The Italian Saga

Italy, 1986. A porn magazine at nine?!

Leda cannot unsee it, and—of course!—the deed happened right before First Communion. How will the devout tomboy confess that to a Catholic priest?

Nico will pay!

Nico just moved north from Sicily. Aggressive, unsettling, and unsettled, he scares everyone away.

Except Leda.

So begins the most moving and unlikely...

Trust and lust, or hold off till marriage?

90s Italy. Fierce tomboy Leda is head over heels for Nico, the bad boy she grew up with. She befriended him when nobody dared, and he understood her darkness when she thought herself alone.

Now they’re fifteen, and their hormones are raging.

While Nico is an experienced player, Leda is light years away...

Can Leda leave her life behind for a year?

Her soulmate. Her family. Her band.

Her career in cancer research is demanding and the opportunity unique. Italian scientists Leda Balni is smart, flawed, and deeply emotional. This is just about work, most definitely not about running away from her problems. Not like issues can be outpaced as she's about...

Italian, twenty-five, a determined cancer researcher and...a nonbinary woman.

Leda is working hard in a cut-throat environment—until her rival and archenemy, arrogant grad student Amar, kisses her passionately…

Is it sabotage or does the jerk have a heart?

Gene silencing, passion, and friendship—Leda is one of many graduate students, scrambling to...