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Against the Odds: Against The Odds Against The Edge Against The Mark (The Raines of Wind Canyon #7)
by Kat MartinThis case may prove to be too hot to handle.
Against the Sun (The Raines of Wind Canyon #6)
by Kat MartinMillions of lives are on the line. But for him, only one truly matters.
Against the Uprooted Word: Giving Language Time in Transatlantic Romanticism
by Tristram WolffIn this revisionist account of romantic-era poetry and language philosophy, Tristram Wolff recovers vibrant ways of thinking language and nature together. Wolff argues that well-known writers including Phillis Wheatley Peters, William Blake, William Wordsworth, and Henry David Thoreau offer a radical chronopolitics in reaction to the "uprooted word," or the formal analytic used to classify languages in progressive time according to a primitivist timeline of history and a hierarchy of civilization. Before the bad naturalisms of nineteenth-century race science could harden language into place as a metric of social difference, poets and thinkers try to soften, thicken, deepen, and dissolve it. This naturalizing tendency makes language more difficult to uproot from its active formation in the lives of its speakers. And its "gray romanticism" simultaneously gives language different kinds of time—most strikingly, the deep time of geologic form—to forestall the hardening of time into progress. Reorienting romantic studies to consider colonialism's pervasive effects on theories of language origin, Wolff shows us the ambivalent position of romantics in this history. His reparative reading makes visible language's ability to reimagine social forms.
Against the Uprooted Word: Giving Language Time in Transatlantic Romanticism
by Tristram WolffIn this revisionist account of romantic-era poetry and language philosophy, Tristram Wolff recovers vibrant ways of thinking language and nature together. Wolff argues that well-known writers including Phillis Wheatley Peters, William Blake, William Wordsworth, and Henry David Thoreau offer a radical chronopolitics in reaction to the "uprooted word," or the formal analytic used to classify languages in progressive time according to a primitivist timeline of history and a hierarchy of civilization. Before the bad naturalisms of nineteenth-century race science could harden language into place as a metric of social difference, poets and thinkers try to soften, thicken, deepen, and dissolve it. This naturalizing tendency makes language more difficult to uproot from its active formation in the lives of its speakers. And its "gray romanticism" simultaneously gives language different kinds of time—most strikingly, the deep time of geologic form—to forestall the hardening of time into progress. Reorienting romantic studies to consider colonialism's pervasive effects on theories of language origin, Wolff shows us the ambivalent position of romantics in this history. His reparative reading makes visible language's ability to reimagine social forms.
Against the Wall (Mills And Boon Vintage Intrigue Ser.)
by Lyn StoneOne minute she was tending an injured patient. The next, her familiar world had vanished and Dr. Solange Micheaux was on the run with Special Agent Jack Mercier, his reluctant partner in a deadly race against time. But his powerful sensuality posed a far graver threat.
Against The Tide: Against The Tide Witness Pursuit Countdown (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser.)
by Melody CarlsonEXPOSING THE TRUTH
The Age of Grief
by Jane SmileyIn this brilliant collection of five short stories and a novella, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley presents six unforgettable portraits exploring the perils of domestic life. I am thirty-five years old, and it seems to me that I have reached the age of grief. Others arrive there sooner. Almost no one arrives much later . . .In the title novella, a man who has reached the 'age of grief' slowly realizes that his wife is in love with someone else. Unsure whether his marriage is best protected by confronting her or by feigning ignorance, he struggles to repress his anguish and to prevent his wife discovering that he is aware of her infidelity . . .Accompanying this novella are five short stories, including The Pleasure of Her Company, in which a lonely, single woman befriends the married couple next door, hoping to learn the secret to their happiness. And Long Distance, in which a man finds himself relieved of the obligation to continue an affair that is no longer compelling to him, only to be waylaid by the guilt he feels at his easy escape.
The Age of Innocence: The Wild And Wanton Edition, Volume 1 (Macmillan Collector's Library #194)
by Edith WhartonEdith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocence, is both a poignant story of frustrated love and an extraordinarily vivid, delightfully satirical record of a vanished world. This edition features an introduction by award-winning novelist, Rachel Cusk.As the scion of one of New York’s leading families, Newland Archer has been born into a life of sumptuous privilege and strict duty. A sensitive, intelligent young man, he still respects the rigid social code by which his class lives. As he contemplates his forthcoming marriage to the striking and equally well-born May Welland, he gives thanks that she is ‘one of his own kind’. But the arrival of the Countess Olenska, a free spirit who breathes clouds of European sophistication, makes him question the path on which his upbringing has set him. As his fascination with her grows, he discovers just how hard it is to escape the bonds of the society that has shaped him.
The Age of Innocence: Webster's Chinese Simplified Thesaurus Edition (Collins Classics #312)
by Edith WhartonHarperCollins is proud to present a range of best-loved, essential classics.
The Age of Innocence (The Penguin English Library)
by Edith WhartonA moving portrayal of the struggle between desire and duty in nineteenth-century New York high societyNewland Archer, an eligible young man of the establishment is about to announce his engagement to May Welland, a pretty ingénue, when May's cousin, Countess Olenska, is introduced into their circle. The Countess brings with her an aura of European sophistication and a hint of scandal, having left her husband and claimed her independence.Her sorrowful eyes, her tragic worldliness and her air of unapproachability attract the sensitive Newland and, almost against their will, a passionate bond develops between them. But Archer's life has no place for passion and, with society on the side of May and all she stands for, he finds himself drawn into a bitter conflict between love and duty.
