 | Kiss the Bride
Publication Date: June 1, 2012Two Wedding Veil Wishes novels, together for the first time in print!Legend claims this antique Irish wedding veil can grant your heart's deepest desire. But be careful what you wish for . . . THERE GOES THE BRIDEThe moment Texas socialite Delaney Cartwright touches the veil, she envisions a stranger's dark eyes and sexy lips. But she can't disappoint her family and call off her nuptials to her nice, predictable childhood friend. So instead she tries to spice things up by abducting her fiancé for a night of passion . . . only to grab the wrong guy! Now thos...
 |  | Last Night in Montreal
Publication Date: April 6, 2010Lilia Albert has been leaving people behind forher entire life. She spends her childhood andadolescence traveling constantly and changingidentities. In adulthood, she finds it impossibleto stop. Haunted by an inability to remember herearly childhood, she moves restlessly from city tocity, abandoning lovers along the way, possibly stillfollowed by a private detective who has pursued herfor years. Then her latest lover follows her from NewYork to Montreal, determined to learn her secretsand make sure she s safe.Last Night in Montreal is a story of love, amnesia,c...
|  | Skin
Publication Date: January 1, 2008A freak storm has spawned three tornadoes that are bearing down on the town of Summerville. Yet under the cover of the storm looms a much more ominous threat: A vindictive killer known as Red who's left a string of victims in his wake and is now bent on exacting his final revenge on the unsuspecting town. But there is an enigma surrounding Red that the FBI is unwilling to admit-closely guarded secrets of something gone terribly wrong beneath the skin of Summerville. Secrets that will destroy far more than one small town. Wendy Davidson is caught in the middle...
|  | The Flower in the Skull
Publication Date: June 3, 1999Deep in the Sonoran Desert of Mexico in the 1870s, a village of Opata Indians is attacked by soldiers. Along with the rest of her tribe, Concha is driven from her homeland and eventually finds her way to Tucson, where she finds a job cleaning houses and caring for children. When her own daughter, Rosa, is born, the legacy of Concha's dislocation continues, as Rosa is raised far from her native culture and struggles to find her place in a strange world. As she did in her acclaimed, award-winning novel, Spirits of the Ordinary, Kathleen Alcalá takes on the ...
|  | Lawman From Nogales (Ralph Cotton Western Series)
Release Date: October 4, 2011| Series: Ralph Cotton Western Series Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack is hunting Luis and Teto Torres, thenotorious leaders of the ruthless Gun Killers Gang. Little does he knowthat an ambush is waiting for him in the town of Wild Roses. Only thecourageous actions of the beautiful Erin Donovan keep the ranger frommeeting his end. But Erin has a secret that may prove deadlier than anyambush. ...
|  | The World of Myth
Publication Date: January 24, 1991Hercules, Zeus, Thor, Gilgamesh--these are the figures that leap to mind when we think of myth. But to David Leeming, myths are more than stories of deities and fantastic beings from non-Christian cultures. Myth is at once the most particular and the most universal feature of civilization, representing common concerns that each society voices in its own idiom. Whether an Egyptian story of creation or the big-bang theory of modern physics, myth is metaphor, mirroring our deepest sense of ourselves in relation to existence itself.Now, in The World of Myth, Lee...
|  | Enlightenment: Athenian Political Thought and the Dilemmas of Modernity (Classics and Contemporary Thought)
Publication Date: February 26, 1997| Series: Classics and Contemporary Thought Weaving together ancient Greek texts and postmodernist theory, Christopher Rocco addresses the debate between modernity and postmodernity that dominates contemporary theory. Interpreting Greek drama within a critical framework informed by contemporary theorists Foucault, Habermas, Horkheimer and Adorno, Tragedy and Enlightenment makes a sophisticated argument for the continuing relevance of the classical past, focusing on the subject of democracy.The starting point for Rocco's analysis is the impasse in contempora...
|  | The Actor's Book of Classical Scenes
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|  | The Real Christmas Story - A Play for Young People
Publication Date: December 21, 2011The Real Christmas story is a short summary of the Christmas events.It is told by the three Old Testament prophets and four New Testament Gospels.They told what was given to them by God,or that they saw unfold before their very eyes. This 15-20 minute play can include all ages in your church, Sunday School class or family.The youngest can easily sing Away in a Manger in the Angelic choir, and the teens with white shirts make the Heavenly choir in the background, if you wish.Add more speaking parts for a longer play.All children love even simple costumes, an...
|  | Collected Stories of William Faulkner
Release Date: October 31, 1995“I’m a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can’t and then tries the short story which is the most demanding form after poetry. And failing that, only then does he take up novel writing.” —William Faulkner Winner of the National Book AwardForty-two stories make up this magisterial collection by the writer who stands at the pinnacle of modern American fiction. Compressing an epic expanse of vision into hard and wounding narratives, Faulkner’s stories evoke the intimate textures of place, ...
