family Affair Shorts: Love Book Four: A Family Affair Shorts: Heartbreak Book Five: A Family Affair Shorts: Peace
©2018 Mary Campisi (P)2019 Mary Campisi
A Family Affair: The Promise
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Heartache. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption...It's time to head back to Magdalena, New York, and spend a little time with the people we love to love and even a few we love to hate. A lot has happened since leaving town in A Family Affair: Winter! Bree Kinkaid is dealing with heartache and betrayal the only way she can - denial. Her friends can't help her, she won't listen to her parents, and she rejects offerings of support and sympathy from the town as she attempts to hold onto that magical life she wanted. But when a stranger shows up at Bree's doorstep with information about her husband, she can't pretend any longer. And in case you were wondering what happened to Gloria Blacksworth's notebook, it's still resting in Nate Desantro's desk drawer...but not for long. Gloria might be dead, but the notebook continues to leak distrust and ill will into the community, and someone's got to stop it! There might be only one person in town equipped for the job - any guesses? We've also got a new man in Magdalena, one badly in need of a second chance.... Grant Richot sprinted through life, a boy wonder with talent, intelligence, confidence, and charm. He never doubted the world awaited him, just as he never doubted the right woman would come into his life - but only when he was ready for her. Anyone before that was simply preparation for the one. How wrong he was. Years and a tragedy later, Grant arrives in Maggie Finnegan's hometown of Magdalena, New York - broken, uncertain, and searching for that second chance with the woman he cast aside. But Maggie's no longer naïve and impressionable; she's a confident, competent widow with a child, who has more at risk than another broken heart....
©2015 Mary Campisi (P)2017 Mary Campisi Books, LLC
A Family Affair: Summer
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Heartache. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption. It's time to head back to Magdalena, New York, and spend a little time with the people we love to love and even a few we love to hate. Eight years ago, tragedy struck the town's perfect couple, Daniel "Cash" Casherdon and Tess Carrick, days before their wedding. That tragedy shredded their dreams of a life together and sent them fleeing Magdalena. Now, destiny has brought them back, and the town is determined to see this couple mend their differences. Angelo "Pop" Benito will lead the crusade to march Cash and Tess down the aisle with the help of The Bleeding Hearts Society, a garden group more interested in healing people's hearts than helping a sick basil plant. But they're not the only ones cheering for this couple's second chance. Who would have thought Nate Desantro would be giving advice on relationships, love, and marriage? But when a man finds the right woman, anything is possible. Add a baby to the mix; well, that's pure "hero" material. Christine will offer her share of support and wisdom to Tess and stand up to an old troublemaker in the name of family and friendship. From the 50-something widow who is afraid to open her heart again, to the pregnant friend who believes everyone has a soul mate, to Lily Desantro, the shining light who makes others believe anything is possible, Magdalena's finest will rally to give Tess and Cash that second chance. But all the prayers and contrivances in the world won't help until Tess reveals the secret she's carried for too many years, a secret that could destroy her chance with Cash forever.... And if you're wondering about Harry Blacksworth and his brood, you'll glimpse a snippet of what he's up to, but he'll be back in full force in A Family Affair: Fall. Not only that - he's moving to Magdalena with Greta and the kids! Can you imagine Harry maneuvering a lawnmower or carrying out the trash?
©2014 Mary Campisi (P)2015 Mary Campisi Books, LLC
Pretending Normal
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1976 -Sara Polokovich wants out of Norwood, Pennsylvania, population 4,582, where the undertaker and the butcher are the same person. All she has to do is earn a scholarship. Just two more years...but until then, she pours over classics to strengthen her comprehension skills, reviews for the SAT, and continues to request college brochures from every school in the northeast. Sara's just buried her mother, her father drinks too much, and her kid sister won't leave her alone. Why can't her life be normal? Even half-normal? Why does Frank, (she refuses to think of him as her father anymore), spend all of his time in the garage with that damn '57 Chevy? And why does he have to hide bottles all over the house; in the red metal cupboard in the garage, behind the faded orange curtain in the kitchen, under the sink in the bathroom? Why can't anybody talk about what's happening? As Sara struggles to free herself from a life of dysfunction and disease, she will learn the true depths of a parent's love and the ultimate sacrifice given - and taken - in the name of that love. Pretending Normal follows Sara Polokovich's coming of age as she discovers the truths about family with all of its flaws and weaknesses as the bond that holds one to another, in love, loyalty, even death.
