A Brutal Tenderness

A Brutal Tenderness
Author: Marata Eros
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2013-08-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1476752230
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There are two sides to every story. In this dark and sexy companion novel to the New York Times bestseller A Terrible Love, experience the sizzling passion and pulse-pounding suspense through FBI agent Cas Steele’s eyes as he hunts down a psychopath...and falls for the killer’s prey. Cas has been charged with an unsavory task: manipulate the hauntingly beautiful Jewell MacLeod—a woman he has every reason to hate—and slowly gain her trust in order to use her as bait to lure in a killer. But as the killer draws closer, Cas realizes that he can’t deny the scorching chemistry that ignites between him and Jewell, even if giving into his physical desire for her means jeopardizing his mission...and opening himself up to the possibility of a real and terrible love...

Radical Tenderness

Radical Tenderness
Author: Andrea Brady
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2024-05-09
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1009393413
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Radical Tenderness argues for the importance of poetry in negotiating political and social catastrophes, through a focus on the unusual intimacies of committed writing. How do poets negotiate between the personal and the public, the bedroom and the street, the family and class or communal ties? How does contemporary lyric, with its emphasis on the feelings and perceptions of the individual subject, speak to moments of shared crisis? What can poetry tell us about how care shapes our experiences of history? How do the intimacies found in protest, on strike, in riots, and in spaces of oppression, transform individual lives and political movements? Through a series of focussed readings of four twenty-first century poets - Caleb Femi, Bhanu Kapil, Juliana Spahr and Anne Boyer - Radical Tenderness reflects the perspectives provided by intimate poetries on the shared political emergencies of poverty, war, ecological catastrophe, racism, and illness.

Painting, Poetry, and the Invention of Tenderness in the Early Roman Empire

Painting, Poetry, and the Invention of Tenderness in the Early Roman Empire
Author: Hérica Valladares
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2020-12-17
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1108875556
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Tenderness is not a notion commonly associated with the Romans, whose mythical origin was attributed to brutal rape. Yet, as Hérica Valladares argues in this ground-breaking study, in the second half of the first century BCE Roman poets, artists, and their audience became increasingly interested in describing, depicting, and visualizing the more sentimental aspects of amatory experience. During this period, we see two important and simultaneous developments: Latin love elegy crystallizes as a poetic genre, while a new style in Roman wall painting emerges. Valladares' book is the first to correlate these two phenomena properly, showing that they are deeply intertwined. Rather than postulating a direct correspondence between images and texts, she offers a series of mutually reinforcing readings of painting and poetry that ultimately locate the invention of a new romantic ideal within early imperial debates about domesticity and the role of citizens in Roman society.

A Terrible Love

A Terrible Love
Author: Marata Eros
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2013-04-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1476751595
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In this electrifying New York Times ebook and USA Today bestseller from rising star of dark and sizzling new adult novels Marata Eros, a former ballerina struggles to hide her painful past—only to discover she’s not the only one with secrets. "We’re terrible together. . . ." Jess Mackey’s whole life is a meticulously fabricated lie. She escaped the violent tragedy of her past and is forging ahead with a clean slate far removed from her powerful political family and its dark secrets. But Jess can’t ignore her passions—not her love for ballet, nor her tumultuous desire for the unexpected lover who threatens to jeopardize her carefully constructed identity. Love does no harm. . . . Devin Castile is all sex-and-hotness wrapped up in a dangerous package. Jess worked hard to leave danger behind. But she wants Cas as much as the girl she once was longs to be free. Convinced they can keep their messy emotions at bay, Jess and Cas indulge their wildest fantasies. But soon Jess’s lies begin to crumble, and the lovers discover that freedom comes with a deadly price.

The Tenderness of Wolves

The Tenderness of Wolves
Author: Stef Penney
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2008-03-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1416571302
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When her teenage son disappears in the aftermath of a brutal murder, a determined mother sets out from her snow-covered nineteenth-century settlement to find him, an effort that is hampered by vigilante groups and the harrowing forces of nature. A first novel.

Tender Is the Flesh

Tender Is the Flesh
Author: Agustina Bazterrica
Publisher: Scribner
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2020-08-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1982150920
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Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans—though no one calls them that anymore. His wife has left him, his father is sinking into dementia, and Marcos tries not to think too hard about how he makes a living. After all, it happened so quickly. First, it was reported that an infectious virus has made all animal meat poisonous to humans. Then governments initiated the “Transition.” Now, eating human meat—“special meat”—is legal. Marcos tries to stick to numbers, consignments, processing. Then one day he’s given a gift: a live specimen of the finest quality. Though he’s aware that any form of personal contact is forbidden on pain of death, little by little he starts to treat her like a human being. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost—and what might still be saved.

