Author: Sarah Appleton Aguiar
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809323623
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
When she wrote The Robber Bride, Margaret Atwood created a really villainous villain who happened to be a woman, partly in reaction to the fact that in Western literature the most meaty, wicked, and therefore interesting parts always seemed to go to male characters. Aguiar (English, Murray State U.) cites the beacon shone by Atwood in introducing her study, which discusses the dawning in contemporary literature of "the season of the bitch": a re-evaluation and reclaiming of female toughness, thorniness, and just plain badness in which women characters are also portrayed as more complete, possessed of motivations, and strongly individual. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
The Bitch is Back
Author: Sarah Appleton Aguiar
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809323623
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
When she wrote The Robber Bride, Margaret Atwood created a really villainous villain who happened to be a woman, partly in reaction to the fact that in Western literature the most meaty, wicked, and therefore interesting parts always seemed to go to male characters. Aguiar (English, Murray State U.) cites the beacon shone by Atwood in introducing her study, which discusses the dawning in contemporary literature of "the season of the bitch": a re-evaluation and reclaiming of female toughness, thorniness, and just plain badness in which women characters are also portrayed as more complete, possessed of motivations, and strongly individual. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809323623
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
When she wrote The Robber Bride, Margaret Atwood created a really villainous villain who happened to be a woman, partly in reaction to the fact that in Western literature the most meaty, wicked, and therefore interesting parts always seemed to go to male characters. Aguiar (English, Murray State U.) cites the beacon shone by Atwood in introducing her study, which discusses the dawning in contemporary literature of "the season of the bitch": a re-evaluation and reclaiming of female toughness, thorniness, and just plain badness in which women characters are also portrayed as more complete, possessed of motivations, and strongly individual. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
A Wicked Magic
Author: Sasha Laurens
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593117255
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina meets The Craft when modern witches must save teens stolen by an ancient demon in this YA fantasy-thriller debut. Dan and Liss are witches. The Black Book granted them that power. Harnessing that power feels good, especially when everything in their lives makes them feel powerless. During a spell gone wrong, Liss's boyfriend is snatched away by an evil entity and presumed dead. Dan and Liss's friendship dies that night, too. How can they practice magic after the darkness that they conjured? Months later, Liss discovers that her boyfriend is alive, trapped underground in the grips of an ancient force. She must save him, and she needs Dan and the power of The Black Book to do so. Dan is quickly sucked back into Liss's orbit and pushes away her best friend, Alexa. But Alexa has some big secrets she's hiding and her own unique magical disaster to deal with. When another teenager disappears, the girls know it's no coincidence. What greedy magic have they awakened? And what does it want with these teens it has stolen? Set in the atmospheric wilds of California's northern coast, Sasha Laurens's thrilling debut novel is about the complications of friendship, how to take back power, and how to embrace the darkness that lives within us all.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593117255
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina meets The Craft when modern witches must save teens stolen by an ancient demon in this YA fantasy-thriller debut. Dan and Liss are witches. The Black Book granted them that power. Harnessing that power feels good, especially when everything in their lives makes them feel powerless. During a spell gone wrong, Liss's boyfriend is snatched away by an evil entity and presumed dead. Dan and Liss's friendship dies that night, too. How can they practice magic after the darkness that they conjured? Months later, Liss discovers that her boyfriend is alive, trapped underground in the grips of an ancient force. She must save him, and she needs Dan and the power of The Black Book to do so. Dan is quickly sucked back into Liss's orbit and pushes away her best friend, Alexa. But Alexa has some big secrets she's hiding and her own unique magical disaster to deal with. When another teenager disappears, the girls know it's no coincidence. What greedy magic have they awakened? And what does it want with these teens it has stolen? Set in the atmospheric wilds of California's northern coast, Sasha Laurens's thrilling debut novel is about the complications of friendship, how to take back power, and how to embrace the darkness that lives within us all.
