Author : Emily Skrutskie
Publisher : North Star Editions, Inc.
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 26,59 MB
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 163583001X
Eighteen-year-old Cas Leung struggles with her morality and her romantic relationship with fellow pirate Swift as she and the Minnow crew work to take down wild sea monsters, dubbed Hellbeasts, who are attacking ships and destroying the ocean ecosystem.
Author : Kumiko Nemoto
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 36,64 MB
Release : 2009-07-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0813548527
Despite being far from the norm, interracial relationships are more popular than ever. Racing Romance sheds special light on the bonds between whites and Asian Americans, an important topic that has not garnered well-deserved attention until now. Incorporating life-history narratives and interviews with those currently or previously involved with an interracial partner, Kumiko Nemoto addresses the contradictions and tensionsùa result of race, class, and genderùthat Asian Americans and whites experience. Similar to black/white relationships, stereotypes have long played crucial roles in Asian American/white encounters. Partners grapple with media representations of Asian women as submissive or hypersexual and Asian men are often portrayed as weak laborers or powerful martial artists. Racing Romance reveals how allegedly progressive interracial relationships remain firmly shaped by the logic of patriarchy and gender inherent to the ideal of marriage, family, and nation in America, even as this ideal is juxtaposed with discourses of multiculturalism and color blindness.
Author : Liv Bennett
Publisher : Red Pearl Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,27 MB
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
I used to be a spoiled princess, a diva whose life revolved around clothes and expensive trips. Worth fifty million dollars only half a year ago, now I'm down to living on pennies. No more weekend escapades to Aspen or skinny-dipping in Barcelona for me. No more security guards or private chauffeurs. My designer clothes and exclusive jewelry are all gone. My life turned upside down when my father was charged for a crime he didn’t commit; a bomb explosion that took the lives of twelve people in the heart of Los Angeles. Hope comes in the form of a gorgeous man and a deal I have no alternative but to accept. Ethan Koenig, a mysterious businessman I haven't heard of before, offers me a helping hand that comes with conditions...conditions that send fear into my heart and delicious shivers down my body. Suspiciously familiar with my father's case, Ethan leads me toward dark secrets that go way beyond the bomb explosion. With each new revelation, I realize the man who's helping me might be the one behind it all. By the time I try to escape, it's too late. My heart is irrevocably lost to the man whose one and only purpose in life is to take revenge on my family.
Author : Marianne Williamson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 24,60 MB
Release : 2013-12-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1439127077
Three of Marianne Williamson's previous bestsellers -- A Return to Love, A Woman's Worth, and Illuminata -- explored the issue of relationships. Now, in this deeply personal collection of essays, prayers, and self-reflection, she turns to romantic love. In Illuminata, Williamson wrote that "we experience God to the extent to which we love, forgive, and focus on the good in others and ourselves." Now, in Enchanted Love, she writes that "enchanted partnership begins with the conscious understanding, on the part of two people, that the purpose of their relationship is not so much material as spiritual, and the internal skills demanded by it are prodigious." High romance, she says, "is not about past or future. It is not about practicality. It is not about society or worldly routines. It is an audacious ride to the center of what is, at the heart of every person. It is a bold and masterful inquiry into what two people really are and how we might become, while still on earth, the angels who reside within us."
Author : Anna Beatriz Chadour-Sampson
Publisher : Unicorn Publishing Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,28 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781911604464
Romance, love and courtship are as universal as the precious jewels they inspire, objects which express deep affection for a loved one and eternal commitment. Wedding traditions have evolved over thousands of years and are based on blessing the couple with good luck and good wishes for unity, happiness and prosperity. The ring is the most personal of all jewels, its endless circular form symbolising the everlasting union of two people. The tradition of giving a betrothal or wedding ring as a promise of marriage goes back to ancient Rome and the ring was believed to have a direct link to the heart when worn on the ring finger of the left hand. It was not until the 15th century that diamond rings were primarily associated with marriage, but from the earliest times rubies or garnets were emblems of passionate love, diamonds or rock crystals symbolised virtue and constancy, sapphires denoted eternal love and emeralds desire and hope. Decorative motifs such as clasped hands, lovers' knots, crowned hearts, Cupid's arrows, flowers with hidden messages, snakes and butterflies were imaginatively used by jewellers to create magnificent jewels as symbols of romantic love.
