The final novel in the Oltrarno Passages trilogy.

The story that began when Eli found Graham comes at last to Levi — the one who watched it all...

The Other Shore (THE OLTRARNO PASSAGES Book 3) by Michael Manosca

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Across the Arno (THE OLTRARNO PASSAGES Book 1)

Graham Tierney has spent thirty years writing the Oltrarno series—sweeping historical romances set in Renaissance Florence that have earned him critical acclaim, a devoted readership, and a Hollywood option. But since losing Simon, his husband of three decades, Graham hasn’t written a word. He’s been sitting alone in his Maine cottage, waiting...

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The Far Bank (THE OLTRARNO PASSAGES Book 2)

Eli Pelletier has finally built a life that fits him. A small apartment north of Portland. Niles, the boyfriend he wasn’t sure he’d ever find. Graham Tierney down the road, the father figure he hadn’t known he needed. Then, on an ordinary Thursday afternoon, it all goes away.

Kieran Callahan, a twenty-two-year-old Portland paramedic, becomes the...

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Beyond Ties That Bind: A Novel

What happens when someone sees you more clearly than you’ve ever seen yourself?

Alex Robertson spent eighteen years in a small Ohio town, perfecting the art of blending in. He’s the quiet one, the artist, the boy who never quite fit but never made waves about it. College is supposed to be his escape—a place to figure out who he is without...

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May 27, 2026

The Oltrarno Passages, Book Two

When I sat down to write Across the Arno, I knew there were three books. I knew which characters carried which...

March 10, 2026

Last October, I finished a novel.

It had been through multiple rounds of edits and revisions. A cover was designed. The Library of Congress issued a...

February 14, 2026

I started with a writer.

Not myself — I'm no Graham Tierney. I don't have a seven-book series set in Renaissance Florence. I've never had an HBO...

January 20, 2026

People sometimes ask where stories come from. The honest answer is usually everywhere and nowhere—a convergence of memory and moment that you...

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