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Cynara
by Janis Flores"I'm not your wife!" she shouted furiously. "It was all a trick. Let me go, Evan!" He didn't answer. Couldn't answer. Her nearness was intoxicating, and he couldn't stop himself. Bending his head, he kissed her. The touch of his lips was like fire. Cynara struggled against him, her hands pushing vainly against his chest. His mouth was demanding, and despite her fury, she felt herself responding. Suddenly she was caught up in a wave of desire so strong that she pressed her body into his and wound her arms around his neck. This, she thought dazedly, this was what it was like to be loved. She felt lifted, transported, breathless, and she wanted to prolong this moment forever. "Evan," she whispered, "wait . . ." But he was beyond hearing her. Caught up in his own delirium, he was conscious only of her slim white body under him . . . he was lost in her, drowning in the touch and scent of her. He had denied himself too long; all his senses screamed at him to take her, and he didn't hear her second, frightened protest. . . .
Cyndere's Midnight
by Jeffrey OverstreetCyndere, heiress to one of the great houses, has always hoped to help the violent Cent Regus beastmen. To honor her late husband, who shared that hope, she risks her life and reputation to reach out to Jordam, who will either be overcome by the dark impulse of the "beastmen curse," or will stand against his brothers to defend House Abascar's survivors from a deadly assault.
Cynewulf: Basic Readings (Basic Readings In Anglo-saxon England Ser.)
by Robert E. BjorkTwo original essays and 16 published since 1950 offer a comprehensive view of Cynewulf, his language, and his poetry. The collection contains important new statements on dates, provenance, and canon by R.D. Fulk and Patrick W. Conner, four influential essays that thoroughly explore Cynewulf's runic signature and poetic style, and major contributions to our understanding of the four signed poems of Cynewulf, Fates of the Apostles, Christ II, Juliana, and Elene. Three essays are devoted to each of these poems, and the essays themselves exemplify a broad range of approaches to this highly elusive Anglo-Saxon poet. The volume complements existing book-length treatments of the subject and will be welcome to scholars and students who need the foundations of Cynewulf scholarship at their fingertips.
The Cynewulf Reader (Basic Readings in Anglo-Saxon England #4)
by Robert E. BjorkThe Cynewulf Reader is a collection of classic and original essays presenting a comprehensive view of the elusive Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf, his language, and his work.
The Cynic Enlightenment: Diogenes in the Salon (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society)
by Louisa SheaThis original study reveals the importance of ancient Cynicism in defining the Enlightenment and its legacy. Louisa Shea explores modernity's debt to Cynicism by examining the works of thinkers who turned to the ancient Cynics as a model for reinventing philosophy and dared to imagine an alliance between a socially engaged Enlightenment and the least respectable of early Greek philosophies. While Cynicism has always resided on the fringes of philosophy, Shea argues, it remained a vital touchstone for writers committed to social change and helped define the emerging figure of the public intellectual in the 18th century.Shea's study brings to light the rich legacy of ancient Cynicism in modern intellectual, philosophical, and literary life, both in the 18th-century works of Diderot, Rousseau, Wieland, and Sade, and in recent writings by Michel Foucault and Peter Sloterdijk. Featuring an important new perspective on both Enlightenment thought and its current scholarly reception, The Cynic Enlightenment will interest students and scholars of the Enlightenment and its intellectual legacy, 18th-century studies, literature, and philosophy.
The Cynics: The Cynic Movement in Antiquity and Its Legacy (Hellenistic Culture and Society #23)
by R. Bracht Branham Marie-Odile Goulet-CazéThis collection of essays—the first of its kind in English—brings together the work of an international group of scholars examining the entire tradition associated with the ancient Cynics. The essays give a history of the movement as well as a state-of-the-art account of the literary, philosophical and cultural significance of Cynicism from antiquity to the present.Arguably the most original and influential branch of the Socratic tradition, Cynicism has become the focus of renewed scholarly interest in recent years, thanks to the work of Sloterdijk, Foucault, and Bakhtin, among others. The contributors to this volume—classicists, comparatists, and philosophers—draw on a variety of methodologies to explore the ethical, social and cultural practices inspired by the Cynics. The volume also includes an introduction, appendices, and an annotated bibliography, making it a valuable resource for a broad audience.
