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| Author | : Laurell K. Hamilton |
| Publisher | : Ballantine Books |
| Total Pages | : 419 |
| Release | : 2004-02-03 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0345472063 |
I am Meredith Gentry, P.I. and Princess Merry, heir to the throne of Fairie. Now there are those among me who whisper I am more. They fear me even as they protect me. And who can blame them? I’ve awakened the dazzling magic that’s slumbered in them for thousands of years. But the thing is, I can’t figure out why. My aunt, the Queen of Air and Darkness, is no longer distracted by her usual sadistic hobbies. Her obsession has turned unwaveringly to me. The mission to get me pregnant and beat my cousin Prince Cel to the crown is taking longer than expected. Even though I spend each night with the Queen’s Ravens, my immortal guards, no child has come of our decadent pleasures. But something else is happening. My magic courses through me uncontrollably. And as I lock my half-mortal body with their full-Sidhe blooded ones, the power surges like never before. It all began with the chalice. I dreamed of it, and it appeared, cool and hard, beside me when I awoke. My guards know the ancient relic well—its disappearance ages ago stripped them of their vital powers. But it is here with us now. My touch resonates with its force, and they’re consumed with it, their Sidhe essences lit up by it. But even as they cherish me for this unexpected gift, there are those who loathe me for it. Me, a mongrel, only half fey and part mortal. The Unseelie court has suffered for so long, and there are some who would not have it weakened further by an impure queen. My enemies grow in number every day. But they do not know what I am capable of. Nor, for that matter, do I. . . . In Seduced by Moonlight, Laurell K. Hamilton brings the dark, erotic reign of the immortal fey to a startling new depth. Full of sensuality and the consuming anticipation of latent powers unleashed, this world of gods, shapeshifters, and immortal souls is unveiled in all of its supreme magnificence and its treacherous deceits.
| Author | : Sally Engle Merry |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 2016-06-10 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 022626131X |
We live in a world where seemingly everything can be measured. We rely on indicators to translate social phenomena into simple, quantified terms, which in turn can be used to guide individuals, organizations, and governments in establishing policy. Yet counting things requires finding a way to make them comparable. And in the process of translating the confusion of social life into neat categories, we inevitably strip it of context and meaning—and risk hiding or distorting as much as we reveal. With The Seductions of Quantification, leading legal anthropologist Sally Engle Merry investigates the techniques by which information is gathered and analyzed in the production of global indicators on human rights, gender violence, and sex trafficking. Although such numbers convey an aura of objective truth and scientific validity, Merry argues persuasively that measurement systems constitute a form of power by incorporating theories about social change in their design but rarely explicitly acknowledging them. For instance, the US State Department’s Trafficking in Persons Report, which ranks countries in terms of their compliance with antitrafficking activities, assumes that prosecuting traffickers as criminals is an effective corrective strategy—overlooking cultures where women and children are frequently sold by their own families. As Merry shows, indicators are indeed seductive in their promise of providing concrete knowledge about how the world works, but they are implemented most successfully when paired with context-rich qualitative accounts grounded in local knowledge.
| Author | : Laurell K. Hamilton |
| Publisher | : Ballantine Books |
| Total Pages | : 577 |
| Release | : 2001-01-18 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0345446887 |
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Meet Merry Gentry, paranormal P.I., and enter a thrilling, sensual world as dangerous as it is beautiful, full of earthly pleasures and dazzling magic, and ruled by the all-consuming passions of immortal beings once worshipped as gods . . . or demons. Merry Gentry, princess of the high court of Faerie, is posing as a human in Los Angeles, working as a private investigator specializing in supernatural crime. But now the queen’s assassin has been dispatched to fetch her—whether she likes it or not. Suddenly Merry finds herself a pawn in her dreaded aunt’s plans. The job that awaits her: enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful immortal men in the world. The reward: the crown—and the opportunity to continue to live. The penalty for failure: death. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Laurell K. Hamilton’s A Shiver of Light. Praise for Laurell K. Hamilton and A Kiss of Shadows “One of the most inventive and exciting writers in the paranormal field.”—Charlaine Harris “Sexy . . . Merry’s adventures are engaging and keep the reader turning the pages.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch “Stunning . . . steamy . . . an exciting and original world.”—San Jose Mercury News “I’ve never read a writer with a more fertile imagination.”—Diana Gabaldon
| Author | : Connie Brockway |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 387 |
| Release | : 2004-05-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0743488857 |
Connie Brockway sweeps readers back to the rough beauty of Regency-era Scotland and into the scintillating, passionate, and surprising love story of a mysterious Highlander and the woman he is pledged to protect. Desperate to keep her two sisters and herself from the poorhouse, Kate Nash Blackburn embarks upon a journey to northern Scotland, where she hopes to gain the gratitude and patronage of a wealthy marquis. When fate maroons her at a tavern full of ruffians, a brawny Highland soldier comes to her rescue. It's Kit MacNeill, the man whose pledge to her family has haunted her for years. When he offers to escort Kate through the treacherous Highlands to Castle Parnell, she accepts even though her instincts warn her against trusting this rough and dangerous man. But soon Kate is startled by the Highlander's cultured speech and courtly manners. Who is this man of contradictions, shaped by a shadowy past, who fiercely wards off an attempt on her life, whose broad shoulders beckon her touch, and in whose arms she comes fully alive?
