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Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses
by Isabel AllendeNew York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende celebrates the pleasures of the sensual life in this rich, joyful and slyly humorous book, a combination of personal narrative and treasury of erotic lore. Under the aegis of the Goddess of Love, Isabel Allende uses her storytelling skills brilliantly in Aphrodite to evoke the delights of food and sex. After considerable research and study, she has become an authority on aphrodisiacs, which include everything from food and drink to stories and, of course, love. Readers will find here recipes from Allende's mother, poems, stories from ancient and foreign literatures, paintings, personal anecdotes, fascinating tidbits on the sensual art of foodand its effects on amorous performance, tips on how to attract your mate and revive flagging virility, passages on the effect of smell on libido, a history of alcoholic beverages, and much more. An ode to sensuality that is an irresistible blend of memory, imagination and the senses, Aphrodite is familiar territory for readers who know her fiction.
Aplastando una amistad
by Justice GrayMaggie y Alicia son amigas y se conocieron en un trabajo en el que Alicia era trabajadora temporal. Siguieron siendo amigos después de que terminó el trabajo temporal de dos meses de Alicia. Alicia comenzó su propio negocio como especialista en relaciones públicas, escritora independiente y fotógrafa especializada en la industria de viajes. Al estar en la industria, Alicia obtuvo varios viajes subsidiados y le pedía a Maggie que la acompañara como su asistente. Más tarde, cuando Maggie se quedó sin trabajo, se ofreció como voluntaria para ayudar a Alicia a cambio del viaje. Ambas mujeres se preocuparon mucho por su salud y su apariencia, por lo que a menudo hablaban de comer más sano. Cuando Alicia le dio a Maggie un libro sobre alimentación saludable que realmente pensó que disfrutaría, Maggie se volvió contra Alicia y no quiso volver a verla ni a hablar con ella. Aunque Alicia trató de preguntarle qué pasó, Maggie insistió en no tener contacto con Alicia, excepto por una vez que le envió una carta pidiéndole dinero que le debía por acompañarla en su viaje y ayudarla con el trabajo de oficina, aunque eso nunca fue el acuerdo, y que Alicia ignoró. Mientras Maggie y Alicia viajaban, Maggie estaba casada y Alicia no, pero Maggie todavía coqueteaba y se ponía celosa cuando algún tipo coqueteaba con Alicia y Maggie le había echado el ojo. En un viaje no habló con Alicia durante el resto del viaje a pesar de que compartían la misma suite. Maggie en numerosas ocasiones hizo que Alicia jurara que nunca le contaría al esposo de Maggie ninguna de sus infidelidades. Luego de una mayor investigación, Alicia descubrió que en el momento en que Maggie le estaba pidiendo dinero, su esposo estaba desempleado y tenían problemas maritales.
Apna Paraya
by Radhika ramaya prasad singhA marvelous play written by Singh. The play is woven around the love story where a boy and a girl of different religions meet. The play shows the existing problem in the Indian society which was quite divided on religious lines. The pathetic condition of women folks is shown very clearly to the readers.
Apocalipstick: A Novel
by Sue MargolisFrom the author who brought you Spin Cycle and Neurotica comes a hilarious new novel about falling in love, hating your job, and getting what you want out of life---without ever mussing your lipstick!When it comes to men, beauty columnist Rebecca Fine always seems to be on the scruffy end of the mascara wand. But all that changes the morning she meets Max Stoddart, her new colleague at the Daily Vanguard. With his upscale suit, Hugh Grant hair, and obscenely sexy good looks, he’s a single woman’s dream come true. Finally, her grandmother can stop surfing the Net for eligible Jewish males. But is Max the catch of the decade---or just a major babe magnet? Meanwhile, Rebecca’s old high school nemesis has resurfaced, a former blond bombshell called Lipstick who is now engaged to Rebecca’s widowed dad. And it’s good-bye to articles on toe cleavage when a hot tip sweeps Rebecca to the center of the Paris cosmetics world, where a miracle anti-wrinkle cream is about to be launched. That is, until she blows the whistle on a scandal that could set the beauty business---and the future of world peace---reeling. Will Rebecca win the recognition---not to mention the Pulitzer---she yearns for...and get the man of her dreams? Stay tuned.
