Belle Ami

From the bestselling author of THE LAST DAUGHTER and THE GIRL WHO KNEW DA VINCI comes the breathtaking page-turner that will have you reading long into the night... Acclaimed author Belle Ami, renowned for her poignant World War II epic, The Last Daughter, inspired by her mother's survival of the Holocaust, emerges a captivating saga that transcends the bounds of time. Mona Lisa's Daughter entwines the fates of two remarkable women against the backdrop of history's glittering peaks and darkest depths. In the resplendent glory of Renaissance Florence, Leonardo da Vinci meets Lisa del Giocondo, the wife of a silk merchant, forging a friendship that transcends the conventional roles of artist and muse. Their bond yields what many consider the greatest masterpiece the world has ever known, but also harbors a shared secret that must be kept hidden at all costs. Fast forward four centuries to the dawn of World War II, where in the shadow of fascist rule, fear grips the city of Florence. It is here that young nun Valentina Amati shoulders the duty of safeguarding a hidden cache of letters exchanged between Leonardo and Lisa. However, as the malevolence of Hitler's Nazis marches ever closer, Valentina finds herself haunted by her own past and ensnared in a perilous web of secrets that threaten not only her life but also the sanctuary she has vowed to protect.

Can a beautiful Italian American chef from modern-day Chicago find love under the Tuscan sun with a handsome yet disgraced 19th-century English earl?Gabriella D'Angelo, a talented chef from the Windy City, is left reeling when she's pulled through a painting and transported back in time to the edge of a cliff overlooking the Etruscan coast of Italy circa 1902. One minute she's sitting in a gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, wondering where her friends Emily and Jenee wandered off to, and the next minute she's desperately clinging to a branch dangling above the Mediterranean Sea, trying not to plummet to her death. Luckily a tall, dashing, rugged stranger named John Henry Langsford, Jack for short, comes to her rescue.From the first moment, Gaby meets Jack, she can't stop thinking about him. The arrogant, hot-tempered, and handsome Englishman is too irresistible for his own good. His wit makes her bubble with laughter, and his brazen sensuality makes her blush down to her toes, but Gabriella can't afford to be distracted, especially not by gorgeous Jack. She must figure out where Marco Allegretto's painting is so he can finally be reunited with his time-traveling muse and soulmate, Iris Bellerose. Only then will Gaby be able to return to her life in modern-day Chicago. And that's what she wants, isn't it?The last thing Jack needs is a distraction, and the sensuous and sultry beauty named Gabriella, Gaby for short, is most definitely that Jack is still reeling from his fall from grace. One moment he was the Earl of Witton and Marquess of Bainbridge, and the next, he was disowned and disgraced thanks to his duplicitous cousin. Forced to flee London, Jack has been staying with his favorite Aunt Kitty Darling at her home in Tuscany, Italy. His only hope is to marry the heiress Cynthia Maxwell and reclaim his life.He must exorcise his attraction to the curvaceously delectable Gaby, no matter the cost, or he will lose his patrimony and the earldom forever. And yet, from the moment he lays eyes on Gaby, he cannot stop thinking about her. The mysterious young woman from America who looks a like a siren and cooks like a goddess invades his very being and makes his senses come alive.Will Gaby and Jack find their way to love and solve the mystery of the missing Renaissance painting that holds their destiny? The stage is set, the players have been summoned. All that is missing is you.Lost in TimeLondon TimeParis TimeTuscan Time

Can a "celebrity" dermatologist from modern-day Los Angeles find true love in 19th century Paris?Jenee Lazaar, a successful dermatologist on a "girls' weekend" in Manhattan with her two best friends, is snatched from the Metropolitan Museum of Art through a portal in a famous painting and finds herself in Paris, the City of Love. Jenee is shocked to discover that this Paris is nothing like the Paris where she was born and raised: the Eiffel Tower is painted yellow, there are horse-drawn carriages instead of sleek Mercedes, and the year is 1900 How will she ever find a way back to her life in the present?When Jenee meets the handsome police detective, Inspector Xavier Doumaz, a passionate attraction develops between them. But Xavier, investigating a terrorist cell, suspects the mysterious beauty might be a dangerous conspirator. Battling his own inner demons, Xavier is determined to find out the truth, no matter the cost.But Xavier's investigation might be the least of Jenee's worries as the famous Renaissance painter, Marco Allegretto, and his time-traveling muse, Iris Bellerose, enlist her help to recover Allegretto's stolen painting and destroy a time-traveling serial killer before he destroys them. Can Jenee trust Xavier with the truth of who she truly is? More importantly, is Xavier, a man born more than a century before her, her true soulmate and destiny? If so, what price will she pay for loving him?Set during one of the most exciting times in history, in a city whose beauty is timeless, Paris Time will make you wish you were there Lost in TimeLondon TimeParis TimeTuscan Time

