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Emblaze: Book 3 (Embrace #3)
by Jessica ShirvingtonIt felt like my heart might explode. In that moment, I loved him more than ever. Violet Eden is about to make the most important decision of her life - but being half-human, half-angel doesn't make it any easier. How will she choose between the life of her best friend and saving humanity? And how does she balance a soul-crushing need for her Grigori partner, Lincoln, and the desire to keep him safe at all costs? As the battle between light and dark intensifies, Violet will only have one chance to make the right choice...
Emblaze: Violet Eden Chapters: Book Three (Violet Eden Chapters)
by Jessica ShirvingtonOnce again violet eden faces an impossible choice ... and the consequences are unimaginable.'With the power he held over me, with our lives connected so inexorably, he knew no one would risk hurting him if it could be avoided. No one but me, that is.'Violet Eden has come to terms with the fact that being part angel, part human, means her life will never be as it was.Now Violet has something Phoenix, the exiled angel who betrayed her, will do anything for and she has no intention of letting it fall into his hands. The only problem ... he has something she needs too.With the help of surprising new allies, ancient prophecies are deciphered, a destination set and, after a shattering confrontation with her father, Violet leaves for the islands of Greece without knowing if she will have a home to return to.While a brutal battle looms, Lincoln and Violet fight to ignore their soul-crushing need to be together. But as the craving reaches new heights, Violet begins to fear how long it will be until the pull becomes unbearable.Not afraid to raise the stakes, Phoenix seemingly holds all the power, always one step ahead. And when he puts the final pieces of the potent prophecy together, it doesn’t take him long to realise exactly who he needs in order to open the gates of Hell.The Violet Eden ChaptersBook One: EmbraceBook Two: EnticeBook Three: EmblazeBook Four: EndlessBook Five: Empower
Embodying Gender and Age in Speculative Fiction: A Biopsychosocial Approach (Children's Literature and Culture)
by Derek J. ThiessFollowing scholarship on gender in science fiction, this book explores the limits of considering age as a social construction, positing that an acknowledgement of aged bodies necessarily changes the way we read both age and science fiction. The volume employs contemporary clinical psychology, the biopsychosocial model, to demonstrate that age is an important and neglected topic relevant to the study of speculative fiction. While gender offers a vocabulary, the biopsychosocial approach provides a method to consider age (and gender) as an embodied synthesis of physicality, psychology, and social environment. This respected model of clinical psychology allows a unique and innovative lens through which to read age and the body in literature. Thiess offers readings of established sf classics including Octavia Butler’s Parable series; Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game; and cyberpunk authors such as Bruce Sterling, Pat Cadigan, and Neal Stephenson, also exploring more mainstream speculative works including Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series and Joss Whedon’s Firefly/Serenity. Visiting topics such as care work, sexuality, sport, and the military in these works, the book demonstrates that acknowledging a more fully embodied age is not only necessary for the individual subject, but will also enrich our understanding of other social categories, including gender and race. Taking a constructive—rather than adversarial—stance, this book does not merely question how much one can ethically and responsibly "bend" age, but suggests there is a great deal to learn when one explores those limits.
Embrace: Book 1 (Embrace #1)
by Jessica ShirvingtonI felt myself slipping away, losing myself to the senses. 'Kiss me,' I whispered. Violet Eden has only ever wanted to be with Lincoln. But when he reveals a secret so powerful it could tear them apart, her world spins out of control. Then she meets Phoenix. Intense and beautiful, Violet is helplessly drawn to him...Caught up in a battle between light and dark - where angels seek vengeance and humans are warriors - Violet must decide how much she's willing to sacrifice. And who she can love...
