Author: Keiko Okamoto
Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative
ISBN: 4596449171
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
It was on the night of my husband's funeral that I first felt the warmth of someone else… Two years ago, when Mia married her husband, who was almost as old as as her father was, the media had a field day with her, calling her the "evil woman who tore apart a loving couple". Now, at her husband's funeral, her son-in-law Dante and his relatives scorned her for her wealth, but she took it in stride. She had no intention of telling anyone the secret of her marriage - yes, Mia was still a virgin, having only acted as a wife in exchange for financial support. But on the night of the funeral, she lost to her passion and spent the night with Dante, whom she had been attracted to since their first meeting...
ITALY'S MOST SCANDALOUS VIRGIN
Author: Keiko Okamoto
Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative
ISBN: 4596449171
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
It was on the night of my husband's funeral that I first felt the warmth of someone else… Two years ago, when Mia married her husband, who was almost as old as as her father was, the media had a field day with her, calling her the "evil woman who tore apart a loving couple". Now, at her husband's funeral, her son-in-law Dante and his relatives scorned her for her wealth, but she took it in stride. She had no intention of telling anyone the secret of her marriage - yes, Mia was still a virgin, having only acted as a wife in exchange for financial support. But on the night of the funeral, she lost to her passion and spent the night with Dante, whom she had been attracted to since their first meeting...
Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative
ISBN: 4596449171
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
It was on the night of my husband's funeral that I first felt the warmth of someone else… Two years ago, when Mia married her husband, who was almost as old as as her father was, the media had a field day with her, calling her the "evil woman who tore apart a loving couple". Now, at her husband's funeral, her son-in-law Dante and his relatives scorned her for her wealth, but she took it in stride. She had no intention of telling anyone the secret of her marriage - yes, Mia was still a virgin, having only acted as a wife in exchange for financial support. But on the night of the funeral, she lost to her passion and spent the night with Dante, whom she had been attracted to since their first meeting...
Italy's Most Scandalous Virgin
Author: Carol Marinelli
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 148806850X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Secrets are unraveled and enemies become lovers in this gripping pregnancy romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Carol Marinelli. Untouched, unavailable…and utterly impossible for him to resist! Dante Romano has no doubt Mia Hamilton, his father’s much younger widow, is a ruthless gold digger. Yet the sparks between him and Mia are an inferno waiting to erupt. And erupt it does—into an unforgettable encounter that leaves Dante stunned by Mia’s innocence and his craving for more. Giving in to her undeniable attraction to Dante makes it harder for Mia to hide the secrets she’s sworn to keep. She’s brought enough scandal to the legendary Romano family. And that’s before her shocking bombshell! From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 148806850X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Secrets are unraveled and enemies become lovers in this gripping pregnancy romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Carol Marinelli. Untouched, unavailable…and utterly impossible for him to resist! Dante Romano has no doubt Mia Hamilton, his father’s much younger widow, is a ruthless gold digger. Yet the sparks between him and Mia are an inferno waiting to erupt. And erupt it does—into an unforgettable encounter that leaves Dante stunned by Mia’s innocence and his craving for more. Giving in to her undeniable attraction to Dante makes it harder for Mia to hide the secrets she’s sworn to keep. She’s brought enough scandal to the legendary Romano family. And that’s before her shocking bombshell! From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
ITALY'S MOST SCANDALOUS VIRGIN
Author: Keiko Okamoto
Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative
ISBN: 4596448566
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
It was on the night of my husband's funeral that I first felt the warmth of someone else… Two years ago, when Mia married her husband, who was almost as old as as her father was, the media had a field day with her, calling her the "evil woman who tore apart a loving couple". Now, at her husband's funeral, her son-in-law Dante and his relatives scorned her for her wealth, but she took it in stride. She had no intention of telling anyone the secret of her marriage - yes, Mia was still a virgin, having only acted as a wife in exchange for financial support. But on the night of the funeral, she lost to her passion and spent the night with Dante, whom she had been attracted to since their first meeting...
Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative
ISBN: 4596448566
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
It was on the night of my husband's funeral that I first felt the warmth of someone else… Two years ago, when Mia married her husband, who was almost as old as as her father was, the media had a field day with her, calling her the "evil woman who tore apart a loving couple". Now, at her husband's funeral, her son-in-law Dante and his relatives scorned her for her wealth, but she took it in stride. She had no intention of telling anyone the secret of her marriage - yes, Mia was still a virgin, having only acted as a wife in exchange for financial support. But on the night of the funeral, she lost to her passion and spent the night with Dante, whom she had been attracted to since their first meeting...
