Author : Rachel Caine
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 38,36 MB
Release : 2012-12-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780765364760
An urban fantasy anthology of original stories featuring heroines who combat supernatural adversaries from dragons to demons.
Author : S. Inness
Publisher : Springer
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 32,68 MB
Release : 2004-01-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1403981248
Xena, Buffy, Lara Croft. WWF, The Sopranos, Witchblade, La Femme Nikita. The women of pop culture are center stage and as tough as ever. Action Chicks is a groundbreaking collection highlighting the heroines we've grown to worship. What can they tell us about women in the Twent-first-century? What can they tell us about how popular culture depicts women? Do the characters escape traditional gender role expectations? Or do they adhere to sexual, racial, ethnic, and class stereotypes? The essays in Action Chicks provide fans with a new look at their favourite icons and their relationship to the popular media machine. A fascinating collection that's bound to stir up some excitement.
Author : Edward Docx
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 37,34 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780618343973
This fresh, original, altogether winning first novel is centered on a young London calligrapher named Jasper--an engaging, intelligent serial seducer and a breaker of hearts.
Author : Jim Butcher
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 20,75 MB
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0451474996
Featuring short stories from Jim Butcher, Seanan McGuire, Kevin J. Anderson, and Rob Thurman, this dark and gritty “must-read anthology for UF fans”(RT Book Reviews) proves that nothing is as simple as black and white, light and dark, good and evil... In #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher’s Cold Case, Molly Carpenter—Harry Dresden’s apprentice-turned-Winter Lady—must collect a tribute from a remote Fae colony and discovers that even if you’re a good girl, sometimes you have to be bad... New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire’s Sleepover finds half-succubus Elsie Harrington kidnapped by a group of desperate teenage boys. Not for anything “weird.” They just need her to rescue a little girl from the boogeyman. No biggie. In New York Times bestselling Kevin J. Anderson’s Eye of Newt, Zombie P.I. Dan Shamble’s latest client is a panicky lizard missing an eye who thinks someone wants him dead. But the truth is that someone only wants him for a very special dinner... And New York Times bestselling author Rob Thurman’s infernally heroic Caliban Leandros takes a trip down memory lane as he deals wih some overdue—and nightmarish—vengeance involving some quite nasty Impossible Monsters. ALSO INCLUDES STORIES BY Tanya Huff * Kat Richardson * Jim C. Hines * Anton Strout * Lucy A. Snyder * Kristine Kathryn Rusch * Erik Scott de Bie *
Author : Marie C. Wilson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 36,64 MB
Release : 2007-12-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1101202505
The defining examination of the new role of women in America—now fully revised When first published in 2004, Marie Wilson's Closing the Leadership Gap finally drew attention to what everyone knew but no one talked about—the lack of women in America's leadership positions, even though compelling research shows that women enhance the top decision-making process dramatically. And yet, even as our nation sits on a world spinning with crises, we have barely begun to tap that most critical natural resource. With the possibility of America's first woman president looming large, now is the time to revisit this inspiring call to action.
