Joseph Roccasalvo Distills Love and Mystery in “Triple Sec”

Joseph Roccasalvo’s short story collection “Triple Sec: Three Distilled Love Stories” captures the complexities of human passion, memory, and fate with lyrical intensity. A native New Yorker with a Harvard Ph.D. in Comparative Religion, Roccasalvo has taught at Fordham University, Columbia University, and Franklin University in Switzerland, and is the author of several acclaimed novels, novellas, memoirs, and poetry collections.

In “Triple Sec,” Roccasalvo presents three thematically linked stories as potent and bittersweet as the liqueur that inspired the title. In “The Vital Instinct,” a fading memory and a rare perfume become the catalyst for rekindled love and dangerous obsession. “Sign of the Archer” follows an archaeologist with clairvoyant gifts torn between love and duty while helping thwart a terrorist plot. In “The Blue Hours,” a journalist uncovers the haunting story of a sculptor and his long-lost twin sister, where forbidden love collides with artistic genius.

Roccasalvo wrote this collection to probe the intersections of love, longing, and moral choice. Beyond “Triple Sec,” his literary career spans novels, novellas, short stories, memoirs, poetry, and performance pieces, all reflecting his dual vocation as a scholar and storyteller. His works continue to engage readers who appreciate both intellectual depth and emotional resonance.

Readers praise this book for its originality and emotional depth. One reviewer shared, “I highly recommend the three short stories in ‘Triple Sec’, by Joseph Roccasalvo. The author creates a unique narrative hook for each one, drawing in the reader - fragrance connecting with memory loss in the first story, clairvoyance grounded in Buddhism in the second, and the unique circumstances of being a twin in the third.”

“Triple Sec: Three Distilled Love Stories” motivates readers to reflect on how love, memory, and destiny intertwine in unexpected ways. An engaging read, this book is now available for purchase on Amazon and other major online book retailers.

For more information about the author, visit www.josephroccasalvo.com.

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