![]() Preservation has taught them to play things close to the vest whether it be in life or love. Romance heroes in these books are especially possessive, domineering, and aces at hiding their true emotions. ![]() What’s a mafia romance book without an alpha male at its helm? Whether the hero of the story is the head boss, son of the crime leader, or an enforcer for a family, given his life choices you better believe he’s going to be one strong alpha male. So if one or all of these themes get your motor running, you’ll undoubtedly become a fan of mafia romance novels. Not all of these themes will be included in every mafia romance book, but there’s a good chance several will be. While all mafia romance books deal with some aspect of organized crime, there are several other common themes that readers will find within a mafia romance novel. Think The Sopranos only with a love story and happily-ever-after. ![]() Typically these books revolve around a hero or family involved with organized crime. Mafia romance books include any romance stories featuring Made Men, mafia families, or anyone tied to the mafia world. ![]() Check out this book list of the best mafia romance books worth reading. ![]()
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![]() In book 1, Jim, his friend, Garth, and his younger sister, Jennifer, discover a time passage and spend two months in the time of the Nephites, at the time of Helaman and Captain Teancum around 67 B.C.The first four books feature Jim Hawkins as the main character: first as a teenager, then as a young man in college and in the third and fourth as a father of three children. They feature both Book of Mormon and Bible themes. The novels involve people from modern times being transported to the past (at various times and locations described in the Standard Works) by means of a cave in Wyoming called "Frost Cave" (a real cave on the Spirit Mountain in Cody, Wyoming) in the United States. The main characters of the series are Jim Hawkins, his sister Jenny Hawkins and Garth Plimpton, and later, their family members and friends. The Sacred Quest (formerly Tennis Shoes and the Seven Churches) (1997). ![]() ![]() Tennis Shoes and the Feathered Serpent, Part Two (1996).Tennis Shoes and the Feathered Serpent (1995).There are twelve books in the series so far, with the thirteenth expected to be released soon: ![]() ![]() ![]() If someone told me this book was this good, I wouldn't have believed them."- Po Bronson, author of What Should I Do With My Life? "Part travelogue, part personal-discovery memoir and all sustained delight, this wise, witty ramble reads like Paul Theroux channeling David Sedaris on a particularly good day. Henry Alford, author of Municipal Bondage and Big Kiss ![]() ![]() The Geography of Bliss is no smiley-face emoticon, it's a Winslow Homer." The relationship between place and contentment is an ineffable one, and Weiner cuts through the fog with a big, powerful light. By turns hilarious and profound, this is the kind of book that could change your life. "With one single book, Eric Weiner has flushed Bill Bryson down a proverbial toilet, and I say that lovingly. ![]() ![]() ![]() He is currently studying the Genome Institute of Singapore and the wider biomedical research ecologies in Singapore. (2) The anthropology of the biomedical sciences and technologies. In this area he has published Anthropological Futures (2009), Emergent Forms of Life and the Anthropological Voice (2004) and (with George Marcus) Anthropology as Cultural Critique: An Experimental Moment in the Human Sciences (2nd edition 1999). (1) Anthropological methods for the contemporary world with special attention to the interface between science and technology and society. Michael Fischer works in four primary areas: He was trained at Johns Hopkins, the London School of Economics, and the University of Chicago, and was formerly the Director of the Center for Cultural Studies at Rice University. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, and Professor of Anthropology and Science & Technology Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). ![]() |