Charlie Richards

Through the most evocative recipes of Sicilian tradition, readers will be able to discover the unique way of living and the lifestyle embodied by Dolce & Gabbana Casa, which is also told through its distinctive tableware objects. Parmiggiana, Timballo del Gattopardo, Minne di Sant Agata, Cuccia, San Giuseppe bread, and many other delicacies become the starting point for revealing the history, folklore, and territory of Sicily. The people and cultures that have alternated on the island over the centuries have in fact made its cuisine extraordinarily varied, resulting in an incredible stratification of colors, scents, and flavors. In the second part of the book, the recipes interpreted through the lenses of three internationally renowned still life photographers will allow readers to make their own Sicilian dishes to serve on the dinner table with an increased awareness of their value, which is as unique as the Dolce & Gabbana Casa lifestyle. It is a sophisticated, refined book that will stand out from all other cookbooks on the market thanks to its extra-large format.

Into the Paranormal World: When a helicopter pilot takes a contract to record activity at a cattle ranch, he learns far more than he bargained for.While Enrique Walters thinks the request is weird, gas prices are high and work in the off-season is slow. He takes ex-mayor Sheldon's money to use his helicopter to surveil the ranch where the new acting mayor-Albert-is living. Even hearing the crazy family rumors about Albert, Enrique thinks Sheldon's infatuation is due to the fact that the ranch is not only the place where Albert lives but also where the sheriff's partner works. Sheldon's actions against the sheriff caused the guy to get fired, after all. Enrique figures Sheldon wants to get some sort of blackmail information on them all.Still, money is money, and Enrique needs it.When Enrique's trips during the day turn up nothing, Sheldon insists Enrique fly by at night. He spots something he can't explain right before something slams into his bird. Struggling to control his descent, he hits his head. As he slides into unconsciousness, he figures that's the end.Enrique's surprised to wake up, safe and sound, in the arms of... something. He learns gargoyles are real, and he's the mate of one named Trynche. Enrique knows he can never allow the ex-mayor to find out the truth. Except, Sheldon learns a little something another way and demands Enrique's help in exposing the monsters. With the help of his new friends, can Enrique shut down Sheldon for good and keep their secrets safe?

On the Road: When a bear takes a stroll through the woods, he runs into the greatest gift of his life... or rather, that gift runs into him.Years before, Valentine and the rest of his bear sleuth were captured, tortured, and bespelled by a circle of witches. Even after getting rescued, he still struggles with the aftereffects, and not just because the spells were reinforced with blood magick-demon blood, making them exceptionally difficult to counter. Finally, the Horseman of Death appears with the answer.While the removal of the spells is nearly as agonizing and exhausting as having them placed on them in the first place, the sleuth still decides to go for a celebratory run. In his sluggishness, Valentine gets distracted by an enticing aroma and doesn't move fast enough, getting struck by a logging truck. As he struggles to get away on three limbs, the driver exits the truck, and Valentine is hit by the realization that the human is his mate-Stone, according to the name on his shirt.Even with a newly broken arm, Valentine realizes he just may be having the best and worst day of his life. He's just met his mate... if he can find Stone, that is.

Keeping the Peace: After a miscommunication, a shifter must track down his missing mate.Enforcer Rigel Patterson is known around Shifter Headquarters as a playboy, and he's okay with that. After all, he doesn't think there's anything wrong with enjoying himself while he waits for Fate to deliver his mate to him. While at a club, Rigel is thrilled when She finally delivers the other half of his soul to him-a handsome human named Tucker. Rigel quickly whisks his mate out of the club, enjoying a night of passion. Except, upon waking the next morning, he finds Tucker gone. Rigel realizes that he should have done a little more talking, but it's too late.He enlists the aid of friends to help him find Tucker. When Rigel runs across Tucker by accident, he's overjoyed. In his enthusiasm, he accidentally outs Tucker to his parents. After an explosive display, Rigel realizes explaining he's an alligator shifter, mates, and the paranormal world could be the least of his problems. Can Rigel convince Tucker to forgive him and give them a chance?

On the Road: After a rescued rhino shifter begins building a new life in a small rural town, finding his mate means he'll need to accept help once again.After being rescued from witches by demons, Aaron finds himself left with a group of biker shifters to be rehabilitated until he regains his ability to shift. Once he does, due to being alone for a long time and being at loose ends, he sticks with the guys until he can figure out his next move. When the bikers take him into the territory of a wolf shifter pack, he's surprised to discover them welcoming and friendly. Deciding to take them up on their offer to stick around and build a life, Aaron accepts a part-time volunteer position at Stone Ridge's firehouse. While there to meet the fire chief, he's shocked to meet his mate-a human named Thoron Ballaro. Even better, Thoron knows about shifters... sort of. When he and Aaron begin navigating a life together, he learns that Thoron has a six-year-old son... and that Thoron's ex-wife is an opinionated bigot. Can they figure out a way to keep Thoron's ex from causing trouble while cementing their life together?

