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The summons comes at half past four on a Tuesday, which is how Sofia knows it is bad.She is twenty-four. She has a master's from Columbia, four languages, and a future she had quietly built away from her father's name. None of it matters by the time the study door closes behind her. The Bellinis owe Don Marchetti more money than the family is worth. There is one acceptable form of payment, and it is her.Dante Marchetti expects a frightened girl in a borrowed dress. What he ...

The streets run red with blood in The Gauntlet—a brutal underground death race where the fastest and the deadliest battle for power, money, and survival. There are no rules. No second chances. And the only way out is to win or die.When Sienna "Sin" Vega is forced onto the starting grid, she knows she's being set up to fail. Framed for a crime she didn't commit, she's given one shot at freedom. But the men in The Gauntlet don't take kindly to a woman on the track. Her only ...

Previously published in the anthology Cat O'Nine Tales, this is the story of a star athlete who has a fateful run-in with a three-hundred pound woman.One of the author's own personal favorites, In the Eye of the Beholder is Jeffrey Archer at his best—witty, suspenseful, sad, surprising, and unforgettable.

Renaissance is a word with hope infused in every letter.Since she was a child, Meg has dreamed of taking a promised trip to Florence, Italy, and being able to finally step into the place captured in a picture at her grandmother’s house. But after her grandmother passes away and it falls to her less-than-reliable father to take her instead, Meg’s long-anticipated travel plans seem permanently on hold.When her dad finally tells Meg to book the trip, ...

Clare usually ran a mile from powerful, sensual men like Guido Bartaldi. Only, she'd agreed to live under Guido's roof as companion to his wayward ward, the young woman clearly destined to become Guido's wife…Horrified at Guido's marriage plans, Clare soon decided to leave—and found herself all by captive in Guido's palatial villa. Then she realized it was she who'd been chosen as Bartaldi's bride!

THE SECOND NOVEL FROM PATRICIA MARQUES, FOLLOWING ON FROM THE COLOURS OF DEATHA woman's body is found in a river just outside of Lisbon. Inspectors Isabel Reis and Aleksandr Voronov identify the murder victim as Marta Nunes - a youth centre worker who, like Isabel, classifies as Gifted. Born with special abilities, the Gifted are often looked at with a certain level of suspicion.In the search for her killer, Reis digs into Marta's past. She soon di...

A classic play by Tennessee Williams in a definitive, author-approved edition.Reality and fantasy are interwoven with terrifying power as two actors on tour—brother and sister—find themselves deserted by the trope in a decrepit "state theatre in an unknown state." Faced (perhaps) by an audience expecting a performance, they enact "The Two-Character Play"—an illusions within an illusion, and "out cry" from isolation, panic and fear. "I think it is my most beautiful ...

She set out to explore the world and found love along the way.Vivian Ng is as experienced as flight attendants come. Taking charge and getting stuff done has always been her MO. When her father pushes her to give up her Asian routes in favor of flights to Europe, she’s nervous about the change, but her skills have never failed her before.Flight attendant Marco Chang is charming and he knows it. Growing up as an immigrant with absentee parents, he learned how to win...

The gardener and the princess…Betrothed to another, Princess Regina Vittorio will one day leave her beloved kingdom of Castelmare and become queen of another realm. Gina has devoted her life to royal duty, but as her arranged wedding day approaches she wants just one moment with the man she loves…Royal gardener Dizo Fornese has watched Princess Regina blossom into a woman like the roses he tends at the royal palace. He knows she is untouchable, but he has o...

It’s the summer of 1942, and life is starting to become more and more dangerous for Italian Jews. The world is at war, and for the Russo family, danger is no longer a distant threat—it is at their doorstep.In their quiet southern Italian village, Antonio Gallo and Gabriella Russo lived like most youths did – unaware of the hope lost to their parents’ generation but believing in a future for themselves.But as whispers of an underground resistance grow louder...

Three acclaimed screenplays from one of today's most provocative filmmakers, including the Oscar nominated screenplay Far from Heaven.An award-winning auteur and a pioneer of the New Queer Cinema movement, Todd Haynes has achieved both critical acclaim and box office success with his original, intelligent, and often controversial films. Collected here are three of his most celebrated screenplays.Far from Heaven: Winning fifty critics' priz...

I am Eden Kastrati. The only female family member left in the Kastrati outfit. I had a choice. Betray my brother, or save my cousin, who is also my best friend. I made that decision with my heart, and now it haunts me every single day. Even though I don't regret my choice, it has left me feeling like an outcast and empty inside. Some say what I did was brave. Others say I am a rat. They call me the Ice Queen, cold and detached, but it is better that way. I will never have to feel anything ...