Vincent B. "Chip" LoCoco

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Vincent B. "Chip" LoCoco

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Chip LoCoco's love of music, stories and of his Sicilian-American heritage shines in all of his novels. His novels have been ranked on Amazon as Bestsellers and Top Rated novels.

His first novel was Tempesta's Dream - A Story of Love, Friendship and Opera. Tempesta's Dream was awarded the Pinnacle Award in Historical Fiction.

Chip's next novel, A Song for Bellafortuna, forms Book 1 of his much beloved Bellafortuna Series. That novel won the B.R.A.G Medallion Award in Historical Fiction and was named a short-list finalist in the prestigious William Faulkner Writing Competition.

Book 2 of the Bellafortuna series is Saving the Music. It too has been listed as a Top Rated novel on Amazon and as a Bestseller in Italian Historical Fiction. It was se
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A Song for Bellafortuna

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Tempesta's Dream

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Book Trailer for Saving the Music

Here is a link to the book trailer for the novel, Saving the Music. A new novel by Vincent LoCoco concerning Jewish musicians fleeing the rising Nazi threat. Saving the Music

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Published on March 26, 2020 07:44 Tags: european-fiction, holocaust-fiction, italian-historical-fiction
A Song for Bellafortuna Saving the Music Sicilian Melody
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Saving the Music by Vincent B. "Chip" LoCoco
"If you enjoy music, WWII history, and intrigue, this book is for you! "
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"I absolutely loved reading this book! I was engaged immediately and could sense the dilemma of the Pope in addressing the Nazi persecutions. I loved the character development and was drawn to the descriptions of the area. The plot had a believable st" Read more of this review »
Saving the Music by Vincent B. "Chip" LoCoco
"Excellent! This historical fiction novel tells the tale of Jewish musicians from a respected orchestra who are on a train in a cattle car on the way to the gas chambers of Auschwitz. When 3 freedom fighters stop the train , 15 musicians take the dang" Read more of this review »
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"this is a must read!

I really enjoyed this book. I love historical novels and this one took me to Italy during WWII of which I had not read much about. What brave people the citizens of Bellafortuna were to help so many Italian Jewish people knowing t" Read more of this review »
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“Verdi was a genius. Sometimes in his operas, the strings in the orchestra, particularly the cellos, play in such a way that it is as if you are hearing the very heartbeat of Verdi.”
Vincent B. "Chip" LoCoco, Tempesta's Dream: A Story of Love, Friendship and Opera

“God will choose your destiny. Just be ready for his call.”
Vincent B. "Chip" LoCoco, A Song for Bellafortuna

“There is an ironic paradox in that courage requires fear. Fear provides the opportunity for courage. However, one must be willing to face the hard demands of courage, confront that fear, and ultimately triumph over it.”
Vincent B. "Chip" LoCoco, A Song for Bellafortuna

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“God will choose your destiny. Just be ready for his call.”
Vincent B. "Chip" LoCoco, A Song for Bellafortuna

“There is an ironic paradox in that courage requires fear. Fear provides the opportunity for courage. However, one must be willing to face the hard demands of courage, confront that fear, and ultimately triumph over it.”
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