Cesare Stories

In 1900s Sicily, beauty and blood walk hand in hand. Vera Collins never expected her father's dream of better wine to end in a backroad execution and her own captivity at the hands of the ruthless Spadaro family. Branded as a trespasser in a war she doesn't understand, she's beaten, starved, and forced to work the kitchens of their sulfur mines. But fate shifts in the smoke and chaos of a sudden explosion, throwing Vera into the path of Enzo Favara, a miner with dangerous friends and a past as fractured as her own. Their desperate flight across the hills delivers her into new territory - the land of Don Torrisi. And into the path of Cesare. Cold-eyed, calculating, and utterly loyal to his Don, Cesare sees Vera as a problem... until her resilience begins to unsettle him. In a land where trust can kill as easily as a bullet, they'll both have to decide if their guarded hearts are worth the risk.

With the threat of Spectre now behind them and the echoes of the battle on that fateful Christmas Eve at Mali-U died down, for Sam and Ricky the future is no longer a mirage, but a daily challenge. In this second season, the bond between the Spies and the Chimera Squad evolves into an unbreakable bond, blending adrenaline-fueled action with the harsh and ironic reality of everyday life. Between lively breakfasts and a far from simple coexistence, the protagonists will discover that defeating a villain is nothing compared to learning to live together. But the past hasn't finished taking its toll: from a leaden Rome to the secrets buried between Puglia and Sicily, ghosts and unfinished business resurface. New loves, old grudges, and the search for a hard-to-find normality, on a journey where the true mission is to save themselves from their own memories.

[Book 3 in the Secret series] “We work in the dark to serve the light.” But I am trapped in the darkness that surrounds me. Day by day, I am dragged in deeper into the dark. I am afraid of what might become of me. I find a release that is not worth it. I am trapped in my goddamn darkness. I am trapped in my goddamn pain. I only wish it to stop, but memories flood my vision. But that is not the lease of my problems. I have people ruining my life, making me suffer. I need to fight, keep fighting. I fight for myself and countless others. But what will happen once I am broken? I am so deep in the dark; I do not even search for the light anymore. It is not there, and I may never find that light again. My name is Jessica Ghezzi . . . and I regret what I have become. *SPOILERS!

Quando le riprese sono finite, e le risate cessano di esistere. Tutti mettono via le loro cose. Si preparano per andare da qualche altra parte a fare qualcosa di più importante. E' in quel momento che la maschera, che Nelson tanto a lungo porta, cade.

Nowadays, a cesarean section (C-section) is a relatively standard procedure. When a pregnant mother is unable to give birth vaginally, a C-section is performed right away. Advances in medical technology and the experienced hand of the surgeon result in a short scar, relatively small amount of pain and, since relatively recently, the possibility of having a vaginal delivery in future pregnancies (called vaginal birth after cesarean or VBAC). Many C-sections are planned, but in some instances they are performed at the last minute when vaginal delivery is not possible. There are instances when a C-section is difficult, especially with obese mothers, since several layers of fat tissue need to be removed before reaching the baby. The origin of the term "Cesarean" has been thoroughly investigated but there are conflicting opinions (a complete description can be found in https://blog.pregistry.com/cesarean-section/). Some writers have theorized that the name Cesarean originated from Julius Caesar. Others have thought that Julius Caesar was named after the procedure. However, Julius Caesar's mother, Aurelia, lived through childbirth and successfully gave birth to her son, ruling out those theories. His first wife, however, died in childbirth giving birth to a stillborn son. Both could have probably survived had she had a cesarean section. So, where did he name come from? It seems that after the Roman Lex Caesarea (the imperial law of approximately 700 BCE), which required the child of a mother dead in childbirth to be cut from her womb. The term Cesarean has also been thought to derive from the verb caedere, "to cut". We will never know for sure where the term came from. But, at least, we now have a few hypotheses to consider.

Roma contro Roma, Cesare contro Pompeo: mezzo secolo prima della nascita di Cristo, nella guerra civile che lacera la Repubblica, a nessuno è consentito di rimanere neutrale. Lucio Servilio Verre ha deciso da che parte stare e seguirà il proprio generale, uscito vittorioso dalla campagna di Gallia, nella sua lotta contro lo strapotere del Senato e dell'aristocrazia capitolina. Non tutti però hanno compiuto la stessa scelta: dall'altra parte della barricata il valoroso centurione troverà, oltre a individui senza scrupoli, vecchi compagni d'armi, decisi a sbarrargli il passo. Prima che sui campi di battaglia, la contesa si consuma all'ombra dei sette colli, ma anche in Africa, tra i vicoli angusti e pericolosi di Leptis Magna. Un messaggio da consegnare, un piccolo tesoro da custodire: per portare a termine la sua missione, Verre dovrà districarsi tra funzionari corrotti, miserabili spie, sicari sanguinari e donne misteriose.

Cesare wakes up. Some places are better than others.

