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Love and Gravity

A Novel

By: Samantha Sotto

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In this unforgettable novel for fans of One Day and The Time Traveler’s Wife, a young Isaac Newton falls in love with a girl living in modern-day San Francisco, defying the laws of physics to forge a seemingly impossible connection. “Thoughtful, magical, and alive with romantic alchemy, Love and Gravity is a rare gem of a book, both intellectual and beautiful.”—New York Times bestselling author Sarah Addison Allen Andrea Louviere is seven years old the first time he appears. While she’s alone in her bedroom, practicing her beloved cello, the light shivers and a crack forms in the wall. Through the crack, she sees a candle, a window, a desk—and a boy. In the eerie silence, the boy clearly sees Andrea too. Then, as quickly as it opened, the crack closes and he vanishes. Over the years, summoning the boy becomes an obsession for Andrea. On her seventeenth birthday, she receives a three-hundred-year-old love letter from Isaac Newton. Andrea knows that Isaac will change the world with his groundbreaking discoveries; the letter tells Andrea that she will change him. As Isaac’s letters intensify in passion and intimacy, Andrea grows determined to follow his clues to their shared destiny—despite a burgeoning romance in the present. Only when she discovers the way into Isaac’s time does Andrea realize that she faces a heartbreaking decision between what was . . . and what might be. Praise for Love and Gravity “Sotto’s remarkable story keeps the reader guessing until the very end. . . . The imaginative blend of romance, history, and paranormal is compulsively readable, hits all the romantic high notes, and provides a novel explanation for the development of calculus; highly recommended.”—Library Journal, (starred review) “Hard to put down.”—Publishers Weekly “Ingenious.”—Dear Author “Creative and heartfelt, this novel captured my imagination and my heart with ease. . . . Samantha Sotto certainly gave us readers an original, almost fanciful story that was filled to the brim with real and very raw emotions.”—Harlequin Junkie “Catching right from the start . . . If you like time travel romance novels, this book will not disappoint!”—The Lit Bitch Praise for Samantha Sotto’s Before Ever After “I was floored by the gutsy scope of this highly unusual love story. Before Ever After is one of those books that challenges the natural laws of fiction writing, and Samantha Sotto pulls it off in a frisky and highly entertaining way.”—Anne Fortier, New York Times bestselling author of Juliet “I was absolutely enchanted by Before Ever After. It’s a highly original and engaging mix of romance, mystery, and magic that will challenge everything you think you know about happily ever after.”—Jill Smolinski, author of Objects of My Affection “A smartly written romance, mystery, and historical adventure all wrapped up in a page-turner that will have you guessing until the very end.”—Adena Halpern, author of The Ten Best Days of My Life “Exquisitely written and inventively told, Before Ever After is a beautiful, moving—and quite fun—exploration of what you think you know about your own life.”—Melissa Senate, author of The Love Goddess’ Cooking School

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0399593241

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Before Ever After

A Novel

By: Samantha Sotto

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Before Ever After

A Novel

By: Samantha Sotto

A smartly written romance, mystery and historical adventure all wrapped up in a page-turner that will have you guessing until the very end." – Adena Halpern, author of The Ten Best Days of My Life Three years after her husband Max's death, Shelley feels no more adjusted to being a widow than she did that first terrible day. That is, until the doorbell rings. Standing on her front step is a young man who looks so much like Max--same smile, same eyes, same age, same adorable bump in his nose--he could be Max's long-lost relation. He introduces himself as Paolo, an Italian editor of American coffee table books, and shows Shelley some childhood photos. Paolo tells her that the man in the photos, the bearded man who Paolo says is his grandfather though he never seems to age, is Max. Her Max. And he is alive and well. As outrageous as Paolo's claims seem--how could her husband be alive? And if he is, why hasn't he looked her up?--Shelley desperately wants to know the truth. She and Paolo jet across the globe to track Max down--if it is really Max. Along the way, Shelley recounts the European package tour where they had met. As she relives Max's stories of bloody Parisian barricades, medieval Austrian kitchens, and buried Roman boathouses, Shelley begins to piece together the story of who her husband was and what these new revelations mean for her "happily ever after." And as she and Paolo get closer to the truth, Shelley discovers that not all stories end where they are supposed to.