Cynsters: The Beginning (A Cynster Collection)
by Stephanie LaurensGet the first three Cynster Novels in one boxed set from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens! Fans of Regency-era historical romances with adventure and mystery will enjoy these stories of passionate alpha heroes and the ladies who bring them to their knees.Devil's BrideWas he the husband of her dreams . . . or a devil in disguise? When Devil, Duke of St. Ives, and the most infamous member of the Cynster family, is caught in a compromising position with governess Honoria Wetherby, he astonishes the entire ton by proposing marriage.Honoria, however, isn't about to bend society's demands and marry a man simply because they'd been discovered together unchaperoned. She craves adventure and longs to see the world--and though she's more than happy to assist Devil in solving the murder of a Cynster cousin, once the crime is put to rest she intends to bid Devil farewell forever.But she underestimates the seductive power of this daring, dangerous man and the scalding heat of her own unsated desire. Does she dare let passion carry her into Devil's embrace . . . and into the most perilous adventure of all?A Rake's VowHe vowed he'd never marry Vane Cynster knew the wind was blowing in a marrying direction. Other Cynster men might not mind stepping up to the altar, but Vane never wanted to be leg-shackled to any woman. Bellamy Hall seemed like the perfect place to temporarily hide from London's husband-hunters. But when he encounters Patience Debbington, Vane realizes he's met his match and soon he has more than seduction on his mind.She vowed no man would catch her Patience wasn't about to succumb to Vane's attentions. Yes, his kisses left her dizzy and his caresses made her melt, but he was arrogant, presumptuous . . . and, despite his protests, bound to be unfaithful, just like every other man. Patience has promised herself that she will never become vulnerable to a broken heart. But is this one vow that was meant to be broken?Scandal's Bride"He will father your children . . . "When Catriona Hennessy, Scottish Lady of the Vale, receives this prediction, she is aghast. How could she unite with a rake like Richard Cynster--a masterful man with a scandalous reputation? More shocking still was her guardian's will that decreed she and Richard be wed within a week! Though charmed by his commanding presence and wooed by his heated kisses, she would not--could not--give up her independence. So she forms a plan to get the heir she needs without taking wedding vows.Richard is just as stunned by the will's command. Marriage hadn't been on his agenda, but lately he'd been feeling rather restless. Perhaps taming the lady was just the challenge he needed. But can he have the rights of the marriage bed without making any revealing promises of love?
Cynthia
by Howard FastAn insurance investigator chases a vanished heiress— and a huge paydayOne of the richest girls on Park Avenue is missing. Cynthia Brandon left her father&’s apartment on Monday, and three days later has not been seen anywhere on the respectable side of town. She may have been kidnapped, or murdered. Or she may have simply gotten bored with her pampered life in a twenty-two-room apartment, and split. Harvey Krim wouldn&’t care about Cynthia if it weren&’t for the fact that girls like her pay his rent. His employers have insured Cynthia&’s life for $3 million, making her more than another missing heiress. Krim agrees to find her in exchange for a hefty bonus, but what he&’s making is nothing compared to the price on Cynthia&’s head. As any insurance agent knows, being so valuable to so many people can be very bad for a young girl&’s health. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author&’s estate.
