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Leonas: Wanna hear a joke?

Dante: Not really

Leonas: Please

Dante: Fine, go ahead.

Leonas: Knock knock

Dante: Who's there?

Leonas: Come in.

Dante:

Dante, eye twitching: You have five seconds to get out

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redcandle17 · 1 year

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By Virtue I Fall by Cora Reilly

"As a father, I try to ignore certain developments, but I'm not blind to the fact that Anna has become a beautiful young woman who'll soon be of age, and you aren't committed to anyone. Living in such close quarters might make Anna or you forget certain boundaries." ...

"I've always been drawn to older women." That was the absolute truth. All of my affairs and even short-term girlfriends had been older. Arturo, in a rare moment of being funny, had called me the MILFinator once. I wasn't sure what it was about Anna that was different, that made me show even the slightest interest in her... "My Dad was more worried about me making the moves on your wife than Anna when I started working here," I said in a true foot-in-mouth moment.

- By Virtue I Fall by Cora Reilly

Anna is the daughter and eldest child of Dante Cavallaro, the head of the mafia in Chicago, and his wife Valentina. She’s a total alpha female even as a teenager. Santino is the son of Enzo, one of Valentina’s bodyguards, but he has a much more irreverent personality than his dutiful father. Santino is an enforcer for Dante and he loves his job and his life.

But after the whole ‘Dante’s rival mob boss Remo Falcone kidnapped and [supposedly] raped and tortured Dante’s niece Serafina’ debacle, Valentina wants someone more badass than their regular bodyguards to watch over her and Dante’s daughter. Santino doesn’t want to be a bodyguard, much less a bodyguard - AKA glorified babysitter - to a young girl (and he doesn’t have the temperament for it) but he knows better than to refuse the honor granted to him by Dante.

Fast forward six years. 27/28 year old Santino still hates being a bodyguard, and precocious 17/18 year old Anna loves provoking him because she thinks he looks even sexier when he’s angry. They are wildly attracted to each other and they both know it, though Santino does attempt to deny it (albeit not successfully).

She blackmails him into agreeing to accompany her to Paris for college because her parents would never agree to let her go without a bodyguard. And they both know that once they’re alone together and far from home, it’s only a matter of time before he gives in to her.

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Episode 155 - Literary Fan Fiction

This episode we’re talking about Literary Fan Fiction! We discuss ancient myths, fairy tales, Sherlock Holmes, copyright, Sherlock Holmes, authorized sequels, Sherlock Holmes, and sequels vs reinterpretations! Plus: Sherlock Holmes! (Okay, he didn't get mentioned that much.)

You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system.

In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

The Girl in Red by Christina Henry

The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss

Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne was reprinted in Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Lost Boi by Sassafras Lowrey

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie (Wikipedia)

Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie (Wikipedia)

Copyright status

Telling Tales by Patience Agbabi

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

Other Media We Mentioned

The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

And Another Thing… by Eoin Colfer

Shadow Master Series Volume 3 by Andy Helfer, Kyle Baker, and Joe Orlando

Includes the comic in which The Shadow’s head is placed on a robot body

A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny

Jack the Ripper in fiction (Wikipedia) (Yes, there’s an entire article and it mentions at least five additional stories that feature Sherlock Holmes.)

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill

Fables (comics) by Bill Willingham (Wikipedia)

The Argonauts and the Quest for the Golden Fleece (Wikipedia)

Beowulf (Wikipedia)

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen

Grendel by John Gardner

Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James

The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray

The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow

A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman (Wikipedia)

A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro

The Great Mouse Detective (Wikipedia)

Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century (Wikipedia)

Elementary, Dear Data (Wikipedia) - Star Trek: The Next Generation episode

House (TV series) (Wikipedia)

Elementary (TV series) (Wikipedia)

Sherlock (TV series) (Wikipedia)

Dorian Gray (2009 film) (Wikipedia)

Victor Frankenstein (film) (Wikipedia)

The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (Wikipedia)

