{"product_id":"the-mistress-a-novel-9780735210035","title":"The Mistress: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  Incomparable storyteller Danielle Steel illuminates rarely glimpsed precincts of unimaginable wealth and power  where love and freedom are the most dangerous desires of all.  Natasha Leonovas beauty saved her life. Discovered starving on a freezing Moscow street by a Russian billionaire  she has lived for seven years under his protection  immersed in rarefied luxury  while he pursues his activities in a dark world that she guesses at but never sees. Her home is the world  often on one of Vladimir Stanislass spectacular yachts manned by scores of heavily armed crew members. Natashas job is to keep Vladimir happy  ask no questions  and be discreet. She knows her place  and the rules. She feels fortunate to be spoiled and protected  and is careful not to dwell on Vladimirs ruthlessness or the deadly circles he moves in. She experiences only his kindness and generosity and believes he will always keep her safe. She is unfailingly loyal to him in exchange.  Theo Luca is the son of a brilliant  world famous  and difficult artist  Lorenzo Luca  who left his wife and son with a fortune in artwork they refuse to sell. Lorenzos widow  Maylis  has transformed their home in St. Paul de Vence into a celebrated restaurant decorated with her late husbands paintings  and treats it as a museum. There  on a warm June evening  Theo first encounters Natasha  the most exquisite woman he has ever seen. And there  Vladimir lays eyes on Lucas artwork. Two dangerous obsessions begin.  Theo  a gifted artist in his own right  finds himself feverishly painting Natashas image for weeks after their first meeting. Vladimir  enraged that Lorenzos works are not for sale  is determined to secure a painting at any price. And Natasha  who knows that she cannot afford to make even one false move  nevertheless begins to think of a world of freedom she can never experience as Vladimirs mistress. She cannot risk her safety for another man  or even a conversation with him  as Theo longs for a woman he can never have.  From Moscow to the Riviera  London  and Paris  The Mistress is a riveting tale of vast fortune  cruelty  creative genius  and daring courage  as uncompromising individuals chart a course for collision.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647268151349,"sku":"ByrdShop_0735210039","price":109.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780735210035.jpg?v=1781691229","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-mistress-a-novel-9780735210035","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}