In The Marcelli Bride, the fourth book about the Marcelli family, Susan Mallery has come close to a keeper. However I had a few too many niggles of unease to push it over into that category. However, it is an engaging suspense/romance with the emphasis on romance. Joe Larson is a true Marcelli and eldest son. However, he was conceived out of wedlock at a time when that was not acceptable. Marco and Colleen gave him up for adoption at the insistence of Marco s father, Lorenzo. Three years ago, they found Joe and welcomed him to the family. Unfortunately, Joe s adoptive parents died when he was young and he spent most of his life in the foster care system. He is struggling with his feelings about the Marcellis and is reluctant to embrace them and join their family of winemakers in California. Joe is a Navy SEAL and has his sights set higher in the ranks. When he...