The Italian's Forbidden Virgin
Author: Carol Marinelli
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488073341
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Sparks fly and opposites attract in this sizzling romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Carol Marinelli. She’s totally off-limits… …which only heightens the pleasure! Italian tycoon Gian de Luca knows socialite Ariana Romano is forbidden. She’s his mentor’s daughter, and her drama-queen reputation precedes her. But when he offers her comfort one dark night, he’s shocked to discover she’s a virgin. Perhaps he’s been wrong about her all along… Each electrifying moment with Gian leaves Ariana craving more, yet her red-hot Romano temper keeps getting in the way. For while she’s all fire, cool Gian won’t let any emotion get the better of him. A balance must be struck, before he walks away…for good! From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all the Those Notorious Romanos books: Book 1: Italy’s Most Scandalous Virgin Book 2: The Italian’s Forbidden Virgin
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488073341
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Sparks fly and opposites attract in this sizzling romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Carol Marinelli. She’s totally off-limits… …which only heightens the pleasure! Italian tycoon Gian de Luca knows socialite Ariana Romano is forbidden. She’s his mentor’s daughter, and her drama-queen reputation precedes her. But when he offers her comfort one dark night, he’s shocked to discover she’s a virgin. Perhaps he’s been wrong about her all along… Each electrifying moment with Gian leaves Ariana craving more, yet her red-hot Romano temper keeps getting in the way. For while she’s all fire, cool Gian won’t let any emotion get the better of him. A balance must be struck, before he walks away…for good! From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all the Those Notorious Romanos books: Book 1: Italy’s Most Scandalous Virgin Book 2: The Italian’s Forbidden Virgin
The Maid's Best Kept Secret
Author: Abby Green
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488068496
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
One night leads to dramatic, passionate consequences in USA TODAY bestselling author Abby Green’s 50th book for Harlequin! The secret’s out…but the scandal’s still to come! Shy housekeeper Maggie Taggart considers herself immune to rich, powerful men—her tycoon father’s rejection has taught Maggie to avoid them at all costs. Until she meets enigmatic billionaire Nikos Marchetti and is totally enthralled by his potent masculinity! The pleasure that virgin Maggie finds in his arms is astonishing—as are the consequences… Maggie is determined her newborn son won’t want for anything. But when Nikos uncovers her secret, and their sizzling chemistry explosively reignites, it’s clear they have unfinished business… From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all the books in The Marchetti Dynasty books by Abby Green: Book 1 — The Maid’s Best Kept Secret Book 2 — The Innocent Behind the Scandal Book 3 — Coming soon!
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488068496
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
One night leads to dramatic, passionate consequences in USA TODAY bestselling author Abby Green’s 50th book for Harlequin! The secret’s out…but the scandal’s still to come! Shy housekeeper Maggie Taggart considers herself immune to rich, powerful men—her tycoon father’s rejection has taught Maggie to avoid them at all costs. Until she meets enigmatic billionaire Nikos Marchetti and is totally enthralled by his potent masculinity! The pleasure that virgin Maggie finds in his arms is astonishing—as are the consequences… Maggie is determined her newborn son won’t want for anything. But when Nikos uncovers her secret, and their sizzling chemistry explosively reignites, it’s clear they have unfinished business… From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all the books in The Marchetti Dynasty books by Abby Green: Book 1 — The Maid’s Best Kept Secret Book 2 — The Innocent Behind the Scandal Book 3 — Coming soon!
