Download or read book Craving Olivia written by Emmy Lou Hayes and published by ABCD Graphics and Design. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slighted by the man she loves and left to pick up the pieces Olivia turns to her father, who writes to the clans scattered around the countryside seeking a bridegroom for his daughter. Deegan Kennedy answers the call. When he travels to Dublin, to determine if Olivia is his mate, he discovers something incredible about the enigma of the woman. Something that leaves him craving her more than he ever imagined he could crave another. Cormac is forced out of the city, with no choice but to leave Olivia behind. At last, when he is able to return for her, he discovers she has been promised in marriage to another man, another wolf. One who is willing to go against the laws of their packs, and fight to the ends of the earth to hold onto her. Both men crave her so deeply they are willing to put their lives and the lives of their packs on the line to win her heart. In the end the magic between fated mates is undeniable, proving that true love conquers all.

Download or read book Listening to Olivia written by Jody Raphael and published by Northeastern University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nineteen years, Olivia lived the shadowy life of stripper, streetwalker, and heroin addict on the fringes of society. Leaving a troubled home at age sixteen to land a seemingly glamorous job at a Chicago stripclub, she became trapped in a web of prostitution and drug addiction that eventually forced her onto the streets and into a world of hardship at the hands of abusive men. But Olivia, a resourceful, vibrant woman of color, ultimately escaped the prostitution lifestyle and is now director of addiction services at a community counseling program, working to support drug-dependent women. Listening to Olivia is the compelling account of her descent into poverty and abuse together with her hard fought recovery. By assimilating new research on the women and girls in prostitution - in addition to their male customers - Jody Raphael discovers that experiences like Olivia's are alarmingly common and argues that the sex trade as an institution promotes violence against women. Smashing both the common stereotype of the depraved streetwalker and abstract feminist arguments legitimizing prostitution as the sexual liberation of women, the author uncovers an emerging multimillion-dollar global trafficking industry that detains women in a violent cycle of exploitation and dependence. Olivia's own insights on her turbulent childhood, stripping in clubs, soliciting on the street, drug addiction, brutal pimps, her three pregnancies, and her extraordinary transformation highlight important new questions: who are the men who buy sex from such poor, strung out women; and why are so many of these men so violent? Olivia's story gives a human face to the overwhelmingly low-income, non-white, and unempowered young women in prostitution today. Combined with a wealth of new findings, this gripping and accessible study challenges the academy, the legal system, and society as a whole to wake up and listen to the women like Olivia.

Download or read book Finding Faith written by Emmy Lou Hayes and published by ABCD Graphics and Design. This book was released on 2024-03-27 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark rumors have surrounded the O’Gannigan clan for centuries. Rumors of Druid magic and monsters. Leaving Faith confused by her father’s acceptance of Declan O’Gannigan’s offer of his son Brody’s hand in marriage. Faith has hated Brody for as long as she can remember as she spent her childhood at the mercy of his relentless teasing. Yes, he was handsome, but it didn’t make up for his behavior. Brody refuses to believe Faith is his mate, but he must follow his Alpha’s orders to marry her. He always thought she was beautiful but spent his youth teasing her while trying to gain her attention. Now, she was going to be his wife. Hopefully, they can grow to care for each other. Just as their friendship was growing, a dark power once banished by his pack re-emerges, and its determination to end the wolves puts the entire village in danger. Faith learns the truth about Brody and his clan, but the cost she pays for it is nearly more than she can bear. This is book one in the Her Fated Mate series and can be enjoyed independently.

Download or read book Crave written by Abbi Glines and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn up the heat with this free e-sampler featuring seven irresistibly sexy and utterly enticing selections by some of the biggest names in contemporary romance and new adult fiction. Lose yourself in these stories and spread the love by sharing with your friends. Here’s a taste of: After the Rain by Renée Carlino When You’re Back by Abbi Glines Where Sea Meets Sky by Karina Halle Confess by Colleen Hoover Amber to Ashes by Gail McHugh Black Iris Leah Raeder Chasing River by K.A. Tucker Find out more about your favorite authors at Facebook.com/AtriaIndieAuthors and Twitter.com/AtriaBooks.

Download or read book Crave written by Laura J. Burns and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shay has had a rare blood disorder since she was born. In fact, her mother married one of Shay's doctors, Martin, who left his world-renowned leukemia research to try and figure out exactly what the disorder is and how to cure it. When she turns seventeen, Martin begins to give her new blood transfusions that make her feel the strongest she has ever felt. But she also has odd visions where she sees through the eyes of a vampire. At first, she thinks she must be imagining the visions, but when she begins to see Martin's office in them, she knows she has to check it out. That's when she finds Gabriel, a sexy, teenaged vampire, imprisoned in Martin's office. The connection she has built with Gabriel compels her to set him free. But when he kidnaps her in an attempt at revenge on Martin, their lives become deeply intertwined. She doesn't know the half of it.

