Emmanuel would be Vincent
Riotta (the estate agent in Under the Tuscan Sun) Again I can’t imagine anyone
better.
Daphne—I’ve never found
just the right mixture of charm and wisdom needed for this young woman who
comes to the villa to work for Brit. Any suggestions?
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| Rufus Sewell as Paulo |
Paulo di Stefano—Rufus
Sewell—of The Master Builder, and the Zen series. Dark and handsome with sexy
eyes.
Andreas—my hero. Now that
one was fun to cast. No one was really good looking enough, but Jude Law came
close. In my mind I see the statue of the Greek messenger of the Gods, Hermes,
in a sculpture I love in the Museum of Archaeology in Athens. That’s the face,
the form, the sexy body of my hero, Andreas. However Andreas’ brains, patience
and temperament--they were all my husband’s.
Brit and Andreas lock
horns more than once in my story. That’s only natural. Brit’s in her early
thirties. She’s financially independent, has taught at the university level,
and is used to making her own decisions. Add to that the fact that, after one
disastrous love affair, she doesn’t trust men.
Then throw her daily into
contact with a man who looks like a Greek god, who is five years younger than
she is, and who is pursuing her relentlessly.
Add to the mix the difference in their
cultures. He’s a Greek Male. They’ve been used to running things ever since
Alexander the Great.
She’s an independent
professional American woman. Nobody is going to tell her what to do.
That’s a recipe for
fireworks.
In the following scene,
Andreas arrives back from Santorini after a week’s absence to discover that
Brit has undertaken a major building project on the property without consulting
him.
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Brit
was standing in the middle of this chaos in the late afternoon when Andreas
appeared in the doorway.
“Daphne
said you were down here.” He looked around briefly, taking in everything.
“Andreas.
I wasn’t expecting you until the evening flight.”
“Clearly.”
He spun on his heel and walked swiftly away.
“Andreas,
wait!” Brit ran after his retreating form. She caught up with him halfway to
the house. “Andreas, stop, please. Listen to me.”
“When
were you going to tell me about this?” He kept striding toward the house. Once
inside, he went swiftly up to their bedroom and out on the balcony, Brit
followed more slowly.
He
turned abruptly toward her. “I asked you a question, Brit. When were you
planning to tell me about this? Didn’t you think it mattered enough to mention
it to me? I know we’re not married. But we are living together. Don’t you think
a decision like this is something we should at least have talked about?”
“I
knew you’d say we shouldn’t do it.”
“I
see. So rather than discussing it, instead of hashing it out between us, you
just went ahead with it on your own. Is that your idea of the way two people
who care for each other make decisions?”
Brit
hesitated. “No. Of course not. I suppose I should have talked with you about
it.”
“You
suppose? It will be huge job, Brit, and I can’t be here to supervise. Someone
has to oversee all this work. You need a proper contractor, not just an
assortment of local workers.”
Brit
shook her head. “I don’t really think we need a contractor. Emmanuel will
coordinate the work.”
He continued as if she hadn’t spoken, “and you
haven’t even considered the money it will take. I’m well off, Brit, but…”
“I’m
doing this with my own money, Andreas.”
His face turned white with anger. “I see. You
think that using your money for it makes it all right. Using your money rather
than mine means it isn’t necessary to discuss it with me. That says a great
deal about how you view our relationship.”
Brit
was speechless. She hadn’t thought for a moment about how it would seem to him.
While she was pondering what to say, how to make it right, he spun around and
walked out of the room and down the stairs. She heard his car start up and then
the spray of gravel as he sped away. What had she done?
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SONATA is the story of the beautiful and talented Sayuri McAllister who returns to her home in Vancouver after a five year absence to discover her father’s house has been broken into and much of her deceased mother’s valuable jewelry is missing. Michael Donovan, Sayuri’s old high school flame and now a detective with the Vancouver Police Department, is the officer in charge of the case. To her surprise Sayuri feels a great attraction for him even after all these years. Does Michael feel the same way? Shortly after the robbery, Sayuri’s father marries Alyssa James, a woman Sayuri had never met and to her surprise the mansion is soon also home to Alyssa’s brother. Hugh James is a devastatingly handsome Irishman who immediately begins a campaign to bed and wed the delicious and wealthy Sayuri. Accidents begin to happen. Or are they accidents? Nothing is as it seems. Michael distrusts Hugh James and fears that Sayuri’s life may be in danger.
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