Based on the experiences of a real French spy, Jack Beaumont’s first-hand knowledge and experiences make this thriller plausible and frightening as you’re plunged into the very real world of terror, espionage, and danger. Alec de Payns is an undercover operative in the ultra-elusive French Y Division of the DGSE, a foreign intelligence service equivalent to the CIA or MI6. Code named Aguilar, de Payns is one of the division’s most accomplished agents working to neutralize international threats on a daily basis while simultaneously trying to balance his home life as a husband and father. When a routine mission to infiltrate a dangerous terrorist group unexpectedly goes belly up, Alec is faced with the unthinkable: that he may have been betrayed by someone in his close-knit team—and they may be trying to pin the blame on Alec himself. Back in Paris, Alec is assigned to investigate a secretive biological weapons facility in Pakistan which the DGSE believes to be producing a newly weaponized strain of bacteria, intended for release in France. As Alec works to uncover the facility’s secrets, he must also fight to clear his name and discover who the mole is before it’s too late. It’s not just his reputation that’s at stake—it’s the lives of his wife, two young children, and the entire population of Paris.

Making faces: a highly original visual Q&A with France's most beloved comic actor In New York in 1948, photographer Philippe Halsman had a chance meeting with Fernandel, a French movie star from the vaudeville tradition, and asked the actor to participate in a completely original photographic experiment. Halsman would ask Fernandel questions about America to which he would respond using only facial expressions. With his wide, lovable horse-face, Fernandel mimicked the answers to such questions as "Does the average Frenchman still pinch pretty girls in a crowd?" (silly grin) and "What was your reaction to the great American game of baseball?" (perplexed). Fernandel`s reactions are laugh-out-loud funny, and the book that resulted from this unusual collaboration is nothing short of wonderful. The Frenchman has been out of print for over fifty years, but TASCHEN`s reprint thankfully brings it back to life.

In her seventeenth summer, Tabby fell in love. Tabby and Christien swore their love for each other, but their relationship ended with a nightmare that tore their families apart. Four years later, the two unexpectedly reunite. Tabby has inherited a cottage on Christien’s family land, and suddenly, he appears demanding that she sell the cottage to him and leave. But Tabby desperately needs a home...for her and her son. This is the first book of Lynne Graham's popular miniseries!

Rachel Valentine is the wine buyer for the Valentine family's exclusive Bella Lucia restaurants, and her relationship with master winemaker Luc Chartier should be strictly business…. Romanced by the beautiful Alsace vineyards, and seduced by the charismatic Luc, Rebecca can't help but fall in love. But their one night of passion is followed by a shocking revelation about Luc's past. Heartbroken, Rebecca returns home—only to discover that she is pregnant with Luc's child.

Emily Vaillon left her husband, Luc, a year ago. She couldn't stay with a man who clearly didn't love her—especially after she discovered she was pregnant. Now Luc is back, demanding to see his son: Emily must go to his château to play the role of mother—and wife. When they're thrown together the chemistry between them escalates. But how can Emily win back Luc's trust—for herself and their son?

One night of passion with a billionaire Frenchman leaves an innocent beauty carrying his heir in this sexy international romance. It isn’t easy for a woman to say no to a man like, tall, bronzed Xavier Salgado-Lézille. Jane tries to play it cool with the billionaire Frenchman, but she’s inexperienced . . . and a virgin. Falling in love isn’t part of the plan. But giving into his seduction leaves her pregnant! Though it was only meant to be a passing affair, Xavier is in need of an heir. Once he learns that Jane is carrying his child, there is only one option. Jane has been chosen as his bride!

If there was anything Charlotte Hudson had learned in her twenty-five years, it was how to be proper. So how had the ambassador's granddaughter ended up on a wild movie assignment, ensconced in a centuries-old Provençal castle with notorious French playboy Alec Montcalm? While her relatives from Hudson Pictures were busy filming at Chateau Montcalm, the real drama was going on behind the antique wooden doors—beneath satin sheets. Charlotte knew their crazy, scandalous secret liaison wouldn't last. And then she discovered she was pregnant…

At a party, Sorcha is introduced to Romain de Valois, a fashion-industry big shot. Long ago he falsely accused her of drug addiction,destroying her modeling career. After finally making her comeback, she is shocked to hear that she has been selected as a campaign model for Romain's company. "What is he planning? I can't believe I'm traveling around the world on a photo shoot with the arrogant man who ruined my life..." Sorcha’s sure the shoot will be an uncomfortably long and awkward assignment. Until one night, when Romain whispers, "I want you right now..."

Shy and timid Meg was engaged to the son of her company’s CEO, but after he embezzled funds and blamed it on her, she was abruptly fired. Then one day a French businessman named Etienne appeared in front of her. The moment they met he told her he wants her to return to the company that fired her, but this time as its CEO! Meg swore to herself that she would never again be deceived by a man, but she eventually gives in and agrees to return on her own terms. Although, despite her determination to keep their relationship professional, the distance between her and Etienne seems to keep shrinking…