Andy Pallas and his sexy swagger and flirtatious charm was about to turn my neat, orderly world upside down. I wasn’t looking for love—hell, I didn’t have time for love or any other distractions in my life. Between work and studying for medical school, dating, smexy times, and men in general were a low priority on my to-do list. But when I found myself pseudo-roommates with sexy construction worker, Andy Pallas, well, there was no resisting all those heated promises in his eyes. I fell for every single one of them. But promises aren’t always meant to last . . . especially when I’m faced with difficult choices that had the ability to change the course of our future together.
A fresh look at the earliest Christian movement reveals what made the new faith so compelling...and what we need to change today to make it so again. Once upon a time there was a version of the Christian faith that was practically irresistible. After all, what could be more so than the gospel that Jesus ushered in? Why, then, isn't it the same with Christianity today? Author and pastor Andy Stanley is deeply concerned with the present-day church and its future. He believes that many of the solutions to our issues can be found by investigating our roots. In Irresistible, Andy chronicles what made the early Jesus Movement so compelling, resilient, and irresistible by answering these questions: What did first-century Christians know that we don't—about God's Word, about their lives, about love? What did they do that we're not doing? What makes Christianity so resistible in today's culture? What needs to change in order to repeat the growth our faith had at its beginning? Many people who leave or disparage the faith cite reasons that have less to do with Jesus than with the conduct of his followers. It's time to hit pause and consider the faith modeled by our first-century brothers and sisters who had no official Bible, no status, and little chance of survival. It's time to embrace the version of faith that initiated—against all human odds—a chain of events resulting in the most significant and extensive cultural transformation the world has ever seen. This is a version of Christianity we must remember and re-embrace if we want to be salt and light in an increasingly savorless and dark world.
I’m blaming my one-night stand with Nick Pallas on the wedding champagne. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it, especially since Nick is my best friend’s brother and totally off-limits. When I’d run into Nick at an old friend’s wedding, I’d been grateful to have someone to talk to and dance with—especially a hot Greek of a guy I’d harbored a secret crush on for years. After a recent break-up, it was nice to feel wanted and desired. I wasn’t looking for anything serious, and he definitely gave me a night to remember. Except Nick wanted more than just that one night, and I wasn’t prepared for his brand of seduction—the way he made me feel, physically and emotionally. Resisting him was impossible, yet trusting another man with my heart wasn’t so easy . . . Irresistible Seduction is a steamy, best friend’s brother romance with a guaranteed happily ever after.
George Pallas . . . sexy, swoony, and a man who had the ability to break my heart. If I let him. I met George at a conference two years ago, and after a steamy night together he’d disappeared on me. Fast forward to his brother’s wedding, where he’s the best man and I’m the maid of honor—Yeah, I didn’t see that one coming, either! He looks just as sexy and gorgeous, if not more so, but talk about an awkward situation. Oh, and did I forget to mention that he’s just been hired on as a vet at the veterinary practice where I work? But despite all that, neither one of us can forget that night we spent together . . . and we find ourselves spending a few more heated evenings between the sheets. We both swear it’s nothing but a convenient friends-with-benefits situation, until I find myself falling hard and fast for the irresistible charmer—a man who doesn’t do long term, committed relationships. Will I be his first . . . or will I end up with my heart in pieces?
I thought I could resist a tattooed bad boy, but that was before Ian Pallas showed me just how good it could feel to take a walk on the wild side with him. For most of my life I’d played it safe, but Ian Pallas, with his flirtatious smiles and gorgeous, tattooed body, made me want to take the biggest risk of my life. We were so different, in so many ways—but you know what they say about opposites attracting one another, and we were like two magnets, unable to resist the chemistry between us. There was no denying that Ian made me feel safe and secure for the first time ever, and even though his past is . . . complicated, accepting everything about Ian, all his flaws and rough edges, is a risk I’m willing to take to make this hot, sexy man mine. Irresistible Flirtation is a steamy, opposites attract romance with a guaranteed happily ever after.