Embrace: Violet Eden Chapters: Book One (Violet Eden Chapters)
by Jessica ShirvingtonI slowly opened my eyes. The sun speared its first bright rays of golden orange into the sky and I leapt from the cliff, with the sorrowful knowledge that no matter what the outcome, at least part of me would die that day…'Violet Eden is dreading her seventeenth birthday dinner. After all, it's hard to get too excited about the day that marks the anniversary of your mother's death. The one bright spot is that Lincoln will be there. Sexy, mature and aloof, he is Violet's idea of perfection. But why does he seem so reluctant to be anything more than a friend?After he gives her the world's most incredible kiss – and then abandons her on her front doorstep – Violet is determined to get some answers. But nothing could have prepared her for Lincoln's explanation.Without warning, Violet's world is turned upside down. She never believed in God, let alone angels...As Violet gets caught up in an ancient battle between dark and light, she must choose her path. The wrong choice could cost not only her life, but her eternity...'Beautifully written . . . sophisticated and exciting' - Goodreads.com'A captivating story of destiny, love and dark forces that you won't be able to put down' - Kate Waterhouse'. . . smart, edgy and addictive . . . A must-read for paranormal fans young and old' - Kirkus ReviewsThe Violet Eden ChaptersBook One: EmbraceBook Two: EnticeBook Three: EmblazeBook Four: EndlessBook Five: Empower
Embrace
by Jessica ShirvingtonViolet Eden is dreading her seventeenth birthday dinner. After all, it s hard to get too excited about the day that marks the anniversary of your mother s death. The one bright spot is that Lincoln will be there. Sexy, mature and aloof, he is Violet s idea of perfection. But why does he seem so reluctant to be anything more than a friend?After he gives her the world s most incredible kiss and then abandons her on her front doorstep Violet is determined to get some answers. But nothing could have prepared her for Lincoln s explanation: he is Grigori part angel and part human and Violet is his eternal partner. Without warning, Violet s world is turned upside down. She never believed in God, let alone angels. But there s no denying the strange changes in her body . . . and her feelings for Lincoln. Suddenly, she can t stand to be around him. Luckily, Phoenix, an exiled angel, has come into her life. He s intense and enigmatic, but at least he never lied to her. As Violet gets caught up in an ancient battle between dark and light, she must choose her path. The wrong choice could cost not only her life, but her eternity. . .
Embrace: The Complete Series
by Spring StevensGood faces off with evil in this underworld duology, value-priced for budget-minded readers.Fans of vampires, shapeshifters, and supernatural soul mates will find plenty to feed their romance cravings in this dystopian series. It’s dark, sexy, and packed with adventure worth embracing! Embrace the Fire: Varick Ta Farg, a half-breed vampire, has received an innate call from his soul to mate with sassy Angelica Dark. But the gods are tampering with his fate, each with their own agenda. Can he cope with the dangerous mating ritual and protect the female he is falling in love with? Embrace the Desire: Destroyer Payne can’t believe his good luck when his father, the lord of the underworld, orders him to take the lovely Chanta Timbers through her transition from human to half-goddess. Chanta is powerless against her reaction to Payne, even though she’s frightened of the beast that lurks under his skin. Defying the gods to pursue this attraction will bring nothing but torment and pain, but only together do they stand a chance in the coming war between their worlds. Sensuality Level: Sensual
Embrace My Heart
by AlTonya WashingtonIs she ready to trust again? All of the delights and none of the drama-that's what heiress and gallery owner Vectra Bauer wants from her fling with Qasim Wilder. The gorgeous financial adviser has been Vectra's platonic friend, but now, after the end of her last painful relationship, she's ready to take a small risk and open her heart. Settling for a little of anything isn't Sim's ideal. Possessive by nature, he makes no secret of how much he wants Vectra. And he can't understand why she's hiding from their intense connection that's way more than just physical. The man who always gets what he wants is embracing his biggest challenge yet: to make the woman he adores believe in love once more...
Embrace of the Damned
by Anya BastNew York Times bestselling author Anya Bast introduces her newest paranormal romance, set in the world of Norse mythology... A damned Viking warrior. Centuries ago Broder Calderson committed murder. As punishment, he was given over to the dominion of Loki, the Trickster God, made part of the Brotherhood of the Damned and condemned to an immortal life of battle against the Blight, blood-drinkers from Hel. A mysterious woman he can't resist. One thousand years to the day he was damned, Loki allows him a woman as reward for his good service and repentance of his crimes. Once Broder sees Jessamine Hamilton, he is overcome with need. But Jessa is no ordinary woman, and the truth of who--and what--she is could have dangerous consequences. A tormented man she can't deny. Though a future together is impossible, the warrior's touch ignites an irresistible passion in Jessa. But every heated kiss pushes them closer to destruction. Forced to return to the brutality of his Viking past to protect her, will Broder surrender forever to his darkest impulses?
