BLOGWORDS – Tuesday 21 April 2026 – TUESDAY REVIEWS-DAY – SPOTLIGHT and EXCERPT – ESCAPE TO PASSIGNANO by NORMANDIE FISCHER

BLOGWORDS – Tuesday 21 April 2026 – TUESDAY REVIEWS-DAY – SPOTLIGHT and EXCERPT – ESCAPE TO PASSIGNANO by NORMANDIE FISCHER

TUESDAY REVIEWS-DAY – SPOTLIGHT and EXCERPT – EXCAPE TO PASSIGNANO by NORMANDIE FISCHER

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Escape to Passignano by Normandie Fischer, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

  

THE BOOK

 

Title: Escape to Passignano
Series: Carolina Coast Stories
Author: Normandie Fischer
Publisher: Sleepy Creek Press
Release Date: March 31, 2026
Genre: Christian Women's Fiction

 

THE BLURB

Can dreams be trusted when life feels like a nightmare?

 Sophia chose to honor her deceased husband’s wishes by visiting his hometown of Passignano sul Trasimeno in the Umbrian region of Italy. She’s trying to find the peace he promised, really she is, while she studies his language and sips caffè with a view of mountains and lake. Only, things begin to happen involving a red-haired child who speaks of things she cannot know—and the child’s father whose very presence challenges that peace.

Dr. Luca Moretti still wrestles with guilt three years after the death of his wife and older children. Overwhelmed by grief, Luca gave the care of his toddler daughter, Noemi, to his sister. It was supposed to be temporary; it wasn’t. Now, Luca wants Noemi back.

When his sister flees, taking Noemi into hiding, Sophia joins forces with a desperate Luca to piece together dreams and voices and supernatural nudges to retrace Noemi’s steps. It’s going to take trust, though, something in short supply for both Luca and Sophia. They’ll have to learn to trust in one another, and, more importantly, to trust in God—that a God who would allow such pain really does mean to work it all out for good. For Noemi. For the two of them. And for a troubled woman from North Carolina who enters their orbit with her own demons, demons God uses—and dispels—as He wills.

 

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THE AUTHOR

Normandie Fischer had the best of several worlds: a Southern heritage, access to schooling in the DC area (which meant lots of cultural adventures), and several years of sculpture studies in Italy. It might have been better for her if she'd used all these opportunities more wisely, but it's possible that the imperfect and the unwise also add fodder for the artist and the writer.

She writes Christian and Southern fiction as well as romantic suspense from her waterfront base in coastal North Carolina, where she lives with her husband, their two dogs, and a once-feral cat. If only her children and grandchildren lived within hailing distance, life would be just about perfect.

Connect with Normandie by visiting normandiefischer.com to follow her on social media and subscribe to email updates.

 

EXCERPT

             Sophia had visited New York’s finger lakes with Peter, but here so much magic existed in the ancient towns, the countryside, the hills.  The sun shimmered in crystals of light on the surface of the lake, and beyond were mountains with stories of their own to tell. That sense of different, of more pulled at her, making her imagination fly to something she’d never considered before, the idea of breaking free, at least for a season. It would be more than adventuring. It would be finding the more Peter had promised lay just beyond the horizon. For him, that had meant heaven, but until she could join him there, her more would be earthbound and her horizon limited by a sky above.

             What if she stayed here, right in Passignano sul Trasimeno? Oh, not forever, but for a month, maybe two… even six. She looked toward the sky.

             Pietro?

             She imagined his name in his native language, and a peace settled as if he were nodding in response. She smiled and glanced from the backseat of Anna’s small car at her sister-in-law’s short curls, much like Peter’s had been but with more gray nudging its way into the dark brown. Staying here would also give Sophia time to get to know his beloved older sister.

 

 

TOUR GIVEAWAY

(2) winners will each receive three books of their choice by Normandie Fischer!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight April 20, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on April 27, 2026. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

Giveaway is subject to JustRead Publicity Tours Giveaway Policies.

 

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