The Two Antonias: Two Sassy and Sexy Short Stories From the Wonderfully Wicked Women Series


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The Two Antonias is a book of two deliciously sexy, sassy short stories. The two main characters, both named Antonia, are similar yet different. In the first story, Antonia “Stix” Grimaldi is a biracial black woman who was born into a very rich family. Stix, as she is called, is truly a modern, independent woman who has everything that money can buy. She has a very active social life but has no desire to marry. Stix doesn’t want to share her wealth with a husband. She keeps her wealth a secret from her lovers. The one thing that Stix does desire is to have a child, and she is making a list of potential baby daddies. Stix soon has an encounter with a Marine named Jamie. Jamie is a tall, handsome, and extremely well-endowed Cuban-American. Initially, Stix feels that Jamie would not only be satisfying in bed but also would be a perfect father for her future child. Stix finds out that she is completely wrong about Jamie being a good father. Jamie is only interested in finding a rich white woman to take care of him for the rest of his life. He’s not interested in the petite but beautiful black woman. Jamie sleeps with Stix anyway and is pleasantly surprised at how sexually compatible they are. Jamie begins to care for Stix, but he thinks she does not have the finances that he craves. Stix keeps her finances a secret and enjoys Jamie sexually until she meets his twin brother, Johnny. Johnny is a motorcycle-riding bad boy with a murder in his past. Stix falls hard for Johnny. See what happens when the two brothers collide. See what happens when Jamie finds out Stix is a multibillionaire and has more money than we ever dreamed of. The situation gets hot! Which twin will win? The second story is about Antonia “Tee” Charles, a black woman of extraordinary beauty. Tee’s grandfather is a white man who takes advantage of her grandmother who works for him. That union produces the beautiful Anna, Tee’s mother. Anna is forbidden to socialize with any of the boys from town, but Anna is enticed by one of the boys and gets pregnant. The extraordinarily beautiful Antonia is born. Tee was not born with money but uses her beauty and brains to capture the heart of a rich doctor who takes her to another country. Tee feels that she has finally found happiness and that she has the perfect marriage. Tee finds out that her husband is keeping a big secret from her. Tee loves him and accepts the truth but is soon devastated by his death. She returns to the United States, where she encounters Jason Canova. Jason is a prominent Italian attorney who is married but has never been in love. He married his much-older wife because she was rich. Jason doesn’t have a lot of experience with women. Before his wife, he was a virgin. His only experience beforehand was in his bathroom, looking at girly magazines and pleasuring himself. Jason is attracted to Tee and becomes obsessed with her. He desires her badly. Tee likes Jason but doesn’t want to get involved with a married man. Jason pursues her relentlessly. Tee has always had an insatiable sexual appetite, but she has been celibate since the death of her husband. Tee is intrigued by Jason’s total mastery in the courtroom and his complete naivety about women. What will happen? Will Jason wear Tee down? Will he have her? Will he leave his wife? Come along to witness the intrigue and adventure of the two Antonias. Be you male or female, these stories are to be enjoyed by the wonderfully wicked!




Antonia and Her Daughters


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The next volume of memoir from the author of the international bestseller A Thousand Days in Venice introduces the extraordinary Antonia, imperious matriach of four generations of strong-willed Tuscan women The renovations to 34 via del Duomo now complete, Marlena de Blasi, the bestselling international author and "the woman with the fairy-tale life" needs to find time and space to finish a book. Lured by the offer of a simple stone cottage in the remote, mountainous region of western Tuscany, distant from the distractions of her everyday life with Fernando in Orvieto, she sets off for some much-needed solitude. But her plans to live simply, in peace and quiet, are overturned when she meets the imperious, tempestuous Antonia, the still-stunning, elderly matriarch of a large, complicated family of four generations of beautiful blue-eyed Italian women, all with stories and ideas of their own. Antonia dislikes tourists and outsiders, and so Marlena at first spars and clashes with her before they reach an understanding. Over feasts and family dinners, walking in the dark before sunrise to harvest wild lettuces, preparing meals and exchanging recipes, the two women joust, joke, exchange confidences, and grow closer and closer until finally Antonia reveals the terrible secrets behind the vivid beauty of Il Castelleto. Evocative, powerful, and haunting, this is a compelling insight into Italy's recent past and a revealing glimpse into one extraordinary woman's story and her kitchen.




The Tyranny of Oil


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In the tradition of "An Inconvenient Truth" comes a chilling and important expos of the modern American oil industry--and what citizens can do to take power back.