Embrace the Darkness (Guardians of Eternity #2)
by Alexandra IvyIs He Her Mortal Enemy? Lady Shay is the last of her kind. Half human, half Shalott, her blood is a precious aphrodisiac to vampires, who consider it more precious than gold. Though Shalotts are renowned assassins, a curse held over Shay lands her on the slave auction block, where her fate is uncertain. Viper, the beguiling chief of a deadly vampire clan, can't explain his longing to possess the beautiful Shalott who once saved his life, but now he is free to do anything he wants with her. Strangely, while he desires both Shay's blood and body, he wants her to surrender willingly. To Save Her Life? A hidden evil has been stalking Shay since she left the slave market with Viper. It is an evil that endangers the very existence of Viper's kind, and there's no reason he should court such danger just to protect a Shalott. But the love he feels for Shay is enough to make him willing to go to hell and back if it means spending an eternity with her in his arms.
Embrace the Desire
by Spring StevensPayne, a Destroyer with a tormented past, has a vendetta against his father, Damon, Lord of the Underworld. Forced to put his revenge aside, he is ordered to take Chanta Timbers through her transition from human to half-goddess. She's the hottest thing he's ever seen or touched, and his desire for her threatens to burn him alive. With the odds stacking against him, he must relive his past, conquer his inner demons, and see past the pain that has controlled his every action in life.As a member of the One Race, Chanta must allow Payne to take her through the transformation or die. Even though she refuses to acknowledge the desire she is feeling, she is powerless against her body's reaction to his. No stranger to the terror of the supernatural world around her, she is scared of the beast that lurks under his skin and of the darkness that peers out of his shadowy eyes. But with each passing hour, her hunger refuses to be denied and threatens to devour them both.The gods, meddling and always interfering with destinies, stand between Payne and Chanta, each one with their own agenda. Payne must defy the gods, endure torments and pains, and see past the revenge and bitterness that has dwelled in his heart. Chanta must see past the beast, accept him as he is, and open her future to a life with the devil's son. With so much against them, including an impending war in the Heavens and the Underworld, can they defy the odds and accept the love and desire that is screaming both their names?Sensuality Level: Sensual
Embrace the Desire
by Spring StevensPayne, a Destroyer with a tormented past, has a vendetta against his father, Damon, Lord of the Underworld. Forced to put his revenge aside, he is ordered to take Chanta Timbers through her transition from human to half-goddess. She’s the hottest thing he’s ever seen or touched, and his desire for her threatens to burn him alive. With the odds stacking against him, he must relive his past, conquer his inner demons, and see past the pain that has controlled his every action in life.As a member of the One Race, Chanta must allow Payne to take her through the transformation or die. Even though she refuses to acknowledge the desire she is feeling, she is powerless against her body’s reaction to his. No stranger to the terror of the supernatural world around her, she is scared of the beast that lurks under his skin and of the darkness that peers out of his shadowy eyes. But with each passing hour, her hunger refuses to be denied and threatens to devour them both.The gods, meddling and always interfering with destinies, stand between Payne and Chanta, each one with their own agenda. Payne must defy the gods, endure torments and pains, and see past the revenge and bitterness that has dwelled in his heart. Chanta must see past the beast, accept him as he is, and open her future to a life with the devil’s son. With so much against them, including an impending war in the Heavens and the Underworld, can they defy the odds and accept the love and desire that is screaming both their names?Sensuality Level: Sensual
Embrace the Desire