Out of the Cage: Spotting a number of fishy things in his town, a deputy is ready when finally facing the paranormal.Nathan Kaldwell has been a deputy in the town of Stone Ridge for many years. In that time, he's noticed a few peculiarities in many of the town's occupants. Since the occupants' oddities never seem to pose a danger to anyone, Nathan keeps the information to himself. When a motorcycle gang comes to town, being a bike enthusiast, he stops to admire their rides.To Nathan's surprise, what he thinks is a large gray dog in a sidecar turns out to be a wolf. A shocking series of events reveals that the wolf is also a man named Khan, a paranormal creature called a shifter. While Nathan's attracted to the pretty man, he spots the tell-tale signs of a wounded and abused soul. He's not certain if even what the shifters call the mate-pull can convince the skittish Khan to stay in human form for him.When Nathan learns there's shifter hunters in the area, can he keep Khan safe in either form?

World of Aquatica: After spotting something troubling on the job, a paramedic turns to the paranormal for help and gets more than he bargained for.Peter Silverman found out about paranormals the prior year when one of his best friends-Waylon-bonded with a seahorse shifter. For the most part, he doesn't think much of the fact that other beings exist right alongside humans as it doesn't affect his job as a paramedic. That all changes when he begins running across injured people with holes in their necks. To Peter, they look suspiciously like a vampire's bite.Bringing his suspicions to Waylon's shifter lover, Peter is introduced to Pisces, who's supposed to be one of the shifter pod's best trackers. The bottlenose dolphin shifter immediately claims that Peter is his mate. Peter knows that means he's supposed to be the other half of Pisces's soul, but he insists on a date.The scent of a shifter on Peter has the unexpected repercussion of drawing the attention of the rogue vampire. Can Peter evade the rogue's clutches while accepting a reality that has changed yet again?

World of Aquatica: Uncertain why, a shifter keeps getting drawn back to a particular coffee shop... until he's approached by the busboy and everything becomes clear.Working as a high-profile lawyer for his shifter pod, Saul Davison keeps prying eyes away from his wealthy Alpha Kaiser Rush's affairs. His position earns him wealth and prestige due to being a cutthroat in the courtroom. The fact that he's secretly a lion's mane jellyfish and won't settle down for anyone but his mate, earns him the reputation of a playboy. Saul enjoys both-the finer things the money buys, as well as the plethora of floozies attracted to his bed.When Saul finds himself repeatedly returning to a small coffee shop, he can't understand the allure. He doesn't even like coffee. Sitting at a table, drinking chai tea, Saul is pondering the oddity when a young Hispanic human approaches him... and asks if he can join Saul. Saul's knee-jerk reaction is to say no, but there's just something so earnest and sweet in the human's expression-not something that normally attracts him. Buying time, Saul offers his hand.As the human slides his palm against Saul's-introducing himself as Mateo-a zing of awareness rushes through Saul's body, and it all becomes clear. Mateo is his mate.Can Saul win his sweet young human's heart and share the world of shifters with him, or will his reputation get in the way?

After breaking his leg in a circus accident, an acrobat returns home to heal... and discovers he may have a reason to stay there.After college, Montgomery Worshack-Monty-ran away from the life his parents had planned for him and became an elite circus performer. Working hard, he becomes a headliner, and he loves every second of it. When his trapeze breaks while he's training for a new trick, his life is turned upside down. While he's lying in the hospital with a fractured leg, his parents descend, trying to take over.Fortunately, Monty's friends arrive, too. With one being a doctor-Morgan Pruitt-they whisk him away from his interfering parents and take him home with them. Monty knows he has months of healing and therapy ahead of him before he can even think about training to find a new circus position. To alleviate the boredom, he accepts Morgan's invitation to join him at the wedding of his friend's son-Jake Lewis. While there, Monty finds his attention snagged by a very handsome police officer, Brian O'Reilly.Considering how hot Brian finds Monty, he can't help relaxing the injured man in the best possible of ways. After that, he doesn't return the man's call. Brian has been burned before. He has no desire to get involved with another man who's sure to leave him for greener pastures. Except, when Brian learns that Monty's father is making threats, he can't stay away.Can Brian guard his heart while helping secure Monty's safety?

Keeping the Peace: While escorting his king on a diplomatic mission, a dragon stumbles upon someone who threatens his commitment to his duty.Vicar Rhomes has had the honor of being head honor guard to King Leortis-the dragon king-for several centuries. Escorting the king to Savannah to discuss a rogue dragon they're tracking with the Shifter Council is normal procedure. Joining a couple of councilmen for a meal, Vicar fills his plate only to stumble over a pretty auburn-haired cutie... spilling his clam chowder all over the poor man. Mortified, Vicar snaps at the shifter. It's only after the blushing beauty strips his shirt that Vicar gets a clean whiff of his heady scent and learns who the man is to him-his mate.Getting doused in clam chowder isn't the worst thing that's ever happened to Desmond while working in the cafeteria. It's the blistering put-down spouted by the huge, gorgeous black man that makes him blush. After whipping off his soiled shirt, Desmond assures the male that he'll get him a fresh bowl... and is shocked when the guy does a one-eighty-nearly falling all over himself to apologize. Then Desmond smells the man, and he realizes the source of his sudden change. The guy is his mate... and he's not just a dragon, but a powerful one. While Desmond wants his mate, he remains wary. He can't help but wonder which personality is the dragon's real one.Can Vicar figure out how to continue to do his duty to his king while proving to Desmond that he's not an unmitigated jerk?

