Author : Amber L. Hollibaugh
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,12 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780822326199
The author--a lesbian, sex radical, ex-hooker, feminist, leftist organizer, and award-winning filmmaker--presents over 20 years of her writings and five new essays, including "A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home". She looks at themes such as the relationship between activism and desire and how sexuality is tied to one's class identity. 41 photos.
Author : Dee Davis
Publisher : Oliver-Heber books
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 14,95 MB
Release : 2024-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
As the extractions expert for A-Tac, an elite CIA black ops unit masquerading as faculty at an Ivy League college, Drake Flynn knows how to survive behind enemy lines. But he’s about to meet one adversary he can’t subdue . . . or resist. A RACE FOR SURVIVAL Stranded in the Colombian jungle after a mission goes bad, Drake has only one objective: evade the mercenaries hot on his trail and deliver “the package” to U.S. officials. But “the package” has a mind of her own, and she has no intention of trading one set of captors for another. Madeline Reynard is beautiful, headstrong, and hell-bent on escape after years as a crime lord’s pawn. She’ll risk everything for freedom, even if it means deceiving the dark, handsome soldier who now holds her life in his hands. Drake has been burned too many times to let a woman manipulate him, especially a secretive one like Madeline. Even so, they cannot deny the attraction between them. Now as enemy forces close in, Drake and Madeline must trust each other with their lives—or face certain death.
Author : Morgan James
Publisher : Morgan James
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 44,53 MB
Release : 2023-07-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Don't miss this steamy opposites attract, small-town romantic suspense from USA Today bestselling author Morgan James! Blind dates are the worst—especially when the woman across from me is the same smart-mouthed bombshell I pulled over this morning. Sienna is smart, spirited, and sinfully gorgeous, but trouble seems to follow her wherever she goes. What at first appears to be a series of accidents soon takes a darker, more personal turn... And when Sienna finds herself caught in the crosshairs of a brutal killer, I'll do everything in my power to save the woman who has captured my heart. Vaughn and Sienna's story is perfect for readers who love alpha heroes, smart and sassy heroines, small town, opposites attract, interracial romance, enemies to lovers, forbidden love romance with a dash of suspense, plenty of steam, and a deeply protective hero. *Dangerous Desires is a small-town, opposites attract romantic suspense full of thrills, a dash of humor, and all the feels. Don't miss the rest of the books in the Rescue & Redemption Series! #1 Friendly Fire - Grayson and Claire #2 Cruel Vendetta - Drew and Emery #3 Silent Treatment - Finn and Harper #4 Reckless Pursuit - Aiden and Izzy #5 Dangerous Desires - Vaughn and Sienna #6 Cold Justice - Nick and Eden
Author : Peter Wells
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 40,55 MB
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Gay men
ISBN : 9780749397241
Author : Deborah Lupton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 37,80 MB
Release : 2013-10-23
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 113534146X
Since 1981, AIDS has had an enormous impact upon the popular imagination. Few other diseases this century have been greeted with quite the same fear, loathing, and prejudice against those who develop it. The mass media, and in particular, the news media, have played a vital part in "making sense" of AIDS. This volume takes an interdisciplinary perspective, combining cultural studies, history of medicine, and contemporary social theory to examine AIDS reporting. There have been three major themes dominating coverage: the "gay-plague" dominant in the early 1980s, panic-stricken visions of the end of the world as AIDS was said to pose a threat to everyone, in the late 1980s; and a growing routinising of coverage in the 1990s. This book lays bare the sub-textual ideologies giving meaning to AIDS news reports, including anxieties about pollution and contagion, deviance, bodily control, the moral meanings of risk, the valorisation of drugs and medical science. Drawing together the work of cultural and politicaltheorists, sociologists and historians who have written about medicine, disease and the body, as well as that of theorists in Europe and the USA who have focused their attention specificaiiy on AIDS, this book explores the wide theoretical debate about the importance of language in the social construction of illness and disease. This text offers insights into the sociocultural context in which attitudes towards people with HIV or AIDS and people's perceptions of risk from HIV infection are developed and the responses of governments to the AIDS epidemic are formulated.
Author : Jenny Wheeler
Publisher : Jenny Wheeler
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 24,93 MB
Release : 2022-02-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1991162014
She's a reclusive countess considering marriage to a former bad boy. He's a senator with a dark past, ready to enjoy his golden years in peace. When blackmail threatens to expose his secrets, can their love withstand the storm? San Francisco 1870: High society widow Elizabeth Westerhoven is amazed to find herself seriously considering marriage to a life-long acquaintance, Hector de Vile, a former bad boy pirate trader, now a powerful Senator. Reclusive, charitable and wise, she's tempted to re-enter society after years of preferring seclusion. Ruthlessly ambitious Senator Hector de Vile, his darkest secrets buried in the past, is looking forward to introducing Elizabeth, a woman he's long admired from afar, as his wife in Washington power circles. But when a social climbing blackmailer threatens to reveal a close family secret and demands marriage as the price of her silence, Hector is faced with an impossible choice. Risk exposure and blow his recently reconciled family apart? Or publicly humiliate Elizabeth by marrying his courtesan blackmailer, sacrificing any hope of later-in-life love? Can their odd couple romance survive the onslaught of secrets and lies, or will a combination of her trust and his cunning steer them to a safe haven? Dangerous Desires is the riveting conclusion to the Of Gold & Blood historical mystery series. If you like conflicted heroes, shocking twists, and the atmospheric intrigue of Old California, then you'll love Jenny Wheeler's suspenseful tale of a man haunted by his past. Buy Dangerous Desires to unravel a scandalous scheme today!