Cynthia Eden Shadow Agents Series Books 1-3
by Cynthia EdenHarlequin Intrigue brings you a collection of reader favorites from the Shadow Agents series by New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden. Get all three edge-of-your-seat reads, now available for the first time in one volume!ALPHA ONEJuliana James has never forgotten the day Logan Quinn left her heart in pieces. But if she wants to stay alive, Juliana must trust the navy SEAL to protect her from a ruthless weapons dealer. Once she is safe, Logan will have a new mission: to get another chance with the woman he canâ TMt lose again.GUARDIAN RANGERVeronica Lane knows that ex-Ranger Jasper Adams is the only man who can keep her safe. Posing as a ruthless mercenary is a cover for what Jasper is really doing-hunting a killer. What will happen once Veronica discovers that everything about him is a lieâ ¦except his passion for her?SHARPSHOOTERGunner Ortez has been watching Sydney Sloanâ TMs back since he save her life two years ago. Sydney knows Gunner is her only hope at completing their hostage-rescue mission. But the ex-SEAL who arouses her passion also poses the greatest risk to the secret she carries in her heart...and in her belly.
The Cynthia Freeman Collection Volume One: The Days of Winter, The Last Princess, and Always and Forever
by Cynthia FreemanThree epic historical romances from the &“compulsively readable&” New York Times–bestselling author of A World Full of Strangers (TheWashington Post Book World). With more than twenty-two million copies of her books sold, many of them New York Times bestsellers, Cynthia Freeman has delighted her legion of fans with sweeping historical epics of passion, heartbreak, duty, and family. The Days of Winter: In this New York Times–bestselling epic spanning both World Wars, Rubin Hack betrays his wealthy family and intended bride when he falls for the beguiling Magda. And their daughter is later caught in her own dilemma of passion. The Last Princess: An heiress is disinherited when she breaks her engagement to the scion of a rich family for the sake of true love. But as Prohibition ends, she and her husband are tested by the trials of the Great Depression, in this New York Times bestseller. Always and Forever: In postwar Berlin to assist refugees, an American woman falls in love with a handsome physician—only to marry his cousin. Through the years, though her life is happy in many respects, she is haunted with yearning for the man she can&’t forget.
The Cynthia Freeman Collection Volume Two: The Jewish Historical Sagas
by Cynthia FreemanFrom a New York Times–bestselling author: Three epic historical novels that bring to life the spirit of the Jewish immigrant experience in America. New York Times–bestselling author Cynthia Freeman is beloved for her multigenerational sagas of Jewish immigrant families in America, including her sensational debut, A World Full of Strangers, which sold more than a million copies. The three novels collected here center on ordinary, heroic women who journey across the ocean in search of opportunity, finding both community and adversity, family togetherness and private grief, tragedy and triumph. A World Full of Strangers: In 1932, Polish immigrant Katie Kovitz is embraced by the Jewish community of the Lower East Side. But after marrying a man who rejects his heritage, she struggles to reclaim her lost identity in this sensational debut novel. Portraits: In this New York Times bestseller, Esther Sandsonitsky leaves her abusive husband and journeys to the United States in order to capture a piece of the American dream for her children—including Jacob, the son she was forced to leave behind. No Time for Tears: &“This impassioned novel follows its heroine, Chavala Landau, from turn-of-the-century Russia to Palestine and on to the United States, where she carves out a financial empire in the diamond industry before returning to Jerusalem in 1948&” (The New York Times).
The Cynthia Lord Collection: Rules, Touch Blue, Half A Chance
by Cynthia LordThis new collection of Cynthia Lord's middle grade novels includes RULES, TOUCH BLUE, and HALF A CHANCE. These are stories of family, friendship, and hope.<P> In RULES, all Catherine wants is a "normal" life, and having a brother with autism makes that seem nearly impossible.<P> To save the local schoolhouse in TOUCH BLUE, the town decides to increase the number of students by having several families take in foster children.<P> When Lucy's family moves to an old house on a lake in HALF A CHANCE, she tries to see her new home through her camera's lens.
