Download or read book Blacktino Queer Performance written by E. Patrick Johnson and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Staging an important new conversation between performers and critics, Blacktino Queer Performance approaches the interrelations of blackness and Latinidad through a stimulating mix of theory and art. The collection contains nine performance scripts by established and emerging black and Latina/o queer playwrights and performance artists, each accompanied by an interview and critical essay conducted or written by leading scholars of black, Latina/o, and queer expressive practices. As the volume's framing device, "blacktino" grounds the specificities of black and brown social and political relations while allowing the contributors to maintain the goals of queer-of-color critique. Whether interrogating constructions of Latino masculinity, theorizing the black queer male experience, or examining black lesbian relationships, the contributors present blacktino queer performance as an artistic, critical, political, and collaborative practice. These scripts, interviews, and essays not only accentuate the value of blacktino as a reading device; they radiate the possibilities for thinking through the concepts of blacktino, queer, and performance across several disciplines. Blacktino Queer Performance reveals the inevitable flirtations, frictions, and seductions that mark the contours of any ethnoracial love affair. Contributors. Jossiana Arroyo, Marlon M. Bailey, Pamela Booker, Sharon Bridgforth, Jennifer Devere Brody, Cedric Brown, Bernadette Marie Calafell, Javier Cardona, E. Patrick Johnson, Omi Osun Joni L. Jones, John Keene, Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes, D. Soyini Madison, Jeffrey Q. McCune Jr., Andreea Micu, Charles I. Nero, Tavia Nyong'o, Paul Outlaw, Coya Paz, Charles Rice-González, Sandra L. Richards, Matt Richardson, Ramón H. Rivera-Servera, Celiany Rivera-Velázquez, Tamara Roberts, Lisa B. Thompson, Beliza Torres Narváez, Patricia Ybarra, Vershawn Ashanti Young

Download or read book The Price of Pussy written by Sherman L. Brandon and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-03-25 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Price of Pussy is based on the sexual power women hold over the world. This book shows what men and women will do to enjoy the irresistible pleasure of a woman’s sexual relation. The Price of Pussy is a novel based on the reality of life. Ms. Neta is the mother of three girls: Arrika, Marshalee, and Beatra. She is also the mother of one son, Craig, who gets badly injured over “the price of pussy.” Ms. Neta is married to the Game. She teaches her three daughters, along with her two play daughters, Amber and Stacey, the game of life. Ms. Neta makes it clear to them the real price of pussy. Her philosophy is told like no other. Stacey plays the ultimate price for selling her goods cheap. Ms Neta warns her girls of the dangers and consequences of giving. You could call them hoes, prostitutes or even gold diggers. But one thing we’ll never be able to call them is “stupid.” Because to a man, the price of pussy may seem to be a little expensive. However, to a woman who knows the value of her life, “the price of pussy” is considered “priceless.” The message is far bigger than the title. To both men and women that lay around carelessly, look in the mirror and ask yourself, “What is my price? What am I worth?”

Download or read book Sweetgrass Springs Boxed Set Books 7 9 written by Jean Brashear and published by Jean Brashear. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 731 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories that feel like a warm embrace from New York Times and USA Today bestselling Texas romance author Jean Brashear’s much-loved Sweetgrass Springs contemporary small town romance series that readers say they “just can’t put down.” THE BOOK BABES: Five friends share life and laughter and love…until unexpected temptation changes everything. And then there’s the surprise Sweetgrass Springs connection… TEXAS HOPE: Can two brothers who never knew each other existed overcome the secrets of a woman who abandoned one son and lied to the other? TEXAS STRONG: Can a man who’s never trusted anyone and a woman who’s trusted all the wrong men defy the odds and open their hearts to each other?

Download or read book The Book Babes written by Jean Brashear and published by Jean Brashear. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five friends share life and laughter and love…until unexpected temptation changes everything The Book Babes reading group began as five women wanting to talk books—but now they've become family. There's romance author Ava Sinclair, organizer and backbone; happily-married mother of five Ellie Preston, the heart of the group; elegant art gallery owner Sylvie Everett; single mom and sociology professor Luisa Martinez; and ambitious attorney Laken Foster, the wild child of the bunch. For several years now, they've met monthly and discussed the current book a little--and dissected their lives and loves far more often. But now change is rippling through the group, begun by Laken's restlessness with her freewheeling life of serial hookups and sent into hyperdrive by Ava's suddenly-hot career, while Luisa's abusive ex tries to reclaim their teenage son and Sylvie faces her mother's decline. But it's when Ellie takes her first step into life after her children fly the nest and falls under the spell of the sexy artist who's teaching her to paint that the group's orbit begins to wobble on its axis, and life--for all of them and the men they love--will never be the same. And then there's the surprise Sweetgrass Springs connection…