Apocalypse Happens (Phoenix Chronicles, # #3)
by Lori HandelandLet bestselling and RITA Award-winning author Lori Handeland take you into a dark and seductive world-one that might just face its final destruction... She is the leader of the light. Elizabeth Phoenix is one of a select tew with the power to battle those who have escaped from the darkest level of hell--demons bent on destroying humanity and reclaiming earth once and for all. Liz is determined to stop yet another Doomsday. But this time it's going to be more difficult than ever because someone she thought was dead isn't dead anymore and is bound and determined to destroy Liz and everyone she loves in the upcoming Apocalypse. But can she control the darkness within herself? Liz has arrived in Los Angeles to ferret out a nest of varcolacs: half human half dragon creatures who crave the destruction of the sun and moon. But before she can prevent the kind of eclipse that would bring the world to an end, Liz must mine the depths of her own heart. She and her former lover Jimmy Sanducci have some sonal demons to battle--and there's always her mentor the avajo shaman Sawyer. Is he on their side or isn't he? In the end. the three of them must find a way to fight together..or perish alone.
Apocalypse Rising
by Maria ZanniniThe only place left to hide was in the past. Fire Elemental Leda and her plainfolk companion, Grey, are running from a demented time traveler, a man obsessed with creating a creature who can read thoughts. Convinced that Leda can produce this unnatural child, he has threatened to hunt her down to the ends of the earth-and he has kept his word. Their only escape is a one-way trip through the time portal. With death on their heels, salvation appears in the form of two strangers. Seemingly ordinary people, Tom and Cassandra assure Leda and Grey that they are here to help. They claim they are repaying a debt-Leda and Grey helped them once, 1200 years ago. The trip through the portal offers no escape, as Leda and Grey discover that evil transcends time. Can their presence in the past stop the eventual apocalypse that forms their future?88,000 words
Apocalypse for Beginners
by Nicolas DicknerFrom the author of Canada Reads winner Nikolski comes a sweet, smart and occasionally surreal romantic comedy, featuring two young friends who could become lovers -- if only one of them hadn't convinced herself that the end of the world is nigh.The Randall family was always a little strange. For generations, each member receives a prophetic vision of the apocalypse -- but always on a different date. When the End of Days fails to materialize, yet another Randall goes mad.In the summer of 1989, Hope Randall's mother, in an attempt to forestall the latest imminent apocalypse, loads up the Lada and heads west from Yarmouth. After their car dies in Rivière-du-Loup, the mother and daughter put down roots, as yet another day of reckoning comes and goes.Mickey Bauermann has never seen the likes of the red-headed wonder that is Hope, whose idea of a good time is spending Friday nights watching David Suzuki reveal the mysteries of science on TV. The Bauermann family has been in the concrete business for generations, but Mickey has other ideas of what he wants to do with his life. For now, he spends every available second with Hope, whose mother has become increasingly unhinged. The teens take refuge in Mickey's bungalow basement, aka The Bunker, where they watch the twentieth century crumble and transform on the small screen.But when Hope's destiny as a Randall is revealed by chance -- and by a bomb shelter's worth of ramen noodles -- the time for hiding out is past. For Hope, the only way to deal with the end of the world is to confront it head on. The journey begins...From the Trade Paperback edition.
Apocalypse: The Lords of Deliverance Compendium (Lords of Deliverance #2.5)
by Larissa IoneThey're here.They ride.The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseBorn of a match between good and evil, four siblings stand between hell's minions and everything they want to destroy. They are the Lords of Deliverance, and they have the power to ward off Doomsday . . . or let it ride . . . THE LORDS OF DELIVERANCE COMPENDIUMWith an all-new exclusive short story!New York Times bestselling author Larissa Ione brings readers behind the scenes with this definitive guide to her latest imaginative, epic series featuring the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. With character descriptions, key player background information, a handy glossary of terms and special abilities, a Q&A inspired by reader questions, and an all-new, exclusive short story, this is a must-read for every Larissa Ione fan. As an added bonus, this compendium includes an extended sneak peek at the next book in the Lords of Deliverance series, Lethal Rider.
Apocalypse—Not
by EtienneWhen the apocalypse happened, it was nothing like anyone expected. Josh Reynolds has to find a way to survive when all the computer chips in the world stop working.But he doesn’t have to do it alone. He has his man by his side, and together they can overcome all odds.
Apocalyptic Rebirth: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Liu ShuiwuhuaOne was her fiance, the other was her most beloved younger sister. When the apocalypse arrived, Lin Lin fell into a group of zombies and smiled at the two of them. His heart gradually turned cold as he clenched his teeth and swore. They had to pay any price to be at the top, at the happiest moment. Falling from heaven to hell!