©2012 Mary Campisi (P)2015 Mary Campisi
A Family Affair Shorts: Regret
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The story before the story.... What happened before A Family Affair began? Best-selling author Mary Campisi answers this question in her new Park Bench series. These short stories make the perfect park-bench story, and are named after her signature park bench covers. In A Family Affair Shorts: Regret, book two, Harry Blacksworth commits an unthinkable betrayal against his brother when he has an affair with his sister-in-law, Gloria. Listeners have often wondered about the events that led up to the betrayal and the aftermath that culminated in a pregnancy and a child who could belong to either brother. Note: These stories are intended for those who’ve enjoyed A Family Affair, book one in the Truth in Lies series, and provide an in-depth look into the lives of the characters listeners love to love - even a few they love to hate. Don’t miss these compelling collections! Park Bench series: Book One: A Family Affair Shorts: Destiny Book Two: A Family Affair Shorts: Regret Book Three: A Family Affair Shorts: Love Book Four: A Family Affair Shorts: Heartbreak Book Five: A Family Affair Shorts: Peace
©2018 Mary Campisi (P)2019 Mary Campisi
The Betrayed Trilogy: Boxed Set
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Heartache. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption. These are the hallmarks of best-selling author Mary Campisi’s novels, and she does it again with The Betrayed Trilogy. Sometimes hiding in the shadows is the only way to protect your heart. - Pieces of You Quinn Burnes is a master of emotional detachment, from his successful career as a personal injury attorney to his strings of meaningless relationships with beautiful women who possess uneasy temperaments; a sure formula to keep his heart safe. Until he meets the mysterious "Danielle", a woman with too many secrets who's on the run from the abusive, estranged husband she shot and may have killed. Danielle isn't like any woman he's ever met, but can he risk his heart for someone who's doing exactly what his mother did 18 years ago? Someone who may ultimately leave him, just like his mother? He's not who he says he is...but neither is she.... - Secrets of You Wealthy, privileged, the product of too much money and too little responsibility, Ash Lancaster routinely pretends he's someone else so he'll be valued for more than his bank accounts. Talented, beautiful, tormented by a past choice she deeply regrets, jewelry designer Arianna Sorensen guards her heart and her privacy from the outside world. When Arianna and Ash meet, the passion is real, though the rest may not be. She thinks he's a motorcycle-riding photojournalist with nothing but a camera and two saddlebags to his name. He thinks she's a blue-blooded, orphaned sophisticate with a fat trust fund. However, lies have a way of catching up and causing their own damage. Will Ash and Arianna survive the truth and get a second chance? How could a mother walk away from her family? - What’s Left of Her The real story behind the disappearance of Evie Burnes. This novella offers an intimate glimpse into Evie's life before and after her disappearance.
©2014 Mary Campisi (P)2019 Mary Campisi
A Family Affair: Fall
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Heartache. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption. It's time to head back to Magdalena, New York, and spend a little time with the people we love to love and even a few we love to hate. Gina Servetti was raised to believe she wasn't enough - not thin enough, not pretty enough, not clever enough. She's more comfortable with a spreadsheet than a conversation and doesn't trust easily, especially where men are concerned, most notably the good-looking, smooth-talking ones like Ben Reed. When city boy Ben Reed arrives in Magdalena, he's not planning a long-term stay in a town filled with too many busybodies and too little excitement. He just needs things to settle down in Philly for a few months before he returns to his old life and his plan to win back his ex-wife. But once he gets to know the people in this town, he starts to care about them - one in particular: Gina Servetti. The longer he's around her, the more he realizes she's so much more than a woman with a scowl and a sharp tongue. She's real and honest - and as afraid of trusting as he is. But can Ben and Gina open up and take a risk for a chance at real love? Well, if the rest of the town has anything to say about it, and they always do, this couple will take the big leap and end with an "I do"! And would the story be complete without checking in on Harry Blacksworth's latest adventure? Harry's moved his brood to Magdalena and is taking advice but, thankfully, not fashion lessons from Pop Benito. That spells trouble on so many levels. Oh, but it's going to be interesting. Join me as we peek into the lives of some of our favorites: Pop Benito, Lily, Nate and Christine Desantro, Harry and Greta Blacksworth, Mimi Pendergrass, Bree Kinkaid...and many more. See you in Magdalena!
