Will she surrender to the stranger at Orchid Cay? For Lily Fielding, the small, safe Caribbean island is all she’s ever known. But the appearance of an intriguing newcomer is about to change everything for this unworldly vicar’s daughter, for the sensual awakening he promises is both intoxicating and illicit… Raphael Oliveira should resist the temptation that beautiful Lily presents; after all, he knows that wherever he goes, danger follows… Although, once she is under his spell, Rafe’s intense passion and dark past threaten to destroy them both!
Rana Sterling finally finds the man of her dreams and BOY does he know how to push all the right buttons. Only, Mr. Tall, Dark and Too-Good-to-Be-True turns out to be just that; he's a real live, fanged vampire! Lucian Trevane has a duty to fulfill. He's expected to take the role of Vit?, leader of the vampires in three days. But he knows he won't take the position without his wife by his side. Now, after seventy years of searching for his reincarnated fianc?, he finally finds the woman of his dreams in Rana Sterling. Rana may respond to his lovemaking, but she refuses to become his vampire wife. As if their lives aren't complicated enough, throw in a vengeful vampire, a surprise twist, and the fact Rana and Lucian can't deny the strong attraction that exists between them and you've just stepped into A TASTE OF PASSION.
Why do men and women cheat on each other? How do men really feel when their partners have sex with other men? What worries women more -- men who turn to other women for love or men who simply want sexual variety in their lives? Can the jealousy husbands and wives experience over real or imagined infidelities be cured? Should it be? In this surprising and engaging exploration of men's and women's darker passions, David Buss, acclaimed author of The Evolution of Desire, reveals that both men and women are actually designed for jealousy. Drawing on experiments, surveys, and interviews conducted in thirty-seven countries on six continents, as well as insights from recent discoveries in biology, anthropology, and psychology, Buss discovers that the evolutionary origins of our sexual desires still shape our passions today. According to Buss, more men than women want to have sex with multiple partners. Furthermore, women who cheat on their husbands do so when they are most likely to conceive, but have sex with their spouses when they are least likely to conceive. These findings show that evolutionary tendencies to acquire better genes through different partners still lurk beneath modern sexual behavior. To counteract these desires to stray -- and to strengthen the bonds between partners -- jealousy evolved as an early detection system of infidelity in the ancient and mysterious ritual of mating. Buss takes us on a fascinating journey through many cultures, from pre-historic to the present, to show the profound evolutionary effect jealousy has had on all of us. Only with a healthy balance of jealousy and trust can we be certain of a mate's commitment, devotion, and true love.
Harlequin® Presents brings you a collection of four new titles! This Presents box set includes: A DANGEROUS TASTE OF PASSION by Anne Mather Caribbean island Orchid Cay is all Lily Fielding's ever known. But an intriguing newcomer promises a sensual awakening for the unworldly vicar's daughter… Dangerous Raphael Oliveira should resist Lily's beauty. But soon Rafe's intense passion and dark past threaten to destroy them both! MARRIED FOR THE GREEK'S CONVENIENCE Brides for Billionaires by Michelle Smart Matchmaker Elizabeth Young is horrified that her disastrous marriage to Xander Trakas was never actually annulled! Elizabeth will not give in to the fire that still burns between them—until she learns that guardianship of Xander's nephew depends on their marriage! A CHILD CLAIMED BY GOLD One Night With Consequences by Rachael Thomas Nikolai Cunningham isn't going to let photographer Emma Sanders uncover his Russian family history, regardless of their potent attraction. Suspicions aroused, Nikolai casts Emma out—unaware that she's pregnant! When all is revealed, Nikolai will legitimize his heir—with a gold wedding ring! DEFYING HER BILLIONAIRE PROTECTOR Irresistible Mediterranean Tycoons by Angela Bissell Marietta Vincenti is furious when security tycoon Nicolas César rescues her from her stalker. After losing the use of her legs, she can survive anything! But beneath Nico's cold exterior, Marietta senses a kindred spirit. He soon unearths an unknown passion in Marietta… Be sure to collect Harlequin® Presents' January 2017 Box set 2 of 2!