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Love and Gravity

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By: Samantha Sotto

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By: Samantha Sotto

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Boudica's Odyssey in Early Modern England

By: Samantha Frénée-Hutchins

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Boudica's Odyssey in Early Modern England

By: Samantha Frénée-Hutchins

This diachronic study of Boudica serves as a sourcebook of references to Boudica in the early modern period and gives an overview of the ways in which her story was processed and exploited by the different players of the times who wanted to give credence and support to their own belief systems. The author examines the different apparatus of state ideology which processed the social, religious and political representations of Boudica for public absorption and helped form the popular myth we have of Boudica today. By exploring images of the Briton warrior queen across two reigns which witnessed an act of political union and a move from English female rule (under Elizabeth I) to British/Scottish masculine rule (under James VI & I) the author conducts a critical cartography of the ways in which gender, colonialism and nationalism crystallised around this crucial historical figure. Concentrating on the original transmission and reception of the ancient texts the author analyses the historical works of Hector Boece, Raphael Holinshed and William Camden as well as the canonical literary figures of Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare and John Fletcher. She also looks at aspects of other primary sources not covered in previous scholarship, such as Humphrey Llwyd’s Breuiary of Britayne (1573), Petruccio Ubaldini’s Le Vite delle donne illustri, del regno d’Inghilterra, e del regno di Scotia (1588) and Edmund Bolton’s Nero Caesar (1624). Furthermore, she incorporates archaeological research relating to Boudica.

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Routledge

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1317172965

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Turkey Travel Adventures

By: Samantha Lafferty

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Turkey Travel Adventures

By: Samantha Lafferty

If, like me, you are a bit tired of the ethnocentric social commentary that seems to come with certain well known guidebooks then you could do worse than try this one. Simple to use, well written and accurate, I found it invaluable and couldn't fault any of its recommendations nor descriptions. -- Yurt (Amazon reviewer) Turkey is so diverse it could almost be described as a continent rather than a country. In the west, mountains and pine forests frame a staggeringly beautiful coastline. The central steppe has the peculiar rock churches and underground cities of Cappadocia and the cosmopolitan capital of Ankara. In the east, there are biblical rivers, a fabled mountain and haunting cities and palaces. Then, there is the magnetism of Istanbul. Turkey s location straddles Asia and Europe. The three great Empires that ruled the country for thousands of years left a legacy of enchanting cultures and more ancient sites than even Italy or Greece can boast. Major areas dealt with in the guide include Istanbul, Thrace and Marmara, the Aegean Coast, the Mediterranean Coast, Central Anatolia, Cappadocia, the Black Sea Coast. Covered in detail for each area are where to stay, where to eat, shopping, sightseeing and adventures, both cultural and physical from walking in the footsteps of St. Paul to joining in the local festivals, from yoga and Turkish baths to art classes and cooking courses. This guide combines in-depth text information with color maps & photos on almost every page. Existing guides are largely text-only or mostly graphics and lacking the practical details travelers need. Photos and maps throughout. Print edition is 688 pages

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1588436853

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9781588436856

The Crossroads Keeper: eBook Bundle

Books One to Three

By: Samantha Blackwood

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The Crossroads Keeper: eBook Bundle

