Harlequin Presents - September 2020 - Box Set 1 of 2

Harlequin Presents - September 2020 - Box Set 1 of 2
Author: Maisey Yates
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 688
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 148806895X

Harlequin Presents brings you four full-length stories in one collection! Experience the glamorous lives of royals and billionaires, where passion knows no bounds. Be swept into a world of luxury, wealth and exotic locations. This box set includes: CROWNED FOR MY ROYAL BABY By Maisey Yates I’ll never forget the first time I saw Hercules Xenakis… He was more god than man and I couldn’t believe that a prince would want to know me. Though everything changed when I discovered I was pregnant… CONFESSIONS OF AN ITALIAN MARRIAGE By USA TODAY bestselling author Dani Collins What do you do when your husband goes missing? Flush him out by pretending to marry again! But Giovanni’s return forces Freja to confront the deep hurt she felt at his desertion…and the sparks that continue to fly between them… THE MOST POWERFUL OF KINGS (A Royal House of Axios novel) By Jackie Ashenden The fact that iron-hearted King Adonis desires unworldly Anna is almost beyond comprehension. But their heated encounter is enough to make her believe anything. Even that she might be the only woman to glimpse the real man behind the throne… THE FORBIDDEN CABRERA BROTHER By Cathy Williams A fake engagement to her best friend is meant to save Caitlin’s family from crippling debt—not lead to a totally off-limits entanglement with Dante Cabrera, Spain’s most eligible bachelor and her future brother-in-law! For more stories filled with passion and drama, look for Harlequin Presents September 2020 Box Set — 2 of 2

Confessions of an Italian Marriage

Confessions of an Italian Marriage
Author: Dani Collins
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1867216167

He’s back to reclaim her…but where has he been? What do you do when your husband goes missing? Flush him out by pretending to marry again! Billionaire Giovanni’s dramatic return forces Freja to confront the deep hurt she felt at his desertion…and the sparks that continue to fly between them… Giovanni had to go into hiding to protect his new bride, but he’s shocked by the consequences his mysterious past had on Freja. Now he’ll have to let her in closer than he’s allowed anyone before if he’s to save the whirlwind marriage he’s suddenly so compelled to fight for! Mills & Boon Modern — Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.

A Little History of the World

A Little History of the World
Author: E. H. Gombrich
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300213972

E. H. Gombrich's Little History of the World, though written in 1935, has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publication in English in 2005. The Yale edition alone has now sold over half a million copies, and the book is available worldwide in almost thirty languages. Gombrich was of course the best-known art historian of his time, and his text suggests illustrations on every page. This illustrated edition of the Little History brings together the pellucid humanity of his narrative with the images that may well have been in his mind's eye as he wrote the book. The two hundred illustrations—most of them in full color—are not simple embellishments, though they are beautiful. They emerge from the text, enrich the author's intention, and deepen the pleasure of reading this remarkable work. For this edition the text is reset in a spacious format, flowing around illustrations that range from paintings to line drawings, emblems, motifs, and symbols. The book incorporates freshly drawn maps, a revised preface, and a new index. Blending high-grade design, fine paper, and classic binding, this is both a sumptuous gift book and an enhanced edition of a timeless account of human history.

Living My Life

Living My Life
Author: Emma Goldman
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 532
Release: 1970-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780486225449

The autobiography of the early radical leader and her participation in communist, anarchist, and feminist activities

Italian for Beginners

Italian for Beginners
Author: Kristin Harmel
Publisher: 5 Spot
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2009-08-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0446550663

In this romantic whirlwind of a novel, follow Cat as she flies to Italy to rediscover who she is, and takes the chance of a lifetime. Thirty-four-year-old Manhattan accountant Cat Connelly has always lived life on the safe side. But after her little sister gets married, Cat wonders if she has condemned herself to a life of boredom by playing by the rules. To shake herself free from her old life, she decides to accept an invitation to spend a month with an old flame in Italy. But her reunion with the slick and gorgeous Francesco is short-lived, and she finds herself suddenly alone in Rome. Now, she must see if she has the courage to live outside the lines for the first time—and to face a past she never understood. It will take an unexpected friendship with a fiery Italian waitress, a whirlwind Vespa tour of the Eternal City with a handsome stranger, and a surprise encounter with an old acquaintance to show Cat that life doesn't always work out the way you expect, but sometimes you have to have fall in order to fly.

My Life with the Saints (10th Anniversary Edition)

My Life with the Saints (10th Anniversary Edition)
Author: James Martin
Publisher: Loyola Press
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2016-09-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 082944453X

“Martin’s final word is as Jungian as it is Catholic: God does not want us to be Mother Teresa or Dorothy Day. God wants us to be most fully ourselves.” —Washington Post Book World WITTY, WRYLY HONEST, AND ALWAYS ORIGINAL, My Life with the Saints is James Martin’s story of how his life has been shaped by some surprising friends—the saints of the Catholic Church. In his modern classic memoir, Martin introduces us to saints throughout history—from St. Peter to Dorothy Day, St. Francis of Assisi to Mother Teresa—and chronicles his lifelong friendships with them. Filled with fascinating tales, Martin’s funny, vibrant, and stirring book invites readers to discover how saints guide us throughout our earthly journeys and how they help each of us find holiness in our own lives. Featuring a new chapter from Martin, this tenth-anniversary edition of the best-selling memoir updates readers about his life over the past ten years. In that time, he has been a New York Times best-selling author, official chaplain of The Colbert Report, and a welcome presence in the media whenever there’s a breaking Catholic news story. But he has always remained recognizably himself. John L. Allen, Jr., the acclaimed Catholic journalist, contributes a foreword that shows how Martin has become one of the wisest and most insightful voices of this era. “An outstanding and often hilarious memoir.” —Publishers Weekly “One of the best spiritual memoirs in years.” —Robert Ellsberg “Remarkably engaging.” —U.S. Catholic One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of the Year Winner of the Christopher Award Winner of the Catholic Press Association Book Award

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
Author: Thomas de Quincey
Publisher: Gottfried & Fritz
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2015-06-24
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN:

A book about opium usage and the effects of addiction on the authors life.

The Royal Physician's Visit

The Royal Physician's Visit
Author: Per Olov Enquist
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2001-10-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1468304577

A handsome doctor stirs up scandal in the eighteenth-century Danish royal court in this “extraordinarily elegant and gorgeous novel” (Los Angeles Times). The Royal Physician's Visit magnificently recasts the dramatic era of Danish history when Johann Friedrich Struensee—court physician to mad young King Christian—stepped through an aperture in history and became the holder of absolute power in Denmark. His is a gripping tale of power, sex, love, and the life of the mind, and it is superbly rendered here by Sweden’s most acclaimed writer. A charismatic German doctor and brilliant intellectual, Struensee used his influence to introduce hundreds of reforms in Denmark in the 1760s and had a tender and erotic affair with Queen Caroline Mathilde, who was unsatisfied by her unstable, childlike husband. And yet, his ambitions ultimately led to tragedy. This novel, perfect for book clubs, is a compelling look into the intrigues of an Enlightenment court and the life of a singular man. “An enthralling fable of the temptations of power—and a surprisingly poignant love story,” —Time “Realized with a vividness and subtlety that place the book in the front ranks of contemporary literary fiction,” —The New York Times Book Review “The Swedish novelist’s method is to begin 10 years after Struensee’s fall, then retrace the “Struensee era,” as it came to be called, by probing the characters of four principal players—Christian, Guldberg, Struensee, and Queen Caroline Mathilde—each of whose perspectives, even the king’s, he makes intelligible and occasionally even sympathetic. A towering achievement,” —Booklist