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Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — The Goddaughter by Melodie Campbell. Gina Gallo is a gemologist who would like nothing better than to run her little jewelry shop. Unfortunately she's also "the Goddaughter," and, as she tells her new friend Pete, "you don't get to choose your relatives.

So do Gina Gallo is a gemologist who would like nothing better than to run her little jewelry shop. So do bullets, when her cousin Tony is taken down by rival mobsters from New York. It turns out Tony was carrying a load of hot gems in the heel of his shoe. When Gina is reluctantly recruited to carry the rocks back to Buffalo, the worst happens: Pete and Gina have no choice but to steal them back, even though philandering politicians, shoe fetishists, and a trio of inept goons stand in their way.

It's all in a day's work, when you're the Goddaughter. Paperback , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Goddaughter , please sign up. Lists with This Book. Sep 26, Inga rated it it was amazing. I needed to read something which is funny, positive and has no greater deeper meaning. The Goddaughter by Melodie Campbell was right to the spot!

It was such an enjoyable read which was well written easy to read and I laughed my way through it! The Goddaughter is really a rapid read, and I loved every single page of it. If you need something which has snappy dialogue, is lovable and fun and entertaining to read, then you will love The Goddaughter. Meet Gina who has tried to esc My review: Meet Gina who has tried to escape from her family, especially her uncle Vince who is the synonym with godfather. Gina does not want to have her uncles protection, but sometimes blood is just thicker than water.

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Can't hide from your family and who you are. Gina is drawn into an adventure together with Pete Malone, a sports reporter. This suspicious adventure takes you from Canada to US and back and involves stolen gems, dead bodies and other interesting activities. And as a reader I really giggled a lot and laughed out loud. The writing style is so cleverly fine tuned with humor, so it was pure pleasure to read The Goddaughter.

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I also liked how the author is combining her other book Rowena Through The Wall into the story. And poor Pete, now he just has to marry Gina! Read it and you will understand! One of the best comic suspense stories ever! Feb 13, Rosanna Leo rated it it was amazing. Another wonderful book by Ms. Once again, this author had me rolling in the aisles. Her sense of humour is outstanding. This is a quick, entertaining read about mob families and some love on the side.

I read it in one happy sitting. I can't even count how many times I laughed out loud. The scene on the plane made my ribs hurt. The scene with the geraniums was so funny it was almost obscene.

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And the whole thing was just a pleasure to read. Campbell has a talent for saying so much in Another wonderful book by Ms. Campbell has a talent for saying so much in short, evocative sentences. She does not need to go on and on with huge paragraphs of description; she can make her point with a few well-chosen words. And the result had me reeling. Oh, and Pete Malone was pretty darn sexy too. I would reread this one with great pleasure. Jun 27, Virginia Aronson rated it it was amazing. For a quick, fun, and sweetly romantic read, join The Goddaughter on this Mafia relative's cross-two-countries hunt for her missing shoes.

When Gina Gallo says her heels are killing her, she isn't joking. Marketed in the Canadian publisher Raven Books' Rapid Read line, Melodie Campbell's story of new lovers unwilling involvement in a wacky jewel heist is definitely worth savoring. This isn't For a quick, fun, and sweetly romantic read, join The Goddaughter on this Mafia relative's cross-two-countries hunt for her missing shoes. This isn't junk food, folks. It's deliciously light fare you can eat in a single sitting without feeling stuffed.

Oct 11, Lynda Simmons rated it it was amazing. The Goddaughter is lighthearted suspense with a charming heroine and the kind of hero every woman wants to meet. A fast-paced and funny page-turner that takes you on a wild ride from beginning to end, leaving you satisfied and smiling when it's over. I read this book on a flight to New Orleans and I was a lot happier with my choice of entertainment than the seatmates who kept switching from one in-flight movie to another, searching for something worth watching.