Books One to Three

By: Samantha Blackwood

EBook Bundle containing Books One to Three in the Crossroads Keeper series. Greek gods of myth and legend mingle with supernatural creatures of fantasy in this modern series filled with adventure, snarky humor, a smidge of romance, and new-found family ties. Hecate's Heir - Book One Alex discovers she is heir to a goddess's creation ... and the goddess needs her help to save it. When a Crossroads Keeper is murdered, Alex inherits a legacy in a supernatural world she never knew existed. A fireside chat with the goddess Hecate binds Alex to a Crossroads as its Keeper. Apparently, its a learn or die kind of job... Soon, nightmares powerful enough to kill plague her dreams and undead souls from the Underworld attack her Crossroads. Alex is forced to investigate the darkness threatening her Crossroads and her new supernatural community. Aided by her magical Familiar, Larry, a snarky, sassy pink-eared poodle, and Conor, a too-sexy Hellhound Barghest shifter, plus a quirky supernatural posse, Alex must bring the battle to the Underworld ... or risk divine chaos conquering all the realms. Persephone's Problem - Book Two A wayward goddess with a problem lover, a treacherous Fae prince, and a surprise visit from a trio of long-lost relatives nixes Alex's wish for a quiet life. Persephone knew her affair with the Fae prince wasn't a good idea, but she's a sucker for a handsome face and polite manners. When the prince demands she use her powerful divine magic to help him stage a royal coup, the goddess calls in a favor and dumps the brewing mess in Alex's lap. Before Alex can deal with Persephone's problem, the Fates descend on the Crossroads for a surprise visit with their newest niece. Alex soon learns that the magic she inherited from her divine grandfather, Chronos, is vastly more dangerous than anyone suspected ... even the gods. Alex must use every scrap of her abysmal diplomacy skills and new-found death magic to wrangle her crazy new relatives, referee Persephone's boyfriend problem, and prevent a bloody war for the Fae throne before it spills over into the Crossroads and endangers her heart family ... and everyone else in its path. Demeter's Dilemma - Book Three Alex is summoned to a dinner party with the gods on Mount Olympus. What could possibly go wrong? Just about everything... Busy juggling death magic training with the Fates, ignoring ominous texts from her estranged mother, and fighting with an over-protective Hellhound lover, Alex doesn't have time for socializing, but she can't really say no when a cranky cherub delivers Zeus's dinner invite. Before Alex can choose her dress for the divine dinner party, a goddess with a dilemma descends on the Crossroads, demanding that Alex skip the dinner party, as death is on the menu ... for both of them. The rebellion amongst the gods is heating up and an attack on the only Keeper alive who can help Alex learn the truth about her unique powers leaves Alex with no choice. She must rally her supernatural posse to take on an old enemy and save a new friend, but using her dangerous new death magic might just be the end of everything. Greek gods of myth and legend mingle with supernatural creatures of fantasy in this modern series filled with adventure, snarky humor, a smidge of romance, and new-found family ties.

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1955624151

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Hecate's Heir

By: Samantha Blackwood

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Hecate's Heir

By: Samantha Blackwood

Alex discovers she's heir to a goddess's creation ... and the goddess needs her help to save it. When a Crossroads Keeper is murdered, Alex inherits a legacy in a supernatural world she never knew existed. A fireside chat with the goddess Hecate binds Alex as the new Crossroads Keeper, a role she has no desire to fulfill. Escalating dangers involving nightmares powerful enough to kill and long-dead souls reborn force her to investigate the darkness threatening the Crossroads and her new supernatural family. Aided by her magical Familiar, Larry, a snarky pink-eared poodle with a chip on his shoulder, Conor, a too-sexy Barghest shifter, and a supernatural posse full of quirky characters, Alex must bring the battle to the Underworld ... or risk divine chaos conquering all the realms. * This book is the first in The Crossroads Keeper series. Greek gods of myth and legend mingle with the supernatural creatures of urban fantasy in this modern tale filled with danger, humor, and found-family ties.

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1955624003

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The Cronaca Di Partenope

An Introduction to and Critical Edition of the First Vernacular History of Naples (c. 1350)

By: Bartolomeo Caracciolo,Samantha Kelly

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The Cronaca Di Partenope

An Introduction to and Critical Edition of the First Vernacular History of Naples (c. 1350)

By: Bartolomeo Caracciolo,Samantha Kelly

This volume offers the first critical edition of and thorough introduction to one of medieval Naples’ most notable expressions of local memory and identity and a foundational text in the subsequent development of Neapolitan historiography.

