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Evvie is 19 and is good at ballet however her first love is wine making and wants to

make a career out of it. Her mother Sophia cannot understand this when she is such

a talented dancer despite the family owning a vineyard. On a two week trip to the

Paris school of ballet Evvie takes herself off for the day to explore the local vineyards

and discovers more than she thought. After a short stay she discovers something

about herself and trusting people. Stella, Evvies cousin is a very different person to

Evvie. She lacks the confidence and doesn’t realise that she has her own set of talents.

This is a book about a Greek family in the USA with traditional roots. Of promised

marriages and those involved wanting to find love in their own ways. I am not into

love stories but this has so much more- there are even recipes intermingled amongst

the pages as there are the inevitable greek feasts. Of life and loves of let downs and

pick-me-ups. A beautiful story of families and relationships and of what is important

in this life of ours. Where pictures are painted with words and precious memories

restored. This is the third book in the series and happily stands alone (I hadn’t

read the others ). Chasing butterflies- allowing the spirit of someone to become

who they should be- a beautiful butterfly.

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Author Bio

Effie Kammenou is a believer that it is never too late to chase your dreams, follow your heart or change your career. She is proof of that. At one time, long ago, she'd thought that, by her age, she would have had an Oscar in her hand after a successful career as an actor. Instead, she worked in the optical field for 40 years and is the proud mother of two accomplished young women.

Her debut novel, Evanthia’s Gift, is a women’s fiction multigenerational love story and family saga, influenced by her Greek heritage, and the many real life accounts that have been passed down. She continues to pick her father’s brain for stories of his family’s life in Lesvos, Greece, and their journey to America. Her interview with him was published in a nationally circulated magazine.

Evanthia’s Gift: Book One in The Gift Saga was a 2016 award finalist in the Readers Favorite Awards in the Women’s Fiction category.  Waiting for Aegina is Book Two in The Gift Saga and Chasing Petalouthes is Kammenou’s latest release, completing the series.

Effie Kammenou is a first generation Greek-American who lives on Long Island with her husband and two daughters. When she’s not writing, or posting recipes on her food blog, cheffieskitchen.wordpress.com, you can find her entertaining family and friends or traveling for ‘research.’

As an avid cook and baker, a skill she learned from watching her Athenian mother, she incorporated traditional Greek family recipes throughout the books.  

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Theater Arts from Hofstra University.   

Chasing Petalouthes - Blurb 

The Gift Saga concludes with the next generation coming into the forefront of the story during their tumultuous years between adolescence and adulthood.

Evvie has lived through more tragedy than a young girl should ever endure, having lost both her father and a most beloved grandmother at a young age. Her rebellious ways are her only defense to mask the ever-present pain in her heart. Closing herself off emotionally, Evvie vows to never let anyone into her heart. But will her determination to keep everyone out see her lose the only person who could heal her broken soul?

Over-achieving, focused, talented, determined to succeed. Those are the traits Stella envies in her siblings and cousins. Her insecurities and lack of confidence stunts her ability to realize her own worth. When an older, handsome young man claims her as his own, Stella believes she has finally found who she has been looking for—someone to love her enough to mold her into the best version of herself. But has she fallen in love too quickly for a man she barely knows anything about?

Chasing Petalouthes (Chasing Butterflies) is the coming of age story of two flawed, young women who push their way out from the confines of the cocoons they’d built around themselves and discover how to soar.

 Can be read as a standalone. For the full emotional impact on the character's live and histories, read Evanthia's Gift & Waiting For Aegina.