The Italian's Forbidden Virgin
Author: Carol Marinelli
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 186722741X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Sparks fly and opposites attract in this sizzling romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Carol Marinelli. She’s totally off-limits...which only heightens the pleasure! Italian tycoon Gian de Luca knows socialite Ariana Romano is off-limits. She’s his mentor’s daughter, and her drama-queen reputation precedes her. But when he offers her comfort one dark night, he’s shocked to discover she’s a virgin. Perhaps he’s been wrong about her all along... Each electrifying moment with Gian leaves Ariana craving more, yet her red-hot Romano temper keeps getting in the way. For whilst she’s all fire, cool Gian won’t let any emotion get the better of him. A balance must be struck, before he walks away...for good! Mills & Boon Modern — Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 186722741X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Sparks fly and opposites attract in this sizzling romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Carol Marinelli. She’s totally off-limits...which only heightens the pleasure! Italian tycoon Gian de Luca knows socialite Ariana Romano is off-limits. She’s his mentor’s daughter, and her drama-queen reputation precedes her. But when he offers her comfort one dark night, he’s shocked to discover she’s a virgin. Perhaps he’s been wrong about her all along... Each electrifying moment with Gian leaves Ariana craving more, yet her red-hot Romano temper keeps getting in the way. For whilst she’s all fire, cool Gian won’t let any emotion get the better of him. A balance must be struck, before he walks away...for good! Mills & Boon Modern — Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
DH Lawrence in Italy
Author: Richard Owen
Publisher: Haus Publishing
ISBN: 1909961736
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
November 1925: In search of health and sun, the writer D. H. Lawrence arrives on the Italian Riviera with his wife, Frieda, and is exhilarated by the view of the sparkling Mediterranean from his rented villa, set amid olives and vines. But over the next six months, Frieda will be fatally attracted to their landlord, a dashing Italian army officer. This incident of infidelity influenced Lawrence to write two short stories, “Sun” and “The Virgin and the Gypsy,” in which women are drawn to earthy, muscular men, both of which prefigured his scandalous novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover. In DH Lawrence in Italy, Owen reconstructs the drama leading up to the creation of one of the most controversial novels of all time by drawing on the unpublished letters and diaries of Rina Secker, the Anglo-Italian wife of Lawrence’s publisher. In addition to telling the story of the origins of Lady Chatterley, DH Lawrence in Italy explores Lawrence’s passion for all things Italian, tracking his path to the Riviera from Lake Garda to Lerici, Abruzzo, Capri, Sicily, and Sardinia.
Publisher: Haus Publishing
ISBN: 1909961736
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
November 1925: In search of health and sun, the writer D. H. Lawrence arrives on the Italian Riviera with his wife, Frieda, and is exhilarated by the view of the sparkling Mediterranean from his rented villa, set amid olives and vines. But over the next six months, Frieda will be fatally attracted to their landlord, a dashing Italian army officer. This incident of infidelity influenced Lawrence to write two short stories, “Sun” and “The Virgin and the Gypsy,” in which women are drawn to earthy, muscular men, both of which prefigured his scandalous novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover. In DH Lawrence in Italy, Owen reconstructs the drama leading up to the creation of one of the most controversial novels of all time by drawing on the unpublished letters and diaries of Rina Secker, the Anglo-Italian wife of Lawrence’s publisher. In addition to telling the story of the origins of Lady Chatterley, DH Lawrence in Italy explores Lawrence’s passion for all things Italian, tracking his path to the Riviera from Lake Garda to Lerici, Abruzzo, Capri, Sicily, and Sardinia.
Virgin Whore
Author: Emma Maggie Solberg
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501730355
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
In Virgin Whore, Emma Maggie Solberg uncovers a surprisingly prevalent theme in late English medieval literature and culture: the celebration of the Virgin Mary’s sexuality. Although history is narrated as a progressive loss of innocence, the Madonna has grown purer with each passing century. Looking to a period before the idea of her purity and virginity had ossified, Solberg uncovers depictions and interpretations of Mary, discernible in jokes and insults, icons and rituals, prayers and revelations, allegories and typologies—and in late medieval vernacular biblical drama. More unmistakable than any cultural artifact from late medieval England, these biblical plays do not exclusively interpret Mary and her virginity as fragile. In a collection of plays known as the N-Town manuscript, Mary is represented not only as virgin and mother but as virgin and promiscuous adulteress, dallying with the Trinity, the archangel Gabriel, and mortals in kaleidoscopic erotic combinations. Mary’s "virginity" signifies invulnerability rather than fragility, redemption rather than renunciation, and merciful license rather than ascetic discipline. Taking the ancient slander that Mary conceived Jesus in sin as cause for joyful laughter, the N-Town plays make a virtue of those accusations: through bawdy yet divine comedy, she redeems and exalts the crime. By revealing the presence of this promiscuous Virgin in early English drama and late medieval literature and culture—in dirty jokes told by Boccaccio and Chaucer, Malory’s Arthurian romances, and the double entendres of the allegorical Mystic Hunt of the Unicorn—Solberg provides a new understanding of Marian traditions.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501730355
