Author: Michelle Styles
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 142680329X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Scandalous! Silvana Junia knows what the gossips say about her—and doesn't care! Until a mysterious, dangerous strangerrescues her from the sea, and she's instantly drawn to him. Notorious! Lucius Aurelius Fortis is rich and respected. But his playboypast could come back to haunt him if he cannot resist hisattraction to beautiful Silvana. And in the hot sun of Baiae,their every move is watched…. Outrageous! Tempted beyond endurance, Silvana will become hismistress. But she has one last shocking secret—which willchange everything between them!
The Roman's Virgin Mistress
Author: Michelle Styles
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 142680329X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Scandalous! Silvana Junia knows what the gossips say about her—and doesn't care! Until a mysterious, dangerous strangerrescues her from the sea, and she's instantly drawn to him. Notorious! Lucius Aurelius Fortis is rich and respected. But his playboypast could come back to haunt him if he cannot resist hisattraction to beautiful Silvana. And in the hot sun of Baiae,their every move is watched…. Outrageous! Tempted beyond endurance, Silvana will become hismistress. But she has one last shocking secret—which willchange everything between them!
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 142680329X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Scandalous! Silvana Junia knows what the gossips say about her—and doesn't care! Until a mysterious, dangerous strangerrescues her from the sea, and she's instantly drawn to him. Notorious! Lucius Aurelius Fortis is rich and respected. But his playboypast could come back to haunt him if he cannot resist hisattraction to beautiful Silvana. And in the hot sun of Baiae,their every move is watched…. Outrageous! Tempted beyond endurance, Silvana will become hismistress. But she has one last shocking secret—which willchange everything between them!
Mistress of Rome
Author: Kate Quinn
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101186631
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
The first in an unforgettable historical saga from the New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Diamond Eye. “So gripping, your hands are glued to the book, and so vivid it burns itself into your mind’s eye and stays with you long after you turn the final page.”—Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author First-century Rome: One young woman will hold the fate of an empire in her hands. Thea, a captive from Judaea, is a clever and determined survivor hiding behind a slave’s docile mask. Purchased as a toy for the spoiled heiress Lepida Pollia, Thea evades her mistress’s spite and hones a secret passion for music. But when Thea wins the love of Rome’s newest and most savage gladiator and dares to dream of a better life, the jealous Lepida tears the lovers apart and casts Thea out. Rome offers many ways for the resourceful to survive, and Thea remakes herself as a singer for the Eternal ’City’s glittering aristocrats. As she struggles for success and independence, her nightingale voice attracts a dangerous new admirer: the Emperor himself. But the passions of an all-powerful man come with a heavy price, and Thea finds herself fighting for both her soul and her destiny. Many have tried to destroy the Emperor: a vengeful gladiator, an upright senator, a tormented soldier, a Vestal Virgin. But in the end, the life of Rome’s most powerful man lies in the hands of one woman: the Emperor’s mistress.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101186631
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
The first in an unforgettable historical saga from the New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Diamond Eye. “So gripping, your hands are glued to the book, and so vivid it burns itself into your mind’s eye and stays with you long after you turn the final page.”—Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author First-century Rome: One young woman will hold the fate of an empire in her hands. Thea, a captive from Judaea, is a clever and determined survivor hiding behind a slave’s docile mask. Purchased as a toy for the spoiled heiress Lepida Pollia, Thea evades her mistress’s spite and hones a secret passion for music. But when Thea wins the love of Rome’s newest and most savage gladiator and dares to dream of a better life, the jealous Lepida tears the lovers apart and casts Thea out. Rome offers many ways for the resourceful to survive, and Thea remakes herself as a singer for the Eternal ’City’s glittering aristocrats. As she struggles for success and independence, her nightingale voice attracts a dangerous new admirer: the Emperor himself. But the passions of an all-powerful man come with a heavy price, and Thea finds herself fighting for both her soul and her destiny. Many have tried to destroy the Emperor: a vengeful gladiator, an upright senator, a tormented soldier, a Vestal Virgin. But in the end, the life of Rome’s most powerful man lies in the hands of one woman: the Emperor’s mistress.
