A tycoon hungers for vengeance—but can he break the heart of his enemy’s innocent daughter? “You wanted to marry me, and you will.Only it will be on my terms . . . ” Vicenzu is surprised by Imma Buscetta, daughter of the rival who took everything from his family. His plan is to marry her for revenge, yet Imma’s beauty disarms this most nonchalant of tycoons. But he will reclaim what’s rightfully his. Innocent, stifled Imma throws caution to the wind with Vicenzu. But after just one earth-shattering encounter, she’s stunned when he proposes! Until she learns his motives . . . If Vicenzu seeks vengeance from their union, she wants freedom. So begins the most passionate of negotiations . . .

Banished from his bed Bound by a scandalous secret! Believing she betrayed him, Rocco thought he’d said goodbye to his ex-fiancée, Mia, for good. So the revelation of his unknown heir throws his world into chaos. For a start, Mia was sure that he knew about their baby! Yet determined to raise his child in Sicily, Rocco suggests they wed. It’s for her son’s happiness alone that Mia agrees to Rocco’s proposal. She can’t risk falling under the Sicilian’s intoxicating spell again. But that’s easier said than done when their chemistry is more magnetic than ever before…

Presenting a nuanced story of women, migration, community, industry, and civic life at the turn of the twentieth century, Carol Lynn McKibben's Beyond Cannery Row analyzes the processes of migration and settlement of Sicilian fishers from three villages in Western Sicily to Monterey, California--and sometimes back again. McKibben's analysis of gender and gender roles shows that it was the women in this community who had the insight, the power, and the purpose to respond and even prosper amid changing economic conditions. Vividly evoking the immigrants' everyday experiences through first-person accounts and detailed description, McKibben demonstrates that the cannery work done by Sicilian immigrant women was crucial in terms of the identity formation and community development. These changes allowed their families to survive the challenges of political conflicts over citizenship in World War II and intermarriage with outsiders throughout the migration experience. The women formed voluntary associations and celebrated festas that effectively linked them with each other and with their home villages in Sicily. Continuous migration created a strong sense of transnationalism among Sicilians in Monterey, which has enabled them to continue as a viable ethnic community today.

Most victims of the mafia are the Sicilians themselves. The role of women both as perpetrators and victims has been grossly overlooked. Until now. As the daughter of Sicilian immigrants, in her teens Maria turns her back on her origins and fully embraces the English way of life. Notwithstanding her troubled and humble childhood in London, and backed up by her intelligence, beauty and sheer determination, she triumphantly works her way up to join the upper middle-class of British society. There she becomes a bastion of civility. But a minor incident wakes up feelings of revenge in her like those lurking in Maria's Sicilian origins. As she delves deeper into her mother's family history a murky past unravels, drawing Maria more and more into a mire of vendetta. Reviews “The charm of reading this book is that: always, and I mean always, the reader is satisfied with the result.” - Manuela Iordache “Wow – this is a great story!” - Phil Rowan "An enthralling read on many levels.” - Book TrailiI “Certainly exciting and riveting reading.” - Emma B Books “I enjoyed it very much!” - Mary Weimer “I really enjoyed the book.” Pamela Lewis “It’s a must-read for mystery lovers.” - Carolyn Bowen “A cracking good read” - Ann Gough “This is an addictive read from page one to last and thoroughly enjoyable!”- Janet Cousineau “Insightful, well written and I found the pace just right” - Dawn D’auvin “OUTSTANDING.” This book makes very interesting reading and a lot of research has gone into it. I also like Linda’s writing style, and the plot flowed. I have awarded this book 5 deserving stars. Haley Norton

A marriage built on a lie…until her pregnancy test confirms the truth! Claudia Buscetta is swept off her feet by Ciro Trapani. Their wedding night is everything she dreamed of — but then she overhears Ciro’s confession: the marriage was his way of avenging his father. Heartbroken Claudia prepares to walk away from him forever…only to discover she’s pregnant! Driven Ciro is suddenly bound irrevocably to his enemy’s daughter! Claudia is far from the pampered ‘princess’ he imagined. And living with her sparks a fierce battle…between his quest for revenge and his burning desire for his wife! Mills & Boon Modern — Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.

After Mario Puzo wrote his internationally acclaimed The Godfather, he has often been imitated but never equaled. Puzo's classic novel, The Sicilian, stands as a cornerstone of his work—a lushly romantic, unforgettable tale of bloodshed, justice, and treachery. . . . The year is 1950. Michael Corleone is nearing the end of his exile in Sicily. The Godfather has commanded Michael to bring a young Sicilian bandit named Salvatore Guiliano back with him to America. But Guiliano is a man entwined in a bloody web of violence and vendettas. In Sicily, Guiliano is a modern day Robin Hood who has defied corruption—and defied the Cosa Nostra. Now, in the land of mist-shrouded mountains and ancient ruins, Michael Corleone's fate is entwined with the dangerous legend of Salvatore Guiliano: warrior, lover, and the ultimate Siciliano. Praise for The Sicilian “Puzo is a master storyteller.”—USA Today “The Balzac of the mafia.”—Time “An accomplished and imaginative writer.”—Los Angeles Times

In this classic contemporary romance by a USA Today–bestselling author, an amnesiac single mother can’t remember the man who may be her son’s father. Milly doesn’t remember Gianni D’Angelo. All she knows is that she was found after a hit-and-run accident, pregnant and with her memory gone. So Milly is horrified when she learns that she was once Gianni’s mistress . . . and now he’s claiming her little boy is his son! Gianni’s solution is simple: marriage! Originally published in 1999.