Apocalyptic Territories: Setting and Revelation in Contemporary American Fiction (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Literature)
by Anna HellénResearch on the relationship between the apocalyptic tradition and the literary imagination has typically espoused a temporal approach which in one way or another revolves around the order of events that precedes the end of history and the ensuing establishment of a new world. This study, by contrast, explores the spatial dimensions of apocalypse, more precisely the way in which the settings of the Book of Revelation are taken up by contemporary American writers and related to more general but also more contested concerns of territorial integrity and national identity. Influenced by Lefebvre’s theories, the study understands territory not simply as the container of certain structures and practices but also as the result of them, just as bird song is not framed by but rather constructive of territorial borders. It is the equivalent of such ‘songs’ that this book seeks to listen in on, i.e. the apocalyptic narratives that have been passed on through the centuries to define and sustain territory on a local, regional, and national level, and the way in which seven novels by Rick Moody, Toni Morrison, Jesmyn Ward, Cormac McCarthy, and Michael Chabon respond to them.
Apollo and the Laurel Tree
by Mary Morton CowanWhen Apollo, the god of music and poetry, seeks the love of Daphne, a nymph, she is repulsed by him and tries to run away.
Apollo's Fault
by Miriam RafteryAPOLLO: 1: The Greek and Roman god of sunlight, prophecy, music, and poetry 2: A man of graceful beauty 3: The wrinkled Shar-Pei puppy belonging to beautiful young Taylor James. Stubborn and tenacious, Apollo would lead Taylor on the romantic adventure of a lifetime --- from a dusty old Victorian attic to the strong arms of Nathaniel Stuart and his turn-of-the-century charm. One minute Taylor and Apollo were in modern-day San Francisco, and the next thing she knew, a shift in the earth's crust, a wrinkle in time, and the lovely historian found herself facing the terror of California's most infamous earthquake --- and a love so monumental it threatened to shake the foundations of her world.
Apollo's Song
by Osamu TezukaApollo's Song follows the tragic journey of Shogo, a young man whose abusive childhood has instilled in him a loathing for love so profound he finds himself compelled to acts of violence when he is witness to any act of intimacy or affection whether by human or beast. His hate is such that the gods intervene, cursing Shogo to experience love throughout the ages ultimately to have it ripped from his heart every time. From the Nazi atrocities of World War II to a dystopian future of human cloning, Shogo loses his heart, in so doing, healing the psychological scars of his childhood hatred. Master storyteller Osamu Tezuka's Apollo's Song is a lyrical tour-de-force on the human spirit, the destruction of hate, and the triumph of love.
Apollyon (Covenant Series)
by Jennifer L. ArmentroutEnter the world of Covenant...Alex has Awoken and become the Apollyon. She has connected with Seth and now the thing she feared most has happened: her true self has been lost. But love is stronger than fate, and Aiden St. Delphi will do anything to break the connection and get Alex back.And then there's the fact that the whole Alex-and-Seth combination is pretty dangerous: if Seth drains Alex of her power, he'll become the God Killer and the most powerful being on the planet. The one person needed to stop the impending destruction has been dead for centuries - and Alex will have to search for him in the Underworld.Finding her way into the Underworld to search for one soul among countless millions will be hard enough. Returning will be even harder. Alex needs to prevent Seth from becoming the God Killer...but the cost will be higher than she ever imagined.
Apostando al destino (Apostando al amor #Volumen 3)
by A.S. LefebreLlega la tercera entrega de la serie «Apostando al amor». Un amor verdadero, un pasado triste y una apuesta al destino. Elizabeth Jones, después de la desaparición de su esposo y tras encontrar una carta en donde se entera de que su familia materna la buscó por años y está en Inglaterra, decide embarcarse para buscar su destino, a su familia y a su desaparecido esposo. No solo encuentra amigos que la ayudan, sino unos ojos color esmeralda que se convierten en el amor de su vida. Eduardo Rushmore, quien había decidido no casarse nunca al menos por amor, pues quien creía que había sido el amor de su vida era feliz con su familia, una noche, en un baile de máscaras, conoce a una misteriosa dama de acento extranjero. Jura que es un ángel, y queda perdido en su mirada azul claro. Cuando Eduardo llega a creer que su nuevo título es una maldición porque todos insisten en que debe casarse y por otras situaciones más, se encuentra cara a cara con su ángel, ambos se dan cuenta de que su amor es correspondido. Pero ella guarda un secreto: está casada. ¿Podrán ganar su apuesta al destino para al fin poder estar juntos y llevar a cabo su amor?
