{"product_id":"9781481732741","title":"When Olive Leaves Beckon","description":"For years, Mario Rossetti has been living a double life. Most people know the affable, handsome Italian from Verona as a member of the Monte Carlo Casino security team and\/or a joint owner of olive groves in Tuscany. Few are aware that Mario is a mercenary. Violence, misery and death describe his alter-ego’s engagements when on missions with European colleagues in Third World countries, mainly in Africa. Their current mission is to assist the return of a former African leader to establish himself as his country’s new leader. Mario was given a small share of the country’s inactive diamond mines as additional compensation.         Mario reaches a point when he feels a need to reassess his lifestyle. While on a mission, he begins to question whether he feels more than friendship with Marianne, a Belgian schoolteacher. A change would mean becoming more sedentary. A topsy-turvy romance ensues causing Mario to put wedding plans on hold, leading him to depart on another mission to Africa. Yet, he must reflect ---- Are olive leaves truly beckoning him? Ultimately, it comes down to this --- make love, not war.","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141902844144,"sku":"9781481732741","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781481732741_p0.jpg?v=1763623651","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781481732741","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}