Author : Martin H. Greenberg
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 27,70 MB
Release : 2012-02-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1101572450
When you were a kid, did you long to put on your cowboy boots, belt on your guns, saddle up, and ride off to find adventures? Did you sit glued to the TV watching The Lone Ranger, Maverick, Bonanza, The Wild Wild West, The Adventures of Brsico County Jr., and Firefly? And were you caught up in movies like Outlands, Time Bandits, Serenity, or Back to the Future Part III? If so, Westward Weird is the book for you. Thirteen original stories included here ride a very broad range between science fiction, fantasy, and the paranormal—and all of them are told from a Wild West perspective. Get ready for some good old-fashioned adventure, as: –The Old Gods cross paths in the Old West. –Two theives are given a job they can't refuse, but no one told them there'd be aliens. –A mining family never expected their claim to be jumped from parallel universes. –A Mars colony may be about to find out exactly how the West was won. –Cowboys will be hard-pressed to ride the herd on the living dead. Featuring stories from: Jay Lake — Larry D. Sweazy — Anton Strout — Brenda Cooper — Seanan McGuire — Christopher McKitterick — Steven Saus Dean Wesley Smith — Jennifer Brozek — Kristine Kathryn Rusch — J. Steven York — Jeff Mariotte — Jody Lynn Nye
Author : Cheyenne McCray
Publisher : Cheyenne McCray LLC
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 38,23 MB
Release : 2017-02-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1939778905
Detective Kelley Petrova’s life has been filled with one major challenge after another. The one constant in her adult life has been her career and the ability to make a difference. Having a capable and dedicated partner like Reese McBride, who also doesn’t happen to be one bit hard on the eyes, only makes her job easier and more worthwhile. Detective Reese McBride knows his partner of two years is tough, smart, and determined. After Kelley is injured on the job, Reese can’t keep his partner down and soon they’re chasing after more than just a man and the girl he’s kidnapped. Drugs and a human trafficking ring are exposed and soon Kelley and Reese are running out of time. The love that has developed between Kelley and Reese grows stronger with each day, before they are brutally torn apart. Reese must not only find and rescue the little girl, but he must save Kelley before the kidnappers sweep her across the Mexican border. cowboy, western, country, suspense, rancher, Arizona, cowboy, sexy, small town, rural, detective
Author : Mercedes Lackey
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 22,39 MB
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0698188454
In March 1987, Mercedes Lackey, a young author from Oklahoma, published her first novel, Arrows of the Queen. No one could have envisioned that this modest book about a magical land called Valdemar would be the beginning of a fantasy masterwork series that would span decades and include more than two dozen titles. Now the voices of other authors add their own special touches to the ancient land where Heralds “Chosen” from all walks of life by magical horse-like Companions patrol their ancient kingdom, dispensing justice, facing adversaries, and protecting their monarch and country from whatever threatens. Trained rigorously by the Herald’s Collegium, these special protectors each have extraordinary Gifts: Mindspeaking, FarSeeing, FarSpeaking, Empathy, Firestarting and ForeSeeing, and are bonded for life with their mysterious Companions. Travel with these astounding adventurers in these original stories.
Author : Max Bemis
Publisher : Boom! Studios
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 11,72 MB
Release : 2019-01-23
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1641441542
Lucy is a grumpy, emotive, full-of-life 13-year-old girl who goes to sleep each night, only to wake up in the shoes of various archetypal female heroes from her favorite stories. One night she’ll wake up as a space princess turned rebel fighter, another night she’ll be a reluctant heroine who becomes the leader of a nationwide revolt. But as fantastic as these “dreams” are, they carry the same life-and-death stakes as the waking world, and it’s up to Lucy to uncover the truth behind her multiversal travels...Written by Say Anything frontman Max Bemis (Moon Knight, Polarity) and illustrated by GLAAD Award-winning artist Michael Dialynas (The Woods, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Lucy Dreaming is a vibrant coming-of-age tale about living your dreams—literally.
Author : Nikol Hasler
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 18,93 MB
Release : 2010-06
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0981973329
The co-creator of the popular online Midwest Teen Sex Show brings us a hilarious, honest, and in-depth look at every teen's favorite subject: sex. This isn't your mother's sex book: It's punchy and unapologetic. At the same time, it teaches teens the practical ins and outs of being sexually active and, above all, how to stay safe. With humorous illustrations by San Francisco Chronicle cartoon artist Michael Capozzola, this book features chapters on everything including: foreplay, different forms of sex (all of them!), masturbation, sexual orientation and gender identity, body issues, relationships, virginity, birth control, and protection against diseases. Modern teens are faced daily with making decisions about whether to have sex and how to protect themselves if they do, and they need an engaging and relatable resource for getting the right information. That's what this book is about.