|  | Men of Danger
Release Date: April 27, 2010LORA LEIGH “Hannah’s Luck”When burglars try to break into her home, kindergarten teacher Hannah Brookes is lucky to have Sheriff Rick Grayson on her side. Especially when their mutual attraction leads to distraction… RED GARNIER “Reckless”Police detective Zach Rivers isn’t the only man in Phoenix who’s obsessed with the beautiful Paige Avery—but he’s definitely the sexiest and, quite possibly, the most dangerous…ALEXIS GRANT “Tempt Me”R&B star Anita has beauty, talent, fame&...
|  | Spiritual Verses (Penguin Classics)
Release Date: August 28, 2007| Series: Penguin Classics The spiritual masterpiece of the Persian Sufi tradition-in a brilliant new translation The longest single -authored "mystical" poem ever written, the Masnavi-ye Ma'navi, or "spiritual couplets," is the masterpiece of the Persian Sufi tradition. Its author, Jalaloddin Rumi, was a poet and mystic of the highest attainment, but he was first and foremost a spiritual teacher, and his Masnavi is a ladder to the spiritual world, leading the reader to the ultimate goal of the Sufi path-union with God. Alan Williams's translation into blank vers...
|  | Approaches to Teaching Vergil's Aeneid (Approaches to Teaching World Literature)
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|  | Lancelot; or, The Knight of the Cart
Publication Date: May 1, 1990In this verse translation of Chrétien de Troyes's Lancelot, Ruth Harwood Cline revives the original story of the immortal love affair between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, a tale that has spawned interpretations ranging from Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur to Lerner and Lowe's Camelot.By remaining faithful to Chrétien's highly structured form, Cline preserves the pace, the pungency of proverbial expressions, and the work's poetical devices and word play in translating this archetypal tale of courtly love from Old French into modern English. Cline's intro...
|  | The Cambridge Introduction to the Novel (Cambridge Introductions to Literature)
Publication Date: January 17, 2011| Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature Beginning its life as the sensational entertainment of the eighteenth century, the novel has become the major literary genre of modern times. Drawing on hundreds of examples of famous novels from all over the world, Marina MacKay explores the essential aspects of the novel and its history: where novels came from and why we read them; how we think about their styles and techniques, their people, plots, places, and politics. Between the main chapters are longer readings of individual works, from Don Quixote to Mi...
|  | Classic Love and Romance Literature: An Encyclopedia of Works, Characters, Authors, and Themes (ABC-CLIO Literary Companion)
Publication Date: May 1, 1999| Series: ABC-CLIO Literary Companion From Romeo and Juliet to Rebecca, entries treat scores of the most memorable novels and plays, providing information on authors, works, characters, and themes. Coverage is fair and square: men and women get equal time; elite and popular fiction are treated with respect; and minority voices are clearly heard.Classic Love and Romance Literature includes more than 340 A-Z entries that are are thoroughly illustrated, cross-referenced, and indexed. This work accomplishes what the best reference books always do: it sends you back t...
|  | Satan's Sex Book
Publication Date: June 2002One effect of the relaxation of Italian censorship law has been the proliferation of a new genre of adult comics. Satan’s Sex Book, one of these new sex comedies, is the tale of a lurid book. Infused with magical spells and the power to cloud minds, the book in question has a notorious influence on the libidos of its readers. First, its owner’s girlfriend is attacked by pixies, who ravish every inch of her body before she can escape by jumping out a window. She’s caught by one of the statues adorning the apartment building’s facade — a stat...
|  | Operation: L.O.V.E. - Commercial Cover
Publication Date: March 23, 2009NAVY, COAST GUARD, AIR FORCE, ARMY, & MARINESFive sweet romantic stories delving into the world of Special Operations from authors whose family and friends are part of the military community. The memorable twists in FUNNY BONE, B&B BIVOUAC and ANGEL FROM ABOVE will tug at your heartstrings, while the action and adventure of MISSION: DEVIL DOG and SO OTHERS MIGHT LIVE will get your heart pumping. OPERATION:L.O.V.E. - Locate, Observe, Vector, and Encounter - may it share optimal methods for securing the sweetheart of your dreams. ...
|  | True Beauty
Publication Date: October 27, 2011In True Beauty, the sequel to Beautiful Ugly, Layla, Kacie and Envy maintain their tight bond of friendship. They are determined to learn from the mistakes of their past so they can boldly step into their futures. Layla's drastic blessing through tragedy weight loss opens doors that she never thought possible. She's determined to live her life to the fullest, but as she moves forward with a new body and a new man, Layla forgets who used to be the most important man in her life - God. After heartbreak, and with sometimes wavering support from Layla and Envy, ...
|  | Ghost Ocean
Release Date: May 5, 2009Beings of unimaginable power, classified as myths and legends, have been imprisoned in the secluded town of St. Ives for centuries—watched over by guardians with supernatural skills. Te Evangeline’s father was one such guardian, a “binder” who died in the line of duty and who passed along his ability to his daughter. Now, Te must awaken the magic within her before her father’s killer releases his fellow prisoners on an unsuspecting world. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition....
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