Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for Eyewitness Sketch by Danielle Grandinetti, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: Eyewitness Sketch
Series: Di Stasio Giornaliste Agency #1
Author: Danielle Grandinetti
Publisher: Hearth Spot Press
Release Date: March 10, 2026
Genre: 1930s Historical Romantic Mystery
Finding love at Death’s Door might destroy them both.
CHICAGO, Ill., 1931—Gabriella Salatino, an illustrative journalist for the Di Stasio Giornaliste Agency, never planned to return to her island home at the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula. Nor did she plan to witness a murder. But when her life is threatened, she has no choice but to hide out under the protective care of the man she left behind.
Deputy Andri Jóhannsson has been coming to Gabby’s rescue his entire life, but having her in his secluded home tests the limits of his patience. The woman has no sense of self-preservation, and he has a smuggling ring to ferret out. Except, her skill with sketchpad and pencils might be the very investigative tool he needs in order to catch the bootleggers.
With a murderer on her trail and criminals evading detection, Gabriella and Andri must set aside the past or risk its eruption. Because this time, the collateral damage might include more than losing their friendship. It might cost them the lives of those they love.
La Verità con Integrità. Truth with Integrity. The Legacy of a (Girl) Stunt Reporter.
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Excerpt
“Give that to me.” Mr. Cook snagged the receiver out of her hands. “Who is this?”
Gabriella covered her burning face with her hands, her mortification complete. Andri already thought of her as a younger sister, a girl, not a woman. But he was the only one she trusted not to get the wrong idea.
“Who I am is none of your concern.” Andri’s bass voice crackled through the earpiece loud enough for Gabriella to hear the deadly edge to his words.
“Not until you confirm how long Gabriella’s been your girl,” Mr. Cook demanded.
Gabriella pressed into the wall, tears stinging her eyes. She’d wanted to be Andri’s girl for as long as she could remember. Once upon a time she had never felt shy or ill-at-ease around him. That changed seven years ago, and tonight would only make it worse. Why had she thought this was a good idea?
“I don’t believe you’re her boyfriend.” Mr. Cook grinned at her like a cat toying with a bird. Or was it the mouse who got the cheese?
Andri’s voice rumbled through the phone, but Gabriella heard no distinct words. Then Mr. Cook’s smile faded, and, without a word, he tossed Gabriella the earpiece like a hot coal. With words unfit for a gentleman scorching the air, he stormed off.
“What did you say to him?” Gabriella whispered into the phone. “He hightailed it out of here like he was about to lose half his millions.”
“That just confirms he’s no good.” Andri’s exasperated sigh was one she’d heard directed at her all her life. “Now, what’s going on, Gabby? Do I need to come down there? Do you need me to come get you?”
She wanted to say yes, but he only asked because he saw her as a helpless little sister. Anyway, he was three hundred miles away. “I’ll be fine. You can stand down. I don’t need a policeman.”
“Gabriella—”
“I’m fine, Andri.” She swallowed back the emotion clogging her voice. “Thank you.”
She bid him goodbye and hung up the receiver. If only she could hang up her childhood feelings toward him as easily.
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About the Author
Danielle Grandinetti writes award-winning 1930s historical romance filled with mystery, suspense, and hope. She is a second-generation Italian-American rooted in Midwest traditions. Fueled by tea, books, and the creative beauty of nature, her stories explore love and belonging in hard times. Find her online at daniellegrandinetti.com.
Tour Giveaway
(3) winners will each receive a paperback copy of the prequel novella Undercover Wish and swag!
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight March 10, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on March 17, 2026. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only for prize as described. Ebook available instead if winner is outside the US. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
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