Enola Holmes (film) (Wikipedia)

Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith (Actually just about cowboys who really like Sherlock Holmes)

Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the American West by John S. Fitzpatrick

Links, Articles, and Things

Fan fiction (Wikipedia)

Matthew was probably combining Robert Ludlum (died in 2001 and since then thirty books have been published under the “Ludlum brand”) and Tom Clancy (died in 2013 and since then 18 books have been published under the “Clancy brand”)

Marple: Twelve New Mysteries A 2022 collection of new stories by various authors about Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple character

Cthulhu Mythos in popular culture (Wikipedia)

Robin McKinley (Wikipedia)

Frankenstein's monster (Wikipedia)

How Rocket Raccoon Rescued My Brother, Famed Marvel Writer Bill Mantlo by Mike Mantlo

Doujinshi (Wikipedia)

Doraemon Doujinshi Accused of Infringing Copyright

Hark Podcast

Sherlock Holmes (Wikipedia)

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Copyrightable Character by Nicholas Perrotti

Sargasso Sea (Wikipedia)

22 “Literary Fan Fiction” (retellings, adaptations, sequels, parallel novels, etc.) books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

For this booklist, the original story being retold/referenced appears (in parentheses).

Telling Tales by Patience Agbabi (Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer)

The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara (El Gaucho Martín Fierro by José Hernández)

The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang (The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky)

Windward Heights by Maryse Condé (Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë)

The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud (The Stranger by Albert Camus)

Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal (Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen)

Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan (A Room With a View by E.M. Forster)

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle (The Horror of Red Hook by H.P. Lovecraft)

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells)

The Holder of the World by Bharati Mukherjee (The Scarlet Letter by Nataniel Hawthorne and the Ramayana by Valmiki)

Mama Day by Gloria Naylor (The Tempest by William Shakespeare)

Even in Paradise by Elizabeth Nunez (King Lear by William Shakespeare)

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh (The Tale of Shim Ch'ŏng)

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel (The Ramayana by Valmiki)

The Wind Done Gone by Alice Randall (Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell)

My Jim by Nancy Rawles (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain)

Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson (Wee'git stories)

Unforgivable Love by Sophfronia Scott (Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos)

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

Prince of Cats by Ron Wimberly (Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare)

Sansei and Sensibility by Karen Tei Yamashita (Various works by Jane Austen)

Pride by Ibi Zoboi (Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen)

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Then on Tuesday, September 6th we’ll be discussing the format of Audio Book Fiction!

#episodes #genres #fiction #literary fanficiton

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I am very happy and honoured to be again in the Jury of the @greenproductaward ! So here the call for action! Green Product Award 2023 - Invitation to participate The Green Product Awards recognize, present and promote the best concepts and implementations of sustainable design products worldwide - since 2013. Projects can be submitted from now until November 7th, from which the winners will then be determined in a three-stage process. The Green Product Award is aimed at start-ups and companies whose products represent a more sustainable alternative on the market. The Green Product Award* is celebrating its 10th anniversary and I am on the jury. The deadline for submitting more sustainable products & services as well as concepts is November 7th. I am looking forward to the submissions Green Product Award: https://lnkd.in/ggpQ3_nk Green Concept Award: https://lnkd.in/gmsm2WUM Looking forward to work with my fellow jurors: Mimi Sewalski, Martin Charter FRSA , Claus-Christian Eckhardt , Karsten Bleymehl, Gabriele Cavallaro, Tina Kammer, Andrea Herold, Leonne Cuppen, Prof. Xin Liu, Kiersten Muenchinger, Katharina Feuer, Robert Pludra, Katja Reich, Anna Theil, Katarzyna Dulko-Gaszyna, Hon.Prof. Meike Weber, Julius Wiedemann, Melodie Abdollahi, Katja Keienburg, Petra Schmatz, Raz Godelnik, Katrin de Louw, Sven Fischer, Peter Michel Heilmann. Thanks to Nils Bader ! #greenproductaward #designcompetition #sustainability #design #innovation #award #gpa #gpa23 #jury #jurymember (at Coilex Store) https://www.instagram.com/p/CigB904syor/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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mandyloves2read · 2 years

