The Princess and the Rogue by Kate Bateman

Her books feature her favorite intelligent heroines, (badasses in bodices!) wickedly inappropriate banter, and heroes you want to both strangle and kiss. Kate wrote her first historical romance in response to a $1 bet with her husband who rashly claimed she’d ‘never finish the thing.’ She gleefully proved him wrong. Her Renaissance romp, The Devil To Pay, is a Romance Writer’s of America 2019 RITA® Finalist, and her Regency-set A Counterfeit Heart (Secrets & Spies series) won the 2018 Book Buyer’s Best contest for Best Historical Romance. Bateman), is the #1 bestselling author of Regency, Victorian, and Renaissance historical romance. Welcome to Fresh Fiction, Kate! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, and your new book, THIS EARL OF MINE? Read More. Kate Bateman | Exclusive Interview: THIS EARL OF MINE No, I don’t mean that sexy bad boy from school. My father denied your suit Read More.Īll right, let’s talk first loves. Kate Bateman | Exclusive Excerpt: THE PRINCESS AND THE ROGUEĪnya quelled a spurt of incredulous anger. Kate Bateman | 20 Questions: A DARING PURSUITġ-What is the title of your latest release? The story ends with the revelation that Don Clericuzio planned this outcome, even anticipating his grandson’s death, all along, for the long-term survival of his family.A Wicked Game by Kate Bateman - Exclusive ExcerptĪ WICKED GAME - Kate Bateman, teaser exclusive excerpt for Fresh Read More. Cross then resumes his romance with actress Athena Aquitane. Having acted against the family, he waits for the Don’s vendetta, but, to his own surprise, his life is spared and he is only condemned to exile. When Dante arranges a hit on Cross’s father, strongman Pippi De Lena-who, in a subplot, once commanded the elimination of the rival Santadio Family whose scion, Jimmy, married Don Clericuzio’s daughter Rose Marie and fathered Dante before his family’s assassination, driving Dante’s mother to insanity-Cross, who is aware of being on the black list, catches Dante in a trap. Dante’s greed for power and blood lead him to plan the elimination of his relatives, who are an obstacle to the desire to become as powerful as the old Don himself.

However, when he refuses to take part in the murder of an old friend, Dante is left to be the sole tough guy. Cross, who holds a majority share in a Las Vegas casino, is supposed to become the strong arm of the family. Twenty-five years later, his grandson Dante and grandnephew Croccifixio (Cross) make their way through life, and the eighty-year-old Don is semi-retired.

The last plan of Don Domenico Clericuzio, an aging Mafia boss, is to eventually have his family enter the legitimate world and assimilate into American society. The story alternates between the film industry and the Las Vegas Strip casinos, showing how the Mafia is linked to both. The Last Don is a novel by Mario Puzo, best known as the author of The Godfather.

The Princess and the Rogue by Kate Bateman