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BRILL

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9004194894

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9789004194892

Casey Come Home

By: Samantha Winston

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Casey Come Home

By: Samantha Winston

Casey goes to Italy to escape her grief, but instead she finds herself falling in love. An offer to study art in Italy seems the perfect opportunity for Casey to recover from her husband's tragic death. She doesn't mean to fall in love, but then she meets Alessandro, a wealthy and charming Italian soccer sensation, and sparks fly. However, Alessandro's fans are against her, and life with a celebrity turns into a nightmare. Worse still, photographers stalk them during even their most intimate moments. Alessandro is vibrant, intellectual and desperately sexy. When they're together, everything is perfect, but Casey wants a quiet life. Alessandro is a star and his fans are many...and vocal. Will these two different people be able to save a romance they both need but never thought they would find?

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Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD)

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1786862654

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9781786862655

Translating Faith

Ethiopian Pilgrims in Renaissance Rome

By: Samantha Kelly

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Translating Faith

Ethiopian Pilgrims in Renaissance Rome

By: Samantha Kelly

Samantha Kelly tells the story of Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims in sixteenth-century Rome. The only African community in premodern Europe to leave extensive documentation in their own language, they negotiated religious pluralism amid rising Catholic conformity and collaborated with Latin Christians on scholarly projects of enduring interest.

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Harvard University Press

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0674294173

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9780674294172

The Blinking Anthology

By: Samantha Rose

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The Blinking Anthology

By: Samantha Rose

Brought to you by Blinking Cursor Literary Magazine, The Blinking Anthology showcases poetry and fiction from writers worldwide.

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1471601919

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New York State of Mind

5 Matches Made in Manhattan

By: Melinda Dozier,Dorothy Fletcher,Samantha Anne,Rina Gray,Susan Conley

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New York State of Mind

5 Matches Made in Manhattan

By: Melinda Dozier,Dorothy Fletcher,Samantha Anne,Rina Gray,Susan Conley

From Broadway to the Battery, from Brooklyn to the Bronx, the bright lights of New York City make the perfect backdrop for love. Five couples search for their soul mates amid Manhattan's hustle and bustle in this fun Big Apple bundle. New York Minute: When rock star Diego Diaz flashes his bedroom eyes at shy accountant Veronica Bass during a wedding reception, she invents a cover story and leads him to the nearest hotel room. But Diego's secrets are poised to blow up any chance at a real relationship. Is their attraction destined to last for only a New York minute? Company Ink: Violet Young fought hard to land her position with Wynne's Kitchen, New York City's world-renowned bakery at Rockefeller Center. Unfortunately, she's asked to train her new boss, sexy Ben Preston, who could cost her the next promotion she needs. Will Ben and Violet turn up the heat, or do their careers take the cake? Fool for You: Sports journalist Melanie Foster is loving her New York lifestyle and high-flying career, but there's still one goal on her list: convince her best friend, Damien Richards, to slide a ring on her finger. But Damien's in crisis mode, trying to save the non-profit where he volunteers, even if it means sacrificing his personal happiness. When he finally realizes Mel is the girl for him, has time run out or can he convince her he's now worth the risk? That Magic Mischief: When her boyfriend dumps her out of the blue, Annabelle's hopes of walking down the aisle seem lost--until the metaphysical takes matters in hand. After all, what's the point of being a witch if you can't manage a spell to fix your broken heart? Luckily, transplanted Irishman Jamie Flynn is more than ready to be charmed when he meets this native New Yorker off-off-off-off Broadway. New Yorker Nurse: Nurse Dinah Mason is deeply satisfied with her job caring for private patients in glamorous New York City. Then she meets handsome jet-setter Dick Claiborne, and for the first time in her life she knows what love is. But this whirlwind Manhattan romance could leave Dinah with a broken heart... Sensuality Level: Sensual

