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In her debut magical-realism collection The Patron Saint of White Menageries, Pushcart-nominated author Lauren T. Davila cracks Los Angeles open to reveal a kaleidoscope of unlikely heroines, talents, and dreams. In a sticky diner, a waitress fits wisps of cloud into coffee mugs, trying to solve...

Ces trois patrons milliardaires sont riches, séduisants, et sulfureux. Dommage quils soient aussi tyranniques ! Les amateurs de romance vont dévorer ce coffret pimenté, par lautrice à succès Leslie North ! Dans Monsieur Grincheux, Kaitlyn, la nourrice, déteste son patron. Il est grincheux, brusque, et malpoli. Seulement, il est aussi très, très canon, et père dévoué dune petite fille adorable. Jamais Kaitlyn navouerait être attirée par lui. Mais elle ne devrait pas parler trop vite

The priest turned his back on the old man so he wouldn’t notice if his fingers shook while pouring. He would have poured himself a drink before the impromptu meeting, to steady his nerves, but he knew he’d be driving that night, so he had reluctantly abstained. When he sat down, a sigh escaped the priest’s lips. “I assume you know why I asked to see you,” said the bishop, his long wiry eyebrows knitting in an accusing way. His raptorial eyes were unblinking. “Yes, Your Excellency,” Father Sanderson said. “It is unfortunate”.