Carnival Games (Lesbian Ghost Hunters, #2)

Carnival Games (Lesbian Ghost Hunters, #2)
Author: Merlyn Sloane
Publisher: Merlyn Sloane
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2014-01-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

R.J. takes the newly-initiated ghost hunter to the carnival, where there are more than enough fun and games, and women, to go around. EXCERPT: “I could let you play for free,” said R.J. She wrapped her hand around the girl’s fingers, where a forgotten ice cream cone had dripped bubble-gum flavor all down her hand. R.J. licked the ice cream, and then her eyes on the girl’s, dipped her tongue lower to lick ice cream off her fingers themselves. I thought I saw the girl shudder, though she was trying hard to hide it. “Just once though,” said R.J. She ran her red tongue over her lips to clear away the ice cream. “And you’d have to do something for me.” “What—what’s that?” squeaked the girl. R.J. leaned in close to whisper something in the girl’s ear. I watched her eyes widen and dart to me. Perfect. This 10,000 word novelette is intended for mature audiences.

Lesbian Ghost Hunters Omnibus

Lesbian Ghost Hunters Omnibus
Author: Merlyn Sloane
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2016-10-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781539443544

Lesbian Ghost Hunters series, now in one convenient PRINT package! When a beautiful young maid is being menaced by a ghost, there's nothing she can do except lie back and enjoy it-until what she fears the most happens: they're caught. Mysterious, dark-eyed R.J. knows exactly what's happening to her. But she also knows exactly how to deal with it... R.J. is a ghost hunter, and she has a particular way of dealing with ghosts--you have to give them release. The two of them soon find themselves on a cross-country roadtrip full of beautiful and dangerous women, love, lust, and--most of all--sex. Included in this omnibus are all 9 novelettes: Wake-Up Call (#1) Carnival Games (#2) Nursing Wounds (#3) Nun Too Gently (#4) Tied in Knots (#5) The Road to Hell (#6) High Spirits (#7) Club Dead (#8) The Ghost of a Chance (#9) ...plus a bonus short story about the ghost hunters! BONUS STORY: The Spirit of the Forest Molly and R.J. visit a national park and meet an absentminded "daughter of the forest." EXCERPT: Xylia sang for us as the moon rose, a form of entertainment that I was so eager to stop that I nearly kissed her just so her mouth would be occupied with something else. I think R.J. had the same idea, because as one song finally petered to a close, she slipped a finger under one of Xylia's ghostly hemp bracelets and said in a low tone, "You have a beautiful voice." "Thank you," she said. "Do you want to hear anoth-?" "How about we dance for the moon goddess now?" I said, jumping out of my seat. I didn't think I could stand to hear another verse. I stripped out of my T-shirt as fast as I could, tossing it aside. My pants quickly followed it, as did my socks and shoes, until I stood shivering in the blue light of the ghost lamp. R.J. raised her eyebrows at me, smirking, and I flushed. I'd never been so eager to get naked before, and I knew she knew it. "What do you think, goddess?" asked R.J., her tone smooth as honey as she brushed her fingers over Xylia's hand. "Shall we dance for you?"

Nun Too Gently (Lesbian Ghost Hunters, #4)

Nun Too Gently (Lesbian Ghost Hunters, #4)
Author: Merlyn Sloane
Publisher: Merlyn Sloane
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2014-01-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

I couldn’t tell if R.J. was mad at me or just making an effort to distance herself so that it didn’t happen again, but I didn’t particularly like it. I guess that was the point. After her romantic advances are rebuffed, things are frosty between R.J. and the new ghost hunter. Luckily there are plenty of ways, and women, to keep her mind off of it... EXCERPT: R.J. held a hand out to Leah. She didn’t take it. She looked nervously to me instead, her hand clenching my fingers. “Don’t worry, little lamb,” said R.J., still smiling that predatory grin. “You know why you’re here don’t you?” Leah blushed even deeper and ducked her head so we couldn’t see her eyes. It’s funny how ghosts can blush even when there’s no real blood running through real veins. Just a memory left over from when one was alive. “Yes,” she said, softly. “And you know why we’re here?” asked R.J., just as softly. Leah squirmed a little on the spot and didn’t look up. It took her a long time to answer. “Yes,” she breathed. “Good,” said R.J. She stared down at Leah, her eyes hungry like a wolf watching its meal. “Don’t worry,” she said. “We’ll go slow.” This 10,000 word novelette is intended for mature audiences.