The Viking's Captive Princess
Author: Michelle Styles
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426844816
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Dangerous warrior Ivar Gunnarson is a man of deeds, not words. With little time for the ideals of love, Ivar seizes what he wants—and Princess Thyre will not become the exception to his rule! Mysterious and enchanting, Thyre rouses Ivar's desire the moment he lays eyes on her. With Viking factions engaged in a bloody feud, Thyre is yet another captive this hardened warrior conquers—but to be king of Thyre's heart will entail a battle he has never engaged in before….
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426844816
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Dangerous warrior Ivar Gunnarson is a man of deeds, not words. With little time for the ideals of love, Ivar seizes what he wants—and Princess Thyre will not become the exception to his rule! Mysterious and enchanting, Thyre rouses Ivar's desire the moment he lays eyes on her. With Viking factions engaged in a bloody feud, Thyre is yet another captive this hardened warrior conquers—but to be king of Thyre's heart will entail a battle he has never engaged in before….
Return of the Viking Warrior
Author: Michelle Styles
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460331672
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
THE VIKING CLAIMS HIS WIFE Kara Olofdottar thanked the gods when she married her childhood hero Ash Hringson. But this fearless raider has been gone so long, his proud arrogance is the only memory she retains of him. Now she must remarry to protect her lands for her son. But then, on her wedding day, the conquering warrior returns to gasps of horror and surprise! After all, Ash was supposed to be dead, though to Kara's starved gaze he seems very much flesh and blood…and less than impressed to find his beautiful wife intent on marrying someone else!
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460331672
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
THE VIKING CLAIMS HIS WIFE Kara Olofdottar thanked the gods when she married her childhood hero Ash Hringson. But this fearless raider has been gone so long, his proud arrogance is the only memory she retains of him. Now she must remarry to protect her lands for her son. But then, on her wedding day, the conquering warrior returns to gasps of horror and surprise! After all, Ash was supposed to be dead, though to Kara's starved gaze he seems very much flesh and blood…and less than impressed to find his beautiful wife intent on marrying someone else!
Saved by the Viking Warrior
Author: Michelle Styles
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460338936
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
"THERE IS NO ONE. I TRAVEL ALONE. I LIVE ALONE. ALWAYS." Battle-scarred Thrand the Destroyer has only one thing on his mind: settling old scores. But with the beautiful Lady of Lingfold as his prisoner, the unyielding warrior starts to dream of a loving wife and a home to call his own. Cwen is also seeking justice, but she knows the fragile alliance she's built with Thrand will only last as long as they share a common enemy. Unless they can find a way to leave revenge to the gods to forge a new life together. "Maintains the myth while adding sexual tension, nonstop action and spice." —RT Book Reviews on The Viking's Captive Princess
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460338936
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
"THERE IS NO ONE. I TRAVEL ALONE. I LIVE ALONE. ALWAYS." Battle-scarred Thrand the Destroyer has only one thing on his mind: settling old scores. But with the beautiful Lady of Lingfold as his prisoner, the unyielding warrior starts to dream of a loving wife and a home to call his own. Cwen is also seeking justice, but she knows the fragile alliance she's built with Thrand will only last as long as they share a common enemy. Unless they can find a way to leave revenge to the gods to forge a new life together. "Maintains the myth while adding sexual tension, nonstop action and spice." —RT Book Reviews on The Viking's Captive Princess
The Cambridge History of Latin American Women's Literature
Author: Ileana Rodríguez
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 131641910X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Cambridge History of Latin American Women's Literature is an essential resource for anyone interested in the development of women's writing in Latin America. Ambitious in scope, it explores women's literature from ancient indigenous cultures to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Organized chronologically and written by a host of leading scholars, this History offers an array of approaches that contribute to current dialogues about translation, literary genres, oral and written cultures, and the complex relationship between literature and the political sphere. Covering subjects from cronistas in Colonial Latin America and nation-building to feminicide and literature of the indigenous elite, this History traces the development of a literary tradition while remaining grounded in contemporary scholarship. The Cambridge History of Latin American Women's Literature will not only engage readers in ongoing debates but also serve as a definitive reference for years to come.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 131641910X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Cambridge History of Latin American Women's Literature is an essential resource for anyone interested in the development of women's writing in Latin America. Ambitious in scope, it explores women's literature from ancient indigenous cultures to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Organized chronologically and written by a host of leading scholars, this History offers an array of approaches that contribute to current dialogues about translation, literary genres, oral and written cultures, and the complex relationship between literature and the political sphere. Covering subjects from cronistas in Colonial Latin America and nation-building to feminicide and literature of the indigenous elite, this History traces the development of a literary tradition while remaining grounded in contemporary scholarship. The Cambridge History of Latin American Women's Literature will not only engage readers in ongoing debates but also serve as a definitive reference for years to come.
