Because It Is My Blood

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>From the <em>New York Times</em> best-selling author of <em>Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow</em> and <em>The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry </em>this is<em> </em>the second stunning novel in Gabrielle Zevin's Birthright series. In this thrilling novel about a reluctant mobster Anya tries to shatter the ties that bind--with deadly consequences.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(233 236 239 0.62); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Every time I think I'm out they pull me back in.- Michael Corleone </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Godfather</em></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(233 236 239 0.62); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Since her release from Liberty Children's Facility Anya Balanchine is determined to follow the straight and narrow. Unfortunately her criminal record is making it hard for her to do that. No high school wants her with a gun possession charge on her rap sheet. Plus all the people in her life have moved on: Natty has skipped two grades at Holy Trinity Scarlet and Gable seem closer than ever and even Win is in a new relationship.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(233 236 239 0.62); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>But when old friends return demanding that certain debts be paid Anya is thrown right back into the criminal world that she had been determined to escape. It's a journey that will take her across the ocean and straight into the heart of the birthplace of chocolate where her resolve--and her heart--will be tested as never before.</span></p>