Harlequin® Presents brings you a collection of four new titles! This Presents box set includes: AN HEIR MADE IN THE MARRIAGE BED by Anne Mather When Joanna requests a divorce from Matt Novak, he makes one thing clear: he expects them to remain intimately married! Tempers flare, and they give in to the thrill of each other's touch—but then Joanna discovers she's carrying Matt's baby! PROTECTING HIS DEFIANT INNOCENT Bound to a Billionaire by Michelle Smart Continuing her brother's charitable work, Francesca Pellegrini finds herself under Felipe Lorenzi's protection. His commands infuriate her, but every look invites her to abandon her innocence…especially when lone wolf Felipe decides to make her his! THE SECRET HE MUST CLAIM The Saunderson Legacy by Chantelle Shaw Elin Saunderson's night with mysterious Cortez left her pregnant! A year later she learns that he will inherit her adopted father's fortune. Cortez Ramos sees one tempting solution: a marriage of convenience, legitimizing his heir and returning Elin to his bed! A RING FOR THE GREEK'S BABY One Night With Consequences by Melanie Milburne Loukas Kyprianos's wild night with innocent Emily Seymour was unforgettable. But then he finds out that Emily is carrying his child! Emily doesn't expect a fairytale—but when the Greek's protection turns to seduction how long will it be before she succumbs? Be sure to collect Harlequin® Presents' August 2017 Box Set 2 of 2!
One night back in her husband’s bed... The inability to have a child left Joanna and Matt Novak’s passionate marriage in tatters. But when Joanna asks her tycoon husband for a divorce, Matt makes it clear he expects them to remain married…in the most intimate of ways! As tempers flare, the raging desire between them explodes—just once more, Matt and Joanna give in to the thrill of each other’s touch. In the shattering aftermath of their explosive encounter, they agree to part ways…until Joanna discovers one tiny consequence of their night together—she’s carrying Matt’s baby!
This new study from Ben Highmore looks at the seemingly banal world of objects, work, daily media, and food, and finds there a scintillating array of passionate experience. Through a series of case studies, and building on his previous work on the everyday, Highmore examines our relationship to familiar objects (a favourite chair), repetitive work (housework, typing), media (distracted television viewing and radio listening) and food (specifically the food of multicultural Britain). A chair allows him to consider the history of flat-pack furniture as well as the lively presence of inorganic ‘stuff’ in our daily lives. Distracted television watching and radio listening becomes one of the preconditions for experiencing wonder through the media. Ordinary Lives links the concrete study of routine existence to theoretical reflection on everyday life. The book discusses philosophers such as Jacques Rancière, William James and David Hume and combines them with autobiographical testimonies, historical research and the analysis of popular culture to investigate the minutiae of day-to-day life. Highmore argues that aesthetic experience is embedded in the mundane sensory world of everyday life. He asks the reader to reconsider the negative associations of habit and routine, focusing specifically on the intrinsic ambiguity of habit (habit, we find out, is both rigid and adaptive). Rather than ask ‘what does everyday life mean?’ this book asks ‘what does everyday life feel like and how do our sensual, emotional and temporal experiences interconnect and intersect?’ Ordinary Lives is an accessible, animated and engaging book that is ideally suited to both students and researchers working in cultural studies, media and communication and sociology.
The wedding was just a business arrangement—but suddenly it got passionately personal . . . “Marry me, sell me the ring and I will fly you out of here tonight.” Hotel magnate Nate Brunswick’s faith in marriage was destroyed by his father. But in searching for the sapphire ring that his beloved grandfather has asked him to retrieve, the illegitimate Di Sione who hates weddings finds himself inconveniently engaged . . . The alluring owner of the ring, Mina Mastrantino, can only pass it on once she’s married—but she dreads the husband her debt-ridden mother has chosen for her. Quick vows between Nate and Mina, and an even quicker annulment, should be easy and should solve both of their problems . . . but the exquisite impromptu wedding night gives them both far more than they planned!