The Goddaughter is highly recommen The Goddaughter is lighthearted suspense with a charming heroine and the kind of hero every woman wants to meet. The Goddaughter is highly recommended reading! May 15, Cathy Ace rated it it was amazing. A part of the Rapid Reads series, this book is just that - in the best of ways. It's certainly a fast read - largely because you want to find out what happens next. The characters are concisely and wittily drawn, the dialogue is snappy, the action never lets up. A rollicking good read - fun from start to finish. May 06, Kimberly rated it really liked it Shelves: Back in March I had the opportunity to hear Melodie Campbell read at a local event and was lucky enough to find that the Toronto library had one of her books in the system when I looked a couple of days later, and finally had the time to read it last month.

This was everything Melodie said her books would be. It was funny, quirky, had a mix of romance and a touch of mystery with good characters and a funny plot. This one had me laughing at least ninety percent of the time that I was reading it bu Back in March I had the opportunity to hear Melodie Campbell read at a local event and was lucky enough to find that the Toronto library had one of her books in the system when I looked a couple of days later, and finally had the time to read it last month.

This one had me laughing at least ninety percent of the time that I was reading it but I had a smile on my face the other ten percent. I really liked Gina, she's the Goddaughter of a mafia boss and along with her love interest Pete got roped into helping "the family" do a job that involved border crossings, prostitutes, diamond smuggling, hot shoes and a little bit of murder.

It might seem like there was a lot going on in this slim page paperback and there was but the author did a good job of putting everything together to make a pretty damn good story. I thought it was fast paced and well written but I like how the book didn't take itself to seriously. If you want something that will make you think as you read, this one might not be fore you because it was so fun. You aren't going to find a lot of character depth, or an iron clad plot but I've read much, much worse, and consider this one of the best little novellas I've read. It was my first time reading a book by Melodie Campbell and it won't be my last because I loved how part of the story is set in Canada and that Melodie is a Canadian writer.

I had so much fun reading this one that I'm adding her to my auto-buy list and I can't wait to read more from her. I'd recommend this one to anyone looking for a quick and fun read.

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Whether you need a break from reading a heavier tome, or you just need something to read at the doctors, on vacation or just something to get you into reading or back into reading. It has a little something for everyone and reminds us that there are great authors out there using humour to make us readers love their stories. Oct 21, Marja McGraw rated it really liked it. The Goddaughter by Melodie Campbell is a delightful and humorous story about Gina, a goddaughter to the mob. The only complaint I had about this book is that I wish it was longer.

I highly recommend The Goddaughter to everyone looking for a story to lighten their day. Gina will make you laugh out loud. Sep 24, Alison Bruce rated it it was amazing. Gina Gallo is caught between a rock and a hard place. The rock — gems hidden in a custom-made pair of shoes that are stolen while Gina takes them across the border. The hard place — Pete, a reporter, is the proverbial hard man that's good to find.

Easy to read but also twisty and clever. I can't wait for the sequel. Mar 09, Susan Earle rated it it was amazing. A new Canadian author to me. I really enjoyed her sense of humour. A quick read that was lots of fun. I think many of us can identify, even part of the time with Gina, who was asked "Do you ever have an ordinary day? Aug 19, Paul rated it really liked it. This very short novel actually a novella is about Gina Gallo, a certified gemologist. She is also related to the local mob in the Hamilton, Ontario area, but she insists that she is out of "the family business.

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Review quote "The Bootlegger's Goddaughter The writing is polished, the funny bits sneak up on you and you've been had then had again before there's time to recover A miniature gem, the work of an author at the absolute top of her game. There is so much more to come from the imagination of this talented writer. Book ratings by Goodreads. Goodreads is the world's largest site for readers with over 50 million reviews.

In The Goddaughter Caper , Gina Gallo finds herself embroiled in her family's shady dealings when a body turns up at her uncle's restaurant. But it's just the beginning of her problems. Strange things keep happening in Steeltown. A body shows up in the trunk of Gina's car. Another is mistakenly shipped to her cousin Nico's new store. And then Gina and Nico stumble across a stash of empty coffins! Worse, everything mysteriously points to her own retired relatives from the Holy Cannoli Retirement Home.