John + Siena: Extended
John + Siena: Extended

Author: Bethany-Kris

Publisher: Bethany-Kris

Published: 2020-07-16

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1989658083

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JOHN + SIENA: EXTENDED - THE COMPANION Things are changing for John and Siena Marcello again … Between life, work, family and even a pregnancy, the universe has a way of stepping in and testing Johnathan Marcello and his wife at every turn. If there’s anything that he’s learned over the years, it’s that nothing stays the same—even when he wants it to. But these changes might just be for the better, if he can roll with it all. As for Siena, well … no matter what, she is here to love John through it. For fans of John and Siena, John + Siena: Extended revisits your favorite characters one more time to find out what happened in the space of time between the final chapter, the epilogue, and a little beyond the end. Meet their firstborn and celebrate their HEA all over again. This is a companion novella to the John + Siena duet and should not be read as a standalone.

John + Siena: The Complete Duet
John + Siena: The Complete Duet

Author: Bethany-Kris

Publisher: Bethany-Kris

Published: 2020-07-16

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 1988197880

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Fresh out of prison after serving a three-year sentence, Johnathan Marcello wants to get back to normal business as a mafia capo. The rules set out for him are clear—keep out of trouble, maintain a low profile, and stay stable. But a chance encounter with a woman from a rival mafia family puts him right back on shaky ground. Hate. Love. * Siena Calabrese’s life revolved around cooking numbers and scrubbing books clean until Johnathan rolled through her life like a hurricane. A woman is only useful to men in the mafia, if she isn’t totally useless. If she does what they want, then she can maintain the illusion of freedom. But how much is she willing to risk, how far will she go, for the man with secrets that sets her heart on fire? Betrayal. Loyalty. New York’s streets won’t be the same. A war is coming. * Note: John + Siena: The Complete Duet features the full-length novels Loyalty and Disgrace, as well as the companion novella, John + Siena: Extended.

Disgrace
Disgrace

Author: Bethany-Kris

Publisher: Bethany-Kris

Published: 2020-07-16

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1988197546

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Siena Calabrese is no longer the prized daughter of la famiglia. Her transgressions against her brothers and family have stained more than just her reputation. Her best chance at keeping breath in her lungs would be to sit down and shut up like she was taught to do. She definitely shouldn't be feeding information to her family's enemies. And yet, she is still willing to risk it all for a chance at forever with Johnathan Marcello. After everything, how could she not? The disgraced one … Johnathan Marcello’s life and secrets have now been put on display for everyone to see. There's no hiding the things he's tried to keep hidden, but maybe that's the best thing that could have happened. Now he's about to walk straight into a war between rival mafia families, and he's got choices to make. His love is on one side, he's on the other, and everybody is playing for keeps. He'll play the game just as dirty as anyone else to get what he wants, even to the detriment of himself. For her, how could he not? The shamed one … It's time that the forgotten king takes back his throne. It's already been too long since it was taken from him. But when has anything in this life been easy?

Little Talks with God
Little Talks with God

Author: Catherine of Siena

Publisher: Paraclete Press

Published: 2010-08-01

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 155725852X

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"Eternal greatness! You made yourself low and small to make mankind great." While in an ecstatic trance, St. Catherine of Siena dictated The Dialogue. In this intense and searching work, she offers up petitions to God, filling her conversation with instruction on discernment, true and false spiritual emotion, obedience and truth, and revealing her famous image of Christ as the Bridge. Catherine's brilliant insights into the nature of the spiritual life have motivated Christians for centuries to unite a life of prayer with a life of action. "This have I told you, my sweetest daughter, that you might know the perfection of this union-producing state, when the eye of the intellect is ravished by the fire of my charity, in which it receives supernatural light. With this light the souls in the state of union love me, because love follows the intellect, and the more it knows the more it can love." (from the book)

The Arrangement
The Arrangement

Author: Bethany-Kris

Publisher: Bethany-Kris

Published: 2020-05-19

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1989658180

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A Russian boss. An Italian Princess. The truth of their union would change everything ... The Arrangement * Nothing will stop the Bratva mob boss from taking back what’s his and once he has her, he’ll do anything to keep her. Viviana “Vine” Carducci’s and Anton Avdonin’s marriage was decided over two decades ago. The deal between leading mafia families had more on the line than anyone knew, even if the Bratva and Cosa Nostra shouldn’t have mixed. When Vine’s family is murdered and she’s left with nothing more than her grief to survive the mob world alone, she believes the arrangement won’t see the light of day. Anton can’t allow the one woman he was supposed to love get away. At the possibility of her life coming to a quick end, he steps in with guns blazing knowing exactly what it might cost him: everything. But it’s been nearly a decade since their last meeting, and he can’t help but wonder if the woman he took back is the same girl he fell for all those years before. Under his protection and love, Vine is unable to forget their shared moments a lifetime ago, or the future she knows they’re owed. When an old flame of Anton’s shows up to rip the veil off the carefully constructed secrets he’d been hiding, past lies surface, and Vine might just learn that nothing about her life was as it seemed. But, that’s nothing compared to the bomb about to blow. Can she see beyond the pain and blood it to take what she always wanted? And just how far will the mob prince go to keep her safe? In a world where violence, deceit, and greed reign, your life is not your own, and sometimes, love has to be arranged. Book 1 of The Russian Guns