The Grandest Madison Square Garden
Author: Suzanne Hinman
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815654855
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
November 1891, the heart of Gilded Age Manhattan. Thousands filled the streets surrounding Madison Square, fingers pointing, mouths agape. After countless struggles, Stanford White—the country’s most celebrated architect was about to dedicate America’s tallest tower, the final cap set atop his Madison Square Garden, the country’s grandest new palace of pleasure. Amid a flood of electric light and fireworks, the gilded figure topping the tower was suddenly revealed—an eighteen-foot nude sculpture of Diana, the Roman Virgin Goddess of the Hunt, created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the country’s finest sculptor and White’s dearest pal. The Grandest Madison Square Garden tells the remarkable story behind the construction of the second, 1890, Madison Square Garden and the controversial sculpture that crowned it. Set amid the magnificent achievements of nineteenth-century American art and architecture, the book delves into the fascinating private lives of the era’s most prominent architect and sculptor and the nature of their intimate relationship. Hinman shows how both men pushed the boundaries of America’s parochial aesthetic, ushering in an era of art that embraced European styles with American vitality. Situating the Garden’s seminal place in the history of New York City, as well as the entire country, The Grandest Madison Square Garden brings to life a tale of architecture, art, and spectacle amid the elegant yet scandal-ridden culture of Gotham’s decadent era.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815654855
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
November 1891, the heart of Gilded Age Manhattan. Thousands filled the streets surrounding Madison Square, fingers pointing, mouths agape. After countless struggles, Stanford White—the country’s most celebrated architect was about to dedicate America’s tallest tower, the final cap set atop his Madison Square Garden, the country’s grandest new palace of pleasure. Amid a flood of electric light and fireworks, the gilded figure topping the tower was suddenly revealed—an eighteen-foot nude sculpture of Diana, the Roman Virgin Goddess of the Hunt, created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the country’s finest sculptor and White’s dearest pal. The Grandest Madison Square Garden tells the remarkable story behind the construction of the second, 1890, Madison Square Garden and the controversial sculpture that crowned it. Set amid the magnificent achievements of nineteenth-century American art and architecture, the book delves into the fascinating private lives of the era’s most prominent architect and sculptor and the nature of their intimate relationship. Hinman shows how both men pushed the boundaries of America’s parochial aesthetic, ushering in an era of art that embraced European styles with American vitality. Situating the Garden’s seminal place in the history of New York City, as well as the entire country, The Grandest Madison Square Garden brings to life a tale of architecture, art, and spectacle amid the elegant yet scandal-ridden culture of Gotham’s decadent era.