HarliQuinn Dreams and the Celestial Queen
Author: Joshua Boyde
Publisher: Joshua Boyde
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
This science fiction novel is for those seeking to understand what it means to be human. During this interstellar journey one will; commit an original sin or few, bear witness to the end of the world, journey to far-flung regions of outer space, discover strange cities to adore, explore alien planets with peculiar kinds of friends, rebuild an empire within a crystallized dome, go from being hero to having zero with a sun-bright shriek, recall a lifetime once worn, ponder the reasoning for being, rebel upon a scheme, recreate a Lazarus act, fight with marines to retain the keep, implant a cultured seed beneath icy seas, build a life inside a utopian dream, make love with an elegant golden flower dancer from the lake, go on a quest to discover the truth of vampiric robbers and king, have a gladiatorial fight in an amphitheatre beneath the stars, stare down a quartet of samurai sentinels, recall the last days of the civilization of man, stand before an exotic queen and her imperial guards, lock swords with a devious other and a band of brothers, resolve a mystery only to discover a greater mystery is at hand, then struggle to accept what it was all for. So sit back into a comfortable chair; put your feet up with a cuppa, and let’s go on an adventure to distant stars, via that movie screen in your mind. PG - 13 : Parental Guidance Recommended This novel does contain descriptions of moderate action violence, suggestive adult content, controlled drug use, political themes, and some persons could interpret that it has religious connotations. Events and behaviours have been presented as realistic as possible; so as to be true to the human condition. Technical Notes The technologies described in this novel are based on the extrapolations (over the next 100 years) of existing 21st century engineering and science. The technical solutions proposed are derived specifically to resolve the engineering (as well as social and economic) problems resulting from the story’s premise and associated situational circumstances. Alas, the storyline does not utilize advanced technologies such as; faster than light travel (e.g. warp drives), wormholes, jump gates, teleportation, time travel, parallel dimensioning, and other such techno wizardry.
Publisher: Joshua Boyde
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
This science fiction novel is for those seeking to understand what it means to be human. During this interstellar journey one will; commit an original sin or few, bear witness to the end of the world, journey to far-flung regions of outer space, discover strange cities to adore, explore alien planets with peculiar kinds of friends, rebuild an empire within a crystallized dome, go from being hero to having zero with a sun-bright shriek, recall a lifetime once worn, ponder the reasoning for being, rebel upon a scheme, recreate a Lazarus act, fight with marines to retain the keep, implant a cultured seed beneath icy seas, build a life inside a utopian dream, make love with an elegant golden flower dancer from the lake, go on a quest to discover the truth of vampiric robbers and king, have a gladiatorial fight in an amphitheatre beneath the stars, stare down a quartet of samurai sentinels, recall the last days of the civilization of man, stand before an exotic queen and her imperial guards, lock swords with a devious other and a band of brothers, resolve a mystery only to discover a greater mystery is at hand, then struggle to accept what it was all for. So sit back into a comfortable chair; put your feet up with a cuppa, and let’s go on an adventure to distant stars, via that movie screen in your mind. PG - 13 : Parental Guidance Recommended This novel does contain descriptions of moderate action violence, suggestive adult content, controlled drug use, political themes, and some persons could interpret that it has religious connotations. Events and behaviours have been presented as realistic as possible; so as to be true to the human condition. Technical Notes The technologies described in this novel are based on the extrapolations (over the next 100 years) of existing 21st century engineering and science. The technical solutions proposed are derived specifically to resolve the engineering (as well as social and economic) problems resulting from the story’s premise and associated situational circumstances. Alas, the storyline does not utilize advanced technologies such as; faster than light travel (e.g. warp drives), wormholes, jump gates, teleportation, time travel, parallel dimensioning, and other such techno wizardry.
