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Copyright © 2014 by Dana Delamar, Tallulah Grace, Sandy Loyd, Kristine Mason, Dale Mayer, Nina Pierce, Chantel Rhondeau, K.T. Roberts, H.D. Thomson, & Susan Vaughan
REVENGE
Copyright © 2012 Dana Delamar
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 25
CHAPTER 26
CHAPTER 27
CHAPTER 28
CHAPTER 29
CHAPTER 30
CHAPTER 31
CHAPTER 32
CHAPTER 33
CHAPTER 34
CHAPTER 35
CHAPTER 36
CHAPTER 37
CHAPTER 38
CHAPTER 39
EPILOGUE
AUTHOR’S NOTE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CLIFFS OF STARSDALE
Copyright© 2013 Tallulah Grace
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
DEADLY MISCONCEPTIONS
Copyright© 2013 Sandy Loyd
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Epilogue
SHADOW OF PERCEPTION
Copyright © 2013 Kristine Thompson
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Epilogue
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HAUNTED BY DEATH
HAUNTED BY DEATH
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 25
CHAPTER 26
CHAPTER 27
Author's Note
BLIND HER WITH BLISS
Copyright © 2011 by Nina Pierce
Dedication
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
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LOVE & DECEPTION – Book 1
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Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five
Chapter Forty-Six
Chapter Forty-Seven
Chapter Forty-Eight
Chapter Forty-Nine
Author’s Note
THE LAST WITNESS
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
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PRIMAL OBSESSION
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REVENGE by Dana Delamar
CLIFFS OF STARSDALE by Tallulah Grace
DEADLY MISCONCEPTIONS by Sandy Loyd
SHADOW OF PERCEPTION by Kristine Mason
HAUNTED BY DEATH by Dale Mayer
BLIND HER WITH BLISS by Nina Pierce
LOVE & DECEPTION by Chantel Rhondeau
THE LAST WITNESS by K.T. Roberts
SHROUDED IN DARKNESS by H.D. Thomson
PRIMAL OBSESSION by Susan Vaughan
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REVENGE
BLOOD AND HONOR
BOOK 1
DANA DELAMAR
A woman on the run. A damaged Mafia don. A rival bent on revenge...
Kate Andretti is married to the Mob—but doesn’t know it. When her husband uproots them to Italy, Kate leaves everything she knows behind. Alone in a foreign land, she finds herself locked in a battle for her life against a husband and a family who will “silence” her if she will not do as they wish. When her husband tries to kill her, she accepts the protection offered by a wealthy businessman with Mafia ties. He’s not a mobster, he claims. Or is he?
Enrico Lucchesi never wanted to be a Mafia don, and now he’s caught in the middle of a blood feud with the Andretti family. His decision to help Kate brings the feud between the families to a boil. When Enrico is betrayed by someone in his own family, the two of them must sort out enemies from friends—and rely on each other or die alone. The only problem? Enrico cannot reveal his identity to Kate, or she’ll bolt from his protection, and he’ll be duty-bound to kill her to safeguard his family’s secret.
Attacks from without and within push them both to the breaking point, and soon Enrico is forced to choose between protecting the only world he knows and saving the woman he loves.
Can he save her without reigniting the bloody feud between the families?
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
arrivederci (ah ree vah DAIRT chee) – goodbye (formal)
basta (BAS tah) – enough (as in “I’ve had enough!”)
bella, bellissima (BAY lah, bay LEE see mah) – beautiful
bene (BEN ay) – good
buona sera (BWOH nah SAIR ah) – good evening
capisci (KAH pee shee) – you see, you understand
capo (KAH poh) – head (don) of a crime family (cosca); plural capi (KAH pee)
capo di società (KAH poh dee so chay TAH) – second in command of a cosca
cara (CAR ah), caro (CAR oh) – dear, sweetheart
carabinieri (car ah bin YAIR ee) – Italy’s national police force; a single member of this force is a carabini
ere (car ah bin YAIR ay)
ciao (CHOW) – informal hello and goodbye
come stai (COH may sty) – how are you
comparaggio (cohm pah RAH joe) – the Southern Italian institution of co-parenthood, whereby the person making this vow swears to be as a parent to the child. A co-father is referred to as compare; the “parent” and “child” are compari. The vow is thought of as indissoluble and incorruptible. Within the Mafia, compari will not betray each other.
contabile (cone TAH bee lay) – accountant; treasurer for a cosca
cosca (KOHS kah) – a crime family; plural is cosche (KOHS kay)
Cristo (KREES toe) – Christ
Dio mio (DEE oh MEE oh) – my God
dottore (dote TOR ay) – doctor; the “e” is dropped when used with a last name
faida (FEYE dah) – blood feud
figlio (FEEL yoh) – son
grazie (GRAHTZ yeh) – thanks. Mille (MEE lay) grazie means “Many thanks.”
Madonna (ma DOEN nah) – the Virgin Mary; Mother of God
malavita (mah lah VEE tah) – the criminal underworld, the criminal life
Maresciallo Capo (mar ess SHAH loh KAH poh) – Chief Marshal
merda (MARE dah) – shit
molto (MOLE toe) – very, a great deal, a lot
’Ndrangheta (en DRAHNG eh tah) – the Calabrian Mafia, or “The Honored Society.” Members are ’Ndranghetisti (en DRAHNG eh tees tee), or “men of honor.” A single member is an ’Ndranghetista.
nonna (NOHN nah) – grandmother
padrino (pah DREE noh) – godfather
papà (pah PAH) – dad
per favore (pair fah VOR ay) – please
perfetto (pair FEHT toe) – perfect
polizia (poh leet TZEE ah) – Italian police
prego (PRAY go) – welcome
puttana (poot TAH nah) – whore, prostitute
salute (sah LOO tay) – to your health; cheers!
scusa (SKOOZ ah) – excuse me
sì (cee) – yes
signore, signora, signorina (seen YOR ay, seen YOR ah, seen yor REEN ah) – sir, madam, miss; the “e” is dropped from signore when used with a last name
Sottotenente (soh toh teh NEN tay) – Second Lieutenant
strega (STRAY gah) – witch
ti amo (tee AH moe) – I love you
troia (TROY ah) – slut
vaffanculo (vahf fahn COO loh) – go fuck yourself
zio (ZEE oh) – uncle
PROLOGUE
Twenty-eight years ago
Cernobbio, Lake Como, Italy
As his assassins set the trap, Carlo Andretti leaned forward, his nose nearly touching the window. Vengeance is mine. Just like the Lord above. His pulse quickened, his mouth went dry, his body itched to be in on the action. To aim a gun. To pull a trigger.
The Lucchesi family’s driver and their bodyguard waited outside the restaurant in a large black Mercedes, smoke from their cigarettes floating out the open windows. Idiots. Anyone could get the drop on them. These were the men Lucchesi trusted with his family?
Bruno, the man Carlo used for all his dirty work, snuck up behind the car, followed by one of his assistants. The two men dispatched the guard and driver without effort, slitting their throats in tandem, the strike perfectly timed.