Download or read book Too Much Man written by Katy James and published by Carina Press. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A grumpy former hockey player and a bisexual coffee-shop owner refuse to commit—to themselves or each other—in this fun, flirty debut Piper Welborn has created a warm, welcoming space for all in her queer-inclusive coffee shop, even if the long hours came at the cost of her love life. But she’s not ready to welcome one man in particular—a grumpy, muscular former hockey player. His smoldering presence is a temptation and a challenge to her long-standing vow not to date cis men. Gavin Williams has no business starting a relationship, least of all with a woman he’s not sure even likes him. He can’t resist the Friendly Bean’s hot, pink-haired owner, but a casual fling is all he can commit to. He’s hoping to leave town for the next stage in his career…if he ever gets the call with the job offer. A friends-with-benefits arrangement is perfect for them both—but neither is ready for the feelings that hit. When the post-hockey life Gavin always dreamed of is suddenly within his grasp, they’ll both have to make a choice: hold tight to what they thought life should look like, or work together to build something new. Firebirds Book 1: Too Much Man

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Download or read book Louise s First Love written by Jhorden Austin and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valentina & Asia have been beefing since the seventh grade. They would fight over any and everything, from Louise to who owned the streets. Valentina has a hot temper and isn't afraid to say what is on her mind and Asia isn't afraid to stand up for herself anymore but is she psycho? Their friends are down for them through thick and thin but it is about time to move on and Louise has to choose! Who will it be? The girl he has loved from day one or the girl he is falling for?

Download or read book Movin on written by Joe Race and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sheriff's Sergeant Tom Parker has to get out of Los Angeles before he gets hurt on the job, or goes over the edge emotionally. He is approaching middle age, wondering if there isn't more to life than nightshifts, and is tired of ducking bullets and breaking up fights in gang territory. He wins millions of dollars gambling in Las Vegas and makes his way to the sun, surf and sand of Saipan in Micronesia. Tom buys an old dilapidated hotel, starts a Private Investigations agency, and is soon involved with a myriad of characters, some hilarious and others deadly, from Asia and the mainland. With his divorce final, he enjoys a series of ladies, but unexpectedly falls in love with his hotel manager, Cocina, a Filipina with three children. He and his Private Eye partner, Carlos, come in conflict with local officials and hoodlums, and soon the shooting starts. Tom vowed that he would never re-marry, or get back into police work, but he breaks both these resolutions after several months on the island. Even with the dark days of grief and hardship after several shootings, Tom never despairs. He is where he wants to be, enjoys the sunsets, windsurfing, making new friends, playing ukulele music, and drinking lo-calorie pina coladas... and finding new love.

Download or read book No Ordinary Love written by J.J. Murray and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nurse Trina Woods never really expected to make the reality-show cut for Rich Man, Lucky Lady. She's used to losing in love, and past believing in fairy tales. So she's sure the handsome plain-talking man she encounters on her lunch break is just a shy eccentric...Until he turns out to be reclusive award-winning musician “Art E.” Soon his unique sensitivity and gentle ways are inspiring her to stand up for herself, take risks, and try one last time for her happy ending. Tony Santangelo's special way of seeing the world helps him make connections others don't—and turn them into mega-hit songs. But he never realized how lonely he was until he got a glimpse of Trina's honesty and caring nature—and went way out of his comfort zone to find her. Suddenly they’re the media's hottest new Cinderella story. And coping with his overprotective brother and overwhelming celebrity means he and Trina must face trouble head on, insist on their dreams, and write their own one-of-a-kind forever-after song...

Download or read book Briefcase Warriors written by E. Donald Two-Rivers and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents six plays, from one-act works to longer dramas, that explore the joys, difficulties, and dangers of contemporary Native American urban life.

