Encore Valentine

From the bestselling author of The Shoemaker's Wife, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick With her plans gone awry, can Valentine find a new way to make her dreams come true? Snow falls over Tuscany at the beautiful wedding of Valentine’s grandmother to her longtime love. But despite Valentine and Gianluca’s passion for one another, their own long-distance relationship seems impossible. And Valentine’s dreams are dashed as Gram announces Valentine’s brother, Alfred, as her partner at Angelini Shoes. As Valentine turns away from romance and devotes herself to her work, a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity takes her to Buenos Aires. Unearthing a long-buried secret hidden deep within a family scandal, Valentine is determined to hold her family together. Longing to create a family of her own, Valentine is torn between two loves: one that has nurtured her and a new one that promises to sustain her. ‘Rattles along at an astonishing pace, throwing up hidden mistresses, family secrets and the possibility of tantalising romance’ Irish Independent ‘Valentine is one of Adriana Trigiani’s most winsome characters (yes, she even rivals the Big Stone Gap gang)... an unexpectedly poignant examination of the power and pull of family, faith and love’ BookPage ‘Trigiani spoke to women’s hearts with Big Stone Gap, and her Valentine series continues to do so… essential reading for fans of humorous, touching family fiction’ Library Journal ‘[A] charming valentine to love, forgiveness and family’ Publishers Weekly

In this epic, “[a] brilliant concept of the imagination,” an amnesiac wanderer rediscovers his destiny as ruler of a vast planet (Chicago Sun-Times). Valentine, a drifter who remembers nothing except his name, finds himself on the fringes of a great city. Joining a motley troupe of jugglers and acrobats, he travels with them across the magical planet of Majipoor. All the while, he hopes to meet someone who can help him retrieve his past. Then Valentine begins to dream—and to receive messages in those dreams. Messages that tell him he is a lord, a king turned out of his castle. Now his travels have a purpose: to return to his home, discover what enemy took his memory, and claim the destiny that awaits him. “An imaginative fusion of action, sorcery, and science fiction.” —The New York Times Book Review “Absorbing . . . a wildly imaginative universe.” —People

Alexandre Dumas’ classic tale of revenge and redemption, The Count of Monte Cristo—Le Comte de Monte-Cristo is presented for the first time in English-French parallel text, complete and unabridged with black-and-white illustrations. The third of six, Volume Three includes chapters 39-57: Monte Cristo arrives in Paris and sets the stage for his persecutors to destroy themselves. The Bilingual Library presents the world’s classics in parallel text. Each page in the original language is mirrored by its English translation on the facing page. Series editor D. Bannon is a member of the American Literary Translators Association and the American Translators Association.

Alexandre Dumas’ classic tale of revenge and redemption, The Count of Monte Cristo—Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, is presented for the first time in English-French parallel text, complete and unabridged with black-and-white illustrations. The story concludes in Volume Six with chapters 98-117: justice finds Dantes’ tormentors and Monte Cristo discovers the redeeming power of forgiveness and love. It also features a tribute to Dumas from Robert Louis Stevenson.The Bilingual Library presents the world’s classics in parallel text. Each page in the original language is mirrored by its English translation on the facing page. Series editor D. Bannon is a member of the American Literary Translators Association and the American Translators Association.

As Sam Lockhart was devastatingly handsome, it wasn't surprising that he had a reputation! So when Fran Fisher heard that Sam had broken her best friend's heart, she gladly agreed to help her friend get even. The first part of their plan-for Fran to organize Sam's charity Valentine Ball-was easily achieved. There was an immediate respect between them-and sizzling attraction. But as the night of the ball approached, it became clear something was amiss-this man was no heartbreaker. Now Fran's Valentine wish was no longer revenge--but to have Sam all to herself!