by Spring StevensPayne, a Destroyer with a tormented past, has a vendetta against his father, Damon, Lord of the Underworld. Forced to put his revenge aside, he is ordered to take Chanta Timbers through her transition from human to half-goddess. She’s the hottest thing he’s ever seen or touched, and his desire for her threatens to burn him alive. With the odds stacking against him, he must relive his past, conquer his inner demons, and see past the pain that has controlled his every action in life.As a member of the One Race, Chanta must allow Payne to take her through the transformation or die. Even though she refuses to acknowledge the desire she is feeling, she is powerless against her body’s reaction to his. No stranger to the terror of the supernatural world around her, she is scared of the beast that lurks under his skin and of the darkness that peers out of his shadowy eyes. But with each passing hour, her hunger refuses to be denied and threatens to devour them both.The gods, meddling and always interfering with destinies, stand between Payne and Chanta, each one with their own agenda. Payne must defy the gods, endure torments and pains, and see past the revenge and bitterness that has dwelled in his heart. Chanta must see past the beast, accept him as he is, and open her future to a life with the devil’s son. With so much against them, including an impending war in the Heavens and the Underworld, can they defy the odds and accept the love and desire that is screaming both their names?Sensuality Level: Sensual
Embrace the Fire
by Spring StevensVarick Ta Farg, a half-breed vampire reborn as a Destroyer, is entering the Mating Rite, an innate call from his soul to mate. Drawn to sassy Angelica Dark, he loses the control he covets and is thrown head first into a godly battle for power in the Heavens. As he tries to convince Angelica to be his mate, the other gods are tampering with his fate, each with their own agenda. Can he cope with the Mating Rite and protect the female he is falling in love with as the gods play havoc with his past, present, and future?Angelica Dark is instantly attracted to Varick, a white-haired, drop-dead gorgeous playboy. As much as she tries to resist the temptations he offers, her body demands his touch. Trapped and alone with him, she wants to believe he is a lunatic, but the events happening around her mean she cannot deny what and who he is. The gods and goddesses, ever meddling in the affairs on earth, force her into leaving his side to protect him.Unable to save Angelica from the demons with powers greater than his own, Varick is hurled into a fight between the powers that be and the powers that want to be. With so much more than his own future at stake, he must enter into a pact with a god he knows nothing about and step into an uncertain future to protect them both.Sensuality Level: Sensual
Embrace the Fire
by Spring StevensVarick Ta Farg, a half-breed vampire reborn as a Destroyer, is entering the Mating Rite, an innate call from his soul to mate. Drawn to sassy Angelica Dark, he loses the control he covets and is thrown head first into a godly battle for power in the Heavens. As he tries to convince Angelica to be his mate, the other gods are tampering with his fate, each with their own agenda. Can he cope with the Mating Rite and protect the female he is falling in love with as the gods play havoc with his past, present, and future?Angelica Dark is instantly attracted to Varick, a white-haired, drop-dead gorgeous playboy. As much as she tries to resist the temptations he offers, her body demands his touch. Trapped and alone with him, she wants to believe he is a lunatic, but the events happening around her mean she cannot deny what and who he is. The gods and goddesses, ever meddling in the affairs on earth, force her into leaving his side to protect him.Unable to save Angelica from the demons with powers greater than his own, Varick is hurled into a fight between the powers that be and the powers that want to be. With so much more than his own future at stake, he must enter into a pact with a god he knows nothing about and step into an uncertain future to protect them both.Sensuality Level: Sensual
Embrace the Fire
by Spring StevensVarick Ta Farg, a half-breed vampire reborn as a Destroyer, is entering the Mating Rite, an innate call from his soul to mate. Drawn to sassy Angelica Dark, he loses the control he covets and is thrown head first into a godly battle for power in the Heavens. As he tries to convince Angelica to be his mate, the other gods are tampering with his fate, each with their own agenda. Can he cope with the Mating Rite and protect the female he is falling in love with as the gods play havoc with his past, present, and future?Angelica Dark is instantly attracted to Varick, a white-haired, drop-dead gorgeous playboy. As much as she tries to resist the temptations he offers, her body demands his touch. Trapped and alone with him, she wants to believe he is a lunatic, but the events happening around her mean she cannot deny what and who he is. The gods and goddesses, ever meddling in the affairs on earth, force her into leaving his side to protect him.Unable to save Angelica from the demons with powers greater than his own, Varick is hurled into a fight between the powers that be and the powers that want to be. With so much more than his own future at stake, he must enter into a pact with a god he knows nothing about and step into an uncertain future to protect them both.Sensuality Level: Sensual
