In Ben Bova's novel JUPITER, physicist Grant Archer led an expedition into Jupiter's hostile planetwide ocean, attempting to study the unusual and massive creatures that call the planet their home. Unprepared for the hostile environment and crushing pressures, Grant's team faced certain death as their ship malfunctioned and slowly sank to the planet's depths. However one of Jupiter's native creatures--a city-sized leviathan--saved the doomed ship....

Lord Thomas McGovern, Earl of Landry, has been tasked with the mission of finding his abducted brother in Rome. But as a younger son who has never been given any responsibility in his life, he fears he isn't up to the task. The chance to prove himself when the stakes are as high as they could get is irresistible, though, and he is ready to become the hero he has always wanted to be. Until temptation winks at him. Actress Violetta Roan is the talk...

As she travels with her new family from England to France, Cora faces the hardships as well as the privileges of the family name. But her journey of self-discovery is only just beginning.