Cynthia Starts a Band: A Novel
by Olivia SwindlerThe story of a singer who has it all and her attempt to start over and discover who she is when the world isn&’t looking from the author of Break the Glass. Eleanor Quinn was America&’s sweetheart. The lead singer in a wildly successful band and dating the most beautiful man in America, she lives a life most could only dream of. Then on the night of her engagement, she vanishes, leaving the world to wonder where and why she has gone. Eleanor sets out on a journey to regain agency in her life, to be something other than &“Eleanor Quinn.&” She moves to Seattle determined to find herself again. Riddled with self-doubt, she realizes the only way she can ever be free is to share her side of the story. Although starting over is not as simple as she imagined, as the ghosts from her past force their way to her . . . &“An adorable, funny, heartbreaking story about a girl determined to reclaim her life—Cynthia Starts a Band was a lovely and authentic story that will resonate with a lot of readers.&” —Drunk on Pop &“This is a story of love—old and new, friendship and the resolve to start over.&” —Girl Who Reads
Cynthia tiene un secreto
by P. D. WorkmanUn día, la vida de Carmina Knight, de quince años, era perfecta, y al siguiente, lo había perdido todo. Su familia, su casa, casi todo lo que conocía. Sola en las calles, no puede confiar en nadie, pero tampoco puede hacerlo sola. Neil Crowther es el investigador del caso Knight. Sabe que tiene que desenredar la red de engaños y seguir la pista de Carmina rápidamente, o no quedará nadie a quien salvar. Elogios para Cynthia tiene un secreto -Cynthia tiene un secreto me enganchó desde el principio y me mantuvo interesada hasta la última página. Lleno de personajes intrigantes que no olvidarás pronto. -¡Nuevo favorito! -PD Workman teje una historia fascinante... Sola y asustada, Carmina prefiere salir a la calle antes que confiar en la policía de la que su padre le ha advertido. Esta es una novela que hace girar las páginas y que te dejará ansioso por saber cómo termina todo. Elogios para P.D. Workman -Todos y cada uno de los libros [de P.D. Workman] me han hablado de una manera que nadie ni casi nada ha hecho. Y he encontrado fuerza en los libros que he leído". -La forma en que P.D. Workman escribe fluye de manera increíble y permite que el lector se involucre realmente en el libro.
Cynthia Wakeham's Money
by Anna Katharine GreenIn CYNTHIA WAKEHAM'S MONEY, a young lawyer is summoned to the house of a dying woman to draw up her will. In the search for her legitimate heirs, he encounters a beautiful woman with a mysterious scar. Events then take a very sinister turn...
Cynthia's Chauffeur
by Louis TracyA pretty American girl in London is touring in a car with a chauffeur whose identity puzzles her. An amusing mystery.
Cynthia's Revels; Or, The Fountain of Self-Love
by Ben JonsonThe play begins with three pages disputing over the black cloak usually worn by the actor who delivers the prologue. They draw lots for the cloak, and one of the losers, Anaides, starts telling the audience what happens in the play to come; the others try to suppress him, interrupting him and putting their hands over his mouth. Soon they are fighting over the cloak and criticizing the author and the spectators as well. In the play proper, the goddess Diana, also called Cynthia, has ordained a "solemn revels" in the valley of Gargaphie in Greece. The gods Cupid and Mercury appear, and they too start to argue. Mercury has awakened Echo, who weeps for Narcissus, and states that a drink from Narcissus's spring causes the drinkers to "Grow dotingly enamored of themselves." The courtiers and ladies assembled for the Cynthia's revels all drink from the spring.
Cypher the Mountain Giant (Beast Quest, Book #3)
by Adam BladeUnder the spell of the dark wizard Malvel, Cypher the one-eyed Giant wreaks havoc on the city he used to protect: Colton, the very center of the Kingdom's trade routes. Our heroes must head North to the mountains to free Arcta and help unearth Colton from mudslides and avalanches before it's too late!