Embrace the Fire
by Spring StevensVarick Ta Farg, a half-breed vampire reborn as a Destroyer, is entering the Mating Rite, an innate call from his soul to mate. Drawn to sassy Angelica Dark, he loses the control he covets and is thrown head first into a godly battle for power in the Heavens. As he tries to convince Angelica to be his mate, the other gods are tampering with his fate, each with their own agenda. Can he cope with the Mating Rite and protect the female he is falling in love with as the gods play havoc with his past, present, and future?Angelica Dark is instantly attracted to Varick, a white-haired, drop-dead gorgeous playboy. As much as she tries to resist the temptations he offers, her body demands his touch. Trapped and alone with him, she wants to believe he is a lunatic, but the events happening around her mean she cannot deny what and who he is. The gods and goddesses, ever meddling in the affairs on earth, force her into leaving his side to protect him.Unable to save Angelica from the demons with powers greater than his own, Varick is hurled into a fight between the powers that be and the powers that want to be. With so much more than his own future at stake, he must enter into a pact with a god he knows nothing about and step into an uncertain future to protect them both.Sensuality Level: Sensual
Embrace the Grim Reaper (Grim Reaper Series #1)
by Judy Clemens"Casey and Death make an oddly entertaining pair."—Publishers WeeklyIn one brief moment of fire and wrenching metal, everything important in Casey Maldonado's life was gone. The car manufacturer was generous with its settlement, but it can never be enough. So she packs up, puts her house on the market, and leaves town. Her only companion: Death, who won't take her, but won't leave her alone.She stops on a whim in Clymer, a small blue-collar town in Ohio. Drawn to the town, Casey learns that HomeMaker, the town's appliance factory and main employer, has moved to Mexico, and the town has been rocked by the suicide of a beloved single mother. But many of the citizens don't believe the verdict of suicide. Death encourages her to investigate, and she uncovers information that points to the factory. Was the victim's death a cover-up? Then Casey begins to receive messages that she should leave well enough alone. She decides she'd be better off back on the road, but the murderer can't let her go with everything she knows….
Embrace the Highland Warrior
by Anita ClenneyThey were driven apart by a timeless secret... Cody MacBain let the woman of his destiny slip away. A member of an ancient clan of Scottish warriors, he grew up beside Shay Logan as her secret protector, but his heart compelled him to become more. Until Shay's true identity was revealed, and the fated pair's chance was gone... But danger will drive them back into each other's arms... Shay fell for the boy next door, suspecting nothing of the ancient secrets he guarded. After a stinging betrayal, she's determined to banish the memories of her first love forever. But the past can't let go, and the boy she once loved has returned to her a warrior determined to protect her from the unspeakable evil fate has planned...
Embrace the Night (Cassandra Palmer #3)
by Karen ChanceRecently named the world's chief clairvoyant, Cassandra Palmer has a thorn in her side. As long as she and the master vampire Mircea are magically bound, her life will never be her own. The spell that binds them can be broken only with an incantation found in the Codex Merlini, an ancient grimoire. The Codex's location has been lost in the present day, so Cassie will have to seek it out in the only place it can still be found - the past.
Embrace the Night Eternal
by Joss WareEverything they knew is gone.From the raging fires, five men emerge with extraordinary new powers. They must learn how to survive this dark, ravaged world . . . but they cannot do it alone.Simon Japp will never forget his violent past. But when civilization is all but destroyed, he sees his chance for redemption. Blessed with a strange "gift," he's determined to help the resistance against the Strangers, the mysterious force that stalks them at every turn. He can't afford to get distracted, even by the stunning, soft-spoken woman fighting by his side . . . Sage Corrigan has learned to be careful where she places her trust. But she sees something good in Simon, even if he can't see it in himself. Posing as lovers to infiltrate a group key to their fight, they find that their staged affection soon develops into a desire that will leave them fighting for their lives in the night eternal . . .
