{"product_id":"the-artist-her-lover-a-vacation-travel-romance-a-trilogy-part-ii-9781665786195","title":"The Artist \u0026 Her Lover: A VACATION TRAVEL ROMANCE (A Trilogy: Part II)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis fast-paced travel romance is \u003cstrong\u003ePart II\u003c\/strong\u003e of a trilogy series of books. It's an \u003cem\u003eupmarket \u003c\/em\u003eromance involving a love triangle in the Sahara Desert.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAutumn Simmons, an American and a '\u003cem\u003enaïve'\u003c\/em\u003e artist, lives with her lover, Colin Acieta, in a chateau in Amalfi, Italy -a seaside town with small bays, picturesque cliffs, and hundreds of uphill stone steps overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcieta, a photographer, travels to the parched and barren Sahara Desert to rescue his siblings from a migrant trafficker. Yet, his noble mission is thwarted when he is held hostage by local domestic terrorists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo negotiate Acieta's release, Autumn travels to the Sahara Desert. And there, she meets Brahim Ghali, a Muslim Berber, dressed in ankle-length thobes and kufiyah headdresses, who believes in polygamy and has a harem of women. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut Autumn is a '\u003cem\u003elimerence'\u003c\/em\u003e to Ghali, and he becomes tragically obsessed with her.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhich of Two Sigma Males Will Win Autumn's Heart?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWill she return to Italy or remain in the Sahara?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author encourages readers to listen to Jesse Cook's instrumentals, like \u003cem\u003eCloser to Madness, Cascada, and Baghdad, \u003c\/em\u003ewhile reading the book, to view the difference between Picasso's and Delaquoix's paintings of \u003cem\u003eThe Women of Algiers\u003c\/em\u003e to more deeply immerse themselves in the Sahara setting of the novel. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuthor \/ Illustrator, Edwina Louise Dorch, won the American Writing Award for best inspirational novel in 2023 and was a finalist in the crime genre in 2024. She is a psychologist who teaches art therapy on a barrier island off the Coast of Florida. And, her paintings are shown in galleries along the Florida A1A highway. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665786195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Edwina Louise Dorch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197289033909,"sku":"9781665786195","price":28.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b3f3911d-952a-410c-9376-a0e501ba74c6.jpg?v=1769623012","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-artist-her-lover-a-vacation-travel-romance-a-trilogy-part-ii-9781665786195","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}