Author : Kate Pearce
Publisher : Ellora's Cave
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,73 MB
Release : 2005-11
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9781419956607
Eden's pleasure: Enticed by a former lover to enter a house of pleasure, a widow is confronted with another unwanted marriage and believes her former lover does not want her because she is barren. Antonia's bargain: A known rake discovers that a popular society man is really a disguised woman hoping to postpone her marriage to keep her family wealth.
Author : Linda R. Hirshman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 25,76 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Law
ISBN : 0195134206
Men and women have always bargained for sex. In this controversial new book, philosopher-lawyer Linda Hirshman and legal historian Jane Larson provide the first comprehensive look at the politics of heterosexual sex in the West, from Hammurabi's Code to Monica Lewinsky. Starting with an essential summary of the roots of Western sex in the ancient near East and early modern Europe, the book quickly focuses on the history of the sexual regulation in America, which it describes in unprecedented detail. Hard Bargains also offers surprisingly workable proposals for a new sexual order--rape laws replaced by laws of sexual autonomy, adultery subjected to breach of contract action, prostitution considered an unfair labor practice. Hard Bargains takes a forthright and level-headed look at all aspects of one of the biggest controversies in contemporary American society--heterosexual sex--and delivers a radically new perspective on the sexual lives of women and men.
Author : Mary Gaitskill
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 41,85 MB
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1524749141
Starting with Bad Behavior in the 1980s, Mary Gaitskill has been writing about gender relations with searing, even prophetic honesty. In This Is Pleasure, she considers our present moment through the lens of a particular #MeToo incident. The effervescent, well-dressed Quin, a successful book editor and fixture on the New York arts scene, has been accused of repeated unforgivable transgressions toward women in his orbit. But are they unforgivable? And who has the right to forgive him? To Quin’s friend Margot, the wrongdoing is less clear. Alternating Quin’s and Margot’s voices and perspectives, Gaitskill creates a nuanced tragicomedy, one that reveals her characters as whole persons—hurtful and hurting, infuriating and touching, and always deeply recognizable. Gaitskill has said that fiction is the only way that she could approach this subject because it is too emotionally faceted to treat in the more rational essay form. Her compliment to her characters—and to her readers—is that they are unvarnished and real. Her belief in our ability to understand them, even when we don’t always admire them, is a gesture of humanity from one of our greatest contemporary writers.
Author : Pat Williams
Publisher : Revell
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 42,55 MB
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1441226133
After speaking on teaching and influencing young people at a student gathering in Texas, Pat Williams received an email from a high school coach who had heard his talk. Coach McCall's email stated that every kid who's growing up is dying to live his life. But as people get older, instead of dying to live, they start living to die. His closing thought is What are you dying for? Unable to escape this question, Pat invites readers to ask themselves, When my days on earth are over, will I discover that I have wasted my life on meaningless things that have no lasting and eternal value? Most people are living for four things: fortune, status, power, or pleasure. But there are four far more meaningful and satisfying reasons for living--and for dying. These give purpose and value to our lives, so that we can know our lives have eternal significance. If you died tomorrow, what would people say? Starting with Jesus's statement that whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for the gospel will save it, Pat gives a powerful, practical, and encouraging plan for how to live a life that truly matters and to leave a legacy that never dies.
Author : Lena Blake
Publisher : Lena Blake
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,28 MB
Release : 2024-08-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
The Senator's Bargain Power. Control. Deception. Richard has it all. As one of New York's most influential senators, he's ruthless in his pursuit of the presidency. But when his political ambitions demand a picture-perfect wife, Richard strikes a cold deal: a marriage contract with no strings attached, no love involved. Isabelle, the illegitimate daughter of a failing businessman, has only one priority—protecting her little sister. Desperate and cornered by her family's financial ruin, she's forced into an agreement that will change her life forever: marrying a man who views her as nothing more than a pawn in his game. But as the icy walls between them begin to melt, forbidden passion ignites. What started as a calculated arrangement turns into an overwhelming desire that neither Richard nor Isabelle can deny. Yet, when dangerous secrets emerge, alliances are shattered, and Richard's trust in Isabelle is broken. He despises her, not knowing she holds a secret that could turn his world upside down—a future heir. In a world where power comes before love and betrayal is a constant threat, can Richard and Isabelle's love survive the darkness that threatens to destroy them both? The Senator's Bargain is a gripping romance filled with intense chemistry, unexpected twists, and a love that must overcome the ultimate test. Perfect for fans of age-gap romance, enemies-to-lovers, and high-stakes political drama. Will their bargain lead to heartbreak or happily ever after? Read now to find out.
Author : Melanie Milburne
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,39 MB
Release : 2013-05-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0373131534
A beautiful love affair and a burning betrayal… Eliza Lincoln is stunned to find Leo Valente at her door; four years ago his passionate embrace was a brief taste of freedom from her suffocating engagement. Until Leo discovered her secret… Yet he hasn't come to rekindle their affair. He has a proposition he knows Eliza can't refuse: she's the only person who can help his small, motherless daughter. Torn, Eliza can't ignore a vulnerable child, but the last time she was near Leo her desire nearly consumed her. Is she willing to take that risk again now that the stakes are even higher?
Author : Mrs. Alexander
Publisher :
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 28,79 MB
Release : 1886
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Author : Betina Krahn
Publisher : Zebra Books
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 10,28 MB
Release : 2003-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780821775400
In 1794 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Whitney Daniels is determined to keep the family distillery from falling into the government's hands.
Author : Lucy Cecil Lillie
Publisher :
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,53 MB
Release : 1883
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Author : Tracey Devlyn
Publisher : TDC Creations
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 33,32 MB
Release : 2022-08-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1940677130
In this fifth and final installment of Tracey Devlyn's Nexus Spymasters series, readers will cheer for this forbidden love and opposites attract story between a ballroom spy and a temporary governess who find common ground while taming, er, caring for his surprise daughter. Welcome to Nexus Spymasters, a Regency historical romance series by USA Today Bestselling author Tracey Devlyn. From ballrooms to boudoirs, these daring lord and lady spies will stop at nothing to win the war against Napoleon and fight for the one thing forbidden to them. . . love. A ballroom spy's bleak existence sparks to life after hiring a mysterious governess whose secrets stir his curiosity and whose courage awakens his desire. Marcus Keene, Lord Shevington, leads a life of idleness and indulgence—or so he would have everyone believe. The illusion he has carefully crafted to protect his country no longer holds the same appeal it once did. His life takes a dramatic turn when a scared and angry five-year-old girl—his daughter—appears on his doorstep. After a long search, he finds the perfect governess in Miss Crawford. One look at Shev and the mysterious young woman refuses the position, igniting his insatiable curiosity. Anne Crawford has sworn to never work in a bachelor household again, but circumstances force her to accept the handsome marquess’s offer of employment. As she navigates her young charge’s turbulent emotions, Anne struggles to conceal her own and risks exposing a decades’ old secret to the nobleman’s whose every question feels like a forbidden caress. What Anne does not understand is that mysteries are like catnip to Shev. Irresistible. Much like the governess herself. When a powerful French noblewoman arrives to take his daughter away, Shev is faced with the prospect of an empty home once again and his heart’s desire slipping from his grasp. First published in 2015 as Shev. This remastered edition published in 2022. Nexus Spymasters in series order: A Lady's Revenge A Lady's Temptation A Lady's Secret A Lord's Redemption A Lord's Bargain