Can a cynical fashion editor in modern-day Manhattan find true love in Victorian-era London?Welcome to book 1 in the phenomenal new series Lost in Time by the bestselling author Belle Ami.Emily Christie, a British ex-pat fashion editor in NYC, yearns for the kind of love depicted in literature and art. When Emily and her two "besties", Jenee and Gabriella, attend an exhibition of Renaissance artist Marco Allegretto at the Met, Emily can't help but be drawn into the ethereal beauty of his trio of paintings, The Three Stages of Love. Each painting features Allegretto with his muse and lover, a beautiful and mysterious woman with long red hair. Although her identity was lost to the winds of time, she was the inspiration for the heroine in The Time Traveler's Lover.The bestselling novel devoured by Emily and her friends in their book club tells the heartrending story of Iris Bellerose, a young woman in World War II Paris who is flung back in time to Renaissance Florence where she meets and falls in love with Allegretto.If only the novel were true When Allegretto suddenly comes to life in the first painting and takes Emily's hand, she's stunned right down to her Manolos. But Emily is shocked beyond imagination when Allegretto flings her back in time to Victorian-era London, where she quite literally lands at the feet of Colin Remington, the heir to the Marquess of Danbury.Colin is investigating a series of grisly murders of young women, one of whom was his fianc e, Daphne Carmichael. Emily, who bears a striking resemblance to Daphne, is shaken by this strange coincidence. Desperate to unravel her predicament and desperate to stop the murders, she and Colin join forces.But how will Emily manage her growing feelings for the impossibly attractive Lord Remington, and how in blazes will she ever get home?Lost in TimeLondon TimeParis TimeTuscan Time

A compelling novel based on a remarkable true story in World War II.In the early dawn hours of September 8, 1939, ten-year-old Dina Frydman sits at her bedroom window watching storm clouds blacken the horizon. Nightmares have kept her awake all night. She hears a distant rumble as the tanks roll into Radom. The Nazis have conquered Poland and nothing will ever be the same. Dina and her family prepare for the worst but they could never imagine what the worst would be.From the deprivation of the Glinice and the Walowa ghettos, to the back-breaking slave labor camps, to the menacing smokestacks of Auschwitz, and the wall of death at Bergen-Belsen, Dina's journey is unforgettable. Her will to survive is remarkable. But most extraordinary is her buoyant spirit that touches the lives of everyone she meets. As Dina travels through the gates of hell, her life becomes a beacon in one of the darkest storms in human history.Based on the remarkable true story of Dina Frydman, one of the youngest survivors of the Holocaust, The Last Daughter will reaffirm your faith in the indomitability of the human spirit.

An assassin you'll never forget...Exposed is the fourth book in the pulse-pounding international espionage adventure thriller series Tip of the Spear, by award-winning and best-selling suspense thriller author Belle Ami. An Iranian diplomat's house in London explodes in a fiery inferno, killing him and his family on the eve before his daughter's wedding. As the world reacts in shock, Iran lays the blame at Israel's feet. A few hours later, a young woman shows up at the Israeli embassy in London asking for help. She is Jazmin Amin, the daughter of the assassinated diplomat. An unforgettable mission...Unrest erupts on the streets of Tehran as Iranian citizens protest the deadly regime. Is another revolution on the horizon? Jazmin will only speak to Cyrus Hassani, a Mossad agent who was formerly deep undercover in Iran, the country of his birth. Mossad suspects the murdered Iranian diplomat may have turned on the regime and was working with his nephew, a nuclear physicist and activist, to expose Iran's secret nuclear processing plants and stockpiles. The nephew and his girlfriend who spearheaded the protests in Tehran are now on the run. Can Cyrus gain Jazmin's trust and keep her safe from the assassin who is now stalking her? Can Mossad extract the professor and his girlfriend out of Iran before the regime kills them too? The race is on as Cyrus and his team of elite agents deploy an ingenious but risky plan-one that could have deadly consequences.

From the author of The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci comes The Blue Coat Saga, a compelling and poignant story set in the darkest days of World War II.She has the power to save the future, but she must face the evil in the past. In 1942 German-occupied Paris, nineteen-year-old Leah Manheim turns up the collar of her blue coat against a biting wind as she waits outside Saint-Ambroise Cathedral for English Marine Commando, Aidan McQueen. When she signed up with the resistance she knew all the risks. Luckily her friends smuggled her parents out of Paris and away from the looming danger of arrest and transport to a concentration camp. Leah must keep her wits about her, focus on her mission, and survive....In present-day Brooklyn, librarian Rose Levi finds a tattered, old blue coat at the back of her late grandmother's closet. Keep? Donate? Throw away? A lifetime of memories to sort through, wrapped in faded tissue paper, sprinkled with dust. But it's the packet of Bubbie's letters tied up in a faded ribbon and tucked in a drawer that gives Rose pause. Can she even believe the words? Rose must keep her wits about her and find the courage to accomplish the task her grandmother has given her...