A Wicked Conceit
Author: Anna Lee Huber
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593198441
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Soon-to-be new parents Kiera and her husband, Sebastian Gage, have been hoping for a respite from their inquiries, but murder and mayhem have a startling way of dropping into their laps in the all-new historical mystery in this national bestselling series. Edinburgh, Scotland. March 1832. Kiera and Gage have been eagerly awaiting their bundle of joy but trouble has been brewing in the form of the roguish criminal Bonnie Brock Kincaid. A new book and subsequent play features some of Kincaid's daringly heinous exploits, although he swears he had nothing to do with it or the characters which are obvious representations of Kiera and Gage. While the scoundrel's fury seems genuine, as well as his determined quest to uncover the real identity of the author, the Gages still hold doubts about his innocence. A rash of crimes break out across the city, seemingly inspired by the play and book. When the publisher is found brutally murdered--in an imitation of a gruesome scene--the finger not only points to Bonnie Brock as the possible culprit, but also the Gages, who have been outspoken in their condemnation of the tale. Now, the Gages are on a hunt to unmask the killer. Between the infamy garnered by the play, the cholera outbreak still wreaking havoc throughout the city, and the impending birth of their child, they will need all the resources they can garner. But family quarrels and the revelation of a secret Kiera has been keeping from Sebastian threaten to undermine everything they have overcome. When they find themselves in the crosshairs of the killer, trapped in the squalid underground vaults of the city, they will soon discover that the truth does not always set you free, and death can lurk around any corner.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593198441
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Soon-to-be new parents Kiera and her husband, Sebastian Gage, have been hoping for a respite from their inquiries, but murder and mayhem have a startling way of dropping into their laps in the all-new historical mystery in this national bestselling series. Edinburgh, Scotland. March 1832. Kiera and Gage have been eagerly awaiting their bundle of joy but trouble has been brewing in the form of the roguish criminal Bonnie Brock Kincaid. A new book and subsequent play features some of Kincaid's daringly heinous exploits, although he swears he had nothing to do with it or the characters which are obvious representations of Kiera and Gage. While the scoundrel's fury seems genuine, as well as his determined quest to uncover the real identity of the author, the Gages still hold doubts about his innocence. A rash of crimes break out across the city, seemingly inspired by the play and book. When the publisher is found brutally murdered--in an imitation of a gruesome scene--the finger not only points to Bonnie Brock as the possible culprit, but also the Gages, who have been outspoken in their condemnation of the tale. Now, the Gages are on a hunt to unmask the killer. Between the infamy garnered by the play, the cholera outbreak still wreaking havoc throughout the city, and the impending birth of their child, they will need all the resources they can garner. But family quarrels and the revelation of a secret Kiera has been keeping from Sebastian threaten to undermine everything they have overcome. When they find themselves in the crosshairs of the killer, trapped in the squalid underground vaults of the city, they will soon discover that the truth does not always set you free, and death can lurk around any corner.
The Wicked City
Author: Beatriz Williams
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062405039
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Certain Age, a deliciously spicy new Jazz Age adventure and the first book of a breathtaking new trilogy by bestselling author Beatriz Williams. Two generations of women are brought together inside a Greenwich Village apartment —a flapper hiding an extraordinary past, and a modern-day Manattanite forced to start her life anew. When she discovers her banker husband has been harboring a secret life, Ella Gilbert escapes her SoHo loft for a studio in Greenwich Village. Her charismatic musician neighbor, Hector, warns her to stay out of the basement after midnight, when a symphony of mysterious noise strikes up—laughter, clinking glasses, jazz piano, the occasional bloodcurdling scream—even though the space has been empty for decades. Back in the Roaring Twenties, the basement was home to one of the city’s most notorious speakeasies. In 1924, Geneva “Gin” Kelly, a quick-witted flapper from the hills of western Maryland, is a regular at this Village hideaway. Caught up in a raid, Gin lands in the office of Prohibition enforcement agent Oliver Anson, who persuades her to help him catch her stepfather, Duke Kelly, one of the biggest bootleggers in Appalachia. But Gin is nobody’s fool. She strikes a risky bargain with the taciturn, straight-arrow Revenue agent, and their alliance rattles Manhattan society to its foundations, exposing secrets that shock even this free-spirited redhead. As Ella unravels the strange history of her new building—and the family thread that connects her to Geneva Kelly—she senses the Jazz Age spirit of her exuberant predecessor invading her own shy nature, in ways that will transform her existence in the wicked city.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062405039