Haunting Experiences

Haunting Experiences
Author: Diane Goldstein
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2007-09-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0874216818

Ghosts and other supernatural phenomena are widely represented throughout modern culture. They can be found in any number of entertainment, commercial, and other contexts, but popular media or commodified representations of ghosts can be quite different from the beliefs people hold about them, based on tradition or direct experience. Personal belief and cultural tradition on the one hand, and popular and commercial representation on the other, nevertheless continually feed each other. They frequently share space in how people think about the supernatural. In Haunting Experiences, three well-known folklorists seek to broaden the discussion of ghost lore by examining it from a variety of angles in various modern contexts. Diane E. Goldstein, Sylvia Ann Grider, and Jeannie Banks Thomas take ghosts seriously, as they draw on contemporary scholarship that emphasizes both the basis of belief in experience (rather than mere fantasy) and the usefulness of ghost stories. They look closely at the narrative role of such lore in matters such as socialization and gender. And they unravel the complex mix of mass media, commodification, and popular culture that today puts old spirits into new contexts.

Empire of the Vampire

Empire of the Vampire
Author: Jay Kristoff
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 794
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 125024529X

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER From New York Times bestselling author Jay Kristoff comes Empire of the Vampire, the first illustrated volume of an astonishing new dark fantasy saga. From holy cup comes holy light; The faithful hand sets world aright. And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight, Mere man shall end this endless night. It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity; building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness. Gabriel de León is a silversaint: a member of a holy brotherhood dedicated to defending realm and church from the creatures of the night. But even the Silver Order could not stem the tide once daylight failed us, and now, only Gabriel remains. Imprisoned by the very monsters he vowed to destroy, the last silversaint is forced to tell his story. A story of legendary battles and forbidden love, of faith lost and friendships won, of the Wars of the Blood and the Forever King and the quest for humanity’s last remaining hope: The Holy Grail.

Games for Actors and Non-Actors

Games for Actors and Non-Actors
Author: Augusto Boal
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2005-06-29
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1134498519

Games for Actors and Non-Actors is the classic and best selling book by the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal. It sets out the principles and practice of Boal's revolutionary Method, showing how theatre can be used to transform and liberate everyone – actors and non-actors alike! This thoroughly updated and substantially revised second edition includes: two new essays by Boal on major recent projects in Brazil Boal's description of his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company a revised introduction and translator's preface a collection of photographs taken during Boal's workshops, commissioned for this edition new reflections on Forum Theatre.

A Year Without a Name

A Year Without a Name
Author: Cyrus Dunham
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2019-10-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0316444952

A "stunning" (Hanif Abdurraqib), "unputdownable" (Mary Karr) meditation on queerness, family, and desire. How do you know if you are transgender? How do you know if what you want and feel is real? How do you know whether to believe yourself? Cyrus Dunham’s life always felt like a series of imitations—lovable little girl, daughter, sister, young gay woman. But in a culture of relentless self-branding, and in a family subject to the intrusions and objectifications that attend fame, dissociation can come to feel normal. A Lambda Literary Award finalist, Dunham’s fearless, searching debut brings us inside the chrysalis of a transition inflected as much by whiteness and proximity to wealth as by gender, asking us to bear witness to an uncertain and exhilarating process that troubles our most basic assumptions about identity. Written with disarming emotional intensity in a voice uniquely his, A Year Without a Name is a potent, thrillingly unresolved meditation on queerness, family, and selfhood. Named a Most Anticipated Book of the season by: Time NYLON Vogue ELLE Buzzfeed Bustle O Magazine Harper's Bazaar

Working Girls

Working Girls
Author: Yvonne Tasker
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2002-09-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134826605

Working Girls offers a series of case-studies designed to provide a feminist investigation of the thematic concerns and discursive formations of the contemporary Hollywood cinema.

Ask a Manager

Ask a Manager
Author: Alison Green
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2018-05-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0399181822

From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together