Embrace the Twilight
by Maggie ShayneBook 6 in Maggie Shayne's Bestselling Wings in the Night Series THEIRS IS THE ULTIMATE IN FORBIDDEN LOVE. Jaded by her many years of immortality, Sarafina lives for pleasure and avoids any thought of love, with its inevitable decline into betrayal and pain. Her only amusement comes from controlling those around her, mortals in thrall to her after a mere taste of her blood. She is convinced she can break any man--until she meets Willem Stone. Willem is as strong-willed as his name implies and more vibrantly alive than any man Sarafina has ever met. Their battle of wills leads to a desire so powerful it threatens to overturn everything she thinks she knows about herself. Forced to work with him to save Amber Lily, the only child in all of history born to a vampire, she can feel the wall around her heart beginning to fall.But Willem is mortal and always will be, lacking the Belladonna Antigen that would allow Sarafina to turn him, to share with him her own dark immortality. And now the woman who will live forever finds herself well and truly doomed, irrevocably bound by love to a man who must one day die. Don't miss a single title in Maggie Shayne's Wings in the Night series: Twilight Phantasies Twilight Memories Twilight Illusions, with bonus novella "Beyond Twilight" Born in Twilight, with bonus novella "Twilight Vows" Twilight Hunger Embrace the Twilight, with bonus novella "Run from Twilight" Edge of Twilight Blue Twilight, with bonus novella "Before Blue Twilight" Prince of Twilight Demon's Kiss Lover's Bite Angel's Pain Bloodline, with bonus novella "Vampires in Paradise" Twilight Prophecy Twilight Fulfilled
Embrace the Twilight
by Maggie ShayneBook 6 in Maggie Shayne's Bestselling Wings in the Night Series THEIRS IS THE ULTIMATE IN FORBIDDEN LOVE. Jaded by her many years of immortality, Sarafina lives for pleasure and avoids any thought of love, with its inevitable decline into betrayal and pain. Her only amusement comes from controlling those around her, mortals in thrall to her after a mere taste of her blood. She is convinced she can break any man--until she meets Willem Stone. Willem is as strong-willed as his name implies and more vibrantly alive than any man Sarafina has ever met. Their battle of wills leads to a desire so powerful it threatens to overturn everything she thinks she knows about herself. Forced to work with him to save Amber Lily, the only child in all of history born to a vampire, she can feel the wall around her heart beginning to fall.But Willem is mortal and always will be, lacking the Belladonna Antigen that would allow Sarafina to turn him, to share with him her own dark immortality. And now the woman who will live forever finds herself well and truly doomed, irrevocably bound by love to a man who must one day die. Don't miss a single title in Maggie Shayne's Wings in the Night series: Twilight Phantasies Twilight Memories Twilight Illusions, with bonus novella "Beyond Twilight" Born in Twilight, with bonus novella "Twilight Vows" Twilight Hunger Embrace the Twilight, with bonus novella "Run from Twilight" Edge of Twilight Blue Twilight, with bonus novella "Before Blue Twilight" Prince of Twilight Demon's Kiss Lover's Bite Angel's Pain Bloodline, with bonus novella "Vampires in Paradise" Twilight Prophecy Twilight Fulfilled
Embrace the Twilight
by Maggie ShayneHer beauty is spellbinding. Her hunger is insatiable. Her power is immortal. A creature of the night, Sarafina lives only for pleasure, but love is an emotion she has deemed forbidden. Experience has taught her that love leads only to betrayal and pain, and she wants no more of pain. She cares for no one, tolerating only the presence of those she can control utterly. With her powers, she is convinced she can break anyone. Willem Stone cannot be broken. He is a challenge Sarafina cannot resist--a man as boldly alive as she is, a man with a will of iron, yet a mere mortal. And the only thing stronger than the clash of their wills is the power of their desire. But when vampire hunters take Amber Lily, the only child ever born to a vampire, Sarafina and Willem must put their struggle aside and combine their strengths in a rescue attempt that could cost them their very lives. And in the process, they find the most powerful force of all: love.
Embraced (The Conditioned #2)
by Rebecca RoyceWidower and Single-Father, Benedicte LaVelle didn’t ask for the troubles plaguing his neighborhood but he is the only one around with the connections to seek help. When the young woman sent to help him arrives in chains, he fears he has made a terrible mistake. Yet he is drawn to the Conditioned girl called only by the numbers-Seven Two Four. Seven cannot read, cannot write, and has spent her life at the mercy of those who wish her dead. If she can help Ben and his family perhaps there will be redemption in the next world waiting for her. She should not love Ben...but she does. As powerful people watch from the side, the love of two nobodies will trigger an explosion that none see coming. The fate of the Conditioned will never be the same.