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"A creative and enjoyable rendering of a familiar mythological tale." -Kirkus ReviewsCrete, 1694 BCE. They call her Kore, nameless term for girl. But Kore is no mere girl. She is the blossoming daughter of Demeter, High Priestess of Knossos, and Zeus of Olympus, famed liberator who led the Titan War. Stripped of identity at birth, Kore was sworn to the gods as a virgin priestess.When Kore vanishes amidst the turmoil of a quaking earth, Demeter launches a desperate search for a girl who does not wish to be found.For Kore has not vanished. She has escaped.Her quest for independence quickly lands Kore inside a much firmer grip. Hades of Erebus, her cold but captivating uncle, rules the southernmost mainland. Notorious for judgment, atonement, and godlike abilities that earn him the name "the Unseen," Hades will one day be immortalized as a god, like her father.Wildly smitten, Kore trusts her uncle's promise: Soon, he will let her go.Does girlish infatuation overshadow the truth? Hades exhibits no urgency in releasing this "Kore." In fact, a secretive Hades has other plans.Plans that give rise to a powerful new destiny.Interweaving Greek mythology into a Bronze Age setting, The Rape of Persephone unravels the origin story of Persephone and Hades. It is the first novel in a trilogy.

Franki's Venice vacation makes NOLA seem like Disneyland...Franki Amato is in Venice to celebrate her best friend's Christmas Eve nuptials. She's looking forward to a relaxing break from the PI grind and a romantic gondola ride with her Casanova. But when a chef goes belly up after making violet risotto for the reception, her holiday plans start sinking like La Serenissima. Dead set on finding the killer and saving her BFF's wedding, Franki navigates the city's streets and canals that are darker and more twisted than catacomb tunnels, and all while ghosts of past and present are quite literally haunting her. She has to figure out what grave robberies and an eighteenth-century nun have to do with the murder and decipher a string of clues as murky as the Venetian lagoon-a candlelit coffin, a jeweled cross necklace, and a bottle of Valpolicella. Will Franki get her gondola ride? Or will she too become a phantom of Venice?Valpolicella Violet is book 7 in the Franki Amato Mysteries, but it can be read as a standalone. If you like zany characters and laugh-out-loud humor with a splash of suspense, then you'll drink up this fun series by USA Today Bestselling Author Traci Andrighetti. Cin cin!FRANKI AMATO MYSTERIES:Limoncello Yellow (book 1)Prosecco Pink (book 2)Amaretto Amber (book 3)Campari Crimson (book 4)Galliano Gold (book 5)Marsala Maroon (book 6)Valpolicella Violet (book 7)Nocino Noir (a novella)Tuaca Tan (book 8)Sambuca Scarlet (book 9, coming in 2024!)¿To find out what Franki's up to between the books, join Traci's newsletter on her website to get the Franki Amato Mini Mysteries!

To be in transit is to be human. No one does well staying still too long. This past year has shown us more than ever that nothing is ever permanent. In this journal we explore the different ways that people, museums, and institutions can be considered in transit. We are addressing questions of tradition, culture, movement, and remaking. We acknowledge that tradition is not necessarily a bad thing, but tradition is the product of an established stability and in this journal we are concerned with what must be changed because our world is constantly in flux. We invite our readers to transport from one idea to another as they journey within these works. We ask our readers to consider the museum and how we as museum and cultural practitioners in the 21st century can grapple with the spectrum of changes that should take place now and in our future. How do cultures shift? How should our institutions shift alongside and represent change? In what way are we always moving?

Reviving a Good Man Scorned was inspired by a relationship between two people who learned to love one another for who they were. They were able to recognize that women are not the only humans that operate out of hurt by displaying scorned tendencies. The author was able to see her man's pain and the actions he displayed due to fear of feeling or experiencing the same type of hurt. Once she figured out men can be scorned and not recognize it their journey became different. Before she could recognize it and cause a shift she had to first acknowledge if their was something in her that needed to be healed or revived. This book is impacted by words and insight from a man's view on women and relationships. It gives keys and acknowledge factors when it comes to self, love, and loving a man or woman. We must know no relationship is perfect and every stage of relationships requires putting in some work. Learning the importance of unconditional love with conditional boundaries, communication, comprehending, and accountability in the relationship with yourself and others will transform yourself and your relationships with others. It shed light on how they moved from fear due to past unhealthy, blindsided pain, and toxic relationships with red flags into a relationship filled with purple flags-- that brought healthy, love filled, new level of intimacy, growth induced, building together, and learning each other love language. The Author tells her story of witnessing her partner go from fear of loving and trusting again to becoming her King. Her partner tells his story about why he use to cheat, how he had to discover his worth, understand he is worthy to be loved, and love is a gift worth unwrapping daily. He goes on to speak about what it is like to have a powerful woman teaching him how to love by watching her love herself and him for who he was. Warning-- there are some raw discussions of sex and soul ties.

"A company of spineless, scheming men try to gouge a California country club for every penny it's worth in Sheehan's seamy, steamy comedy of errors." -Kirkus Reviews"Good book, great read! Laughs, sex, golf, and good wine. What more could you want?" -Danny Jacobson, Creator and Executive Producer of NBC-TV's Mad About YouFasten your seatbelts for a rollicking ride with more twists and turns than a bowl of pretzels.L.A.'s historic Bellstone Country Club is famous for its star-studded membership, championship golf course, and glamorous parties. Here, sexy golfer Mandy Manville is expected to win the club's Women's Golf Championship, which will qualify her to tee it up with legendary golfers in Scotland's Cialis Open. But when ex-college star golfer Jody Benson joins the club, Mandy's beautifully manicured nails become claws as she stops at nothing to keep the newcomer from entering the tournament. Meanwhile, the Bellstone president's bet on an upcoming heavyweight fight could cause an already struggling club to go bust. Add in a corrupt priest with a free membership, a down-and-out ex-movie star working as a caddy, an LAPD cop on the take, a pregnant stripper on the hunt for her baby's daddy, and you'll find yourself laughing, hooting, booing, cheering, and maybe even taking up golf!