Cherishment

Cherishment
Author: Elisabeth Young-Bruel
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2002-04-29
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0743242580
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In Cherishment, Elisabeth Young-Bruehl and Faith Bethelard provide a wholly original way of thinking about familiar concepts such as love, attachment, and care, showing how deep-seated disappointments and fears of dependency keep so many of us from forming healthy relationships Cherishment narrates a journey of discovery, and any reader on his or her own journey in the realm of the heart will feel cherished by it.

The Alpha Claim Series Book Bundle 1-3 (A Rejected Mates Vampire Shifter Dark Romance)

The Alpha Claim Series Book Bundle 1-3 (A Rejected Mates Vampire Shifter Dark Romance)
Author: Tamara Rose Blodgett
Publisher: T. Rose Press LLC
Total Pages: 898
Release: 2019-03-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0463231333
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In a riveting collaboration, two titans of dark fantasy, New York Times, USA TODAY, and #1 Dark Fantasy bestselling authors, merge their styles to craft a tale of dark paranormal romance and dystopian grit. Readers find themselves ensnared, unable to resist the magnetic pull of this immersive world written by Tamara Rose Blodgett and Marata Eros. Experience the ultimate blend of dark paranormal romance and dystopian grit with this electrifying box set from two New York Times bestselling authors. Spanning three gripping novels, this collection transports readers to a near-future world where vampires, hunters, and hybrids collide in a race against time. Included in this compilation: PUNISHED: Follow Narah Adrienne, a bounty enforcer navigating a dangerous underworld, as she becomes entangled in a web of conflicting choices and hidden agendas. With her fate hanging in the balance, Narah must rely on allies both human and supernatural to reclaim her old life and confront the forces determined to control her destiny. BOUND: Join Talyn Phisher, a counselor navigating a world where vampires walk among humans, as she discovers her own unexpected connections to the supernatural realm. As Talyn's life is threatened by a relentless stalker, she must unravel the mysteries of her past and trust in unexpected allies to survive. VENDETTA: Enter the thrilling world of Alpha Claim, where vampire bounty hunter Murphy battles brutal criminals alongside his hybrid co-worker. When duty leads Murphy to Grace, a woman hunted for her rare genetics, he must navigate a treacherous landscape of shifting allegiances and hidden dangers to protect her from those who seek to exploit her power. Praise for the Series: "Fabulous box set and series..." ~ BevHarro "Unputdownable from Start to Finish!" ~ Tena Barnes "...erotic and suspenseful...!" ~ Annie Cohen "LOVE this whole series" ~ Sugar B Don't miss out on this pulse-pounding collection of dark fantasy and romance. With over 1000 paperback pages and 214,000 words of heart-pounding action, this box set is a must-read for fans of supernatural thrillers. Start reading today! Troupes: Abduction, Adult Romance, Alpha Hero, Angsty, Anti-Hero, Band of Brothers, Bully, Captivity, Dark Romance, Enemies-to-lovers, First Love, Forbidden Love, Forced Proximity, Poly (3+ people), Protector, Romantic Suspense, Scars, Slow Burn, Stalker, Survival, Taboo, Tortured Past, Touch Her And Die, Tragic, Vengeance, Why Choose, dark fantasy, paranormal romance, dystopian, underworld, True Blood, Blade, bounty enforcer, near-future world, elite vampire Turner, dangerous underworld, unexpected alliances, survival, unputdownable journey, riveting collaboration, conflicting choices, complex game, opposing forces, gripping narrative, danger lurks, unexpected alliances, key to survival

The Cocktale

The Cocktale
Author: Marata Eros
Publisher: T. Rose Press LLC
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2011-08-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1465984712
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Smart Erotica for Smart Readers! Dara makes sure President Taylor gets schooled. Written by New York Times, USA TODAY and #1 Erotica bestseller, Marata Eros. Excerpt: Zoe had a talented tongue, there was no argument there, Dara thought, remembering the masquerade party. Zoe's full lips curved into a smile just as both women were startled by a rap on the window. Zoe engaged the window button and the glass slid down to reveal a young man. "Yes?" Zoe asked, eying him from head to toe. "I'm valet, Miss," he responded. "You are, are you..?" Zoe trailed off seductively. Dara rolled her eyes. "Let him off the hook, Zo. Really? He's like thirteen..." The valet's eyes met Dara's boldly. "Try adding another ten...Miss." Dara liked that. She liked it very much. Novelette-length. App. 50 paperback pages.