Apostando en Navidad: Un romance de Regencia en Navidad
by Sandra SookooDescripción del libro: A veces el amor necesita unas cuantas apuestas para mantenerse, la segunda vez. El placer es su única búsqueda… Colin Rowley, Visconde de Hartsforf, ha recibido una oferta demasiado buena para ser ignorada: si el viene a casa, al Hall Lancaster y a su familia para la mañana de Navidad, él ganará un codiciado caballo de carreras, así como una propiedad. El problema está, en que los recuerdos asociados al castillo ducal de su padre lo atormentan, especialmente aquellos que tienen que ver con la primera chica a la que amó, la que lo rechazó. Enfrentada a unas circunstancias reducidas… La viuda Lucy Ashbrook está dejando Londres por última vez. Ahora que los ahorros de su esposo se han acabado, ella ya no puede mantener su estilo de vida, por lo que después de asistir a la fiesta de Navidad en el Hall Lancaster – el lugar de tantos recuerdos deliciosos- ella volverá a vivir con sus padres, en la propiedad vecina. Demasiado malo es que el primer hombre que se ganó su corazón, y que la acompaña en el viaje a Derbyshire, no ha cambiado en sus maneras egoístas. La magia de la época de fiesta… Cuando una serie de misteriosos eventos continuamente, lanzan a Colin y Lucy juntos, ellos no pueden hacer más, que revivir el pasado, y redescubren el gozo que tuvieron durante aquellos inviernos por tantos años atrás. La felicidad los evade a ambos a menos que ellos, encuentren con lo maravilloso de la época navideña y se entreguen a un amor que ha esperado…con la ayuda de unas pocas apuestas secretas de Navidad, trabajando detrás de bastidores.
Apostando no Natal (Série Banqueiro Bilionário - Livro 6 #6)
by Lexy TimmsDA AUTORA BEST SELLER DO USA TODAY, Lexy Timms. Ame como se você nunca estivesse contando o custo. Com as festas de fim de ano se aproximando, Bethany Walker tem muito a agradecer: uma carreira de sucesso, um casamento iminente e, o melhor de tudo, o noivo dos seus sonhos. Seu casamento de um milhão de dólares é o assunto da cidade, mas planejar seu final de conto de fadas não é fácil. Agora que está sobrecarregada com os planos do casamento, celebrar o Natal terá que esperar. Kirk Sterling fará qualquer coisa para deixar sua futura noiva feliz, inclusive levá-la para umas merecidas férias nas montanhas do Colorado. Tirar uma folga do planejamento do grande casamento é exatamente o que Bethany precisa. Até Bethany ter a ideia impulsiva de ter um casamento de inverno durante suas férias. AGORA QUE AMBOS ESTÃO lutando para realizar este casamento, será que eles conseguem ter o casamento que sempre desejaram? Ou uma tempestade de neve que surge no horizonte frustrará seus planos de férias? Série Banqueiro Bilionário Livro 1 – Confiando nele Livro 2 – O Preço da Paixão Livro 3 – Investindo no Amor Livro 4 – Conhecendo Seu Valor Livro 5 – Estimada para Sempre Livro 6 – Apostando no Natal (conto)
Apostando por Él (El Banquero Multimillonario #1)
by Lexy TimmsPor la autora de superventas del USA Today, Lexy Timms Ama como si nunca consideraras el costo. Hace diez años, Bethany Walker era la típica chica rica que lo tenía todo. Pero su mundo se vino abajo cuando su padre fue arrestado, acusado de robar millones. Convencida de que le han tendido una trampa, Bethany se propone destruir a la poderosa familia Sterling, quienes arruinaron a su padre. Hará lo que sea necesario en su búsqueda de venganza, incluso seducir a su mayor enemigo. El banquero multimillonario Kirk Sterling se siente inmediatamente atraído por Bethany desde el momento en que la conoce. Cuando se trata de relaciones, él suele tener el control, pero Bethany tiene el poder de ponerlo de rodillas. Después de descubrir que ella está en una situación financiera desesperada, Kirk hará cualquier cosa para jugar a ser el héroe de su damisela en apuros. Enamorarse de él no es una opción, pero Bethany empieza a percibir que Kirk no es en absoluto lo que imaginaba. A medida que se acerca a él, su plan de venganza está en peligro, y también su corazón. Libro 1 – Apostando por él Libro 2 – El precio de la pasión Libro 3 – Invirtiendo en el amor Libro 4 – Calculando tu valor Libro 5 – Atesorado para siempre
Appalachian Abduction: Kansas City Cop (Lavender Mountain #4)
by Debbie HerbertIn this tense romantic thriller, a rogue detective and a local cop join forces to bust a human trafficking ring deep in the Appalachian Mountains.Detective Charlotte Helms is on the trail of a human trafficking ring when her best friend’s daughter is abducted. Now it’s a personal mission, and nothing is going to get in her way—not even Officer James Tedder. Going undercover in the Appalachian Mountains, Charlotte and James cross paths under less-than-ideal circumstances.Trespassing, fleeing a peace officer . . . hell, she even aims a gun at his chest! Yet James can’t help but admire her fight. When they’re forced to become partners, James must trust Charlotte to have his back. But can he trust her with his heart?
