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Zach Larsson finds he just doesn't belong. He's too young, too smart, and too different: the perfect victim for middle-school bullying. The worse his luck gets, the more he dives into his writing to escape. But his stories are bringing an astonishing mystery into real life. Bad Luck Zach embraces second-language learning and the cultural mix that makes middle school life that much harder when it's right by the biggest international border crossing in the world.

Sex and romance intersect with murder at a Tuscan cooking school when an attractive 43-year-old American, an aspiring Italian cookbook author, becomes a prime murder suspect, fearing that she will become the next Amanda Knox! The protagonist, Marissa, had been given a "free pass" for a fling in Tuscany when her husband of 22 years encouraged her to do so, saying, "Remember, what happens in Tuscany stays in Tuscany."

Contract City is a YA sci-fi dystopian novel set in the not-too-distant future, that will make one helluva movie or TV series!

This1854 novel focuses on a portrait of Mademoiselle de Malepeire, which hangs in Dom Gérusac's home in the countryside of southern France just before the first French Revolution. Noted for her beauty, Mademoiselle de Malepeire had been painted by her well-to-do suitor, who was enthralled with her beauty and able to disregard her cold and haughty demeanor. Her eventual love story is pieced together in Dom Gérusac's home as many unexpected guests join him, and Mademoiselle de Malepeire's dramatic new identity is revealed.

Major Penelope Baldwin, accomplished pilot and tactician, could have expected a bright future and stable military career until a dubious flight mission over Al A’Zamiyah, Iraq, results in the loss of her left leg and any opportunity for motherhood. As Penelope struggles in recovery, her mother Evelyn struggles to secure their financial future and cover mounting medical bills.

Have you ever left everything behind to follow a dream...which is not yours? The novel Followives is all about this: five intertwined stories of wives following their husbands who moved from Italy to California to pursue unique career opportunities. Viola, Bianca, Luna, Giada, and Aurora have just started to discover their career paths in vibrant Milan. These five women don’t have a lot in common until the men in their lives decide to chase their dream jobs in the United States.