©2014 Mary Campisi (P)2016 Mary Campisi Books, LLC
A Family Affair: Winter
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Mary Campisi's best-selling Truth in Lies series takes us back to Magdalena in A Family Affair: Winter. Michael Androvich and Elise Pentani should have been married and working on their "happily ever after" but fate intervened and stole their chance. Can the residents of Magdalena help them get it back and give them a second chance? On the day Michael stands at the altar before family, friends, and most of the town of Restalline, Pennsylvania, he's prepared to pledge his life, love, and fidelity to the woman who owns his heart. There's only one thing missing - the bride. Elise loves Michael truly and completely, but there's a tiny piece of her that believes he'll fall back into his "bad boy" ways. When a threat from his past visits her, Elise lets doubt rule and skips her own wedding. Nursing a broken heart and determined to forget the woman he can't forget, Michael heads to Magdalena, New York to secure a business deal for his family's lumber company. He's not prepared for the endless questions and inquisitive nature of the residents who remind him an awful lot of his hometown. Just when Michael has gotten the town to accept the fact that he's not talking about his past or the reason for his surly disposition, his ex-fiancée shows up with an apology he doesn't want to hear and certainly doesn't want to believe. So much for the town leaving him alone; everybody has an opinion and they're all more than anxious to share it. There's no way the residents of Magdalena can ignore these two broken-hearted souls. Michael and Elise have "need help" and "belong together" stamped all over their sad faces. Add that to Pop Benito's determined matchmaking skills and Lily Desantro's clever curiosity, and this couple might just get that second chance.
©2015 Mary Campisi (P)2016 Mary Campisi Books, LLC
A Family Affair Shorts Boxed Set
Summary
The story before the story...What happened before A Family Affair began? Best-selling author Mary Campisi answers this question in her new Park Bench series. These short stories make the perfect park-bench listen and are named after her signature park-bench covers.
A Family Affair Shorts: Destiny. A chance meeting between Charles Blacksworth and Miriam Desantro in a grocery store becomes the key to the Truth in Lies series.
A Family Affair Shorts: Regret. Harry Blacksworth is filled with angst and guilt after sleeping with his brother's wife. This affair fractures Charles and Gloria's relationship.
A Family Affair Shorts: Love. Charles's suffers confusion and indecision as he breaks off his relationship with Miriam. The birth of Lily brings hope and unconditional love.
A Family Affair Shorts: Heartbreak. When Gloria discovers her husband is having an affair, she vows revenge and grows bitter that life has not turned out as she's planned.
A Family Affair Shorts: Peace. On the last day of Charles Blacksworth's life, he promises Miriam that next month they'll talk about the future. Nate admits his unwanted attraction to the woman in Lily's photo albums - Charles's daughter, Christine.
©2018 Mary Campisi (P)2019 Mary Campisi
Destiny
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What happened before A Family Affair began? Best-selling author Mary Campisi answers this question in her new Park Bench series. These short stories make the perfect park-bench listen, and are named after her signature park bench covers. Book One is aptly titled A Family Affair: Destiny. Such a powerful word with so many meanings. Listeners have long pondered the first meeting between Charles Blacksworth and Miriam Desantro, a meeting that would change the course of their lives and everyone associated with them. It was such a simple exchange in the grocery store, but what happened next, and the conversations that ensued? You won’t want to miss them! Note: These stories are intended for those who’ve read A Family Affair, Book One in the Truth in Lies series, and provide an in-depth look into the lives of the characters listeners love to love - even a few they love to hate. Don’t miss these compelling collections! Park Bench series: Book One: A Family Affair: Destiny Book Two: A Family Affair: Regret Book Three: A Family Affair: Love Book Four: A Family Affair: Heartbreak Book Five: A Family Affair: Peace
©2018 Mary Campisi (P)2019 Mary Campisi
A Family Affair
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A Family Affair is where it all began...Heartache, Betrayal, Forgiveness, Redemption...all wrapped up in the people you will love to love, and those you will love to hate! When Christine Blacksworth's larger-than-life father is killed on an icy road in Magdalena, New York, a hundred miles from the 'getaway' cabin he visited every month, she discovers a secret that threatens everything she's always held to be true. Her father has another family which includes a mistress and a daughter. Determined to uncover the truth behind her father's secret life, Christine heads to Magdalena, prepared to hate the people who have caused her to question everything she thought she knew about her father. But what she finds is a woman who understands her, a half-sister who cherishes her, and a man who could love her if she'll let him. The longer she's around them, the more she questions which family is the real one… Truth in Lies Series: Book One: A Family Affair Book Two: A Family Affair: Spring Book Three: A Family Affair: Summer Book Four: A Family Affair: Fall Book Five: A Family Affair: Christmas Book Six: A Family Affair: Winter Book Seven: A Family Affair: The Promise (TBA) Book Eight: A Family Affair: The Secret (TBA) Attention Book Clubs! There is now a Discussion Guide for A Family Affair. A Great reference for a Book Club discussion! Go to marycampisi.com/family-affair-book-club-discussion-guide/ to get it now. Also available in audio is A Family Affair: Spring, Book 2 in this series. The saga continues.
©2011 Mary Campisi (P)2014 Mary Campisi