Readers looking for an escape into sweeping romantic fiction will have a two-day opportunity to download an award-winning novel at no cost. Gina Iafrate, a bilingual author originally from Italy, has announced that the ebook edition of her romantic fiction novel The English Professor will be available free of charge on October 19 and 20, 2026, through her author page at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Gina-Iafrate/author/B00MRZ8Y9A.
The promotion carries significance beyond a simple giveaway. The English Professor is the first book in a trilogy that follows a family across generations and continents, and offering it free provides an accessible entry point for readers who might otherwise hesitate to commit to a multi-book saga. The novel introduces Andrew Robertson, an introverted, middle-aged professor who leaves his unremarkable London life for Sicily. There, in a sensuous Mediterranean setting, he develops a burning infatuation for another man's wife, Francesca. Their union results in a child, but Andrew must return to London while Francesca must protect herself, Andrew, and their child from the violent reach of her husband.
The story continues in the sequel, The Professor's Daughter, which follows Gracy Robertson, the love child of that intense affair. At birth she was taken from her dying mother and left in the care of the devastated professor. Living in hiding for years, they avoided the long reach of the corrupt mobsters who had taken her mother's life. Once the threat was gone, they believed peace could return to the place where the professor's passion and love had resulted in Gracy's conception. But just as a peaceful life and a sense of normalcy seem long lasting, the professor's life journey comes to an end. Grief-stricken, Gracy is challenged to overcome the heartache and the fogginess of her empty world. Her destiny takes her across the ocean where she finds love and affection, but fate strikes with both people and difficult situations that threaten her peace of mind, her heart, and her life.
The third book, Love and Betrayal, finds Gracy believing she has found her true eternal love, only to see her married life turn disenchanting as her husband Alvaro's promises change. His unfaithfulness brings pain and suffering, and his behavior brings catastrophic consequences influenced by someone else's greed, jealousy, and revenge. Gracy's emotional journey of survival turns challenging, but with the intervention of caring people, she finally finds love, peace, and support once more until her terrestrial journey comes to an end.
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 readers with intricately formed mental images, punctuated by dramatic movements. In the tradition of writers like Nicholas Sparks and John Grisham, her story lines reveal the richness of the human experience told through the eyes of finely drawn characters. Nearly all of her story lines involve rich and tactile descriptions of exotic places, placing the reader in the very midst of those locales.
The free ebook offer comes as Iafrate continues to build her Strong Women series, which features romantic fiction novels about characters who overcome staggering odds and emerge from overwhelming circumstances to build lives that can serve as models for women everywhere. Other books in the series include The Girl From The Cornfield, set in 1950 in an Italian mountain town where Giuliana Ferrante's young life is rocked by a vicious attack, and Bestowed By Love And Splendour, the story of a broken-hearted wife and mother who finds the universal bliss on the exotic island of Sardinia.
Iafrate is also the author of Releases From My Soul, a collection of anthologies combining true stories, adventures, and experiences from her life with poems drawn from the depth of her soul. She is currently working on her seventh novel, The Shoeless Boy. A resident of Niagara, Ontario, she has been featured in local publications such as the Niagara News, and she divides her time between Hollywood, Florida; Niagara, Ontario; and Europe. More information is available at her website at http://www.ginaiafrate.com.
For readers and industry observers, the two-day free promotion represents a strategic move to widen readership for a series that has already earned recognition, including a 2016 Book Excellence Award Finalist honor for Iafrate. By removing the cost barrier for the first book, the author and her publisher may hope to convert new readers into loyal followers of Gracy's story and the broader Strong Women collection, a common tactic in competitive digital publishing. The offer also highlights the growing role of ebook promotions in helping independent and traditionally published authors alike find audiences in a crowded market.