A deadly ransom...Mossad Agent Cyrus Hassani has just returned from the United States, where he stopped a terrorist attack at Three Mile Island and rescued his wife Layla from Quds force kidnappers. While taking some much-needed downtime with his family, Cyrus is pulled in by Mossad for the biggest mission of his life. Cyrus leads a black ops team to Beirut, an elite unit known as the Tip of the Spear, to stop a deadly nuclear EMP attack aimed at Israel while helping his friend and fellow agent Aryeh undertake a risky personal mission. But Cyrus can't shake his fears that his wife Layla, who is pregnant, and his daughter Cerise, are in grave danger back home. A daring mission...Zara Zayani is a journalist for Le Figaro based in Beirut. The French beauty is also an undercover French DGSE agent who often works with Aryeh. Their relationship is that of trusted friends and lovers. Given Zara's contacts within Hezbollah and her ability to work with both sides, Aryeh seeks her help negotiating a prisoner exchange in Beirut, including his nephew. When Zara meets Mustafa Mughniyeh, the son of one of Hezbollah's most deadly terrorists, the attraction between them is immediate and electric. But when she discovers Mustafa is behind the nuclear plot aimed at Israel, Zara vows she will do whatever it takes to stop him. A dedicated agent, Zara believes she can keep her attraction to the handsome and charismatic Mustafa from getting out of hand, but can she keep her wits about her when she finds out the dangerous terrorist has secrets that could prove her downfall? Can Cyrus, Aryeh, and the beautiful French agent stop the EMP attack and prevent the death and destruction of millions of people?

Missing and presumed dead...For the past four years, Cyrus Hasani, a former deep-cover agent has been as close to happy as a broken man can be-deeply in love with his beautiful and brilliant wife, Layla, raising their precociously adorable daughter Cerise, and building a new life in Israel. All with a bounty on his head. But when an Iranian terrorist group bombs a popular New York City restaurant, and his wife Layla is listed as among the dead, Cyrus blames himself for letting his guard down and for thinking a security detail was enough to protect Layla while she was in the city curating her first art show. She can't be dead. It's do or die...Deep down in his soul, Cyrus believes Layla is alive-that the terrorists kidnapped her to draw him out. He's ready to fight but the clock is ticking-Cyrus must stop the plot and find Layla before the next bomb goes off.

A deep cover agent...Cyrus Hassani knows how to kill an adversary in twenty-five different ways with his bare hands. For more than ten years, he's been walking a tightrope without a net as a deep-cover agent in Iran for Israel's Mossad. When a Jewish American graduate student named Layla Wallace is kidnapped by the Iranian Quds force in Dubai, Cyrus is ordered by Mossad to blow his cover and get her out of Iran. Israel must act before Layla's nuclear physicist father Aleck Wallace, an old friend of Israel's Prime Minister, becomes a target for blackmail by the Iranians. A deadly assignment...Running from assassins and an inescapable attraction to each other, Cyrus and Layla know they have only one chance to get out of Iran. Despite being a hunted man with a target on his back, Cyrus will stop at nothing to save Layla, even if it means his own death.

The Amazon #1 bestselling author of THE GIRL WHO KNEW DA VINCI is back with another page-turning thriller.Art historian Angela Renatus knows she's different. She can see into the past-into the lives of the greatest artists of all time-but are her visions a gift or a curse? Angela and her fianc , Alex Caine-a former Navy Seal turned private detective-recover precious works of art for private collectors, museums, and galleries. Enlisted by the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Angela and Alex investigate one of the greatest art heists in history-the theft of Caravaggio's NATIVITY. But the deeper they delve into Caravaggio's life, the more Angela realizes that her visions about the tortured artist go far beyond the missing masterpiece. A web of secrets and lies entangles Angela and Alex on a twisted and treacherous journey for the truth-into Caravaggio's very own heart of darkness-and the truth could be deadly.

In the spirit of The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown and The Art Forger by B. A. Shapiro . . . The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci by Belle Ami unravels an unforgettable mystery. Three destinies, three timeless loves, one remarkable painting.Will her visions lead her to the truth?Art historian Angela Renatus is haunted by dreams of Leonardo da Vinci and a mysterious painting of Giuliano Medici and his mistress Fioretta Gorini. A painting that, as far as the world knows, doesn't exist. Compelled by her visions, Angela is determined to find out the truth.When Angela is contacted by art detective Alex Caine, she's shocked to learn that he too is seeking the same painting. Alex's client, a wealthy German financier, is determined to clear the name of his late uncle, Gerhard Jaeger, an art historian, who went missing in Florence, during World War II. In letters written before his disappearance, the historian describes his love affair with a beautiful young Italian woman named Sophia Caro and the discovery of an extraordinary painting by the great master himself-a painting depicting Giuliano and Fioretta. Angela and Alex journey to Florence in search of the priceless treasure. Is it a lost da Vinci, potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars, or a wild goose-chase that will only lead to a dead end? But someone else is searching for the elusive painting-Alberto Scordato is a powerful man in the art world and a sociopath who will stop at nothing to get what he wants, even murder. Scordato knows something about Angela that even she doesn't know, something that could threaten both Angela and Alex's lives, forcing them into the crosshairs of fate.