Modern Box Set 5-8 Dec 2023/Mistaken As His Royal Bride/A Christmas Consequence For The Greek/Crowned For The King's Secret/The Convenient


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Mills & Boon Modern — Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Mistaken As His Royal Bride - Abby Green The King must marry! But she’s the wrong princess… King Aristedes, ruler of Santanger, must wed the princess of Isla’Rosa. It’s the only way to enact the peace pact between their kingdoms. The problem? The woman he’s presented to his people is his intended bride’s secret half-sibling, Maddi Smith! Maddi hadn’t fully considered the implications of posing as her runaway sister. Or that Aristedes would demand she continue the pretense. Immersing herself in the royal life she was denied growing up is as compelling as it is daunting. But so is the thrill of Aristedes’s smouldering gaze… A Christmas Consequence For The Greek - Lucy King Mixing business with pleasure…leads to a festive surprise! Booking billionaire Zander’s birthday is a triumph for caterer Mia. And the hottest thing on the menu? A scorching one-night stand! But a month later, he’s uncontactable. Mia finally ambushes him at work to reveal she’s pregnant! Believing himself incapable of love, Zander is blindsided by his need to do better than his own absent parents. He insists Mia move in to his London penthouse, where, afraid of a deeper connection, he battles their electricity. But this Christmas, security is no longer enough for independent Mia. She wants Zander — all or nothing! Crowned For The King’s Secret - Kali Anthony She hid his son…can she hide from their desire? One year ago, her spinetingling night with exiled King Sandro left Victoria pregnant and alone. Lied to by the palace, she believed he wanted nothing to do with them. So, Sandro turning up on her doorstep — ready to claim her, his heir, and his kingdom — is astounding! Burned by her past, Victoria has no intention of complying with His Majesty’s command. But she’ll need to keep her wits about her, because their insatiable craving once made her abandon all reason. And it’s about to reignite with a vengeance… The Convenient Cosentino Wife - Jane Porter The last thing she expected? Her attraction to her convenient husband! Clare Redmond retreated from the world, pregnant and grieving her fiancé’s death, never expecting to see his ice-cold brother, Rocco, again. She’s stunned when the man who always avoided her storms back into her life, demanding they wed to give her son the life a Cosentino deserves! Clare accepts — how can she deny her son his birthright? Yet she soon discovers Rocco’s coldness masks an unbridled passion that sets her alight! But discovering the truth behind his unexpected proposal could tear apart her precious, new-found family…




A Stranger in the House of God


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Growing up the son of agnostics, John Koessler saw a Catholic church on one end of the street and a Baptist on the other. In the no-man’s land between the two, this curious outside wondered about the God they worshipped—and began a lifelong search to comprehend the grace and mystery of God. A Stranger in the House of God addresses fundamental questions and struggles faced by spiritual seekers and mature believers. Like a contemporary Pilgrim’s Progress, it traces the author’s journey and explores his experiences with both charismatic and evangelical Christianity. It also describes his transformation from religious outsider to ordained pastor. John Koessler provides a poignant and often humorous window into the interior of the soul as he describes his journey from doubt and struggle with the church to personal faith




I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die


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A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.




Vampires Never Get Old


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Eleven fresh vampire stories from young adult fiction’s leading voices fill this bestselling anthology—including V.E. Schwab's First Kill, now a major Netflix adaptation! "Boundary-pushing... Stories that stake a new claim on old tropes." —Publishers Weekly, starred review In this delicious new collection, you’ll find stories about lurking vampires of social media, rebellious vampires hungry for more than just blood, eager vampires coming out—and going out for their first kill—and other bold, breathtaking, dangerous, dreamy, eerie, iconic, powerful creatures of the night. Welcome to the evolution of the vampire—and a revolution on the page. Vampires Never Get Old includes stories by authors both bestselling and acclaimed, including Samira Ahmed, Dhonielle Clayton, Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker, Tessa Gratton, Heidi Heilig, Julie Murphy, Mark Oshiro, Rebecca Roanhorse, Laura Ruby, Victoria “V. E.” Schwab, and Kayla Whaley. An Imprint Book "Vampire fans, sink your teeth into this satisfying collection." —Kirkus Reviews




The Risk Theatre Model of Tragedy


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WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT, BIRNAM WOOD COMES TO DUNSINANE HILL The Risk Theatre Model of Tragedy presents a profoundly original theory of drama that speaks to modern audiences living in an increasingly volatile world driven by artificial intelligence, gene editing, globalization, and mutual assured destruction ideologies. Tragedy, according to risk theatre, puts us face to face with the unexpected implications of our actions by simulating the profound impact of highly improbable events. In this book, classicist Edwin Wong shows how tragedy imitates reality: heroes, by taking inordinate risks, trigger devastating low-probability, high-consequence outcomes. Such a theatre forces audiences to ask themselves a most timely question---what happens when the perfect bet goes wrong? Not only does Wong reinterpret classic tragedies from Aeschylus to O’Neill through the risk theatre lens, he also invites dramatists to create tomorrow’s theatre. As the world becomes increasingly unpredictable, the most compelling dramas will be high-stakes tragedies that dramatize the unintended consequences of today's risk takers who are taking us past the point of no return.




Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice


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Bridging the fields of conservation, art history, and museum curating, this volume contains the principal papers from an international symposium titled "Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice" at the University of Leiden in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from June 26 to 29, 1995. The symposium—designed for art historians, conservators, conservation scientists, and museum curators worldwide—was organized by the Department of Art History at the University of Leiden and the Art History Department of the Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science in Amsterdam. Twenty-five contributors representing museums and conservation institutions throughout the world provide recent research on historical painting techniques, including wall painting and polychrome sculpture. Topics cover the latest art historical research and scientific analyses of original techniques and materials, as well as historical sources, such as medieval treatises and descriptions of painting techniques in historical literature. Chapters include the painting methods of Rembrandt and Vermeer, Dutch 17th-century landscape painting, wall paintings in English churches, Chinese paintings on paper and canvas, and Tibetan thangkas. Color plates and black-and-white photographs illustrate works from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.




Katherine


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John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford, Chaucer's sister-in-law, fall in love in the 14th century.




Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder


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The ideal book for people who want to increase their word power. Thorough coverage of 1,200 words and 240 roots while introducing 2,300 words. The Vocabulary Builder is organized by Greek and Latin roots for effective study with nearly 250 new words and roots. Includes quizzes after each root discussion to test progress. A great study aid for students preparing to take standardized tests.




The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers: And Other Gruesome Tales


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Jen Campbell's collection of terrifyingly gruesome tales lends a modern edge to fairy tale collections for young readers. Drawing on her extensive knowledge of fairy tale history, Campbell's stories undo the censoring, gender stereotyping and twee endings of more modern children's fairy tales, to return both classic and little-known stories to their grim versions, whilst celebrating a diverse range of characters. Featuring 14 short stories from around the globe, The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers is illustrated in a contemporary style by Canadian comic artist Adam de Souza. De Souza's brooding illustrations are a highly original blend of 19th-century Gothic engravings and moody film noir graphic novels. Beautifully produced in a hardback format with a rose gold ribbon marker, The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers is a truly thrilling gift.




Memory and the English Reformation


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Recasts the Reformation as a battleground over memory, in which new identities were formed through acts of commemoration, invention and repression.