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🖤Book Review 🖤

By Virtue I Fall by Cora Reilly

Sins Of The Fathers book 3

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This was my first read by this author and I loved it! I loved the characters I loved the forbidden love the drama and the sexy times there was also heartache and emotions I love the mafia princess falling for her bodyguard trope and this one was nicely done especially with there age difference I loved the drama the angst this was definitely a beautiful story about loving someone you’re not supposed to the forbidden aspect was delicious I’ll definitely be reading from Cora Reilly backlist !

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By Virtue I Fall, the highly anticipated and jaw-dropping dark mafia standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author Cora Reilly, is live now!

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Love is an inconvenience Anna Cavallaro doesn’t have time for.

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She only has one goal: to become a fashion designer. Chicago’s elite already copies her style religiously, not least because she’s the daughter of the city’s notorious mafia boss.

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When she’s accepted at a world-famous fashion institute in Paris, her father’s condition is to take her bodyguard along.

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Anna definitely wouldn’t mind a few weeks of no-strings-attached fun with her brooding protector.

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Santino Bianchi became the Outfit’s enforcer because he liked the thrill of the hunt and kill.

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Babysitting his capo’s daughter is an honorable assignment he can’t refuse. His thoughts about Anna? Not so honorable.

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Santino’s ignored Anna’s persistent flirting for years. Now, far away from home boundaries begin to blur. But Santino doesn’t have any intention to be the reason for a failed engagement and the ensuing scandal.

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A summer fling in Paris.

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Only two things stand in Anna’s way.

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Santino’s iron will.

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And…her fiancé.

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Fall in love today!

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3uu60Gz

Amazon Worldwide: https://mybook.to/virtuefall

Apple Books: https://apple.co/39TXFF1

Nook: Coming Soon

Kobo: https://bit.ly/3HXVEEf

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Add to Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3kNXlct

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🦩REVIEW🦩 By Virtue I Fall (Sins of the Fathers #3) by Cora Reilly Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ 4.5 stars 🦩 “I could never share you if you’d been promised to me. I’d burn up with jealousy. I’d have to kill every man who touched you.”🦩 You know that feeling of being heartbroken and in love at the same time? Well, this book is exactly like that, a forbidden romance between a mafia princess, who know exactly the role she needs to play in a world she was born, and a mere soldier who knows that love is not on his cards. Anna Cavallaro might be in a golden cage, but still a cage. All her life Anna has pinned for Santino, as her bodyguard, Santino knows he needs to keep a distance between them; but she’s becoming a woman and making it so difficult to resist, and worst of all, he knows she’s promised to another man. But when Anna suddenly breaks his will and proposes a non-relationship, Santino can’t deny the deal, after all they can’t become something real…right?? 💍 What to expect: Standalone in an interconnected series Mafia Romance Age Gap Very descriptive sexy chapters Drama Double POV HEA #ByVirtueIFall #CoraReilly #SinsodtheFathersSeries #Drama #MafiaRomance #AgeGap #contemporary #romancebooks #booksofinstagram #kindleunlimitedbooks #booksofinstagram #romancenovel #romancespicybook #spicyreads #spicyromance #ireadromance #romancereads #indiebooks #indieauthors #readromance #romancereader #ilovebooks #booklover #bookstagram #bookishlovegroup #theflamingobookshelf https://www.instagram.com/p/CfZ17x7rOn6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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tastywordgasms · 2 years

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A summer fling in Paris.Only two things stand in Anna’s way.Santino’s iron will.And…her fiancé By Virtue I Fall, all-new steamy and action-packed dark mafia standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author Cora Reilly, is available now! Love is an inconvenience Anna Cavallaro doesn’t have time for. She only has one goal: to become a fashion designer. Chicago’s elite already copies her…

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dargeereads · 2 years

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A summer fling in Paris. Only two things stand in Anna’s way. Santino’s iron will. And…her fiancé

By Virtue I Fall, all-new steamy and action-packed dark mafia standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author Cora Reilly, is available now!