| Author | : Laurell K. Hamilton |
| Publisher | : Ballantine Books |
| Total Pages | : 289 |
| Release | : 2007-10-23 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 034550223X |
I am Meredith Gentry, princess and heir apparent to the throne in the realm of faerie, onetime private investigator in the mortal world. To be crowned queen, I must first continue the royal bloodline and give birth to an heir of my own. If I fail, my aunt, Queen Andais, will be free to do what she most desires: install her twisted son, Cel, as monarch . . . and kill me. My royal guards surround me, and my best loved–my Darkness and my Killing Frost–are always beside me, sworn to protect and make love to me. But still the threat grows greater. For despite all my carnal efforts, I remain childless, while the machinations of my sinister, sadistic Queen and her confederates remain tireless. So my bodyguards and I have slipped back into Los Angeles, hoping to outrun the gathering shadows of court intrigue. But even exile isn’t enough to escape the grasp of those with dark designs. Now King Taranis, powerful and vainglorious ruler of faerie’s Seelie Court, has leveled accusations against my noble guards of a heinous crime–and has gone so far as to ask the mortal authorities to prosecute. If he succeeds, my men face extradition to faerie and the hideous penalties that await them there. But I know that Taranis’s charges are baseless, and I sense that his true target is me. He tried to kill me when I was a child. Now I fear his intentions are far more terrifying.
| Author | : Laurell K. Hamilton |
| Publisher | : Ballantine Books |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2005-04-12 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0345482042 |
I am Meredith Gentry, P.I., solving cases in Los Angeles, far from the peril and deception of my real home–because I am also Princess Meredith, heir to the darkest throne faerie has to offer. The Unseelie Court infuses me with its power. But at what price does such magic come? How much of my human side will I have to give up, and how much of the sinister side of faerie will I have to embrace? To sit on a throne that has ruled through bloodshed and violence for centuries, I might have to become that which I dread the most. Enemies watch my every move. My cousin Cel strives to have me killed even now from his prison cell. But not all the assassination attempts are his. Some Unseelie nobles have waited centuries for my aunt Andais, Queen of Air and Darkness, to become weak enough that she might be toppled from her throne. Enemies unforeseen move against us–enemies who would murder the least among us. The threat will drive us to allow human police into faerie for the first time in our history. I need my allies now more than ever, especially since fate will lead me into the arm of Mistral, Master of Storms, the queen’s new captain of her guard. Our passion will reawaken powers long forgotten among the warriors of the sidhe. Pain and pleasure await me–and danger, as well, for some at that court seek only death. I will find new joys with the butterfly-winged demi-fey. My guards and I will show all of faerie that violence and sex are as popular among the sidhe as they are among the lesser fey of our court. The Darkness will weep, and Frost will comfort him. The gentlest of my guards will find new strength and break my heart. Passions undreamed of await us–and my enemies gather, for the future of both courts of faerie begins to unravel.
| Author | : Jessica Lemmon |
| Publisher | : Harlequin |
| Total Pages | : 197 |
| Release | : 2019-10-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1488046840 |
All he wants for Christmas is a temporary fiancée—but he’s about to get more than he bargained for . . . If pretending to be engaged helps them both, then why not? For so many reasons . . . As a hotshot developer, Tate Duncan is used to, well, developments. But finding out he has a long-lost twin brother and a family he never knew throws him for a loop. Now his newfound family has invited him to travel from Seattle to London to celebrate Christmas with them, and he doesn’t know where else to turn for advice other than to sympathetic, sexy, down-to-earth Hayden Green. Will she come with him and pose as his fiancée? Just to be his anchor in the storm . . . Though she now runs her own yoga studio, Hayden has always known that she and Tate are from opposite sides of the track. Being Tate’s friend, even posing as his fiancée for the trip, is all fine. But when their holiday getaway gives rise to real romance, how can she tell Tate that she isn’t the woman he thinks she is? That she isn’t worthy? He’s already dealing with shocking family secrets of his own. Will hers bounce her right out of his bed—and his heart?
| Author | : Jo Beverley |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 434 |
| Release | : 2013-08-06 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1101601620 |
From five-time RITA Award winner Jo Beverley comes a scintillating historical romance set in the Georgian age—where a centuries old feud and a wicked curse lead to a most unconventional marriage... When confirmed bachelor Peregrine Perriam is named heir to Perriam Manor, he discovers that he only has a month to persuade a stranger to the altar. Otherwise the property will be lost and his line will be cursed—forever. Having survived her parents’ tormented marriage, Claris Mallow prefers poverty to any husband. When a high-born stranger demands her hand, she drives him off at pistol point. Then Perry finds weapons of his own, and the reluctant lady is compelled to accept his proposal. Claris sets the condition that their marriage be in name only. But once she becomes mistress of Perriam Manor, she discovers that she isn’t immune to Perry’s charms. Perhaps a real marriage might be worth the risk—including a real marriage bed...
| Author | : Jala Pfaff |
| Publisher | : Blue Flax Press |
| Total Pages | : 345 |
| Release | : 2007-05 |
| Genre | : Man-woman relationships |
| ISBN | : 0977255808 |
Linguistics professor Aviva Goldberg takes on a challenge from her two best friends to seduce thirty men in the next year. She's been spinning her wheels somewhat anyway since her cycling geek squeeze, Alan, left town... This is a hilarious novel and far more edgy and intellectual than chick lit.
| Author | : Laura Wright |
| Publisher | : Harlequin / SB Creative |
| Total Pages | : 129 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
| ISBN | : 4596354723 |
Tess York, who is a confirmed bachelorette and career woman, can’t believe her eyes when she finds Damien Sauer standing in front of her. He is a successful real- estate mogul and was the man Tess once loved. She left him six years ago?how could she imagine that she’d see him again? While Tess loses her peace of mind, Damien offers her a job renovating a cottage. It’s the same place they had planned to live in together one day. The offer leaves Tess speechless, and when she sees the flame burning in Damien’s eyes, she realizes that he’s taking revenge on her.