Download or read book Out of Work written by Heart of Texas Area Agency on Aging and published by Chris D Henry. This book was released on 1977 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a story about a guy who settled in a position at Allen Shields. After a few years of ass kissing, he got a big promotion that placed him right at the top, except now he's managing a warehouse full of people who hates his guts. As a result, Lionel changed overnight and became the meanest boss anyone could ever work for. Even Lionel's wife could see a change in him. Sheila wasn't happy with the person that he became, nevertheless, she continued to support him. Hate from his employees grew by the day and it didn't take long for Lionel to realize that working as a Plant Manager wasn't what he expected.

Download or read book Sudden Death written by Allison Brennan and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2009-03-24 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fast, furious and fatal . . . a pair of killers seek brutal revenge. When a homeless veteran is found dead in a squalid Sacramento alley, FBI special agent Megan Elliott vows to find the murdered hero’s killer. Her investigation gets complicated fast, for the victim, a former Delta Force soldier, is just one link in a nationwide spree of torture and murder. Straight off a job rescuing medical missionaries, soldier-for-hire Jack Kincaid returns to his home base in the Texas border town of Hidalgo only to receive the news that one of his closest colleagues–also ex-military–has been brutally murdered. Faced with an inept local police force, Jack takes matters into his own hands. Now, as part of a national task force to stop the sadistic killings, by-the-book Megan and burn-the-book Jack form a tense alliance, sparked with conflict and temptation. But they struggle against more than passion, for a vicious pair of killers has only just begun a rampage of evil . . . and the primary target is much closer than Megan suspects.

Download or read book Treasured Bonds written by Sheri Eleese and published by Sheri Dwyer. This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Two Forbidden Souls Unite, Communities are Healed Carlos Rossi is a misunderstood vampire playing a dangerous game. He is a coven leader under duress, inspires fear due to necessity, disguises kindness as cruelty, and has only one person he can trust in a world filled with enemies. His life is a delicate balancing act where the slightest mistake could destroy his painstakingly built charade, endangering the person he most wants to protect. Fate sends in the dragon. Gideon Carmichael III, Red Dragon, Clan Taren, has the world at his fingertips. He comes from the powerful ruling line of Dragonkind, is Heir Apparent to the Throne, has a thriving business, and is loved by everyone. He’d long since put dreams of his mate to the side, content to live in the present, surrounded by the ones he loves. He’d never imagined meeting anyone like Carlos. Fate always has a trick up her sleeve. The stakes are growing higher. Vampires are being targeted, enemies are becoming allies, and allies are turning into traitors. What difference can a bad boy vampire and a dragon Prince really make? This book is not a standalone and is best read as part of a series. Tags: MM Paranormal Romance, Vampire & Dragon, Heat Level One, Fated Mates, Heroes Dragon Magic, Kidnapping, Some Profanity, Tiny Bit of MF, Lots of Action

Download or read book What Had To Be Done written by DelSheree Gladden and published by DelSheree Gladden. This book was released on 2022-02-13 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone has bad days. Anna Elizondo is going on three years of bad days. It started with her mother’s illness and eventual death, continued with a decision that ruined a friendship, and culminated in her father announcing they were broke and moving away right before her senior year of high school. Maybe a fresh start will turn things around. Or maybe it will put her face to face with her former best friend Felix and the hatred in he still carries for her. The only bright spot in Anna’s move to Santa Fe is meeting her new swim coach, a long-time hero who has big plans for her athletic career. The pool is her refuge, but she can’t hide there forever. Living in a small town makes it impossible to stay out of Felix’s way, and unlikely their history will remain just between them for long. If Anna can’t find a way to make things at least tolerable with Felix, it’s going to be a very long summer.