Love is an inconvenience Anna Cavallaro doesn’t have time for.

She only has one goal: to become a fashion designer. Chicago’s elite already copies her style religiously, not least because she’s the daughter of the city’s notorious mafia boss.

When she’s accepted at a world-famous fashion institute in Paris, her father’s condition is to take her bodyguard along.

Anna definitely wouldn’t mind a few weeks of no-strings-attached fun with her brooding protector.

Santino Bianchi became the Outfit’s enforcer because he liked the thrill of the hunt and kill.

Babysitting his capo’s daughter is an honorable assignment he can’t refuse. His thoughts about Anna? Not so honorable.

Santino’s ignored Anna’s persistent flirting for years. Now, far away from home boundaries begin to blur. But Santino doesn’t have any intention to be the reason for a failed engagement and the ensuing scandal.

A summer fling in Paris.

Only two things stand in Anna’s way.

Santino’s iron will.

And…her fiancé.

Fall in love today! Amazon: https://amzn.to/3uu60Gz Amazon Worldwide: https://mybook.to/virtuefall Apple Books: https://apple.co/39TXFF1 Nook: https://bit.ly/3A7AJwr Kobo: https://bit.ly/3HXVEEf

Add to Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3kNXlct

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“I wanted to surprise you.”

“I am surprised,” I said, laughing nervously.

I motioned toward our balcony. “Why don’t we sit outside? The weather’s still nice.”

Clifford glanced at Santino then nodded. “Sounds like a good idea.”

Just like Clifford, I was eager to get away from Santino who looked ready to kill my fiancé. And not just that, I felt strangely guilty toward Santino. As if I were cheating on him by talking to Clifford when it should be the other way around.

“You don’t look happy. Am I interrupting anything?” Clifford asked with a glance toward Santino as we sank down on the chairs outside. Because it was getting dark and only March, the temperature had dropped considerably from my stroll with Santino earlier. I shivered but rather freeze to death than bear the strained atmosphere with Santino and Clifford in one room.

“Of course not. I’m just busy with fashion school, that’s all.” I wasn’t even that busy yet. Most of my courses so far were introductory because the Spring semester was only about to begin.

Clifford gave me a boyish smile. Maybe it was because I spent so much time with Santino but Clifford seemed too young. “That’s why I came on a weekend. I thought surprising your fiancée like that was a good start to a marriage.”

It probably was for a love marriage, which ours decidedly was not. The man I was close to falling in love with watched us from the sidelines and would never be my husband. And I feared that the man who’d become my husband and I was supposed to love, would never own my heart, not in the way Santino already did. It wasn’t love because I wouldn’t allow myself to feel that way, but my heart was definitely beating for Santino in a way that wasn’t healthy considering my planned future.

About Cora Cora Reilly is the author of the Born in Blood Mafia Series, The Camorra Chronicles and many other books, most of them featuring dangerously sexy bad boys. Before she found her passion in romance books, she was a traditionally published author of young adult literature. Cora lives in Germany with a cute but crazy Bearded Collie, as well as the cute but crazy man at her side. When she doesn't spend her days dreaming up sexy books, she plans her next travel adventure or cooks too spicy dishes from all over the world. Despite her law degree, Cora prefers to talk books to laws any day.

Connect with Cora Facebook: http://bit.ly/3qw1eUh Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Y4juYZ Amazon: https://amzn.to/3syxRCB Join her Facebook reader group Cora’s Flamingo Squad: http://bit.ly/3sAmt9s Stay up to date with Cora by joining her mailing list: http://bit.ly/39HESsi Website: https://corareilly.com

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allthingsdarkanddirty · 2 years

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My Amazon Review; https://www.amazon.com/review/R1WE5L9O651EYE/ref=pe_1098610_137716200_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv

My GR Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4810392762?book_show_action=false