Cypher the Mountain Giant: Cypher the Mountain Giant (Beast Quest #3)
by Adam BladeOne boy's journey to help his village becomes a quest to save the kingdom. Features a fearsome new beast in every book!Under the spell of the dark wizard Malvel, Cypher the one-eyed Giant wreaks havoc on the city he used to protect: Colton, the very center of the Kingdom's trade routes. Our heroes must head North to the mountains to free Arcta and help unearth Colton from mudslides and rock falls before it's too late!
The Cypress House
by Michael KorytaA journey to Florida's coast becomes an inescapable nightmare in the newest supernatural thriller from international bestseller Michael Koryta.Arlen Wagner has seen it in men before--a trace of smoke in their eyes that promises imminent death. He is never wrong.When Arlen awakens on a train one hot Florida night and sees death's telltale sign in the eyes of his fellow passengers, he tries to warn them. Only 19-year-old Paul Brickhill believes him, and the two abandon the train, hoping to escape certain death. They continue south, but soon are stranded at the Cypress House--an isolated Gulf Coast boarding house run by the beautiful Rebecca Cady--directly in the path of an approaching hurricane.The storm isn't the only approaching danger, though. A much deadlier force controls the county and everyone living in it, and Arlen wants out--fast. But Paul refuses to abandon Rebecca to face the threats alone, even though Arlen's eerie gift warns that if they stay too long they may never leave. From its chilling beginning to terrifying end, The Cypress House is a story of relentless suspense from "one of the best of the best" (Michael Connelly).
The Cypress House
by Michael KorytaArlen Wagner has seen it in men before - a trace of smoke in their eyes that promises imminent death. He is never wrong. When Arlen and his young companion Paul Brickhill are stranded at the Cypress House with a hurricane approaching, Paul won?t abandon the boarding house?s enigmatic mistress Rebecca to face the storm alone. But Arlen?s gift warns him that if they stay too long, they may never leave.
The Cypress House
by Michael KorytaArlen Wagner has seen it in men before - a trace of smoke in their eyes that promises imminent death. He is never wrong. When Arlen and his young companion Paul Brickhill are stranded at the Cypress House with a hurricane approaching, Paul won’t abandon the boarding house’s enigmatic mistress Rebecca to face the storm alone. But Arlen’s gift warns him that if they stay too long, they may never leave.
Cypress Nights
by Stella CameronRoche Savage is a talented psychiatrist with an insatiable--some might say kinky--sex drive. He's always avoided gentle, reserved women because he knows that if he loses control. . . Unfortunately, he spies reticent Bleu Labeau, a young widow who has come to Toussaint to start a new school--Bleu, who was taught that sex is dirty, wrong and best performed in the dark. The school has unleashed another passion, as well. When bodies start turning up, the local sheriff and the townspeople must fend for themselves. Taking the lead, Roche and Bleu race to unravel the mystery. But when it's revealed that all the victims are former patients of Roche, speculation arises that the people of Toussaint may not be looking for a stranger, but one of their own.
Cypress Point
by Diane ChamberlainIt is not a love Joelle D'Angelo would ever have chosen. But it is one she can't deny.Joelle D'Angelo's best friend, Mara, is left with brain damage after she suffers an aneurysm during the delivery of her son. Alone and grieving, Joelle turns to the only other person who understands her pain: Mara's husband, Liam. And what starts out as comfort between friends gradually becomes something more. Something undeniable.Now all Joelle needs is a miracle.Torn by guilt and the impossibility of her feelings for Liam, Joelle seeks help from someone she's not even sure she believes in-a healer named Carlynn Kling Shire. Joelle sets out to find Carlynn, knowing that Mara needs something conventional medicine can't supply. And hoping that if Mara is well, Joelle's feelings for Liam will end.Her search leads her to a mansion in Monterey, California, and into the life of a woman shrouded in mystery. And as Joelle is guided down an unfamiliar path by a woman who is clearly keeping her own secrets, she discovers that some love is doomed, while some love can survive anything.
Cyprus
by Christopher HitchensDiscussion of the conflicts involving Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus and the effects of this conflict on the rest of the world.