A small part of him - the last remaining shred of who he used to be before he died - tries to protest, tries to argue that it hadn't been all bad. That it'd been nice sometimes. Cesare usually keeps that scrap of conscience locked up tight, but...there's nobody else on the staircase except him. He's alone. Maybe it's okay to let it out, just for a little bit.

This is a book about (y/n) and Oscar Diaz being enemies to lovers (Y/n) is a gang leader that is always after spooky and the other way around, bullets and feelings always flying both of you trying to doge them. Will you make it out alive emotionally and physically??

A really dumb and sarcastic servant held captive by the Assassins. Cover made by the wonderful, @kianna20 :) I DO NOT OWN ASSASSIN CREED

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Has anyone ever wanted a Royal Miraculous Valentine's Day AU Fanfic? Well here you go!! {Synosis: Unemployed Alya Césaire has been looking for a job after the press she worked at went under and with Valentine's Day just around the corner. She and her Best friend, Marinette Dupain-Cheng are going to the local mall for yet another gift for her boyfriend Nino Lahiffe when they find out that a journalist position at the castle has opened, Alya applies, and during the interview with the King who has his son the Prince beside him at the interview, who has been depressed since the Queen died develops romantic feelings for the girl in the red and black cloak who walked in at the end of the interview. The King who sees a way to help his depressed son offers Alya the job, but first, she must get Marinette and Adrien together.} Highest rankings: #439 in parent (03/11/2024) #190 in dupain-cheng (03/21/2024) #595 in agreste (03/13/2024) #384 in royaltyau (03/06/2024) #19 in cesare (04/05/2024)

Ai tempi nostri, il mondo si accinge a sprofondare sempre più verso il basso per via di corruzione, violenza e ogni altro male che, ahimè, colpiscono nel profondo l'umanità. Il Cielo non abbandona mai l'uomo nel momento del pericolo e così ha dato ad un semplice ragazzo come me il compito di riportare l'umanità intera sulla retta via. Un'impresa ardua e difficile che non ho deciso di rifiutare sicché tramite la poesia mi sono avviato per la dolorosa, orrida e degradante voragine infernale!

A girl named Christina has lost her home and her family. The only people she trust now are her best friend and her little sister who survived. They were taken to special academy to be trained, as her family killers. There she meets the killer of her family or so she thinks. She, her sister and her best friend are trying to escape from academy. But what happens if she falls in love?... Or even better, what happens if she falls in love with two not so alike boys. Will Christina escape?

Camille, ventitreenne originaria di Siena, si è trasferita qualche mese fa a Bologna per seguire il corso di laurea magistrale "Cinema, Televisione e produzione multimediale" e, forse, anche per lasciarsi alle spalle gli spettri e le ferite del passato. Un incontro sul lavoro scuoterà con violenza il muro che si è costruita attorno, qualcuno potrebbe finalmente essere in grado di scalfire la sua armatura di distacco e disillusione. Ma ogni rosa ha le su spine e, a volte, il sole sorge splendente solo alla fine delle notti più buie e tempestose.

One day, Cesare Borgia meets someone he did not expect. Who is this strange girl, and how will her presence affect their world? Will she become an asset or a hindrance? If she wants to survive, she had better make herself useful. (Rated T for now.)

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Italy, 1487. The Knights Templar, led by the notorious Rodrigo Borgia, head on a Crusade to slaughter all 'Doves' - a secretive society of the Old Religion who preserve the curiosities of human nature and life. A young Sofia Merlini watches as her family and fellow Doves are burnt alive before her on crimes of heresy and witchcraft, and remembering the man's face, she vows revenge against those who destroyed her life. Ten years later, the now eighteen-year-old Sofia has been nurtured and groomed by the de facto leader of what remains of the Doves and while she refuses to join them on their new dark path of destruction and death, she sets her sights on the downfall of the Borgias - they will pay. An opportunity arises when the hitman, Dario Oberto, brings her to Rome to work in his father, Rodrigo Borgia's court, now known as Pope Alexander VI. Rodrigo's eldest son, Giovanni, is dead and he is consumed by paranoia that everyone is out to get to him and his family. Disguised as a physician, Sofia plots her revenge, determined to uncover the family's weaknesses and then using them so they destroy themselves. She teams up with Borgia's most feared enemies but gets caught up in the dangers of the scandalous Papal reign of Alexander VI and the Borgia family. But she soon realises that nothing is at it seems, even of those who raised her and when her heart opens for a man with Borgia blood running through him, her goal changes and Sofia finds herself fighting a battle on two fronts. Ending the Borgias dynasty is more complicated then it looks. *** (A Historical Fiction/Fantasy/Romance novel) (Rated PG-13 for violence, mild sexual violence and sexual scenes)

I common girl suddenly meets the man of her dreams, when he finally meets this common girl he realizes he needs her in his life and he is willing to do anything to keep her, even if that means he must cheat.