Download or read book Preying on Cassidy written by Emmy Lou Hayes and published by ABCD Graphics and Design. This book was released on 2024-07-02 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cassidy was on the trip of a lifetime. Her boss agreed to send her to research werewolves in Ireland for her next article. She never expected her research to lead her to Kerry and to Seamus. The moment Seamus saw Cassidy, time stood still. He knew she was coming. Having seen her in his dream and preparations had been put in place. But he never expected to have to use them. A one-night stand turns into more when she wakes to find wards trap her in his Keep. Beauty to his Beast, she has to navigate the magic between them, the truth of what he is, and what her heart is trying to tell her.

Download or read book Crave written by Piper Lawson and published by Piper Lawson Steamy Romance Books. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indulge in an irresistible tale of forbidden love on campus with "Crave" - a scintillating college romance novel by USA Today bestselling author Piper Lawson. Best of all, it's now available for FREE on Google Play for a limited time! Olivia Barclay's life takes an unexpected turn when she crosses paths with a captivating stranger at a club. Little did she know that he would later become her professor. The forbidden passion that ignites between them will leave you breathless. Prepare to be enthralled as Olivia, a girl who never imagined herself on a stage, embraces her newfound freedom after discovering her supposedly "perfect" boyfriend's infidelity. It's a journey of self-discovery and seduction, where every touch from Sawyer, the enigmatic man who rescues her, sets her ablaze. However, there's more to Sawyer than meets the eye. As Olivia delves deeper into their connection, she unravels a shocking truth—he's not just a passionate lover but also her professor. Their illicit affair hangs by a thread, with every stolen moment threatening to unravel their lives. Sawyer, a man who had it all until it was taken away, finds himself irresistibly drawn to Olivia like no other woman before. He craves to dominate her, to defy the boundaries that society has placed upon them. But the risks are high, and the consequences could be catastrophic. Crave is a tale of obsession and desire that will keep you turning the pages late into the night. This full-length romance novel is the beginning of an addictive completed trilogy that will leave you yearning for more! Don't miss your chance to experience this captivating love story. Download "Crave" now and lose yourself in the passionate world created by the brilliant mind of Piper Lawson. (Hurry, it won't be free on Google Play forever!) PRAISE FOR CRAVE "I devoured this book like a chocolate cheesecake." Amanda, Goodreads ★★★★★ “Amazing, intense and so utterly captivating...My new obsession." Stital, Goodreads ★★★★★ “This is, hands down, THE BEST professor/student romance I have EVER read!” Peggy, Goodreads ★★★★★ “Riveting story and super steamy scenes!! I couldn't get enough.” Christine, Goodreads ★★★★★ “An oh so delicious, mesmerising and exciting adventure.” Bookaholic Dreamer ★★★★★ “A really well-told, realistic, and emotional student/teacher romance.” Bookworm Angel ★★★★★ "Their TABOO story is as hot and beautiful as it can get.” Waimoana, Goodreads ★★★★★ KEYWORDS: College romance, alpha male romance, strong heroine, contemporary romance, forbidden love, age gap, romantic series, women’s fiction, romance for smart women, romance saga, romance series, love books, kissing books, emotional journey, captivating romance, emotional, hot romance, forbidden romance, strong female lead, strong heroine, family secrets, top romance reads, best seller, New Adult, romance novels, love story, angst. Readers also enjoyed books by: Carrie Ann Ryan, Corinne Michaels, Susan Stoker, Natasha Madison, Chelle Bliss, Christina Lauren, Colleen Hoover, Ivy Smoak, Fiona Cole, Talia Hibbert, Helena Hunting, Elle Kennedy, Kristen Callihan, Melissa Foster, Bella Andre, Sarina Bowen, Vi Keeland, Winter Renshaw, Meghan March, Willow Winters, Carly Phillips, Erika Wilde, Kendall Ryan, Jillian Dodd, Melissa Foster, Nana Malone, Anna Todd, Lauren Blakely, Julia Kent, Siobhan Davis, Vivian Wood, JS Scott, LJ Shen, Louise Bay, TL Swan, Nicole Snow, MS Parker, Lucy Score, Ava Harrison, Parker S Huntington, Ivy Layne, Tia Louise and Ainsley St Claire.