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Simon and Schuster

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1507203578

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9781507203576

The Devil's Thief

By: Samantha Kane

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The Devil's Thief

By: Samantha Kane

In Samantha Kane’s wicked tale of forbidden passion, a desperate woman must resort to burglary—but the beautiful thief ends up stealing the heart of a devil. The daughter of a reformed jewel thief, Julianna Harte knows how to get past a lock. And she needs that knowledge now to save a foundling home in dire financial straits. In a misguided attempt to play the hero, she slips through the window of a wealthy rake to steal an invaluable pearl. But when the very naked—and very awake—occupant of the moonlit bedroom ambushes her with a scandalous bargain, Julianna doesn’t know if it’s the lure of the pearl or the charms of its owner that make his terms so tempting. Planning to outmaneuver the alluring little cat burglar with an offer she can’t refuse, Alasdair Sharpe loses himself in the delights of an unexpected pleasure. But when he awakes the next morning to find his family heirloom gone, fury quickly replaces satisfaction. Of course, Alasdair is more than willing to once again use seduction—this time to reclaim his stolen pearl—and possibly to find the key to Julianna’s heart. Don’t miss any of Samantha Kane’s steamy Saint’s Devils novels: THE DEVIL’S THIEF | TEMPTING A DEVIL | DEVIL IN MY ARMS

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1736052942

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The Book of Venice

A City in Short Fiction

By: Elisabetta Baldisserotto,Gianfranco Bettin,Annalisa Bruni,Michele Catozzi,Cristiano Dorigo,Roberto Ferrucci,Ginevra Lamberti,Samantha Lenarda,Marilia Mazzeo,Enrico Palandri

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The Book of Venice

A City in Short Fiction

By: Elisabetta Baldisserotto,Gianfranco Bettin,Annalisa Bruni,Michele Catozzi,Cristiano Dorigo,Roberto Ferrucci,Ginevra Lamberti,Samantha Lenarda,Marilia Mazzeo,Enrico Palandri

An inspector rages against the announcement that police HQ is to relocate – the way so many of the city’s residents already have – to the mainland... An aspiring author struggles with the inexorable creep of rentalisation that has forced him to share his apartment, and life, with ‘global pilgrims’... An ageing painter rails against the liberties taken by tourists, but finds his anger undermined by his own childhood memories of the place... The Venice presented in these stories is a far cry from the ‘impossibly beautiful’, frozen-in-time city so familiar to the thousands who flock there every year – a city about which, Henry James once wrote, ‘there is nothing new to be said.’ Instead, they represent the other Venice, the one tourists rarely see: the real, everyday city that Venetians have to live and work in. Rather than a city in stasis, we see it at a crossroads, fighting to regain its radical, working-class soul, regretting the policies that have seen it turn slowly into a theme park, and taking the pandemic as an opportunity to rethink what kind of city it wants to be.

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Comma Press

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191269753X

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Before Ever After

A Novel

By: Samantha Sotto

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Before Ever After

A Novel

By: Samantha Sotto

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Heaven's Bones

A Novel of the Mists

By: Samantha Henderson

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Heaven's Bones

A Novel of the Mists

By: Samantha Henderson

Love and death walk hand in hand... Dr. Sebastian Robarts is a man paralyzed by the fate of his adored wife, dead in childbirth, their only child with her. He searches for a way to build angels from women, a pastime known to Scotland Yard as murder. Robarts meets the Vistani seer named Trueblood, who becomes his assistant and leads him to the Antebellum-era domain of Riverbend, controlled by the sadistic Dr. Weldon, to create angels, unfettered by conventional morality, or even rules. When the murderer returns to earth, it is the task of a Vistani policeman and a woman with a strange connection to Robarts to stop him. If he can be stopped. Heaven's Bones skillfully blends horror and steampunk and classic Victorian literary style into something exotic and fascinating.

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Wizards of the Coast

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0786964677

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Book's by Samantha Sotto

Love and Gravity

Love and Gravity

Before Ever After

Before Ever After

Love and Gravity

Love and Gravity

Boudica's Odyssey in Early Modern England

Boudica's Odyssey in Early Modern England

Turkey Travel Adventures

Turkey Travel Adventures

The Crossroads Keeper: eBook Bundle

The Crossroads Keeper: eBook Bundle

Hecate's Heir

Hecate's Heir

The Cronaca Di Partenope

The Cronaca Di Partenope

Casey Come Home

Casey Come Home

Translating Faith

Translating Faith

The Blinking Anthology

The Blinking Anthology

New York State of Mind

New York State of Mind

The Devil's Thief

The Devil's Thief

The Book of Venice

The Book of Venice

Before Ever After

Before Ever After

Heaven's Bones

Heaven's Bones

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