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Hot wind winnowed my hair as I drove my convertible down the promenade. Ariana Grande blared from the speakers. I couldn’t think of a song more fitting for my current predicament than “Break Free.” “If you want it, take it,” sang the pop star, and I bobbed my head to each word, cranking up the volume.

It was my birthday. I was getting older and should probably be feeling depressed, but the truth was that I felt more alive than ever. As I stopped the car, waiting for the light to turn green, the chorus began. The bass boomed, and I couldn’t have felt happier. I sang along.

“?‘This is the part when I say I don’t want ya. I’m stronger than I’ve been before,’?” I shouted with Ariana, waving my arms. A young man stopped his car next to mine. He sent me a flirtatious smile, tapping a hand on the steering wheel to the rhythm of the song. Aside from the loud music and my loud singing, what must have caught his eye was my outfit. Its scantiness, to be precise.

I wore a black bikini that perfectly complemented the color of my purple Plymouth Prowler. To be honest, there weren’t many things that didn’t complement that car. It was perfect. The beautiful, rare vehicle had been my birthday present. I suspected the gifts wouldn’t stop coming anytime soon—that my man wouldn’t stop showering me with presents—but I hoped against reason that this one had been the last.

It all began a month before. I would get something new each day. My thirtieth birthday required something special, and thirty gifts would apparently do the trick. I rolled my eyes and stepped on the accelerator as soon as the light turned green.

A few moments later, I parked the car, grabbed my bag, and headed to the beach. The weather was sweltering hot, and I intended to make the most of it. Reach my limits. Sunbathe until I’d had more than enough. Taking a sip of iced tea through a drinking straw, I plodded across the waterfront, relishing the feeling of the hot sand on my feet.

“Happy birthday, old girl!” my man shouted. I turned around and a geyser of Moët Rosé exploded in my face.

“The hell do you think you’re doing?!” I screamed through bouts of laughter, trying to escape the fizzy stream. Without effect. He chased me with the bottle spewing out its pressurized content. When it was empty, he threw himself at me and toppled me to the ground.

“Happy birthday,” he whispered. “I love you.”

His tongue slid between my lips and started its dance. I moaned in pleasure, wrapping my arms around his neck and spreading my legs, as he took his place between them, hips slowly twisting.

He laced his fingers with mine and pinned my arms to the ground, pulling away his head and fixing me with an amused stare.

“I have something for you.” He wiggled his eyebrows and got up, pulling me with him.

“What do you know,” I muttered, rolling my eyes behind the dark barrier of my sunglasses. He reached out and took them off. His face grew serious.

“I’d like you to…,” he stammered as I watched on. He took a deep breath and knelt before me, extending his hands cupped around a small box. “Marry me,” said Nacho, his lips spreading in a wide grin. “I wanted to say something smart and romantic, but most of all I wanted to say something that would convince you.”

I inhaled, but he raised his hand. I said nothing.

“Before you say anything, Laura, please consider. A proposal isn’t marriage. And marriage doesn’t have to be forever.” He prodded me gently with the little box.

“Remember, I don’t want to make you do anything against your will. I’ll never order you around. Say ‘yes’ only if you want it.”

A silence descended on the both of us for a long while. He waited patiently for my reply. He got none. “If you refuse, though, I’ll send Amelia after you.”

I couldn’t take my eyes off him. I was scared, worried, awestruck, and… happy.

If anyone had told me during last New Year’s Eve that I would end up where I was, I would have burst out in laughter. I thought about it and laughed, but inwardly. And if a year ago, when Massimo had kidnapped me, anyone had suggested that I would find myself on Tenerife with that colorfully tattooed boy at my feet, I would have bet everything that such a thing was simply impossible. Well, impossible is nothing, as they say. The thought of what had happened eight months before was still chilling, but—thank God (or rather, Dr. Mendoza)—at least I could finally sleep. But after so much time and with that kind of company in bed, it really wasn’t that surprising.

Photo: Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection.

Earlier this summer,

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audiences everywhere were captivated by the release of the overwhelmingly erotic Italian-Polish film 365 Dni on Netflix. Adapted from writer Blanka Lipińska's book trilogy, the movie (which was honestly more like a porno with some drawn out plot points) followed the problematic but sexy romance between a mob boss and the unwilling object of his affections. Months after the movie’s release, the opportunity to imagine yourself as the plucky protagonist getting her back blown out has arrived — 365 Dni is finally being translated into English!

365 Dni and its equally chaotic sequels were originally published in Polish, making it really difficult for fans of the author’s work to go back and check out the original story after seeing the film on Netflix. However, Oprah.com reports that the first book in Lipińska's steamy series is scheduled to be re-released in English early January 2021. Which means we’ll finally get to see some of the nuance that didn’t make it into the feature film. (By nuance, I’m talking about sex — my spirit tells me that they left out some good love scenes!)

In case you missed the 365 Dni craze when it hit the timeline, the film explored the complicated relationship between Massimo Torricelli (honest-to-God zaddy Michele Morrone) and Laura Biel (Anna-Maria Sieklucka), a woman that he becomes obsessed with after spotting her by chance. Massimo stalks Laura for years after seeing her in his dreams, and he finally happens upon her during a trip to Italy. He kidnaps her, revealing a grand plan the likes of which you’ve only ever come across in a Wattpad novel: seducing her for a years until she falls in love with him. And if she doesn’t, he’ll let her go. 

Under normal circumstances, this would be an absolutely ridiculous plot. However, Massimo is so sexy that it should actually be against the law, so his plan actually works, and even I can’t blame Laura for getting caught up in his game. I mean, you’ve seen the man. Criminally fine. 

The lovers proceed to have lots of very dirty sex — yachts hit different now, huh? — and all is well until Laura gets caught in the crosshairs of a mafia war. At the end of the film, she’s kidnapped, presumably by a rival mob, leaving Massimo and his perfectly coiffed hair in tears.

The sequel to the viral film (titled Ten dzień or That Day) is already reportedly in the works, and it will likely hit theaters around the same time that the second translated novel will be released in 2022. Its plot, according to readers who’ve checked out the rest of the Polish-language book series, will get even stranger; I’m talking another sexy mob boss and a whole ass twin brother level of weird, people. So buckle up for an even wilder ride, baby girl.

Until the translated version of the novel (published under Atria/Emily Bestler Books) and the film sequel are released, I guess you'll just have to settle for rewatching the movie on Netflix on a loop or doing a deep dive into Marrone's Instagram page. As if you weren't already doing that. No judgment, though!

Where can I read the book 365 Days in English?

The steamy movie is based on a series of Polish-language erotic novels by Blanka Lipińska, first published in 2018..
365 Days by Blanka Lipińska..
365 Days by Blanka Lipińska. $10 at Amazon. As of February 2, 2021, Lipińska's first book is officially available to read in English through Atria's Emily Bestler books..

Is there an English version of 365 Days?

An English Translation of "365 Days" Is Officially Available to Read.

Is 365 Days a good read?

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book! Great love story between Massimo, the head of an Italian mob, and Laura, a Polish woman who was visiting Sicily for vacation. Massimo gives her 365 days to fall in love with him. Highly recommend reading this book and then watching the movie on Netflix.

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