The Priest's Virgin Concubine

The Priest's Virgin Concubine
Author: Alana Church
Publisher: Boruma Publishing
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2020-07-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1005879079

The new priest doesn't realize that his parish has a secret. In order to keep Fertile Valley happy, healthy, and prosperous, at Midsummer they sacrifice the virginity of a young woman. When Father Justin discovers the truth, and learns that he is expected to be the one to deflower sexy young Brittany, will he accept it? Or will he reject the offer of "The Priest's Virgin Concubine?" ~~~~~ PG Excerpt ~~~~~ “What did you do?” Brittany demanded, when they went up to the house to wash up and clean the fish. “Wouldn’t you like to know.” Her best friend smirked as they stood together at the sink. “Haley! Tell me!” “Not all of it. Not even to you, FBFF.” The expression on her face gentled, becoming almost tender. “Doug wanted to talk. Just the two of us. “So we talked. And talking led to…other things. Nice things.” “How nice?” “Very nice.” The smile widened wickedly. “Now I know why your brother is so good with his…tools.” “Did you…” “No. But oh, God, Britt. I wanted to, so bad. I know he’s your brother, but…” Her eyes went soft and dreamy. “He’s got great hands. And great…other things. I made him happy. And he made me very happy. But I still haven’t let any visitors through my front door.” “Oh. Good.” Though, to be honest, Brittany felt just the tiniest bit disappointed that her best friend hadn’t given in to temptation. If she and Doug got together, well, she would be happy for both of them. But if they were together together, then maybe one of her rivals for Father Justin’s attention would be out of the running. It really wasn’t nice of her to think that way, and part of her squirmed guiltily. But another part of her remembered what it had been like a couple of weeks ago, when she had sat in the chair in Father Justin’s office, her hands on her breasts and her body absolutely on fire as she told the wide-eyed priest about her sexy, naughty dreams. Her fingers had stroked her body, and she didn’t think Justin had noticed the way she had rubbed her virginal thighs together until she exploded in one of the hottest climaxes of her entire life. “Good?” Haley interrupted her reverie. “I’m making out with your brother, and that’s all you have to say?” Her eyes fell to her chest. “God, you’re thinking about Justin right now, aren’t you? Look at your nips.” Unbidden, her glance strayed out the window above the sink, where Doug and Justin were cleaning the fish. Several of the half-wild barn cats had gathered around. The tips of their tails twitched at the prospect of a free meal. “He’ll pick you,” she heard herself say. “You’re prettier.” “Maybe.” Haley rounded her eyes at her teasingly. “But you’ve got better titties.” “And you’ve got better legs.” “And you’ve got a better butt.” “You think?” Brittany craned her neck around, trying to get a good look. “I always thought it was a little too big.” “It’s not fat. It’s just…bouncy.” Haley smacked her rear with the palm of her hand, making her jump. “I’ll make you a bet. And it’s the best kind. The kind where no matter who is right, we both win.” “What?” she asked suspiciously. Her best friend smiled lazily and put her hands on her waist, drawing her close. “If I win, you know that he’ll pick you at Samhain. And after that, I’ll try to convince him to let us share him. At least once.” Her heart pounded. “And?” “And if he picks you at the bonfire, you do the same thing for me.” Haley drew a finger up and down her arm, making her skin rise up in gooseflesh, despite the heat of the room. “Can you imagine it? All three of us?” Caught in the web of her voice, Brittney nodded. “Deal.”

Virgin Princess's Marriage Debt

Virgin Princess's Marriage Debt
Author: Pippa Roscoe
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2019-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1488044899

“I want what you once promised me…” The Greek’s demanding proposal! At an opulent Paris ball, billionaire Theo Tersi sees Princess Sofia. She abandoned him once, rejecting the future they’d planned—and he wants an explanation! But when they lock eyes, Theo’s careful plans explode in the fire of their still-intense connection. The truth? Devastated Sofia was forced to return to her royal duties all those years ago. But now Theo has created a scandal, and he’ll take back what’s his and claim Sofia—as his bride! Can their enduring bond overcome his quest for passionate revenge? From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.

Against Jovinianus

Against Jovinianus
Author: St. Jerome
Publisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2019-12-07
Genre:
ISBN: 1987022882

Jovinianus, about whom little more is known than what is to be found in Jerome's treatise, published a Latin treatise outlining several opinions: That a virgin is no better, as such, than a wife in the sight of God. Abstinence from food is no better than a thankful partaking of food. A person baptized with the Spirit as well as with water cannot sin. All sins are equal. There is but one grade of punishment and one of reward in the future state. In addition to this, he held the birth of Jesus Christ to have been by a "true parturition," and was thus refuting the orthodoxy of the time, according to which, the infant Jesus passed through the walls of the womb as his Resurrection body afterwards did, out of the tomb or through closed doors.

