Cora's Revenge
Cora's Revenge

Author: John David Cedeno

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2012-12-11

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 1479760048

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This is January 1940, an era when civilian uprisings and Michael Collinss revolutionary movements were at the heart and mind of many locals, where clashes between the Irish Republican Army (IRA), Sinn Fin, and British troops were brewing, where Protestants and Catholics fought and killed one another over religious and philosophical views, where women and people of color had no voting rightsleast to say, no equal rightswhere family is all one had to hold on to and the only respite from the psychological effects of the civil unrest, and where even marriages were had at early ages, in order to escape poverty, though many ended in disaster. However, there are some genuine, love-filled marriages that succeed in spite of all obstacles to pursue their dreams. This is John David Cedenos story about Coras Revenge. Beautiful but deadly no matter where she goes sacrifice follows.

Belle Cora
Belle Cora

Author: Phillip Margulies

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 2014-01-07

Total Pages: 682

ISBN-13: 0385532776

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In the home where Arabella Godwin was raised it is forbidden to speak her name, and her picture is turned to the wall. But in the turbulent America of the 1850s, everyone knows her as "Belle Cora," madam of San Francisco's finest bordello. Judges and senators do her bidding; a vicious newspaper editor plots her downfall; a preacher looks at her from across his pulpit and tries to forget that once she was his wife. Merchant's daughter, farm girl, prostitute, mother, madam, murderess, avenger, protector—she has worn all these masks: the only thing that never changes is her tireless pursuit of the one man who can see her for who she really is.

The Broken Alpha's Little Mate
The Broken Alpha's Little Mate

Author: Solange Daye

Publisher: StarNovel (HK) Co., Limited

Published: 2023-08-14

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"I propose you become my second chance mate," Alpha Thomas says like it is no big deal. I cannot stop the cackle that escapes from my lips. "Have you lost your mind? I knew it was my mistake to kiss you without permission, and I have apologized," I say offended. "But how dare you use it as leverage to blackmail me into becoming your mate?!" "Not the blackmail, just a deal. For a year, we will pretend to be madly in love. At the end of the year, we get a quick divorce, I will give you a large sum of money, and you are free to find your fated mate." As the unloved and unwanted daughter of the Moonshadow Pack, Mia was used to never getting her way. But when her father promised to marry her off to an evil Alpha of another pack she knew that she had to take matters into her own hands. Alpha Thomas is the heartbroken Alpha of the Red Moon Pack. After losing his mate in childbirth he is being forced to find another mate by the elder council. Will they come together and save each other from an unwanted fate? Or will their pasts get in the way of them finding happiness?

Black Feminism and Traumatic Legacies in Contemporary African American Literature
Black Feminism and Traumatic Legacies in Contemporary African American Literature

Author: Apryl Lewis

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-01-09

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1666921394

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Black Feminism and Traumatic Legacies in Contemporary African American Literature expands on a literary tradition where Black writers articulate the impact of slavery's legacy over time. Along with Black Feminist studies, this book demonstrates how trauma studies can transcend Eurocentric roots by encompassing traumatic experiences of other cultures through intersectionality.

A Lady's Revenge
A Lady's Revenge

Author: Tracey Devlyn

Publisher: TDC Creations

Published: 2022-04-05

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 1940677092

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this first book of Tracey Devlyn's Nexus Spymaster series, readers will be swept away into this friends to lovers story between a British spy and his best friend's sister who has infiltrated the French elite in order to track down her parents' murderer. Welcome to Nexus Spymasters, a Regency historical romance series by USA Today Bestselling author Tracey Devlyn. From ballrooms to boudoirs, these daring lord and lady spies will stop at nothing to win the war against Napoleon and fight for the one thing forbidden to them. . . love. Her life is a finely honed weapon of artifice, a dagger pointed at the heart of France. Now, her country demands she risk not only her life, but her heart. Secret service agent Cora deBeau has stayed one step ahead of Napoleon’s intelligence network until someone within the British Alien Office reveals her allegiance to the Crown. Trapped in a French prison, her mission grinds to a halt, as does her search for her parents’ murderer. Then Guy Trevelyan appears. Unfortunately, her savior may also be the instrument of her destruction… The Earl of Helsford has demons of his own, where the price of one mistake can follow a spy for the rest of his life. Guy’s lifelong friendship with Cora has morphed into something new and tenuous, but she’s determined to protect his good name at the expense of her own happiness. As the two spies struggle to confront their desire for each other, Cora’s former adversary crosses an ocean to settle an old score. But Cora isn’t his only mission, and she and Guy must wield every talent they possess to stop him before he destroys the one weapon that could end Napoleon’s bloody march toward England. Nexus Spymasters in series order: A Lady's Revenge A Lady's Temptation A Lady's Secret A Lord's Redemption A Lord's Bargain

Crime Fiction
Crime Fiction

Author: John Scaggs

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9780415318242

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Accessible and clear, this comprehensive overview is the essential guide for all those studying crime fiction.

Cora Pooler
Cora Pooler

Author: Dottie Rexford

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2014-04-10

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 1490829385

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Twenty years ago, Cora Pooler, a young Amish woman, abandoned a newborn child in the village of Wander Lane. Her deed was discovered and reported to the sheriffand then to Bishop Herrfort. Because Cora was unwilling to repent and would not explain the circumstances of her actions, she was shunned. In Cora Pooler, author Dottie Rexford tells the story of Coras return to Wander Lane after twenty years of living in the English world. Not only is she faced with finding out what happened to her baby, but she vows to resolve the mystery of her sisters untimely death. Will Aaron welcome her back? Is he married or still free? What about Daniel in her English world? Can she forget him? Does she really want to forget him? Cora knows she needs to decide whether she is part of the Amish world or the one she created for herself among the English. Cora Pooler is a compelling story of a divided heart, aching to find truth and resolution. Rexford captures the longings and emotions that belong to all who seek deep and rich relationships, all who doubt and seek answers, and all who seek to be whole.

Courtesans (Text Only)
Courtesans (Text Only)

Author: Katie Hickman

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2014-01-30

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 0007401647

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This edition does not include illustrations. ‘Irresistible...history at its most human. Elegant and addictively readable.’ William Dalrymple