Eyewitness Sketch: Author Guest Post + Giveaway

 

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for Eyewitness Sketch by Danielle Grandinetti, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: Eyewitness Sketch 
Series: Di Stasio Giornaliste Agency #1 
Author: Danielle Grandinetti 
Publisher: Hearth Spot Press 
Release Date: March 10, 2026 
Genre: 1930s Historical Romantic Mystery

Finding love at Death’s Door might destroy them both. 

CHICAGO, Ill., 1931—Gabriella Salatino, an illustrative journalist for the Di Stasio Giornaliste Agency, never planned to return to her island home at the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula. Nor did she plan to witness a murder. But when her life is threatened, she has no choice but to hide out under the protective care of the man she left behind. 

Deputy Andri Jóhannsson has been coming to Gabby’s rescue his entire life, but having her in his secluded home tests the limits of his patience. The woman has no sense of self-preservation, and he has a smuggling ring to ferret out. Except, her skill with sketchpad and pencils might be the very investigative tool he needs in order to catch the bootleggers. 

With a murderer on her trail and criminals evading detection, Gabriella and Andri must set aside the past or risk its eruption. Because this time, the collateral damage might include more than losing their friendship. It might cost them the lives of those they love. 

La Verità con Integrità. Truth with Integrity. The Legacy of a (Girl) Stunt Reporter.

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About the Author

Danielle Grandinetti writes award-winning 1930s historical romance filled with mystery, suspense, and hope. She is a second-generation Italian-American rooted in Midwest traditions. Fueled by tea, books, and the creative beauty of nature, her stories explore love and belonging in hard times. Find her online at daniellegrandinetti.com.

Author Guest Post

Prohibition is a fascinating time in history, and much more nuanced than it’s often portrayed. While we often see stories about the Chicago Mob, and speakeasies, and other common ways around the illegal sale of alcohol, there’s another aspect that is often overlooked: Enforcement. 

The 18th Amendment specifically states that “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors” is prohibited. 

As a federal mandate, it was enforced at the federal level, meaning a government agency was required to enforce it. This enforcement was originally placed under the Treasury Department because it had to do with the sale of goods, aka the exchange of money. 

However, in 1930, enforcement was officially transferred to the Department of Justice to combat Organized Crime, in particular people such as Al Capone. (Ironically, was eventually caught due to tax evasion). 

Here’s the interesting thing … One of the reasons syndicates like Capone’s managed to transport alcohol so easily is because they brought it down from Canada through Wisconsin and Wisconsin didn’t enforce Prohibition. 

Prohibition officially began in 1920 and included the Volstead Act, which stated the prohibited the amount of alcohol in a beverage. 

In 1926, Wisconsin grew tired of their beer companies' limitations and bankruptcy, so voters passed a state referendum that allowed the legal alcohol amount per content to more than double. 

In 1929, voters approved a referendum that repealed enforcement at the state level and state lawmakers began the work to pass the 21st amendment to repeal Prohibition at the federal level. 

Now, that didn’t mean that all cities and counties in Wisconsin agreed with these repeals and referendums. In fact, many opted to remain dry and the last dry town in Wisconsin didn’t repeal their ban on alcohol until 2016. 

That town? The Village of Ephraim, located in Door County, and the perfect inspiration for my fictional community on Heima Island. 

 

 

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Tour Giveaway

(3) winners will each receive a paperback copy of the prequel novella Undercover Wish and swag!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight March 10, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on March 17, 2026. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only for prize as described. Ebook available instead if winner is outside the US. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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