Author : Levi Lusko
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 27,63 MB
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0718035836
Did you know that God wants you to have amazing sex? Join pastor Levi Lusko for a unique and compelling understanding of the power and the pleasure attached to God’s plans for relationships. There is nothing more powerful on earth than the forces of love, sex, and romance. In fact, relationships are a matter of life-and-death importance. But as apps like Tinder foster no-strings-attached sexual encounters, sex is being stripped of any emotional or spiritual significance. So how can you train today for the relationship you want tomorrow? In Swipe Right, Levi Lusko shares with raw honesty from his own life experiences and God’s Word how to: Resist settling for instant pleasure by discovering what your heart really longs for Learn how to avoid and treat sexual scars by careful living today Regret-proof your marriage bed and your deathbed Transform a stagnant marriage by trading predictable nearness for mind-blowing intimacy With equal parts prevention and cure, the book is not just a list of rules to live by but something to live for: God’s powerful plan for our lives. To get there we must learn how to swipe right—to live up in a left, right world—because what we do with sex and romance is one of the most important choices we’ll make. God’s dreams for your life are not intended to kill your joy but to enhance it. Whether you’re fed up with dating and hooking up as usual, tired of being single, numb because of porn and casual sex, or curious about how to improve your marriage, this book is for you.
Author : Maria Luis
Publisher : Blades Hockey
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,2 MB
Release : 2023-04-17
Category :
ISBN : 9781959069102
He's the NHL's hottest goalie. I'm a struggling sports journalist on the verge of losing it all. My stick-in-the-mud boss is determined to make my life hell. He sits in my office and lays down an ultimatum: get an exclusive interview with the NHL's golden boy, Duke Harrison, or I'll be out on my butt. No way am I letting my future rest on the broad shoulders of a goalie who's three seasons past his prime. I've got eight days to convince Duke that the loyal fans of The Cambridge Tribune (annual circulation: 1,000) are dying to know about his life, on and off the ice. Eight days to face off against the sexy man who's hellbent on blocking my shot at every turn. This power play is going to be one for the pucking ages. Power Play is a flirty, sexy rom-com, and the first book in Maria Luis' Blades Hockey series. If you like low angst, quirky characters, and super sexy heroes, then Power Play will definitely be your jam. Warning: Power Play comes with a "be prepared to laugh" in public label!
Author : Mary Wibberley
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 13,60 MB
Release : 2011
Category :
ISBN :
Morgan whisks Sara off to the south of France. All she has to do is pretend to be his fiance and keep him away from designing women.
Author : Nicky F Grant
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,42 MB
Release : 2020-06-25
Category :
ISBN :
Can time erase the past or is fate written in the stars?As a former Sergeant for the US Army, I knew how to fall in line. However, I lacked patience. When my arrogant ego stepped in, damage occurred. My impulse to be the best crippled my father, severing our relationship and my career.When Ward Technologies approached with my first solo task as a bodyguard, I couldn't refuse the reward. It was simple: Collect a London scientist who held the codes to man-kind's ultimate mystery and deliver him and his discoveries to San Francisco. An invention that would turn the world upside down.But Patrick Bruckheimer wasn't just any scientist, he was my childhood friend. A boy who kissed me once. The one who left a scar on my lip. Someone who held my heart.I was made to follow orders, but Patrick took precedence. He was mine to protect, and doing so would cost me my father's love, my career, and potentially my life. But for him, I'd sacrifice it all.
Author : Mari Carr
Publisher : Carried Away Publishing
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 17,2 MB
Release : 2017-03-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
He plays for keeps. Sex with a stranger was Francesca's birthday gift to herself. She didn't realize the gorgeous man in the power suit was her new marketing rival. The competition for clients heats up--literally--when Reed proposes a game. Win the account, win a fantasy. Bondage, submission and spankings, oh my! Soon the lovers come to the brink of something they never intended…or expected. Includes bonus story, Power Struggle.