The Irresistible Love Series includes the following full length novels: IRRESISTIBLE FLIRTATION: For most of my life I’d played it safe, but Ian Pallas, with his flirtatious smiles and gorgeous, tattooed body, made me want to take the biggest risk of my life. We were so different, in so many ways—but you know what they say about opposites attracting one another, and we were like two magnets, unable to resist the chemistry between us. There was no denying that Ian made me feel safe and secure for the first time ever, and even though his past is . . . complicated, accepting everything about Ian, all his flaws and rough edges, is a risk I’m willing to take to make this hot, sexy man mine. IRRESISTIBLE ATTRACTION: I met George at a conference two years ago, and after a steamy night together he’d disappeared on me. Fast forward to his brother’s wedding, where he’s the best man and I’m the maid of honor—Yeah, I didn’t see that one coming, either! He looks just as sexy and gorgeous, if not more so, but talk about an awkward situation. Oh, and did I forget to mention that he’s just been hired on as a vet at the veterinary practice where I work? But despite all that, neither one of us can forget that night we spent together . . . and we find ourselves spending a few more heated evenings between the sheets. We both swear it’s nothing but a convenient friends-with-benefits situation, until I find myself falling hard and fast for the irresistible charmer—a man who doesn’t do long term, committed relationships. IRRESISTIBLE PROMISES: I wasn’t looking for love—hell, I didn’t have time for love or any other distractions in my life. Between work and studying for medical school, dating, smexy times, and men in general were a low priority on my to-do list. But when I found myself pseudo-roommates with sexy construction worker, Andy Pallas, well, there was no resisting all those heated promises in his eyes. I fell for every single one of them. But promises aren’t always meant to last . . . especially when I’m faced with difficult choices that had the ability to change the course of our future together.
It didn’t matter that he was my best friend’s dad, or that he was over twenty years older than me . . . Clive Davenport was my ultimate unattainable fantasy man. Sleeping with my best friend’s dad never should have happened, but it did and I don’t regret a thing. Not when he’d given me the hottest, most decadent night of my life. I’ve been in love with him for years, but for as confident and demanding as he is in the bedroom, once the sheets have cooled he’s riddled with misgivings. He’s already done the marriage and family thing, and he insists I deserve that, too . . . with another man who isn’t old enough to be my daddy. I don’t agree, and I’m just going to have to convince him otherwise—that I’m everything he wants and needs despite the obstacles standing in our way. Irresistible Affair is a steamy, forbidden, best friend's dad, age-gap romance with a guaranteed happily ever after.
The Irresistible Love Series includes the following full length novels: IRRESISTIBLE NIGHTS: It was supposed to be nothing more than a hot, steamy one night stand. No names. No strings. Until I found out that he’s my father’s new business partner. He was a gorgeous, sexy real estate magnate over twenty years older than me. I was a young businesswoman looking for an uncomplicated, good time. He gave me that, and so much more. We shared one sinfully hot night together and I tip-toed out of his life, leaving just a thank you note behind. I thought I’d never see him again, until he showed up the following afternoon. With my father, who introduced him as his new business partner. IRRESISTIBLE AFFAIR: Sleeping with my best friend’s dad never should have happened, but it did and I don’t regret a thing. Not when he’d given me the hottest, most decadent night of my life. I’ve been in love with him for years, but for as confident and demanding as he is in the bedroom, once the sheets have cooled he’s riddled with misgivings. He’s already done the marriage and family thing, and he insists I deserve that, too . . . with another man who isn’t old enough to be my daddy. I don’t agree, and I’m just going to have to convince him otherwise—that I’m everything he wants and needs despite the obstacles standing in our way. IRRESISTIBLE SEDUCTION: When I’d run into Nick Pallas at an old friend’s wedding, I’d been grateful to have someone to talk to and dance with—especially a hot Greek of a guy I’d harbored a secret crush on for years. After a recent break-up, it was nice to feel wanted and desired. I wasn’t looking for anything serious, and he definitely gave me a night to remember. Except Nick wanted more than just that one night, and I wasn’t prepared for his brand of seduction—the way he made me feel, physically and emotionally. Resisting him was impossible, yet trusting another man with my heart wasn’t so easy . . .
After decades of rape law reform, it is still being argued that the criminal justice system fails rape victims, that too few cases are prosecuted and too few prosecutions result in conviction. Compelling Engagements is a ground-breaking work which investigates the narratives of rape law and of romance fiction, and explores the outmoded and strikingly similar depictions of their normative female subjects. These are women who are not only vulnerable but also evidently worthy of the protections or rewards promised: punishment of the rapist or the hero's love. Larcombe's analysis explores: the definitions of "rape" in the criminal law and "romance" in Harlequin Mills and Boon fiction; the feminine subjects represented in the texts of rape law and romance fiction; the feminised subject positions the texts produce: the rape complainant and the romance reader; particular fictionalisations of the rape complainant and the romance reader: the false rape complainant and the ideal romance consumer; and how these fictionalisations serve the interests of the criminal justice system and the romance publishing industry. Larcombe shows how the legal construction of gender and subjectivity in rape law is still working to disempower victims. She suggests feminism's failure to accommodate women's investment in heroines of romance fiction has limited their effectiveness in transforming rape law. Compelling Engagements is an original and engaging analysis, and fascinating reading for anyone who deals with rape as part of the criminal justice system.