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Certain Age, a deliciously spicy new Jazz Age adventure and the first book of a breathtaking new trilogy by bestselling author Beatriz Williams. Two generations of women are brought together inside a Greenwich Village apartment —a flapper hiding an extraordinary past, and a modern-day Manattanite forced to start her life anew. When she discovers her banker husband has been harboring a secret life, Ella Gilbert escapes her SoHo loft for a studio in Greenwich Village. Her charismatic musician neighbor, Hector, warns her to stay out of the basement after midnight, when a symphony of mysterious noise strikes up—laughter, clinking glasses, jazz piano, the occasional bloodcurdling scream—even though the space has been empty for decades. Back in the Roaring Twenties, the basement was home to one of the city’s most notorious speakeasies. In 1924, Geneva “Gin” Kelly, a quick-witted flapper from the hills of western Maryland, is a regular at this Village hideaway. Caught up in a raid, Gin lands in the office of Prohibition enforcement agent Oliver Anson, who persuades her to help him catch her stepfather, Duke Kelly, one of the biggest bootleggers in Appalachia. But Gin is nobody’s fool. She strikes a risky bargain with the taciturn, straight-arrow Revenue agent, and their alliance rattles Manhattan society to its foundations, exposing secrets that shock even this free-spirited redhead. As Ella unravels the strange history of her new building—and the family thread that connects her to Geneva Kelly—she senses the Jazz Age spirit of her exuberant predecessor invading her own shy nature, in ways that will transform her existence in the wicked city.
The Art of Bitchcraft
Author: Kaaronica Evans-Ware
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402248725
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Being a bitch may seem to come naturally... ...but it is, in fact, an art form. And unless you practice your craft, you're just not going to rise to the top of the bitch hierarchy. Complete with spells, brews, exercises and affirmations, this guidebook is for self-proclaimed and emerging bitches everywhere. Learn how to: Use Bitchcraft in the real world Form your own bitch's coven with like-minded sisters Repel the dark side of Bitchcraft Deal with bitch hunts, bitch trials, and bitch-induced mass hysteria Ensure a blissful life Here it is: A survival manual for the enlightened bitch
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402248725
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Being a bitch may seem to come naturally... ...but it is, in fact, an art form. And unless you practice your craft, you're just not going to rise to the top of the bitch hierarchy. Complete with spells, brews, exercises and affirmations, this guidebook is for self-proclaimed and emerging bitches everywhere. Learn how to: Use Bitchcraft in the real world Form your own bitch's coven with like-minded sisters Repel the dark side of Bitchcraft Deal with bitch hunts, bitch trials, and bitch-induced mass hysteria Ensure a blissful life Here it is: A survival manual for the enlightened bitch
The Shuttered Room
Author: Charles Jay Harwood
Publisher: C J H Publications
ISBN: 1460979206
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Imagine if you could see into people's neuroses. Jessica can. She can toy with your gremlins. She can play with your life. Jess is taken hostage and incarcerated in an upstairs room by three thugs demanding a huge ransom from her rich father. In a bid to escape, she cuts a hole in the bedroom floor with a cutlery knife. From there, Jess observes the three of them going about their everyday business. That's when she starts playing games with them. That's when her spying pulls her into a treacherous psychological game with her abductors. If only they knew what their captive was up to. What would they do to her? Book's dimensions: 8x5in and 282 pages.
Publisher: C J H Publications
ISBN: 1460979206
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Imagine if you could see into people's neuroses. Jessica can. She can toy with your gremlins. She can play with your life. Jess is taken hostage and incarcerated in an upstairs room by three thugs demanding a huge ransom from her rich father. In a bid to escape, she cuts a hole in the bedroom floor with a cutlery knife. From there, Jess observes the three of them going about their everyday business. That's when she starts playing games with them. That's when her spying pulls her into a treacherous psychological game with her abductors. If only they knew what their captive was up to. What would they do to her? Book's dimensions: 8x5in and 282 pages.