Appalachian Peril: Appalachian Peril / Colton's Amnesia Target (the Coltons Of Kansas) (Lavender Mountain #3)
by Debbie HerbertWith her life under attack…she must join forces with the lawman from her past.An unseen enemy has tracked Beth Wynngate to Lavender Mountain, leaving her no choice but to seek the help of Sammy Armstrong. They share a fraught history, but the Falling Rock deputy sheriff is her best hope of survival. As Sammy teaches her the art of self-defense, Beth fights for a future that could be gone tomorrow.USA TODAY Bestselling Author
Appalachian Prey: Secured By The Seal (red, White And Built, Book 5) / Ranger Defender (texas Brothers Of Company B, Book 2) (Lavender Mountain #1)
by Debbie HerbertStar-crossed lovers on Lavender Mountain…Danger awaits them both.After her father’s murder, pregnant Lilah Tedder dreads facing deputy Harlan Sampson, her child’s secret father, who left her heartbroken. Though she still wants him, Lilah knows his professional ambition won’t let him associate with a moonshiner’s daughter. But when a killer targets Lilah, Harlan becomes more than her protector. Now they must uncover old family secrets or pay the ultimate price.
Apparition
by Gail GallantThe last time seventeen-year-old Amelia Mackenzie saw her best friend Matthew alive, he broke her heart. When he is found the next day in an abandoned barn at the edge of town, an apparent suicide, Amelia's whole world comes crashing down. And then she sees him again. Because Amelia has a secret that even Matthew didn't know: sometimes, she sees ghosts. When a local history columnist named Morris Dyson contacts Amelia after the funeral and tells her that he thinks the barn Matthew died in is haunted, and that Matthew wasn't its first victim, an unlikely partnership is born. With Amelia's gift for seeing ghosts, Morris's radical theories on the supernatural, and a bit of help from Morris's sexy but skeptical son, Kip, a mystery unfolds. One by one, the barn's other ghostly residents are revealed: all innocent, love-struck young men who've died horrific deaths, seemingly by their own hands. Life and death couldn't get more complicated as Amelia is torn between her devotion to the ghostly Matthew and her growing attraction to Kip, who may not believe in ghosts but can't help believing in Amelia. When she's confronted with a rivalry between the living and the dead, which side of the great divide will Amelia choose? Apparition is a fast-paced supernatural mystery about memory and obsession, bodies and spirits, love and loss.
Apparition
by Iyana JennaTwo college students, Drew and Zach, have had a long distance relationship for quite some time, as they go to different schools. It isn't really a problem as they always connect through video calls or online.One night, however, Drew can sense Zach's presence, as if his boyfriend is really there with him. The sensation soon disappears, though. Has something bad happened to Zach?
Appealed (The Legal Briefs Series #3)
by Emma ChaseThe New York Times bestselling author of the Tangled books returns with the third romance in the Legal Briefs series, a collection of sexy novels about first crushes, second chances, and the final verdict of the heart.When Brent Mason looks at Kennedy Randolph, he doesn't see the awkward, sweet girl who grew up next door. He sees a self-assured, stunning woman...who wants to crush the most intimate--and prized--parts of his anatomy beneath the heels of her Louboutins. When Kennedy looks at Brent, all she sees is the selfish, Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue-worthy teenager who humiliated her in high school in order to join the popular crowd. A crowd that made those years a living hell for her. But she's not a lovesick social outcast anymore--she's a Washington, DC, prosecutor with a long winning streak. Brent is the opposing attorney in her next case, and Kennedy thinks it's time to put him through a little hell of his own. But things aren't exactly working out the way she planned. Brent has his sights set on Kennedy, and every fiery exchange only makes him want her more--and makes her wonder if he's as passionate in the bedroom as he is in the courtroom. In the end, they may just find themselves in love...or in contempt of court.