Author : Julia Templeton
Publisher : Ellora's Cave
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,14 MB
Release : 2004-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781843609056
Dangerous Desires By Julia Templeton Rochford Manor, outside London, 1810: When her dying father entrusts her to the care of Dominic Santrell, one of London's most infamous rakes, Arlie Whitman is thrust into a world of elegance and privilege she had never imagined. But her initiation into society is nowhere near as frightening as the powerful desire she feels for Dominic himself. The dark and dashing earl claims that she needs a husband, but Arlie knows she needs only Dominic. Dominic had vowed never to marry. In his experience, love was, at best, an evening's pleasure. Yet the parade of young men courting his ward is unbearable. Arlie's innocent beauty haunts his dreams. The passion they share cannot be denied... But desire can be dangerous.
Author : A G Khaliq
Publisher :
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 39,67 MB
Release : 2020-10-10
Category :
ISBN :
My pops had been telling me to settle down for years. He told me to find a woman who would stand by me no matter how tough things got, and would have my back through thick and thin. And the truth was, I was tired of empty sex. I was tired of one-night stands, and I was tired of screwing women just to toss them away and never speak to them again. I'd built myself an empire from nothing. I'd put blood, sweat and tears to get to where I was today, to be the owner of several huge businesses, including my multi-million dollar software company Indigo Limited. And now...I just wanted a woman to share that with. So when Sapphire Myers walked into my office telling me that she was the new Python developer, I couldn't help but to fall head over heels for her beauty. She was so fucking sexy and she didn't even realize it, but I could see the pain in her eyes. She looked tired, exhausted, broken... She looked like a mystery. A mystery that I wanted to solve. But I was battling with my own demons. I had some dirty secrets of my own, and a past that I wasn't proud of. I was part of a Mafia family. A family of organized crime. But God help me, even though I had my own skeletons in the closet... If I'd have known that Sapphire was going to betray me in the worst fucking possible way, I would have torched that bitch and left her to die the first time I ever laid eyes on her. I would have disposed of her without a second fucking thought, and then moved on with my life without looking back. It takes more than a pretty girl to bring me to my knees. The more I push, the more she pushes back. Sapphire is a challenge that I'm not used to, but she needs to learn a thing or two about loyalty. Because in my world, snakes and rats are buried six feet under. To teach them a lesson not to fuck with me. Because in the Mafia, we're bound by blood... And I won't hesitate to do the same thing to her for getting on the wrong side of me. I won't hesitate to give her the same treatment that countless people before her got. Somebody should have warned her that if you play with fire you'll get burned. Because at the end of the day... I didn't choose this life. This. Life. Chose. Me.
Author : David M. Buss
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 28,2 MB
Release : 2000-02-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0684867869
Why do men and women cheat on each other? How do men really feel when their partners have sex with other men? What worries women more -- men who turn to other women for love or men who simply want sexual variety in their lives? Can the jealousy husbands and wives experience over real or imagined infidelities be cured? Should it be? In this surprising and engaging exploration of men's and women's darker passions, David Buss, acclaimed author of The Evolution of Desire, reveals that both men and women are actually designed for jealousy. Drawing on experiments, surveys, and interviews conducted in thirty-seven countries on six continents, as well as insights from recent discoveries in biology, anthropology, and psychology, Buss discovers that the evolutionary origins of our sexual desires still shape our passions today. According to Buss, more men than women want to have sex with multiple partners. Furthermore, women who cheat on their husbands do so when they are most likely to conceive, but have sex with their spouses when they are least likely to conceive. These findings show that evolutionary tendencies to acquire better genes through different partners still lurk beneath modern sexual behavior. To counteract these desires to stray -- and to strengthen the bonds between partners -- jealousy evolved as an early detection system of infidelity in the ancient and mysterious ritual of mating. Buss takes us on a fascinating journey through many cultures, from pre-historic to the present, to show the profound evolutionary effect jealousy has had on all of us. Only with a healthy balance of jealousy and trust can we be certain of a mate's commitment, devotion, and true love.
Author : Louise Clark
Publisher : ePublishing Works!
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 41,2 MB
Release : 2015-07-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1614177759
Indebted to Nicholas Prescott, Earl of Wroxton, for her very survival, young Stephanie de la Riviere is miserable, homesick and determined to do whatever it takes--from selling the family jewels to masquerading as a highwayman--to again see her beloved father, an aristocrat caught up in the dangerous French Revolution. Nicholas is determined to prevent the exasperated Stephanie from putting herself in harm's way. But keeping the beautiful brunette out of outrageous scenarios isn't why Nicholas remains awake at night. It's his own desire to match his ward's fiery spirit to his burning passion that won't let him rest. REVIEWS "...an action packed journey with an exciting pair of lovers... all the history without losing focus on the romance." ~Romantic Times "Nicholas is one of a kind. He will sweep you off your feet." ~Affaire de Coeur HEARTS OF REBELLION SERIES, in order: Pretender's Game Lover's Knot Dangerous Desires
