Dreaming Sophia Receives 1st Place in Adult Fiction in the 2018 Reader Views Literary Awards

I am thrilled to announce that “Dreaming Sophia” has been selected by Reader Views as the FIRST place winner in their 2018 Adult Fiction Literary Awards category!

Cin! Cin! Grazie!

Sophia and I couldn’t be happier and more proud to know that the story of a day-dreaming artist and the love she has for Italy, the language and the Italian culture has resonated with so many readers. Thank you to the judges and everyone who has taken a trip with Sophia to Florence and discovered that dreams do turn into reality.

Reader Views writes:

Author Melissa Muldoon presents spellbinding artistic expression in her delightful story, “Dreaming Sophia.”

Not your typical Italian romantic adventure, “Dreaming Sophia” is a wonderful multifaceted story that pushes through several genres, with layers and layers of exquisite entertainment. The story interweaves the experiences of a young girl as she overcomes significant loss and learns to love again, a historical peek into the lives of notable Italian dignitaries, and wonderful lessons and insight into all the splendor of Italy’s culture, language, art, and magical countryside. Basically, it’s a coming of age story, a romantic drama, action and adventure tale, travel guide, history text, artist book, and fantasy novel all rolled into one – phew!

I enjoyed this story immensely and was taken with the author’s creativity. Her love and passion for all things Italian exude from every single page. I quite imagine her to be just like her leading lady. She writes with an undeniably distinctive flair, and the seemingly effortless ability to draw readers into her world. The development of her characters is flawless. It was fun to watch Sophia grow and come into her own as the story progressed; she is truly an appealing protagonist that will squeeze her way into the hearts of readers. I fell in love with Sophia’s supporting cast of characters as well and found the way the author wrote the Italian personalities into the story to be unique and quite refreshing. And – I know it’s cliché to say that the author writes in such a way that I felt like I was right there, but here goes – the author writes in such a way that I felt like I was right there in the story with Sophia!

I highly recommend “Dreaming Sophia” by Melissa Muldoon. It’s a fantastic read with an appeal that will captivate and take you on a journey you won’t soon forget.

Dreaming Sophia is now available in Hardback!