Bestselling author Gina Iafrate has announced that the ebook version of her award-winning novel, The English Professor, will be available at no charge on August 18 and 19, 2026, at Amazon. The novel, which has garnered critical acclaim, follows the story of Andrew Robertson, an introverted, middle-aged professor who leaves his unremarkable London life to embark on a journey to Sicily. In the 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, and Francesca must protect herself, Andrew, and their child from the violent reach of her husband.
This free download offer provides readers with an opportunity to experience Iafrate’s storytelling, which has been compared to that of Nicholas Sparks and John Grisham. Her novels are known for their richly drawn characters and vivid descriptions of exotic locales, allowing readers to travel the globe without leaving home. The English Professor is the first in a series that continues with The Professor’s Daughter and Love and Betrayal, both of which explore the life of Gracy Robertson, the love child of Andrew and Francesca’s intense affair. In The Professor’s Daughter, Gracy faces the challenges of growing up in hiding from mobsters, the loss of her father, and her own journey to find love and peace. Love and Betrayal follows Gracy’s married life, which turns disenchanting as her husband Alvaro’s unfaithfulness brings catastrophic consequences, leading her on an emotional journey of survival and eventual rediscovery of love.
Iafrate’s Strong Women series, which includes The English Professor, The Girl From The Cornfield, and Bestowed By Love And Splendour, features characters who overcome staggering odds to build lives that serve as models for women everywhere. In The Girl From The Cornfield, set in 1950s Italy, Giuliana Ferrante survives a vicious attack and rises above painful memories to achieve a legal degree and success in the business world. Bestowed By Love And Splendour tells the story of a broken-hearted wife and mother who finds peace and splendour on the exotic island of Sardinia after being transported beyond her imagination.
In addition to her novels, Iafrate has released Releases From My Soul, a collection of anthologies combining true stories, adventures, and poems drawn from her life experiences. She is currently working on her seventh novel, The Shoeless Boy. Iafrate, a bilingual author who writes in both Italian and English, divides her time between Hollywood, Florida; Niagara, Ontario; and Europe. Her works have been exhibited at The Pier 21 Museum in Halifax and featured in publications such as Phoenix Magazine and Author’s Voice. She is a 2016 Book Excellence Award Finalist and has appeared at numerous libraries and book clubs.
The free ebook promotion for The English Professor is a strategic move to attract new readers to Iafrate’s expansive universe of romantic fiction and family sagas. By offering the first book in the series at no cost, readers can easily immerse themselves in the world of Gracy Robertson and the Strong Women series, potentially leading to increased readership of her subsequent works. This promotion also highlights Iafrate’s commitment to making her stories accessible to a wide audience, allowing readers to experience the emotional depth and exotic settings that define her writing.