The Age of Light: A Novel
by Whitney Scharer'A startlingly modern love story and a mesmerizing portrait of a woman’s self-transformation from muse into artist.' Celest Ng, author of Little Fires EverywhereModel. Muse. Lover. Artist.‘I’d rather take a picture than be one,’ Lee Miller declares, as she arrives in Paris one cool day in 1929. Lee has left behind her life in New York and a successful modelling career at Vogue to pursue her dream of becoming a photographer. She soon catches the eye of renowned Surrealist artist Man Ray and convinces him to hire her as his assistant. Man is an egotistical, charismatic force, and as Lee becomes both his muse and his protégé, they embark upon a passionate affair.Lee and Man spend their days working closely in the studio and their nights at smoky cabarets, opium dens and wild parties. But as Lee begins to assert herself, and to create pioneering work of her own, Man’s jealousy spirals out of control, and leads to a betrayal that threatens to destroy them both . . . Transporting us from bohemian Paris to the battlefields of WWII, The Age of Light is a powerful and intoxicating story about love, obsession and the personal price of ambition. In her immersive debut novel, Whitney Scharer brings a brilliant and revolutionary artist out of the shadow of a man’s legacy, and into the light.‘Whitney Scharer’s storytelling is utterly immersive and gorgeous in its details . . . powerful, sensual and gripping.’ Madeleine Miller, author of Circe
The Age of Misadventure
by Judy LeighYou’re never too old to live dangerously… The gloriously funny new novel from the author of A Grand Old Time.
The Age of Witches: A Novel
by Louisa MorganA MAGICAL TALE OF FAMILY, AMBITION AND LOVE, SET IN GILDED AGE NEW YORK AND LONDONIn 1692, Bridget Bishop was hanged as a witch. Two hundred years later, her legacy lives on in the scions of two very different lines: one dedicated to using their powers to heal and help women in need; the other, determined to grasp power for themselves.This clash will play out in the fate of Annis, a young woman in Gilded Age New York who finds herself a pawn in the family struggle for supremacy. She'll need to claim her own power to save herself - and resist succumbing to the darkness that threatens to overcome them all. Praise for Louisa Morgan:'Rich with historical detail and threaded through with magic' Sharon Shinn'A deeply satisfying and magical work of great craft' Carol Goodman'Will sweep you away to a time of magic, love and loss . . . Mesmerising' Tish Thawer 'Epic in scope and heartbreakingly tender' Booklist'Completely engrossing and hard to put down' Bibliosanctum
Agent Bride: Cowboy Undercover (Return to Ravesville #2)
by Beverly LongFinding an amnesiac bride stranded in a blizzard wasn't how a Navy SEAL pictured his homecoming…
Agent Colton's Secret Investigation (The Coltons of New York #5)
by Dana NussioWorking close…too close
Agent Colton's Takedown (The Coltons of Grave Gulch #11)
by Beverly LongA murderer has her in his sights… Will she escape?
Agent Cowboy (Colby Agency #15)
by Debra WebbIn jeopardy and running for her life, Kelly Parker was the lone witness to a ghastly triple murder. And her only chance for survival rested on the impossibly broad shoulders of Trent Tucker. His mission: Protect Kelly from a deadly threat while unraveling the clues of a complicated case.
Agent Daddy (Mills And Boon Intrigue Ser.)
by Alice SharpeHE'D QUIT THE BUREAU TO WRANGLE TWO KIDS…AND GOT LASSOED BY ONE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
Agent Gemini: Conard County Witness His Christmas Assignment Agent Gemini Risk It All (Mills And Boon Romantic Suspense Ser.)
by Lilith SaintcrowA superspy meets her match in New York Times bestselling author Lilith Saintcrow's latest romance!
Agent-In-Training (Classified K-9 Unit #1)
by Terri ReedMeet the FBI special agents of the elite Classified K-9 Unit in this exciting new novella!
Agent Provocateur: Soixante Neuf - A Dual-sided Collection Of Erotic Literature
by Agent ProvocateurIt’s Showtime. Toss aside your latest read and get to grips with the real thing – Agent Provocateur are back with a beautifully bound collection of their most erotic tales yet. Ever ready to please and amuse, these tales of lust and adventure will take you out of your daily life and into the sensuous world of Agent Provocateur. 69 is a flip-sided volume. Open the first ''pink'' half and titillating tales of the boudoir will delight and amuse. Turn the book over and delve into the ''black'' side and tales of a darker nature ensue. Illustrated throughout with erotic line drawings, this book is truly an object of desire. Written for the modern woman, these stories allow the reader to live vicariously through the scantily clad and ever changing erotic world of Agent Provocateur. Positively bursting with erotic short stories to tantalise and enthrall, we will broaden your sexual fantasies, and may even inspire your next adventure.
Agent to the Rescue: Suspicions Black Canyon Conspiracy Agent To The Rescue (Special Agents at the Altar #3)
by Lisa ChildsA bride on the run… and a killer on the prowl…
Agent Under Siege: Agent Under Siege (the Justice Seekers) / The Fugitive (a Marshal Law Novel) (The Justice Seekers #2)
by Lena DiazCan they outsmart a killer who escaped justice?
Agent Undercover: Reining In Justice Kansas City Cover-up Agent Undercover (Special Agents at the Altar #2)
by Lisa ChildsShe’s wanted by unknown assailants, the government…and the man sworn to protect her.