Stealing Athena

Author : Karen Essex
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0767926188
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stealing Athena written by Karen Essex and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stealing Athena is the story of two women, separated by centuries but united by their association with some of the world's greatest and most controversial works of art. Aspasia, a philosopher and courtesan to visionary politician Pericles during Athens's Golden Age, defies societal restrictions to become fiercely influential in Athens' power circle. Mary, the Countess of Elgin and a beautiful Scottish heiress, charms the fearsome men of the Ottoman Empire to make possible her husband's costly acquisitions, all the while brazenly defying the social conventions of her time. Both women prevail yet pay a heavy price for their rebellion. A tale of romance, intrigue, greed, and glory, Stealing Athena interweaves the lives of two of history's most beguiling heroines.

Author : J.A. Jance
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476745048
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cold Betrayal written by J.A. Jance and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Sister Anselm considers parallels between a hit-and-run targeting a pregnant former cult member and a similar case from years earlier, Ali Reynolds investigates threats against an aging in-law. By the New York Times best-selling author of the Joanna Brady series.

Author : Philip Freeman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442417307
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heroes of Olympus written by Philip Freeman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers adaptation of classic Greek and Roman myths from Philip Freeman's "Oh My Gods."

Author : Philip Freeman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451609981
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oh My Gods written by Philip Freeman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A professor of classics and visiting scholar at the Harvard Divinity school presents modern interpretations of traditional Greek and Roman myths that render classic themes accessible to a new generation of readers.

Author : Françoise Meltzer
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226519651
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Salome and the Dance of Writing written by Françoise Meltzer and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-08-15 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does literature imagine its own powers of representation? Françoise Meltzer attempts to answer this question by looking at how the portrait—the painted portrait, framed—appears in various literary texts. Alien to the verbal system of the text yet mimetic of the gesture of writing, the textual portrait becomes a telling measure of literature's views on itself, on the politics of representation, and on the power of writing. Meltzer's readings of textual portraits—in the Gospel writers and Huysmans, Virgil and Stendhal, the Old Testament and Apuleius, Hawthorne and Poe, Kafka and Rousseau, Walter Scott and Mme de Lafayette—reveal an interplay of control and subversion: writing attempts to veil the visual and to erase the sensual in favor of "meaning," while portraiture, with its claims to bringing the natural object to "life," resists and eludes such control. Meltzer shows how this tension is indicative of a politics of repression and subversion intrinsic to the very act of representation. Throughout, she raises and illuminates fascinating issues: about the relation of flattery to caricature, the nature of the uncanny, the relation of representation to memory and history, the narcissistic character of representation, and the interdependency of representation and power. Writing, thinking, speaking, dreaming, acting—the extent to which these are all controlled by representation must, Meltzer concludes, become "consciously unconscious." In the textual portrait, she locates the moment when this essential process is both revealed and repressed.

Author : Nalini Singh
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101989718
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wild Embrace written by Nalini Singh and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “alpha author of paranormal romance”* presents a stunningly sensual collection of four all-new Psy-Changeling novellas, in which taboos are broken, boundaries are crossed, and instincts prove irresistible... Echo of Silence In a deep-sea station, Tazia Nerif has found her life’s work as an engineer, keeping things running smoothly. But she wants nothing more than to break down the barrier of silence between her and her telekinetic Psy station commander... Dorian A changeling who can never shift lives a life of quiet frustration—until he learns how to let his leopard come out and play... Partners in Persuasion Still raw from being burned by a dominant female, wolf changeling Felix will never again risk being a plaything. But for dominant leopard Dezi, he’s the most fascinating man she’s ever met. She just has to convince this gun-shy wolf that he can trust the dangerous cat who wants to take a slow, sexy bite out of him… Flirtation of Fate Seven years ago, Kenji broke Garnet’s heart. Now the wolf packmates have to investigate the shocking murder of one of their own. And the more Kenji sees of the woman Garnet has become, the deeper he begins to fall once more. But even his primal instincts are no match for the dark secret he carries... *Booklist, starred review

