by Adriana Licio | Oct 13, 2026 | Cozy Mystery Books
Is there anything better than curling up with an Agatha Christie mystery at Christmas? A comfortable armchair, a hot drink, perhaps a slice of Christmas cake, and a house full of people who may or may not be plotting murder. Christie wrote three original mysteries...
by Adriana Licio | Sep 25, 2026 | Various
Many first-time visitors arrive expecting a seaside town, only to discover that Maratea proper perches 300 metres above the sea, while the beaches and the port lie far below. Confused? You’re not alone. So… what is Maratea exactly? Maratea is in fact a cluster of...
by Adriana Licio | Sep 24, 2026 | Unlikely Rebels
Part of the Unlikely Rebels series — stories of women you thought you knew: gentle, reassuring, harmless. They were anything but. Beatrix Potter is remembered for a rabbit in a blue jacket. I discovered a shy, stubborn woman who fought ferociously for a landscape,...
by Adriana Licio | Aug 31, 2026 | Unlikely Rebels
Part of the Unlikely Rebels series — stories of women you thought you knew: gentle, reassuring, harmless. They were anything but. Daphne du Maurier is often remembered as the romantic novelist behind Rebecca. I discovered a fiercely independent woman who escaped...
by Adriana Licio | Aug 30, 2026 | Unlikely Rebels
Part of the Unlikely Rebels series — stories of women you thought you knew: gentle, reassuring, harmless. They were anything but. Louisa May Alcott is remembered as the gentle author of Little Women. I discovered an abolitionist and suffragist, a Civil War nurse, a...
by Adriana Licio | Aug 30, 2026 | Unlikely Rebels
Part of the Unlikely Rebels series — stories of women you thought you knew: gentle, reassuring, harmless. They were anything but. Shirley Temple is remembered as Hollywood’s dimpled child star, forever singing on the Good Ship Lollipop. I discovered a diplomat...