The Roman Martyrs
Author: Michael Lapidge
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198811365
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
The Roman Martyrs contains translations of forty Latin passiones of saints who were martyred in Rome or its near environs, during the period before the "peace of the Church" (c. 312). Some of the Roman martyrs are universally known-SS. Agnes, Sebastian or Laurence, for example-but others are scarcely recognized outside the ecclesiastical landscape of Rome itself. Each of the translated passiones is accompanied by an individual introduction and commentary; the translations are preceded by an Introduction which describes the principal features of this little-known genre of Christian literature, and are followed by five Appendices which present translated texts which are essential for understanding the cult of Roman martyrs. This volume offers the first collection of the Roman passiones martyrum translated into a modern language. They were mostly composed during the period 425-675, by anonymous authors who were presumably clerics of the Roman churches or cemeteries which housed the martyrs' remains. It is clear that they were composed in response to the explosion of pilgrim traffic to martyrial shrines from the late fourth century onwards, at a time when authentic records (protocols) of their trials and executions had long since vanished, and the authors of the passiones were obliged to imagine the circumstances in which martyrs were tried and executed. The passiones are works of fiction; and because they abound in ludicrous errors of chronology, they have been largely ignored by historians of the early Church. Although they cannot be used as evidence for the original martyrdoms, they nevertheless allow a fascinating glimpse of the concerns which animated Christians during the period in question: for example, the preservation of virginity, or the ever-present threat posed by pagan practices. As certain aspects of Roman life will have changed little between the second century and the fifth, the passiones shed valuable light on many aspects of Roman society, not least the nature of a trial before an urban prefect, and the horrendous tortures which were a central feature of such trials. The passiones are an indispensable resource for understanding the topography of late antique Rome and its environs, as they characteristically contain detailed reference to the places where the martyrs were tried, executed, and buried.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198811365
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
The Roman Martyrs contains translations of forty Latin passiones of saints who were martyred in Rome or its near environs, during the period before the "peace of the Church" (c. 312). Some of the Roman martyrs are universally known-SS. Agnes, Sebastian or Laurence, for example-but others are scarcely recognized outside the ecclesiastical landscape of Rome itself. Each of the translated passiones is accompanied by an individual introduction and commentary; the translations are preceded by an Introduction which describes the principal features of this little-known genre of Christian literature, and are followed by five Appendices which present translated texts which are essential for understanding the cult of Roman martyrs. This volume offers the first collection of the Roman passiones martyrum translated into a modern language. They were mostly composed during the period 425-675, by anonymous authors who were presumably clerics of the Roman churches or cemeteries which housed the martyrs' remains. It is clear that they were composed in response to the explosion of pilgrim traffic to martyrial shrines from the late fourth century onwards, at a time when authentic records (protocols) of their trials and executions had long since vanished, and the authors of the passiones were obliged to imagine the circumstances in which martyrs were tried and executed. The passiones are works of fiction; and because they abound in ludicrous errors of chronology, they have been largely ignored by historians of the early Church. Although they cannot be used as evidence for the original martyrdoms, they nevertheless allow a fascinating glimpse of the concerns which animated Christians during the period in question: for example, the preservation of virginity, or the ever-present threat posed by pagan practices. As certain aspects of Roman life will have changed little between the second century and the fifth, the passiones shed valuable light on many aspects of Roman society, not least the nature of a trial before an urban prefect, and the horrendous tortures which were a central feature of such trials. The passiones are an indispensable resource for understanding the topography of late antique Rome and its environs, as they characteristically contain detailed reference to the places where the martyrs were tried, executed, and buried.
The Roman's Virgin Mistress
Author: Michelle Styles
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Languages : en
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Untamed Cowboy
Author: Pam Crooks
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 9780373294572
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Carina Lockett is tough--she lives only for her ranch anddaughter. So when her girl is kidnapped and the cattledemanded as ransom, Carina stands to lose everything! She needs the best there is to help her,and that's Penn McClure--a mysterious, darklyhandsome cowboy.... Penn is hell-bent on revenge, and Carina's cattle will leadhim to it. As they ride the trail together, they share morethan a passion for justice--Penn has made Carina feel likea woman again. But with all that's at stake,can she save her legacy and tame his heart?
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 9780373294572
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Carina Lockett is tough--she lives only for her ranch anddaughter. So when her girl is kidnapped and the cattledemanded as ransom, Carina stands to lose everything! She needs the best there is to help her,and that's Penn McClure--a mysterious, darklyhandsome cowboy.... Penn is hell-bent on revenge, and Carina's cattle will leadhim to it. As they ride the trail together, they share morethan a passion for justice--Penn has made Carina feel likea woman again. But with all that's at stake,can she save her legacy and tame his heart?