Author : Maisey Yates
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1460393759
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Harlequin Presents September 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2 written by Maisey Yates and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin® Presents brings you four new titles for one great price! This Presents box set includes: BOUND TO THE WARRIOR KING Maisey Yates Untamed Tarek al-Khalij was never meant to rule Tahar. More familiar with a sword than a crown, this warrior must now heal the suffering his brother's rule inflicted. To do it, he needs his most precious weapon yet…a royal bride! HER NINE MONTH CONFESSION (One Night With Consequences) Kim Lawrence The merest glimpse of handsome and sophisticated Benedict Warrender was enough to make wallflower Lily Gray blush. Until posing as her vivacious twin sister gave her the confidence to enter his orbit for one life-altering night…with consequences! A BRIDE WORTH MILLIONS (The Howard Sisters) Chantelle Shaw Innocent Athena Howard can't believe she escaped The Wedding of the Year only to fall straight into Luca De Rossi's arms! It must be fate. The cutthroat businessman needs a wife, and fast…will Athena accept his offer worth millions? VOWS OF REVENGEDani Collins Melodie Parnell has always wanted to experience insatiable passion, and she thinks she's found it in Roman Killian's bed. But in the aftermath of their lovemaking, Melodie is catapulted back to reality when Roman reveals his true plans…to ruin her! Look for 8 new exciting stories every month from Harlequin® Presents!

Author : Shelley Adina
Publisher : Moonshell Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1939087791
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Carrick House: A short steampunk adventure in the Magnificent Devices world written by Shelley Adina and published by Moonshell Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-07-28 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who said life is but a dream after the wedding? Married eight months, Lady Claire Trevelyan and Dr. Andrew Malvern are blissfully working together on a new invention, and providing a home for a collection of street sparrows. Then Claire’s mother, the redoubtable Lady Jermyn, arrives with her family in tow and expects to stay indefinitely ... Peony Churchill turns up on the doorstep with valise in hand ... and raffish cousin Claude comes for a visit ... While separately any of these would be most welcome, together they are overwhelming. Claire and Andrew flee to Athena for a bit of breathing room. But the last thing they expect is to have their airship hijacked ... with Claire’s little brother Nicholas still aboard ... Carrick House is the 13th book in the Magnificent Devices steampunk series. Books 13-16 are short reads in the “Manor House” miniseries and can be read separately. No strong language, just a very proper kiss or two and a satisfying solution. If you like books by Gail Carriger, Lindsay Buroker, or Emma Jane Holloway, you’re in the right place. Enjoy!

Author : Chantelle Shaw
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 0373133723
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Bride Worth Millions written by Chantelle Shaw and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A million reasons to say "I do" Athena Howard can't believe she did it. In an outrageously large wedding dress, she climbed out the window and escaped The Wedding of the Year and the fiancé who lied to her. And she fell... ...straight into Luca De Rossi's arms! It must be fate. Luca has just two weeks to marry and meet the terms of his grandmother's will. The cutthroat businessman offers Athena one million pounds to become Mrs. De Rossi in name only, unless the allure of his new wife's purity proves too much for this cynical playboy to resist claiming their wedding night...

Author : Shelley Adina
Publisher : Moonshell Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Magnificent Devices: Manor House Quartet written by Shelley Adina and published by Moonshell Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-02-22 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This quartet collection features four novellas set in the Magnificent Devices world, an edition of more than 400 pages. Home may be where the heart is, but sometimes it is also where the greatest danger lies … Married eight months, Lady Claire Trevelyan and Dr. Andrew Malvern are blissfully working together on a new invention, and providing a home for a collection of street sparrows. In Carrick House, they escape an onslaught of unexpected guests and sleep aboard Athena. The last thing they expect is to have their airship hijacked ... with Claire’s little brother Nicholas still aboard. In Selwyn Place, Lady Emilie Selwyn invites Andrew and Claire to her very first country house party. There, they meet a guest with violent connections to an old crime in Claire’s past. She will not allow anything to chill dear Emilie’s first foray into society—even if it means that the Lady of Devices must come out of retirement once again. In Holly Cottage, Maggie Polgarth astonishes everyone by buying her own home near Vauxhall Gardens. But the south bank gangs have not forgotten her connection to the Lady. Jake Fletcher McTavish will not allow anyone to harm a hair on Maggie's head. But how can he show her that his feelings run deeper than those of a brother? Lastly, in Gwynn Place, eight-year-old Nicholas departs for his first year at Eton—and does not arrive. As the danger mounts, can this small member of an ingenious and courageous family tip the balance between power and love, and save more than one life? If you like old-fashioned adventure, brave women, clever children, and strong-willed chickens, you’ll love this quartet of novellas set in the Magnificent Devices world. Fangs for the Fantasy says Claire is “a wonderful main character (one of my favourites in the genre)” and the series has “a great sense of Victorian style and language that’s both fun and beautiful to read.”