The Guzzi Legacy: Vol 1
The Guzzi Legacy: Vol 1

Author: Bethany-Kris

Publisher: Bethany-Kris

Published: 2020-12-14

Total Pages: 603

ISBN-13: 1989658350

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The streets of Toronto are controlled by a crime family like no other … Decadently wealthy, loyal only to their blood and name, and unchallenged in the business of la famiglia, meet the Guzzis. Five brothers, each a bit more dangerous and tempting than the last, take what they want without question. Every single time. They live by the oath. Love first. Duty second. And they’ll kill for it, too. The Guzzi Legacy: Vol 1 includes the full-length duet novels, Corrado and Alessio, and the standalone novel, Chris. The books are best enjoyed in order.

The Breath Before Forever
The Breath Before Forever

Author: Bethany-Kris

Publisher: Bethany-Kris

Published: 2021-11-06

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1989658555

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The universe isn’t done with Vaslav Pashkov just yet … Perhaps marrying a man whose secrets weren’t entirely revealed wasn’t the smartest choice of Vera Avdonin’s life, but her new husband makes the decision hard to regret. Even when it brings agony. Yet, not even wedded bliss and love is enough to keep Vera from peeling back the remaining layers of Vaslav’s past and truth—and there are always consequences for what she might find. The price of loving a man like this one is high. * The Breath Before Forever is the final Vaslav/Vera book in The Beast of Moscow saga and should not be read as a standalone. Read after books 1, 2, and 3. TW: Pregnancy Loss.

The Agreement
The Agreement

Author: Bethany-Kris

Publisher: Bethany-Kris

Published: 2021-03-01

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1989658393

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Criminal. Spoiled. Entirely out of control. Roman Avdonin has heard it all. None of it stops him from crossing the line one more time. Sent to Chicago to answer for his wrongs, he's an outsider beneath the cruel gazes of men who are nothing like his own. He should have minded his business and paid his dues—a better man would. But then he laid eyes on her. Karine Yazov. She's forbidden—already promised. Fragile in every way. And he just can't help himself. Agreements like these? They can't be undone. * The Agreement is book 1 in The Darkest Lies Trilogy. It is a standalone trilogy; the books should be read in order. Note: The Trilogy contains subjects that could be triggering.

The Promise
The Promise

Author: Bethany-Kris

Publisher: Bethany-Kris

Published: 2021-03-29

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1989658407

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Roman Avdonin has always lived life on the edge of reason—hiding an unstable woman while officials knock down his family's door and a mafia war brews really doesn't seem that crazy, all things considered. But everything about Karine Yazov is a beautiful, dangerous lie. And they've not even learned the worst of it. All she knows is how to survive, and put into the hands of a man who seems like her wildest dreams, why would she fight? His stare lights her on fire, he gives her the safety she craves, and Karine can't stop herself from falling … Even if she knows the monster chasing her will never let her go. Promises like his shouldn't be broken, but secrets like hers could get them all killed. * The Promise is book 2 in The Darkest Lies Trilogy. The Trilogy is standalone; the books should be read in order. The trilogy contains content some might find triggering.

The Cult of St Clare of Assisi in Early Modern Italy
The Cult of St Clare of Assisi in Early Modern Italy

Author: NiritBen-Aryeh Debby

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 135154523X

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Notwithstanding the wealth of material published about St Clare of Assisi (1193-1253) in the context of medieval scholarship, and the wealth of visual material regarding her, there is a dearth of published scholarship concerning her cult in the early modern period. This work examines the representations of St Clare in the Italian visual tradition from the thirteenth century on, but especially between the fifteenth and the mid-seventeenth centuries, in the context of mendicant activity. Through an examination of such diverse visual images as prints, drawings, panels, sculptures, minor arts, and frescoes in relation to sermons of Franciscan preachers, starting in the thirteenth century but focusing primarily on the later tradition of early modernity, the book highlights the cult of women saints and its role in the reform movements of the Osservanza and the Catholic Reformation and in the face of Muslim-Christian encounter of the early modern era. Debby?s analyses of the preaching of the times and iconographic examination of neglected artistic sources makes the book a significant contribution to research in art history, sermon studies, gender studies, and theology.