β Scribed by Arturo Perez-Reverte
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
From #1 bestselling author and Dagger Award winner, Arturo PΓ©rez-Reverte, comes an epic historical tale following the dangerous and passionate love affair between a beautiful high society woman and an elegant thiefβa story of romance, adventure, and espionage, this novel solidifies PΓ©rez-Reverte as an international literary giant.
En route from Lisbon to Buenos Aires in 1928, Max and Mecha meet aboard a luxurious transatlantic cruise ship. There Max teaches the stunning stranger and her erudite husband to dance the tango. A steamy affair ignites at sea and continues as the seedy decadence of Buenos Aires envelops the secret lovers.
Nice, 1937. Still drawn to one another a decade later, Max and Mecha rekindle their dalliance. In the wake of a perilous mission gone awry, Mecha looks after her charming paramour until a deadly encounter with a Spanish spy forces him to flee.
Sorrento, 1966. Max once again runs into troubleβand Mecha. She offers...
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Do You Believe in Second Chances? University freshman Mathieu Delacroix is a bit cynical when it comes to love. A crushed heart as a teenager shattered his confidence. But there's something about the English class Teaching Assistant that's changing his mind and makes him want to take a chance . . .
### From Publishers Weekly "I don't like my mother. She's not a good person." So declares Ginny Young on a trip to California to visit her mother, Marion, whom she hasn't seen in 35 years. Ginny is only making the trip as a favor to her sister, Sharla, who has called to say she's awaiting the resul
If you had stumbled upon a shocking mystery as a child, how would you have reacted? Secrecy. Friendship. Discovery. What We Saw is a nostalgic throwback to childhood days tapping into that innocent craving for mystery we all encountered. It tells the story of a young boy, Liam ODonnell, his cousin
**Join Robyn Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Virgin River and Thunder Point series, as she explores the healing powers of rural Colorado in a brand-new story of fresh starts, budding relationships and one woman's journey to finding the happiness she's long been missing** Between t
****"The debut novel of the year."**--**_Vogue_ ** "A richly volatile study of grief, wonderment and love." **-- Sam Sacks, _The Wall Street Journal_** "A startling, poignant debut." **--**_The Atlantic _ "Raw and ravishing, this novel pulses with vulnerability and shimmering anger." --Nic
What happens when you meet the love of your life in your mother's kitchen, while helping your aunt to hide from her ex? Rob's life finished five years ago. Now he's just waiting for it to end. Safe in his little cocoon, disconnected from everyone, he's living out the rest of his days. And he's cont