All it took was one look, and my panties dropped—literally.Castor DeMatteo has been off-limits since I was a teenager. He used to be a nice jock who'd rustle my hair like I was his kid sister. Now? He's a capo of the Valentino crime family, lathered in ink and covered in gold rings… everywhere. How do I know? Because one night, at the restaurant where I work, he rented the back room and asked me to work it. There's only one problem… He's my brother's best friend.

Donny Valentino is the name that haunts me.This was supposed to be my last hush money payment to a dirty cop for a crime I didn't commit. I've been tethered to danger since I was a little girl because of my last name. Of course, when I see the light at the end of the tunnel, it's stripped from me… by him, a ruthless up-and-coming mob boss with no business being this hot.Donny's the guy they call to kill the hitmen. And now he's trapped me for the rest of my...

Marrying a mobster was the worst decision I ever made.Joey Lucrazi ratted on his entire family, and now because of it, I'm forced to live in fear of retaliation. I count down the days in witness protection until I'm caught, but it turns out reality is worse than imagination when Leandro Rigiano—the most ruthless hitman in the five families—comes knocking.Six feet of tattooed muscle stomps into our quiet house and takes his revenge, revealing that the rat I ...

Il giovane Guido Silvestri, in compagnia di due amici di infanzia, parte per il Nepal, dove i tre appassionati di trekking in bicicletta hanno intenzione di percorrere i sentieri di montagna. Spirito libero, abituato a staccarsi dal gruppo per brevi periodi, si è lasciato alle spalle un difficile rapporto con la famiglia e controverse decisioni da prendere al ritorno. Proprio a causa del suo carattere, i compagni non si allarmano quando sparisce per alcuni giorni, dando per scontato che ab...

This collection of essays offers a unique contribution to the study of violence and justice in a late medieval and early modern Italy by combining a multivocal perspective with a case-study focus on the city-state of Bologna. Drawing on the city’s singularly rich archival resources, the authors explore various facets of violence—ranging from the interpersonal to the less frequently studied typologies of blasphemy, rape, political rebellion, and student brawls—and set the institutions of th...

Une satire rétrofuturiste biopunk, voyage jubilatoire au centre de la terre ¿ ou plutôt sous sa croute ¿ qui se confronte aux grands questionnements humains et convertit l'angoisse climatique générale en éclat de rire. Je viens des Métropoles Unies de Quondonia, MUQ, une civilisation humaine occupant la surface intérieure de la croûte terrestre, connue de certains membres choisis de vos élites politiques et industrielles qui ont tous juré le secret. Né en 1947, James Morrow est lauréat du ...

I VEJEN TILBAGE vil Sara Bovin, tidligere vært på TVÆRS, tale med en række mennesker, der har det tilfælles, at de alle er blevet svigtet af en person eller institution, som de havde tillid til.Denne episode af VEJEN TILBAGE handler om Berith, der vokser op med en voldelig far, som hver dag terroriserer hendes mor. Du skal høre om, hvordan Berith har håndteret det svigt og fundet roen i den stabile kernefamilie, hun selv har skabt.Serien er udgivet af Gyldendal Stereo og pr...