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
In Virgin Whore, Emma Maggie Solberg uncovers a surprisingly prevalent theme in late English medieval literature and culture: the celebration of the Virgin Mary’s sexuality. Although history is narrated as a progressive loss of innocence, the Madonna has grown purer with each passing century. Looking to a period before the idea of her purity and virginity had ossified, Solberg uncovers depictions and interpretations of Mary, discernible in jokes and insults, icons and rituals, prayers and revelations, allegories and typologies—and in late medieval vernacular biblical drama. More unmistakable than any cultural artifact from late medieval England, these biblical plays do not exclusively interpret Mary and her virginity as fragile. In a collection of plays known as the N-Town manuscript, Mary is represented not only as virgin and mother but as virgin and promiscuous adulteress, dallying with the Trinity, the archangel Gabriel, and mortals in kaleidoscopic erotic combinations. Mary’s "virginity" signifies invulnerability rather than fragility, redemption rather than renunciation, and merciful license rather than ascetic discipline. Taking the ancient slander that Mary conceived Jesus in sin as cause for joyful laughter, the N-Town plays make a virtue of those accusations: through bawdy yet divine comedy, she redeems and exalts the crime. By revealing the presence of this promiscuous Virgin in early English drama and late medieval literature and culture—in dirty jokes told by Boccaccio and Chaucer, Malory’s Arthurian romances, and the double entendres of the allegorical Mystic Hunt of the Unicorn—Solberg provides a new understanding of Marian traditions.
Expecting His Love-Child (Mills & Boon Modern)
Author: Carol Marinelli
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 1408931109
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The one-night baby! Levander Kolovsky has a dark, dangerous past. He trusts only himself and doesn't want a wife or an heir to the Kolovsky name. Millie has returned to Australia to find Levander. They shared one unforgettable night together. And now she's come to tell her secret: she's expecting his baby. . . .
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 1408931109
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The one-night baby! Levander Kolovsky has a dark, dangerous past. He trusts only himself and doesn't want a wife or an heir to the Kolovsky name. Millie has returned to Australia to find Levander. They shared one unforgettable night together. And now she's come to tell her secret: she's expecting his baby. . . .
Topics of Conversation
Author: Miranda Popkey
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0525656294
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A compact tour de force about sex, violence, and self-loathing from a ferociously talented new voice in fiction, perfect for fans of Sally Rooney, Rachel Cusk, Lydia Davis, and Jenny Offill. “Shrewd and sensual, Popkey's debut carries the scintillating charge of a long-overdue girls' night." —O, The Oprah Magazine A Best Book of the Year by TIME, Esquire, Real Simple, Marie Claire, Glamor, Bustle, and more Composed almost exclusively of conversations between women—the stories they tell each other, and the stories they tell themselves—Topics of Conversation careens through twenty years in the life of an unnamed narrator hungry for experience and bent on upending her life. In exchanges about shame and love, infidelity and self-sabotage, Popkey touches upon desire, disgust, motherhood, loneliness, art, pain, feminism, anger, envy, and guilt. Edgy, wry, and written in language that sizzles with intelligence and eroticism, this novel introduces an audacious and immensely gifted new novelist.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0525656294
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A compact tour de force about sex, violence, and self-loathing from a ferociously talented new voice in fiction, perfect for fans of Sally Rooney, Rachel Cusk, Lydia Davis, and Jenny Offill. “Shrewd and sensual, Popkey's debut carries the scintillating charge of a long-overdue girls' night." —O, The Oprah Magazine A Best Book of the Year by TIME, Esquire, Real Simple, Marie Claire, Glamor, Bustle, and more Composed almost exclusively of conversations between women—the stories they tell each other, and the stories they tell themselves—Topics of Conversation careens through twenty years in the life of an unnamed narrator hungry for experience and bent on upending her life. In exchanges about shame and love, infidelity and self-sabotage, Popkey touches upon desire, disgust, motherhood, loneliness, art, pain, feminism, anger, envy, and guilt. Edgy, wry, and written in language that sizzles with intelligence and eroticism, this novel introduces an audacious and immensely gifted new novelist.