In Knights for Nicola, (Lea and Tony's adopted Italian daughter), she is spending time at Lake Como in Italy with Count Pierangelo Dinapoli, his wife, Camilla, their twin sons Leonid and Louis, and their little sister Margarita. Their pet monkey, Pepe, charms Nicola from being too homesick for Lucy. The Countess's maid is found dead in their Koi fish pond on the expansive estate. Detectives brought in to solve the case unravel a series of murders in the small village. At 16, Nicola meets her future husband and falls completely in love. In Waltzing Wallabies, Lea and Brian travel to Manley Beach, Australia to visit Nora, Lea's daughter, her Aborigine husband, Rod and their children. They soon become embroiled in a series of murders and mystery at the School for handicapped children near Sydney where Nora teaches. Exotic recipes abound in both settings of Italy and Australia