The Sicilian
The Sicilian is a category romance by Christine Sparks, who also writes as Lucy Gordon, published by Silhouette in February 1991. Melanie Carlyle travels to Sicily to claim an inherited estate, Terrafiore, only to find Vittorio Farnese insists the land is his.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- Silhouette, 1991
The Sicilian by Christine Sparks was first published in 1991. We track 2 editions.
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- 5 on Open Library, 4 in English
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How many editions of The Sicilian are there?
We track 2 editions of The Sicilian. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was The Sicilian first published?
The Sicilian by Christine Sparks was first published in 1991.
Where these facts come from
- The Sicilian (1991 Silhouette edition), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- The Sicilian, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- Lucy Gordon, Romance Wiki (romancewiki.bham.ac.uk)
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