Download or read book Cravings written by Christie Rushenberg and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-09 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A person should eat to live, not live to eat," Mom reminded me with a frown directed at the syrup bottle I was clutching. She just doesnt understand that sometimes Mrs. Butterworth, Chef Boyardee, and Sarah Lee are the only friends I have in the world. Meet Maud Grover, a sarcastic, antisocial fourteen-year-old who eats her feelings and talks to food. During her first terrifying year of high school, she meets four people who will change her life: An Enemy - Gabby, a skinny cheerleader craving the limelight A Friend - Audrey, a theatrical hopeless romantic craving the ideal A Crush - Zeek, a dashing socialite craving popularity A Confidant - Black Jack, a roguish sk8ter craving authenticity In this story about food, flaws, failings, and faith, each will show Maud who she truly is.

Download or read book Gladiators in Suits written by Simone Adams and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-21 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most popular shows to come out of Shondaland, Shonda Rhimes’s production company, is ABC’s political drama Scandal (2012–18)—a series whose tremendous success and marketing savvy led LA Times critic Mary McNamara to hail it as "the show that Twitter built" and Time magazine to name its protagonist as one of the most influential fictional characters of 2013. The series portrays a fictional Washington, DC, and features a diverse group of characters, racially and otherwise, who gather around the show’s antiheroine, Olivia Pope, a powerful crisis manager who happens to have an extramarital affair with the president of the United States. For seven seasons, audiences learned a great deal about Olivia and those interwoven in her complex world of politics and drama, including her team of "gladiators in suits," with whom she manages the crises of Washington’s political elite. This volume, named for both Olivia’s team and the show’s fans, analyzes the communication, politics, stereotypes, and genre techniques featured in the television series while raising key questions about the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and viewing audiences. The essays range from critical looks at various members of Scandal’s ensemble, to in-depth analyses of the show’s central themes, to audience reception studies via interviews and social media analysis. Additionally, the volume contributes to research on femininity, masculinity, and representations of black womanhood on television. Ultimately, this collection offers original and timely perspectives on what was one of America’s most "scandalous" prime-time network television series.

Download or read book Olivia s Fall written by Rhiannon Futch and published by Rhiannon Futch. This book was released on 2023-11-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A why choose paranormal romance series with a dog that will never die. One after another, Olivia’s days blur together. The never-ending procession of monotony in her dead-end job leaving her hollow and lonely. The one thing that brings her any joy is her beloved hound, Nims. When the seemingly impossible happens, Olivia awakens on the other side of death with a new and insatiable thirst for blood. Adopted by a community of paranormals she soon grows to love; she finally feels alive. But even the life of a vampire isn’t without its problems… Her mortal past comes back to haunt her, threatening to destroy those she cares for, Olivia will have to fight for what she wants—even if that means spilling a little blood.

Download or read book Playing the Part written by Sally Reilly and published by Sally Rose. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He’s the famous actor, but it’s her job to play the perfect wife. Noah Ryder is one of Hollywood’s hottest stars. For years, he’s played into the bad-boy reputation that sells out box offices. But then a scandalous headline breaks even Noah didn’t see coming—and it threatens to cancel his biggest role ever. It will take an overnight image makeover to save his career. Olivia Shaw swore off relationships after being left at the altar by her runaway groom. Discovering her grandmother is in dire financial trouble that puts her home at risk, Olivia vows to do anything to save her. But when her best friend suggests pretending to be the doting wife of a spoiled celebrity… that will take an Oscar-worthy performance. The photo ops and fancy red-carpet events are easy. But playing their parts for the prying eyes of the paparazzi blurs the lines when they’re off the public stage. From extravagant dates to luxury vacations, Olivia learns there’s a side to Noah beyond movie-star good looks—a side that’s as tender as it is compelling. But can a marriage that started as play-acting end in happily ever after? Or will a shocking new scandal leave their romance on the cutting room floor?

Download or read book A Light Most Hateful written by Hailey Piper and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mona Awad’s Bunny meets Stranger Things when a summer storm sweeps through a sleepy town, unleashing a monstrous power that threatens to bend reality, from the Bram Stoker award winning author of Queen of Teeth. Three years after running away from home, Olivia is stuck with a dead-end job in nowhere town Chapel Hill, Pennsylvania. At least she has her best friend, Sunflower. Olivia figures she’ll die in Chapel Hill, if not from boredom, then the summer night storm which crashes into town with a mind-bending monster in tow. If Olivia’s going to escape Chapel Hill and someday reconcile with her parents, she’ll need to dodge residents enslaved by the storm’s otherworldly powers and find Sunflower. But as the night strains friendships and reality itself, Olivia suspects the storm, and its monster, may have its eyes on Sunflower and everything she loves. Including Olivia.

