The Pleasures of Autumn

The Pleasures of Autumn
Author: Evie Hunter
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2013-10-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0241966671

The Pleasures of Autumn is another hot-hot-hot tale of romantic obsession and explosive sexual chemistry from bestelling erotica author Evie Hunter, a novel that fans of Sylvia Day, Kitty French and E.L. James will love and devour. When museum curator Sinead O'Sullivan is charged with stealing the Fire of Autumn, a dazzling ruby with a history of violence and treachery, bail is set at one million Swiss francs. Investigator Niall Moore is hired to stop her fleeing and to find the jewel. Their sexual chemistry is electric but logic says to ignore it. Desperate as she is to convince Niall of her innocence, Sinead cannot reveal everything she knows. And the feisty red-head's improbable tale tells him that she is not to be trusted. Yet it's impossible to ignore the carnal heat between them. Niall, an expert interrogator, uses every trick of the trade - and every weapon in his erotic armoury - to get at the truth. Sinead, a fast learner, counters his every move with one of her own. Thief and thief-taker fight for dominance and there can be only one winner. But what happens in their red-hot game of cat-and-mouse when criminals chasing the precious jewel come after Sinead ... and the stakes become deadly? If you're new to Evie, well you're in for a delicious treat . . . __________ PRAISE FOR EVIE HUNTER: 'A BDSM MASTERPIECE' Sunday World 'A MUST-READ IF YOU ENJOYED FIFTY SHADES OF GREY' Daily Star 'Better written than E.L. James and a more exciting read than any of Sylvia Day's books' Irish Independent

Autumn Rounds

Autumn Rounds
Author: Jacques Poulin
Publisher: Archipelago
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2021-11-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1953861075

A heartfelt masterpiece about the joys of travel, reading, and companionship. In rural Canada, dotted along the coast of a vast mauve river, live villagers of different stripes: a recently divorced hydroplane pilot, a factory-worker who closely resembles her fisherman husband, a probing motorcyclist with a pet St. Bernard, a pair of beautiful blonde joggers, and other curious characters. For all their differences, each is brought together by a soft-spoken man, referred to only as “the Driver,” who travels up and down the coast each season, delivering books to areas not served by libraries and listening closely to the villager’s tales and to their woes. This summer tour is bound to be different than all the rest. The Driver has made friends with a traveling band of musicians, jugglers, artists, and acrobats who decide to come along for a ride that the Driver has privately decided will be his last. Jacques Poulin’s compassionate prose delves into the hidden pains of aging and loss without losing sight of the tremendous joy that can be found in making the world a little more livable for other people.

Now It's Fall

Now It's Fall
Author: Lois Lenski
Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2014-04-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1623347319

School bells and apples and big ripe pumpkins-all the pleasures of fall come alive in this newly reissued classic by award winner Lois Lenski. First published in 1948, Now It's Fall is a timeless celebration of autumn that will enchant a whole new generation of young readers with its gently recolored illustrations.

The Pleasures of Winter

The Pleasures of Winter
Author: Evie Hunter
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-02-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1844883078

The Pleasures of Winter is a steamy erotic story of romantic obsession and explosive sexual chemistry for fans of Fifty Shades of Grey and Bared to You. When reporter Abbie Marshall needs to escape Honduras, a private jet carrying a Hollywood A-lister is her only way out. She has a ride home with Irish actor Jack Winter - notorious womanizer and all round bad boy. Abbie is shaken to the core by Winter's blazing beauty and provocative mind. After the plane's nose-dive into the remote rainforest forces them to fight for survival, Abbie catches tantalizing glimpses of the complicated man behind the image. And the more she sees of him, the more he touches some primal part of her that she is determined to suppress. But after a devastating encounter with Winter's shadow side, Abbie's detachment is shattered. On returning to normal life, Abbie cannot forget what happened, nor ignore the shocking rumours about the star's private life. Her struggle to make sense of her torment leads straight back to Winter, who is just as obsessed by her. But if they are to have a relationship, Abbie knows she must embrace his hidden desires ... and accept her own. No longer caring about anything but their intoxicating love affair, Abbie is drawn deeper into the dark heart of Winter - and the secret that threatens to destroy everything ...

Alone Time

Alone Time
Author: Stephanie Rosenbloom
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2019-06-04
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 039956232X

A wise, passionate account of the pleasures of traveling solo In our hectic, hyperconnected lives, many people are uncomfortable with the prospect of solitude. Yet a little time to ourselves can be an opportunity to slow down, savor, and try new things, especially when traveling. Through on-the-ground reporting, insights from social science, and recounting the experiences of artists, writers, and innovators who cherished solitude, Stephanie Rosenbloom considers how traveling alone deepens appreciation for everyday beauty, bringing into sharp relief the sights, sounds, and smells that one isn't necessarily attuned to in the presence of company. Walking through four cities--Paris, Florence, Istanbul, and New York--and four seasons, Alone Time gives us permission to pause, to relish the sensual details of the world rather than hurtling through museums and uploading photos to Instagram. In chapters about dining out, visiting museums, and pursuing knowledge, we begin to see how the moments we have to ourselves--on the road or at home--can be used to enrich our lives. Rosenbloom's engaging and elegant prose makes Alone Time as warmly intimate an account as the details of a trip shared by a beloved friend--and will have its many readers eager to set off on their own solo adventures.

