In between the towering skyscrapers of the Windy City, there lives a dark underworld where loyalty, violence and blood are all that matters. Sophia always knew her marriage would be arranged and out of her hands, but when her husband-to-be is nonother than the notorious Alessandro 'The Godless' Rocchetti, prince of the Rocchetti family and Capo of Chicago, she finds herself falling into a nightmare. The arranged marriage begins bloody and the violence does not end on their wedding day. Sophia is forced to navigate her new family, her grief, and the brutal world she knows. As well as dealing with her dangerous yet intriguing husband. Secrets and threats surround her from the Feds and criminal world alike. Including the strange occurrences surrounding her sister's death...

In the shadow of a metropolis, there lives a dynasty that is tearing apart at the very seams... After the sudden brutal death that shook the Chicago Outfit to the core, the balance of the Rocchetti family has never been so unstable. Not only is each Rocchetti determined to gain more power for themselves, but their enemies are also gunning for the organisation. Sophia Rocchetti is struggling through early motherhood, while also dealing with her family's turmoil. Along with her husband, Alessandro 'The Godless' Rocchetti, the two are forced to go to lengths they never thought themselves capable of in order to ensure their family's survival. With opponents at every corner, Sophia must use everything she has and everything she has learnt to ensure her reign over Chicago. Will she succeed or will the Rocchetti Dynasty finally come to an end?

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HELEN SIMPSON From familiar fairy tales and legends âe" Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves âe" Angela Carter has created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories.

In the outskirts of Chicago, there lives a royal family who have evil running through their blood and darkness in their souls. And now, they are at war. Sophia is still reeling after the shocking news that left her relationship with her family and her husband in tatters. With the birth of her firstborn looming, Sophia finds herself isolated and alone in a new environment...and haunted by the other Rocchetti women who came before her. But the FBI isn't done with the Outfit yet, and they don't plan to stop hunting down her loved ones until they are all gone. Armed with nothing but her cunning and beauty, Sophia must protect her family, her child and her husband, Alessandro, the man who betrayed her and the man she ultimately loves. The past and future collide, promising violence, unless Sophia can find a way to save everyone she loves. Or will she have to make the choice: her sister or her husband?

As Yohanan Rivlin, a professor at Haifa University, embarks on research into recent Algerian history with the help of a student, a young Arab bride from a Galilee village, he becomes obsessed with his son's failed marriage.

In the secret heart of London, under the cover of endless darkness, is the Nightside. But enter at your own risk. The party animals who live here may be as inhuman as their appetites... My name is John Taylor. The Nightside is my home, and I’ve got a brand new full-time job there (in addition to my private eye work) as Walker—the Voice of the Authorities. I’m also marrying the love of my life, Suzie Shooter, the Nightside’s most fearsome bounty-hunter. But nothing comes easy here. Not life. Not death. And for certain, not happily-ever-after. Before I can say “I do,” I have one more case to solve as a private eye—and my first assignment as Walker. Both jobs would be a lot easier to accomplish if I weren’t on the run, from friends and enemies alike. And if my bride-to-be weren’t out to collect the bounty on my head...

Jilted at the altar, Talia Dobson instead marries her groom's older brother, the dashing Earl of Ashcombe, and, after one night of unforgettable passion, is dispatched alone to his country estate where she, after an encounter with danger, demands forever after from her husband.