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  • Bibliography:
    13 Books
  • First Book:
    July 2011
  • Latest Book:
    March 2017
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Book List in Order: 13 titles



  • ELLIE DUNKLING'S life long dream has been to work on one of Lake Champlain's steamboat, the Ticonderoga. There's only one problem. Men, not women, are hired to work on ships. Ellie, however is determined to change that. After all, it is 1923 and far ...



  • Dede White is going to shut down the Fairview sanatorium, no matter what. Her beloved aunt died because of doctors like James Riley and shes not going to let him trifle with any more lives. But - James Riley isnt what she thinks. Unfortunately, Dede ...



  • Abigail Madison finally finds a man who captures her affections - Ticonderoga's steamboat pilot, Stanley Fisher. But will the tender shoots of love have a chance bloom after a serious illness strikes and threatens their happiness?Abigail Madison, a g...



  • Wartime work draws Giulia DeBartolo out of her close Western Pennsylvania family into a world of intrigue, spies and new friends in Wilmington, North Carolina's shipyard building Liberty ships. Giulia soon discovers supporting the war effort can incl...



  • Sal sends Gina newsy letters from Korea and in turn, Gina's talk about Matt's daily flowers gifts. Will her ploy make Sal realize he loves her, or backfire on her and discourage him? The situation becomes more complex when Sal meets a Korean widow w...



  • Anna Maria O'Shea wants to serve her country as a nurse in Vietnam. Unfortunately this smart, dedicated young woman makes remarkably poor choices when it comes to the men in her life. Leaving for the war saves her from one misguided romance, but her ...



  • Wartime work draws Giulia DeBartolo out of her close Western Pennsylvania family into a world of intrigue, spies and new friends in Wilmington, North Carolina's shipyard building Liberty ships. Giulia soon discovers supporting the war effort can incl...



  • Simply a Smile includes a collection of short stories which contain Historical Fiction, Romance, Mystery, and tales of Family. Each was inspired by a piece of art or an object as simple as a shell, a recipe, a button, and a historical marker. These s...



  • In the middle of the night in January, 1865, two Union soldiers set out on a reconnaissance mission just before the battle of Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Rinaldo DeBartolo wants to finish the mission and to return to Italy and his sweetheart, Emilia...






  • A snow day! Share the excitement of waking up and discovering that the ground is covered with snow. Even better, we are snowed in and Dad is home instead of at work! To celebrate, Dad and I are going sledding. The sound of the sled going down the hil...



  • "Summer in a Bowl" is a wonderful introduction to the joys of gardening and cooking with children. Rosa spends every Thursday helping Aunt Mary tend her garden. On this last Thursday of the season, they harvest the vegetables and cook them. Rosa f...



  • Join Rosa in this next book of the Rosa series, "Rosa and the Red Apron," as she demonstrates being helpful through modeling of the folktale, "Little Red Hen," read to her by her mother. Rosa helps her mother make cookies for Grandma's birthday pa...



  • Rosa loves to collect seashells. It is her favorite thing to do at the beach. During her family's vacation to the seashore, Rosa wakes up early. Even though Papa would rather sleep a bit more, he wakes up too and goes with Rosa to beachcomb for sh...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Joan Leotta has published 13 books.

Joan Leotta does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Rosa's Shell, was published in March 2017.

The first book by Joan Leotta, Floating Palace, was published in July 2011.

No. Joan Leotta does not write books in series.