Download or read book The Unlikeable Demon Hunter Crave A Devilishly Funny Urban Fantasy written by Deborah Wilde and published by Te Da Media Inc.. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring a snarky heroine, kickass action, and spicy romance, this hilarious urban fantasy sucker-punches you in the heart when you're not looking. What doesn’t kill you... …seriously messes with your love life. Nava is happily settling into her new relationship and life is all giddy joy and stolen kisses. Except when it’s assassins. Talk about a mood killer. She and Rohan are tracking the unlikely partnership between the Brotherhood and a witch who can bind demons, but every new piece of the puzzle is leaving them with more questions than answers. And someone doesn’t appreciate them getting close to the truth. Go figure. On top of that, a demon known only as Candyman has unleashed a drug that’s harming users in extremely disturbing ways. Nava vows to take this demon down. But will life as she knows it survive this mission, or will this be the one time she should have looked before she leapt? Happily-ever-after? Barring death, she’s got a real shot at it. If you like KF Breene, Annabel Chase, and CN Crawford, you won’t be able to put down this laugh-out-loud, deliciously addictive series! Fall into bed with a demon hunter and read all night.

Download or read book Illness and Gender Trouble Viola Cesario as a Force of Change in Shakespeare s Twelfth Night written by Lisa-Marie Schwarz and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2024-02-16 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2023 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, LMU Munich (Department III Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Seminar: Divided Shakespeare, language: English, abstract: This essay explores the themes of gender subversion and illness within Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night".

Download or read book The Diva s Gift to the Shakespearean Stage written by Pamela Allen Brown and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Diva's Gift to the Shakespearean Stage traces the transnational connections between Shakespeare's all-male stage and the first female stars in the West. The book is the first to use Italian and English plays and other sources to explore this relationship, focusing on the gifted actress whoradically altered female roles and expanded the horizons of drama just as the English were building their first paying theaters. By the time Shakespeare began to write plays, women had been acting professionally in Italian troupes for two decades, traveling across the Continent and acting in allgenres, including tragicomedy and tragedy. Some women became the first truly international stars, winning royal and noble patrons and literary admirers beyond Italy, with repeat tours in France and Spain.Elizabeth and her court caught wind of the Italians' success, and soon troupes with actresses came to London to perform. Through contacts direct and indirect, English professionals grew keenly aware of the mimetic revolution wrought by the skilled diva, who expanded the innamorata and made the typemore engaging, outspoken, and autonomous. Some English writers pushed back, treating the actress as a whorish threat to the all-male stage, which had long minimized female roles. Others saw a vital new model full of promise. Faced with rising demand for Italian-style plays, Lyly, Marlowe, Kyd, andShakespeare used Italian models from scripted and improvised drama to turn out stellar female parts in the mode of the actress, altering them in significant ways while continuing to use boys to play them. Writers seized on the comici's materials and methods to piece together pastoral, comic, andtragicomic plays from mobile theatergrams - plot elements, roles, stories, speeches, and star scenes, such as cross-dressing, the mad scene, and the sung lament. Shakespeare and his peers gave new prominence to female characters, marked their passions as un-English, and devised plots that figuredthem as self-aware agents, not counters traded between men. Playing up the skills and charisma of the boy player, they produced stunning roles charged with the diva's prodigious theatricality and alien glamour. Rightly perceived, the diva's celebrity and her acclaimed skills posed a radicalchallenge that pushed English playwrights to break with the past in enormously generative and provocative ways.

Download or read book AUREOLE written by SIBANGI BHUKTA and published by SUBHARAMBH PUBLICATION HOUSE. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Playboy Savored Seduction written by Shirley Jump and published by TKA Distribution. This book was released on 2013-12-18 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another laugh-out-loud love story from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shirley Jump's wickedly delightful Sweet and Savory Romances series. It's the Sweetest Mess to Date When Olivia Regan bids on a sexy Boston celebrity at a charity auction, her intentions are not what they seem. Plagued by a never-ending cycle of failed marketing plans for her pastry business, Olivia is sure that her newest ploy--with charming playboy Daniel Worth at the center--will succeed. Well, as long as she can resist his deep blue eyes and million-dollar smile. Daniel Worth has never felt like he had a purpose in life and wants a taste of the determined drive he sees in the fiery Olivia. He's intrigued by Olivia and her high-priced bid--as well as the fact that he can't buy her in return. Olivia's beauty and fight-to-the-end attitude drive Daniel to put his inheritance at risk and take a chance on the irresistible pastry chef, even if falling for her means treading on dangerous ground. Olivia is determined to protect her wounded heart, but soon realizes bidding on Daniel Worth has created a mess, not just in her business, but also in her heart! *Special bonus material: Recipes written by the characters inside!* This title was originally released as The Bachelor Preferred Pastry in 2006.