On August 18 and 19, 2026, readers can download the ebook version of Gina Iafrate's award-winning novel, The English Professor, at no charge from Amazon. The announcement comes as Iafrate continues to build a following for her romantic fiction that spans continents and generations.
In The English Professor, Andrew Robertson, an introverted middle-aged professor, leaves his unremarkable London life for Sicily, where he is warmly welcomed by strangers. In this sensuous Mediterranean setting, he develops a burning infatuation for Francesca, another man's wife. Their passionate affair results in a child, but Andrew must return to London, and Francesca must protect herself, Andrew, and their child from her violent husband.
The sequel, The Professor's Daughter, follows Gracy Robertson, the love child of that intense affair. Taken from her dying mother at birth, Gracy is raised in hiding by her devastated father to avoid mobsters. After the threat passes, they return to Sicily, but the professor's life ends, leaving Gracy grief-stricken. Her journey takes her across the ocean where she finds love, but fate strikes again, threatening her peace and life until her heart finds home in her denied lover's devotion.
The third book in the series, Love and Betrayal, sees Gracy's married happiness turn disenchanting as her husband Alvaro betrays their vows. His unfaithfulness brings catastrophic consequences influenced by greed, jealousy, and revenge. Gracy's emotional journey of survival becomes challenging, but with the intervention of caring people, she finds love, peace, and support once more.
Iafrate writes sweeping family sagas that allow readers to travel the globe without leaving home. Like fine pieces of music, her books are layered, providing intricately formed mental images punctuated by dramatic movements. In the tradition of Nicholas Sparks and John Grisham, her story lines reveal the richness of the human experience through finely drawn characters, with rich and tactile descriptions of exotic places.
Other books in her Strong Women series include The Girl From The Cornfield, set in 1950 Italy, where Giuliana Ferrante rises above a vicious attack to earn a legal degree and succeed in business. Bestowed By Love And Splendour follows a broken-hearted wife who finds solace on the island of Sardinia, where fate transports her to a world of peace and love. Iafrate also authored Releases From My Soul, a collection of poems and novellas drawn from her life and imagination. She is currently working on her seventh novel, The Shoeless Boy.
Iafrate, a resident of Niagara, Ontario, writes in both Italian and English. Her works have been exhibited at The Pier 21 Museum in Halifax, and featured in Phoenix Magazine, The Horizon, and Author's Voice. She is a 2016 Book Excellence Award Finalist and has appeared at numerous libraries and book clubs. More information about her books is available at her website.