Into the Paranormal World: Experiencing a unique connection with a fellow online gamer, a human searches for him in the real world and is drawn into something he never thought possible.After being medically discharged from the military, Cian Huntsman finds solace in two things-working out to keep his mobility and online gaming. In one game, he comes across PraernaTheResilient. Cian engages the man. He soon finds himself fascinated by him, and they share many conversations, even outside the game.Cian soon realizes he wants more from Praerna and asks if they can meet. To his disappointment, Praerna says no, reminding him that he prefers online anonymity due to a disfigurement-hence his name-resilient. Having scars himself, Cian assures Praerna that whatever it is won't matter to him. To Cian's disappointment, Praerna shuts down communication with him.Unable to let it rest, Cian enlists the help of an army buddy and hacker to aid him in searching for Praerna via his IP address. Once found, he goes there to surprise his friend... and maybe get some answers. What he finds is that the paranormal world exists and that Praerna is a gargoyle. Cian learns that his obsession with Praerna is caused by the Fates, as they are mates-the other half of each other's souls.Can Cian come to grips with his new reality in time to help the gargoyles when his buddy warns him that others in the area are searching for them, too?

On the Road: A CIA agent heads to the bayou to question a group of shifters, only to discover a gift from Fate he isn't sure he can have.Agent Rhone Craigson has known about shifters for nearly a decade. He also knows there's a group of them currently hiding out in the remote bayous of Louisiana. When several missing persons reports come to Rhone's attention, all from that area, his curiosity is piqued... along with a healthy dose of concern. For the safety of, well, everyone, shifters need to stay under the radar.Rhone needs to know if the shifter group is involved in the disappearance of humans in that area. Due to the fact that there's a mole in the CIA, feeding the military sensitive information, he decides to visit the shifters in person. When Rhone arrives, he finds the group surprisingly welcoming and forthcoming. Joining them for a meal, he spots a cute, dirty-blond-haired twink that causes an unexpected dose of attraction, who's introduced as Mickey, a meerkat shifter.When Mickey claims they're mates, Rhone knows that means Mickey expects them to bond and live as a couple. While Rhone can admit that he wouldn't mind getting to know the little shifter, so much is going on within the agency. Can he discover the mole to ensure Mickey's safety, or is walking away the safer option?

World of Aquatica: When a jaded Navy SEAL turns to a friend for aid, he meets a man who wants to show him that there are still wonders in the world.When Britt O'Connor's targeted by a group of mercenaries for reasons unknown, he realizes it's time to cash in a big favor. Britt heads to World of Aquatica. He knows that's where his ex-SEAL buddy, Price, has secretly holed up after Britt helped him flee the military police. Britt also knows that Price isn't human, and he could use a little of the man's paranormal abilities right about then.Getting there is easy. Getting inside and locating Price is a bit more difficult. Still, Britt manages it, only to discover that Price isn't the only paranormal thing at the park. Vampires and shifters are real. In fact, not only does Price vouch for him, but Britt meets Gerard, a shifter who claims he's the other half of his soul.When Gerard scents Britt as he's on his way to meet with Alpha Kaiser, he immediately recognizes him as his mate and follows him. Discovering that Britt already knows about the paranormal, he declares that Britt is his mate, but Britt will need some convincing.While Britt can accept being attracted to the shifter, after all the depravity Britt has seen, how can he trust in something as fickle as love?

Keeping the Peace: A buffalo shifter doesn't consider himself worthy of a mate, but Fate has other ideas.Warsaw knew that joining the rogues was wrong. Except, when his best friend begged him to help a pair of disgraced ex-councilmen, he couldn't say no. After all, he could never have the man he secretly loved. The guy was already mated. Warsaw joined the wrong side of a shifter war, and they lost.While most consider Warsaw lucky because he wasn't sentenced to death for his crimes, he doesn't feel that way. The man he'd loved is dead, as is his best friend, both having died due to the shifter battle. Feeling empty inside, Warsaw does his job in silence, ignoring the nasty looks and slurs from others. His one joy is his little Shih Tzu, Jasmine.When Jasmine is viciously attacked by an unknown shifter hell-bent on punishing Warsaw further, a sympathetic acquaintance introduces him to a warlock to help his dying dog. To Warsaw's shock, the warlock-Urskin Claspin-is his mate. Except, after everything that he's done in the name of love, Warsaw doesn't believe he deserves the happiness and peace a mate would surely give him. Can Warsaw figure out how to accept Fate's gift while discovering who still has it out for him?