Autumn

Autumn
Author: Ali Smith
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2017-02-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0143197886

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 MAN BOOKER PRIZE A NEW YORK TIMES AND GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2017 Autumn. Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. That’s what it felt like for Keats in 1819. How about Autumn 2016? Daniel is a century old. Elisabeth, born in 1984, has her eye on the future. The United Kingdon is in pieces, divided by a historic, once-in-a-generation summer. Love is won, love is lost. Hope is hand-in-hand with hopelessness. The seasons roll round, as ever. Ali Smith’s new novel is a meditation on a world growing ever more bordered and exclusive, on what richness and worth are, on what harvest means. It is the first installment of her Seasonal quartet—four stand-alone books, seperate yet interconnected and cyclical (as the seasons are)—and it casts an eye over our own time. Who are we? What are we made of? Shakespearean jeu d’esprit, Keatsian melancholy, the sheer bright energy of 1960s pop art: the centuries cast their eyes over our own history making. Here’s where we’re living. Here’s time at its more contemporaneous and its most cyclic. From the imagination of the peerless Ali Smith comes a shape-shifting series, wide-ranging in time-scale and light-footed through histories, a story about aging and time and love and stories themselves.

The Pleasure Zone

The Pleasure Zone
Author: Stella Resnick
Publisher: Conari Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1998-12-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9781573241502

Discusses the eight core pleasures--primal pleasure, pain relief, the pleasures of play and humor, and mental, emotional, sensual, sexual, and spiritual pleasure--and how they can enrich one's life

A Box of Pleasures

A Box of Pleasures
Author: Evie Hunter
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 1630
Release: 2014-11-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1844883612

All four pleasures, no waiting... Since Irish author Evie Hunter's debut in 2012, readers around the world have swiftly fallen under her spell, comparing her favourably with erotica stars EL James and Sylvia Day. Her unique combination of sensual, erotic romance and a thrilling, page-turning plot has her fans breathless for more. Now, all four bestselling Pleasures novels are available in one volume for the very first time. So step into the dark and steamy world of Evie Hunter, where pleasure awaits... The Pleasures of Winter When reporter Abbie Marshall needs to escape Honduras, a private jet carrying Hollywood A-lister Jack Winter is her only way out. But when the plane nose-dives into remote rainforest, Abbie finds herself fighting her deepest, darkest desires, as well as for survival... The Pleasures of Spring Actress Roz Spring witnesses a murder and must go into hiding before the murderer comes for her. Tall, dark and dangerous, Andy McTavish will serve as her protection and pose as her fiancé. It's not long before barriers come crashing down and a raw passion emerges. But can he truly protect her? And what will happen when the need to pretend is over? The Pleasures of Summer Summer O'Sullivan is rich, beautiful, headstrong - and in mortal danger. Until the threat passes, she must tolerate a bodyguard. Enter former army ranger, Flynn Grant, who threatens to cramp Summer's style. When he's forced to teach his charge a lesson, it binds them together in a way that astonishes them both - and initiates a battle of wills that stretches minds, bodies and hearts beyond every limit... The Pleasures of Autumn A dazzling ruby - the Fire of Autumn - is stolen, and museum curator Sinead is the prime suspect. Investigator Niall Moore is hired to stop her fleeing and to find the jewel. An expert interrogator, he uses every trick of the trade and every weapon in his erotic armoury to get at the truth. Sinead, a fast learner, counters his every move with one of her own. Thief and thief-taker fight for dominance and there can be only one winner... Praise for Evie Hunter: 'A BDSM masterpiece' Sunday World 'More colour and better written than E.L. James and a more exciting read than any of Sylvia Day's books' Irish Independent 'A must-read if you enjoyed Fifty Shades of Grey' Irish Daily Star 'As near perfection as a Suspense/Romance/Erotic/BDSM novel could EVER get!' Ripeforreader.blogspot.co.uk 'This book blows Fifty Shades out of the water ... I unabashedly adored this book.' Ravingbookaddict.blogspot.co.uk 'Every delicious moment comes with amazing tension and believability ... masterfully written, artfully told, and yummy to read.' My Book Boyfriend

If He Had Been with Me

If He Had Been with Me
Author: Laura Nowlin
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1402277849

If he had been with me everything would have been different... I wasn't with Finn on that August night. But I should've been. It was raining, of course. And he and Sylvie were arguing as he drove down the slick road. No one ever says what they were arguing about. Other people think it's not important. They do not know there is another story. The story that lurks between the facts. What they do not know—the cause of the argument—is crucial. So let me tell you...

"And Never Know the Joy"

Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 502
Release: 2016-08-29
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9401203407

“And Never Know the Joy” : Sex and the Erotic in English Poetry promises the reader much to enjoy and to reflect on: riddles and sex games; the grammar of relationships; the cunning psychology of bodily fantasies; sexuality as the ambiguous performance of words; the allure of music and its instruments; the erotics of death and remembrance, are just a few of the initial themes that emerge from the twenty-five articles to be found in this volume, with many an invitation “to seize the day”. Reproduction, pregnancy, and fear; discredited and degraded libertines; the ventriloquism of sexual objects; the ease with which men are reduced to impotence by the carnality of women; orgasm and melancholy; erotic mysticism and religious sexuality; the potency and dangers of fruit and flowers; the delights of the recumbent male body and of dancing girls; the fertile ritual use of poetic texts; striptease and revolution; silent women reclaimed as active vessels, are amongst the many engaging topics that emerge out of the ongoing and entertaining scholarly discussion of sex and eroticism in English poetry.