Defiant Priests

Defiant Priests
Author: Michelle Armstrong-Partida
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2017-06-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1501707817

Two hundred years after canon law prohibited clerical marriage, parish priests in the late medieval period continued to form unions with women that were marriage all but in name. In Defiant Priests, Michelle Armstrong-Partida uses evidence from extraordinary archives in four Catalan dioceses to show that maintaining a family with a domestic partner was not only a custom entrenched in Catalan clerical culture but also an essential component of priestly masculine identity. From unpublished episcopal visitation records and internal diocesan documents (including notarial registers, bishops' letters, dispensations for illegitimate birth, and episcopal court records), Armstrong-Partida reconstructs the personal lives and careers of Catalan parish priests to better understand the professional identity and masculinity of churchmen who made up the proletariat of the largest institution across Europe. These untapped sources reveal the extent to which parish clergy were embedded in their communities, particularly their kinship ties to villagers and their often contentious interactions with male parishioners and clerical colleagues. Defiant Priests highlights a clerical culture that embraced violence to resolve disputes and seek revenge, to intimidate other men, and to maintain their status and authority in the community.

From Priest's Whore to Pastor's Wife

From Priest's Whore to Pastor's Wife
Author: Marjorie Elizabeth Plummer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2016-04-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1317131924

On 13 June 1525, Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, a former nun, in a private ceremony officiated by city preacher Johann Bugenhagen. Whilst Luther was not the first former monk or Reformer to marry, his marriage immediately became one of the iconic episodes of the Protestant Reformation. From that point on, the marital status of clergy would be a pivotal dividing line between the Catholic and Protestant churches. Tackling the early stages of this divide, this book provides a fresh assessment of clerical marriage in the first half of the sixteenth century, when the debates were undecided and the intellectual and institutional situation remained fluid and changeable. It investigates the way that clerical marriage was received, and viewed in the dioceses of Mainz and Magdeburg under Archbishop Albrecht of Brandenburg from 1513 to 1545. By concentrating on a cross-section of rural and urban settings from three key regions within this territory - Saxony, Franconia, and Swabia - the study is able to present a broad comparison of reactions to this contentious issue. Although the marital status of the clergy remains perhaps the most identifiable difference between Protestant and Roman Catholic churches, remarkably little research has been done on how the shift from a "celibate" to a married clergy took place during the Reformation in Germany or what reactions such a move elicited. As such, this book will be welcomed by all those wishing to gain greater insight, not only into the theological debates, but also into the interactions between social identity, governance, and religious practice.

The Goddess in India

The Goddess in India
Author: Devdutt Pattanaik
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2000-09
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780892818075

In this wide-reaching exploration of ancient lore and legends, Pattanaik investigates the evolution of the goddess cult in India over the course of 4,000 years. Forty color photos illustrate many stories of goddess lore never before available in one collection.

The History of Antiquity (Vol. 1-6)

The History of Antiquity (Vol. 1-6)
Author: Max Duncker
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 1635
Release: 2023-11-16
Genre: History
ISBN:

"The History of Antiquity" in 6 volumes is one of the best-known works by historian Max Duncker. The author's object in regard to the ancient East was not to retrace the beginning of human civilization, but rather to understand and establish the value and extent of those early phases of civilization to which the entire development of the human race goes back. The narrative embraces the independent civilizations of the ancient East which came to exercise a mutual influence on each other. First it follows the realm on the Nile and the kingdoms of Hither Asia as far as the point where the nations of Iran began to influence their destinies, and then it attempts to set forth the peculiar development of the Aryan tribes in the valleys of the Indus and the Ganges, down to the times of Tshandragupta and Asoka. Then follows the history of the Bactrians, the Medes, and the Persians, until the period when the nations of the table-land of Iran were united by Cyrus and Darius with the countries of Western Asia, when Aryan life and Aryan civilization gained the supremacy over the whole region from Ceylon to the Nile and the Hellespont. The forms of life at which the great empires of Asia had arrived are finally brought face to face with the more youthful civilization attained by the Hellenes in their mountain cantons. This new development is followed down to the first great shock when East and West met in conflict, and the Achaemenids sought to crush the Hellenes under the weight of Asia. With the failure of this attempt "The History of Antiquity" concludes. This carefully crafted DigiCat ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.

The History of the Ancient Civilizations

The History of the Ancient Civilizations
Author: Max Duncker
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 1635
Release: 2023-11-15
Genre: History
ISBN:

"The History of the Ancient Civilizations" in 6 volumes is one of the best-known works by historian Max Duncker. The author's object in regard to the ancient East was not to retrace the beginning of human civilization, but rather to understand and establish the value and extent of those early phases of civilization to which the entire development of the human race goes back. The narrative embraces the independent civilizations of the ancient East which came to exercise a mutual influence on each other. First it follows the realm on the Nile and the kingdoms of Hither Asia as far as the point where the nations of Iran began to influence their destinies, and then it attempts to set forth the peculiar development of the Aryan tribes in the valleys of the Indus and the Ganges, down to the times of Tshandragupta and Asoka. Then follows the history of the Bactrians, the Medes, and the Persians, until the period when the nations of the table-land of Iran were united by Cyrus and Darius with the countries of Western Asia, when Aryan life and Aryan civilization gained the supremacy over the whole region from Ceylon to the Nile and the Hellespont. The forms of life at which the great empires of Asia had arrived are finally brought face to face with the more youthful civilization attained by the Hellenes in their mountain cantons. This new development is followed down to the first great shock when East and West met in conflict, and the Achaemenids sought to crush the Hellenes under the weight of Asia. With the failure of this attempt "The History of Antiquity" concludes.