My Ántonia


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In the late 19th century, orphaned Jim Burden is sent to the wilderness in Nebraska to live with his grandparents. He arrives at the same time as the Shimerda family, including the eldest daughter Ántonia, who becomes his closest neighbors. Life in the American West is tough, especially for the impoverished Shimerda family, and pioneers must struggle for survival. A friendship blossoms between Jim and Ántonia as they explore nature and have adventures together, a friendship that will last a lifetime. My Ántonia became an immediate success when first published and is today considered Willa Cather's first masterpiece. It is praised for its depiction of the American West and its ability to highlight the aspirations of ordinary, poor people in a time when it was customary to write about the elite. WILLA CATHER [1873-1947] was an American author. After studying at the University of Nebraska, she worked as a teacher and journalist. Cather's novels often focus on settlers in the USA with a particular emphasis on female pioneers. In 1923, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the novel One of Ours, and in 1943, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.




Antonia's Choice


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When career woman Toni Wells discovers that her five-year-old has been molested by a child pornographer, she must finally choose between maintaining her own lifestyle and helping her son recover.




The Chicken Sisters


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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER—NOW A HALLMARK+ ORIGINAL SERIES! A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK “A charming, hilarious, feel-good story about the kind of bonds & rivalries only sisters can share. Also, a great present for your sister for the holidays!!”—Reese Witherspoon Three generations. Two chicken shacks. One recipe for disaster. In tiny Merinac, Kansas, Chicken Mimi's and Chicken Frannie's have spent a century vying to serve up the best fried chicken in the state—and the legendary feud between their respective owners, the Moores and the Pogociellos, has lasted just as long. No one feels the impact more than thirty-five-year-old widow Amanda Moore, who grew up working for her mom at Mimi's before scandalously marrying Frank Pogociello and changing sides to work at Frannie's. Tired of being caught in the middle, Amanda sends an SOS to Food Wars, the reality TV restaurant competition that promises $100,000 to the winner. But in doing so, she launches both families out of the frying pan and directly into the fire. . . The last thing Brooklyn-based organizational guru Mae Moore, Amanda's sister, wants is to go home to Kansas. But when her career implodes, helping the fading Mimi's look good on Food Wars becomes Mae's best chance to reclaim the limelight—even if doing so pits her against Amanda and Frannie's. Yet when family secrets become public knowledge, the sisters must choose: Will they fight with each other, or for their heritage?




My Antonia


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My Antonia is a novel by an American writer Willa Cather. It is the final book of the "prairie trilogy" of novels, preceded by O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark. The novel tells the stories of an orphaned boy from Virginia, Jim Burden, and Antonia Shimerda, the daughter of Bohemian immigrants. They are both became pioneers and settled in Nebraska in the end of the 19th century. The first year in the very new place leaves strong impressions in both children, affecting them lifelong. The narrator and the main character of the novel My Antonia, Jim grows up in Black Hawk, Nebraska from age 10 Eventually, he becomes a successful lawyer and moves to New York City.




Antonia Saw the Oryx First


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"A complex, deeply written and finely wrought double portrait of two women, one black, one white, picking their way through the debris of a shattered colonialism, discovering unexpected treasures buried in the rubble."-Margaret Atwood "Impressive."-Vogue "Sharp, surprising images of Africa."-ELLE "Exquisite. The year's best novel."-USA Today Though American, Dr. Antonia Redmond is African-born and has lived in East Africa for almost her entire life. With the end of colonialism, like all whites, she faces exile. Only the intercession of an influential lover preserves her visa, but should she leave, she will not be allowed to return. As the inevitable reckoning comes and the white population dwindles, she clings to the land to which she feels a deep connection. Antonia Saw the Oryx First is a profound exploration of personal and cultural identity, love and leave-taking. ?




Back to One


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The second novel from Antonia Gavrihel, Ambient Light, continues the deep friendship of two Hollywood movie stars. Now married, Cate and Kyle attempt to raise a normal family despite the dangers of celebrity-overzealous paparazzi, extortion, rape, and attempted murder by a crazed fan.




The Great Plains Trilogy


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Willa Cather was the 1922 winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Her breakthrough in literature were the three novels featured here in this edition, the so-called “Great Plains Trilogy”. All three novels stage in Nebraska and the surrounding Great Plains territory and deal with the life there, family challenges and romance. Included are: O Pioneers! The Song of the Lark My Antonia