Sin at Sea
Sin at Sea

Author: Emma Nichols

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2013-09-21

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9781489585202

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When Alysin decided to surprise her boyfriend at work with dinner, the surprise was on her. Since he was going at it with his secretary on the conference table, she packed a bag and called her BFF. Jolie and Alysin had been traveling the country, working as digital nomads for ten years ever since graduation. Taking this as a sign it was time for a new move, they decided to take a cruise, regroup, and make a plan. Then she meets Mr. Bedroom Eyes. Following her lead, they pretend to be married so that she can rid herself of the guy who started hitting on her before the boat left the dock. Though it was supposed to be a momentary arrangement, he asks her to take it one step farther. Then another and another. The cruise promises to be memorable in every way that matters. Along the way, Alysin learns that she won't have to fake an orgasm if she's with someone who knows what to do, that not all men suck, but the best ones suck really well, and that sometimes what starts out as something pretend, can fast become something completely real. Will the woman who lives life with no regrets, regret that she made that stupid rule about not exchanging names and contact info?

Sin Eater
Sin Eater

Author: Megan Campisi

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2020-04-07

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1982124121

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“For fans of The Handmaid’s Tale...a debut novel with a dark setting and an unforgettable heroine...is a riveting depiction of hard-won female empowerment” (The Washington Post). The Sin Eater walks among us, unseen, unheard Sins of our flesh become sins of Hers Following Her to the grave, unseen, unheard The Sin Eater Walks Among Us. For the crime of stealing bread, fourteen-year-old May receives a life sentence: she must become a Sin Eater—a shunned woman, brutally marked, whose fate is to hear the final confessions of the dying, eat ritual foods symbolizing their sins as a funeral rite, and thereby shoulder their transgressions to grant their souls access to heaven. Orphaned and friendless, apprenticed to an older Sin Eater who cannot speak to her, May must make her way in a dangerous and cruel world she barely understands. When a deer heart appears on the coffin of a royal governess who did not confess to the dreadful sin it represents, the older Sin Eater refuses to eat it. She is taken to prison, tortured, and killed. To avenge her death, May must find out who placed the deer heart on the coffin and why. “Very much reminiscent of The Handmaid’s Tale…it transcends its historical roots to give us a modern heroine” (Kirkus Reviews). “A novel as strange as it is captivating” (BuzzFeed), The Sin Eater “is a treat for fans of feminist speculative fiction” (Publishers Weekly) and “exactly what historical fiction lovers have unknowingly craved” (New York Journal of Books).

The Starless Sea
The Starless Sea

Author: Erin Morgenstern

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 2019-11-05

Total Pages: 526

ISBN-13: 0385541228

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world—a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea. Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a story from his own childhood. Bewildered by this inexplicable book and desperate to make sense of how his own life came to be recorded, Zachary uncovers a series of clues—a bee, a key, and a sword—that lead him to a masquerade party in New York, to a secret club, and through a doorway to an ancient library hidden far below the surface of the earth. What Zachary finds in this curious place is more than just a buried home for books and their guardians—it is a place of lost cities and seas, lovers who pass notes under doors and across time, and of stories whispered by the dead. Zachary learns of those who have sacrificed much to protect this realm, relinquishing their sight and their tongues to preserve this archive, and also of those who are intent on its destruction. Together with Mirabel, a fierce, pink-haired protector of the place, and Dorian, a handsome, barefoot man with shifting alliances, Zachary travels the twisting tunnels, darkened stairwells, crowded ballrooms, and sweetly soaked shores of this magical world, discovering his purpose—in both the mysterious book and in his own life.

A Woman Made for Pleasure
A Woman Made for Pleasure

Author: Michele Sinclair

Publisher: Zebra Books

Published: 2011-10-24

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 142012854X

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Avoiding marriage proves challenging for one young lady when she sees what’s become of her friend’s brother in this steamy Regency romance series opener. Known as the Daring Three, a trio of exquisite young women are taking London by storm. But if Lady Millie Aldon has her way, no man will win her hand in marriage—not even the one she loves . . . A Passion For Adventure Drawn to a life of excitement and risk, Lady Millie Aldon made a pact to forsake marriage. But her plans are thrown into chaos when Chase Wentworth returns to town. The lanky lad she remembers from childhood is now the Marquess of Chaselton, possessing an air of mystery Millie can’t resist. As Chase moves through London’s elite circles, his stealth manner has Millie convinced he harbors a secret—one she is determined to reveal . . . A Dangerous Seduction As Millie makes a game of observing Chase’s every move, she finds her attraction to him unsettling. When a stolen kiss threatens to turn their flirtation into something more powerful, she questions her vow of freedom. But Millie has no idea of the danger she’s facing. Chase has a complicated past—and his clandestine efforts to expose a traitor will soon provide a more perilous—and passionate—adventure than Millie could ever have planned . . . “Book one in Sinclair’s new trilogy is spectacular. It’s a delightful romp full of wild escapades, dangerous spies, secret codes, vengeful traitors and wicked liaisons.” —RT Book Reviews

Lays
Lays

Author: Martin L. Gore

Publisher: Jugurtha Harchaoui

Published: 2009-04-09

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 291568541X

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Ce volume réunit, pour la première fois sous la forme d'un livre, l'essentiel des textes écrits par Martin Gore pour Depeche Mode. Une sélection de 87 chansons accompagnées de six illustrations originales du légendaire Klaus Voormann. Chaque texte est présenté en anglais, puis fait l'objet d'une traduction fine, permettant de découvrir ces chansons sous un jour inhabituel. Les classiques Walking in My Shoes, Enjoy the Silence, Everything Counts, Strangelove et Fly on Me Windscreen ont connu un succès commercial si massif qu'il est facile d'oublier la délicatesse de langage, l'intemporalité et souvent l'humour pince-sans-rire dont ces textes témoignent. Le présent recueil constitue la célébration d'un des auteurs-compositeurs les plus talentueux et les plus originaux de la musique "pop" de ces 25 dernières années. À l'occasion de la sortie mondiale de l'album Sounds of the universe le 21 avril 2009, il importait de donner la possibilité à ceux déjà conquis par ce répertoire et aux autres, de voir les chansons enfin inscrites noir sur blanc. Ainsi Martin Gore: Lays nous donne pour la première fois l'opportunité de reconsidérer dans son ensemble l'oeuvre écrite de Gore-sans sono, sans lumières-et prendre conscience de sa place importante parmi les grands paroliers de notre temps. Un livre indispensable pour tout passionné de musique. Fan de Depeche Mode ou non, chacun sera sensible à cette rétrospective qui parcourt un fragment singulier et incontournable de l'aventure rock.