Download or read book Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love A B A D Collection written by Sherrilyn Kenyon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-07-26 with total page 1121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook anthology contains three books in Sherrilyn Kenyon's bestselling "B.A.D." series. Phantom in the Night After losing her mother to a vigilante killer, Terri Mitchell has dedicated her life to justice. Working covertly as a new agent for the Bureau of American Defense agency, she's consulting with the New Orleans Police Department to bust an organized crime ring suspected of funding terrorism. But when rumors surface of a phantom ghost terrorizing and killing the very people she's investigating, she's suspicious. Nathan Drake has spent his life protecting his family, the only thing that matters to him...until the most feared drug lord in the southeast takes everything Nathan holds dear. Now he's a man on a mission with nothing to lose. He figures he only needs to stay alive long enough to protect the innocent lives the killers are out to destroy. As the two of them seek a similar goal by different means, Terri and Nathan are drawn deep into an evil underbelly that cuts through all levels of society. Now two people who have no reason to trust must trust in each other or die. And if they die, a deadly attack will be unleashed on thousands of innocent people. Whispered Lies In the suspenseful thriller from New York Times bestselling coauthors Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love, a Bureau of American Defense agent and an irresistible informant join forces to thwart a deadly global conspiracy. . . . Gabrielle Saxe has hidden from a killer for the past decade, sending anonymous tips on international criminals to intelligence agencies around the world. When a postcard arrives from a friend who is supposed to be dead, she takes a risk that catapults her into the midst of dangerous operatives on a treacherous mission—and into the arms of Bureau of American Defense operative Carlos Delgado. Dutybound to surrender her to Interpol as an international felon, Carlos is the last person Gabrielle should trust and the only one standing between her and death. But little does she know, she holds the key to his survival as well. . . . Silent Truth In the sizzling new adventure from New York Times bestselling authors Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love, a red-hot BAD boy teams up with a sexy television reporter on an explosive quest for revenge. Tough-as-nails Bureau of American Defense agent Hunter Thornton-Payne is no stranger to uncomfortable top-secret missions, but tonight takes the cake. He just needs to stick out a stuffy charity fund-raiser long enough to find the ruthless assassin he’s hunted for four years. It’s a rogue operation, but Hunter’s got nothing to lose—until a beautiful brunette unexpectedly pulls him into her own dangerous agenda. Abbie Blanton will do anything to cure her mother’s mysterious illness. When a high-profile heiress is murdered as Abbie tries to blackmail her for clues, Abbie realizes she’s stumbled into an unforgiving conspiracy—and she’s the next target. Soon, she and Hunter discover an alarming connection and begin a treacherous battle against an evil enterprise that someone will go to terrifying lengths to keep hidden.

Download or read book 3 Quarters written by Denis Hamill and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explosive, street-savvy, and authentic, acclaimed columnist Denis Hamill's novels are drawn in the gritty ink that can only flow from the pen of a native New Yorker...and a superbly talented writer. Now, blending sinuous prose with a hair-trigger delivery, Hamill etches a novel set in a mercenary New York—where friends become enemies, cops are corrupted, and some must die, all for the sake of Bobby Emmet was a desperate man, an honest New York City cop, framed for the murder of his fiancée, and given one last chance to save himself—by an unlikely benefactor. Bobby didn't murder his fiancee, Dorothea Dubrow, and then cremate the body—but he has an idea who is responsible. His murder trial interrupted his investigation of a police medical pension scam—and revealed how little he really knew about Dorothea. Now suddenly free, he is imprisoned in a web of corruption, lies, and the kind of secrets people kill for. Beginning his search for the truth at a shady security firm that employs able-bodied ex-cops, all of whom have mysteriously qualified for medical pensions—equal to a cool three-quarters of their salaries—he stumbles upon a startling discovery: the cremated remains that led to his conviction didn't really belong to Dorothea. Bobby has a few allies: his policeman brother, his hacker daughter, his flamboyantly unprincipled lawyer, a cop or two who stood by him through the trial. But the same forces that landed him in jail more than a year before are putting a smothering squeeze on him now—and all roads lead to a powerful politician who will let nothing get between himself and the governor's mansion. As the struggle to find the truth—and Dorothea—intensifies, Bobby begins to suspect that those around him are not as loyal as they appear. His liberty and very life depend on whether or not he can discover how high—and how near—the conspiracy goes before the trap closes on him. At once lyrical and riveting, Three Quarters crackles in its electric setting, reverberating with a "relentless energy" (Lawrence Block) fueled by Hamill's intimate knowledge of and intense passion for New York City.

Download or read book A Midnight Thanksgiving Gay Romance written by Trina Solet and published by Trina Solet. This book was released on 2018-10-31 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alex and Vaughn have been frenemies for a while, but they never spent any time alone together. That all changes on Thanksgiving night. When they become concerned about a friend in crisis, Alex and Vaughn are thrown together as they go in search of him. The guys make an unlikely team. Alex thinks Vaughn is too uptight and would never be interested in a carefree guy like him. Vaughn thinks Alex is irresponsible, but being around him breaks down his resistance. The more time they spend together, the closer they get. By the end of the night, they can't keep their hands off each other. But will they admit how they really feel or will it all be over when their mission ends?