My Husband's Mistress 2
Author: Racquel Williams
Publisher: Urban Renaissance
ISBN: 1645561992
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
"Destiny Clarke is out to claim what's rightfully hers--Hassan Clarke and his money. Engulfed in his deceitful ways, Hassan is oblivious to the fact that his life and his freedom are up for grabs. Imani Gibson is too naive to realize that some things are not worth fighting for--in this case, another woman's husband. She soon realizes that games are for children, and not everyone is playing with a full deck"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Urban Renaissance
ISBN: 1645561992
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
"Destiny Clarke is out to claim what's rightfully hers--Hassan Clarke and his money. Engulfed in his deceitful ways, Hassan is oblivious to the fact that his life and his freedom are up for grabs. Imani Gibson is too naive to realize that some things are not worth fighting for--in this case, another woman's husband. She soon realizes that games are for children, and not everyone is playing with a full deck"--Provided by publisher.
Gone Too Far: 3 Psychological Thrillers about Taboo
Author: Charles Jay Harwood
Publisher: C J H Publications
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
The hostage and the captor; the voyeur and the performer; the teacher and the pupil. Here exists a line that should never be crossed – but what if it were? Three full-length thrillers about the boundary of where shame and love lie. Note: these novels can now be found within a larger anthology: Eclipse Quartet: 4 Psychological Thrillers. THE SHUTTERED ROOM Little do they know their captive holds a deadly secret. Jess is taken hostage and incarcerated in an upstairs room by three thugs demanding a huge ransom from her rich father. In a bid to escape, she cuts a hole in the bedroom floor with a cutlery knife. From there, Jess observes the three of them going about their business. That’s when she starts playing games with them. That’s when her spying pulls her into a treacherous psychological game involving a twisted version of Stockholm syndrome. If only they knew what their captive was up to. What would they do to her? FALLING AWAKE “People would do anything for money,” spits a sinister moneylender, to the distaste of Gemma, a single mother facing homelessness. Thus begins a menacing tale about the uneasy chemistry between an unseen voyeur and a reluctant exhibitionist. If only she knew the sort of man her voyeur was. She wouldn't perform for him. Insomnia can have the most sinister causes. A HARD LESSON Sarah thought she was teaching a schoolchild a little English. How wrong she was. Not only is her subject a full-grown thug, he is dyslexic and part of a criminal clique headed by a psychopath. And this psychopath doesn't like people interfering with his business. Soon, she will learn the meaning of treachery. And fear.
Publisher: C J H Publications
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
The hostage and the captor; the voyeur and the performer; the teacher and the pupil. Here exists a line that should never be crossed – but what if it were? Three full-length thrillers about the boundary of where shame and love lie. Note: these novels can now be found within a larger anthology: Eclipse Quartet: 4 Psychological Thrillers. THE SHUTTERED ROOM Little do they know their captive holds a deadly secret. Jess is taken hostage and incarcerated in an upstairs room by three thugs demanding a huge ransom from her rich father. In a bid to escape, she cuts a hole in the bedroom floor with a cutlery knife. From there, Jess observes the three of them going about their business. That’s when she starts playing games with them. That’s when her spying pulls her into a treacherous psychological game involving a twisted version of Stockholm syndrome. If only they knew what their captive was up to. What would they do to her? FALLING AWAKE “People would do anything for money,” spits a sinister moneylender, to the distaste of Gemma, a single mother facing homelessness. Thus begins a menacing tale about the uneasy chemistry between an unseen voyeur and a reluctant exhibitionist. If only she knew the sort of man her voyeur was. She wouldn't perform for him. Insomnia can have the most sinister causes. A HARD LESSON Sarah thought she was teaching a schoolchild a little English. How wrong she was. Not only is her subject a full-grown thug, he is dyslexic and part of a criminal clique headed by a psychopath. And this psychopath doesn't like people interfering with his business. Soon, she will learn the meaning of treachery. And fear.
The Saltbox
Author: Calvin Moir
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1463432925
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The book is about a prodigal son that returns under different identity to betray his family.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1463432925
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The book is about a prodigal son that returns under different identity to betray his family.