I've already lost everything. What more do you want to take from me? Natalya attends an interview to work at her father’s former company. She’s shocked to see who the new CEO is: Alexei, the man who cruelly dumped her five years ago. She’d never work for him, except he has sensitive information about her father and is threatening to release it. Natalya has no choice but to go along with the demands of the man she once loved.
USA Today–Bestselling Author: It’s been years since she broke his heart—and he is all too ready for their reunion . . . Natalya Montgomery thought she was over Alexei Delandros, but working with him again rekindles old feelings and promises of the intense ardor they once shared. But if Natalya once held Alexei’s heart, now she only holds his contempt . . . Alexei has built an empire for himself, jetting between Sydney and Paris, Washington and northern Italy. But beneath his wildly successful exterior, he hides a secret: Natalya’s love almost destroyed him. Their lust blinded him to the truth about her. But the formidable Greek won’t be fooled again! Natalya will pay for her betrayal in the most passionate way Alexei knows, and his vengeance will be all the sweeter . . .
Anna needs a lucrative job to support her sick grandfather, so she applies for a lead cook position at the mansion where she grew up. To her surprise, the employer who appears is none other than Vido, the man who betrayed her ten years ago! Anna was told he took consolation money from her grandfather to stay away from her and that he took off soon after. Now Vido has purchased the mansion after Anna’s grandfather fell into bankruptcy. Shocked, Anna decides not to do the job interview, but Vido detains her by promising he will employ her. Desperate to find work, Anna reluctantly accepts the job. Is Vido really trying to help Anna out of a desperate situation? Or does he have other plans for her?
In a drizzle, Elise desperately keeps herself not to collapse during her husband's funeral – he always spent lavishly and repeatedly cheated on her and died leaving her a huge debt. Among the funeral attendees, she notices there is a distinctly handsome stranger. The man turns out to be Vincente, her husband's employer and a company owner. He invites Elise for dinner for some reason. She is alarmed with his eyes with full of risky temptation, but accepts his offer. What is his purpose?
A prince marries a woman for revenge, only to discover he still loves her in this sexy international romance from a USA Today–bestselling author. Single mom Lucy Abbott is working as many hours as she can, but still can barely afford to feed her baby daughter. Then Prince Maximo d’Aquilla offers her millions, and a way out of her desperate life. Max whisks her away to Italy—and soon she’s totally his! Max has seduced her completely. But is he driven by revenge, or desire? And is he ruthless enough to walk away from his captive bride?
He will bed her… Elise Carlton is looking forward to having her freedom. Years as a trophy wife have left her wary. But there is one man to whom she is not immune…. For revenge and for pleasure! Vincente Farnese is rich and devastatingly handsome, his own special brand of dark Italian temptation! But it is no coincidence that Vincente has sought out Elise. What will she do when she discovers he wants her only for revenge?
This book reveals the phenomenon in Russian prose in which a male protagonist finds himself perpetuating a cycle of passion, humiliation, and revenge within his relationships with women. By examining the mental and emotional state of the male protagonistwho finds himself in a sexual situation, Rina Lapidus explores how his passion for a woman leads the man into an encounter that causes him humiliation and ends up eliciting a powerful desire on his part to punish the woman who initially arouses his eroticfeeling. The male protagonist directs his fury at the woman, seeking vengeance because of the shame he has suffered. Lapidus shows how the man sees himself as a highly spiritual being and finds it difficult to comes to terms with his sexual nature. Theauthor argues that this denial of desire leads the man to take out his frustration with himself on the woman, projecting all of his faults and guilt onto her. When the woman brings the male protagonist low, his thirst for revenge becomes a powerful driving force in his life that eventually brings about his downfall. This book will be of interest to those studying in the areas of Russian literature, psychology, and gender studies.
