The Italian's Bought Bride
The Italian's Bought Bride

Author: Kate Hewitt

Publisher: Harlequin Treasury-Harlequin Presents 90s

Published: 2009-01-27

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780373235643

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Allegra Avesti never realized that her fianc , wickedly handsome tycoon Stefano Capozzi, saw her as just another item on his agenda. How could she share her life with a man who'd negotiated the terms of their marriage in the boardroom rather than the bedroom? Years later, Stefano needs Allegra--and is determined to claim his runaway bride. The defiant Allegra will return to Italy with him--and if he has to seduce her into agreeing, then that will make it all the more pleasurable for him....

The Sicilian's Bought Bride (Italian Husbands, Book 5) (Mills & Boon Modern)
The Sicilian's Bought Bride (Italian Husbands, Book 5) (Mills & Boon Modern)

Author: Carol Marinelli

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2011-09-01

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 1408939649

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One night of tragedy brings Rico Mancini back into Catherine Masters' life. Now he's demanding that she be his bride... And the bride price... ? If Catherine says no, she gives up custody of her orphaned niece. But if she says yes, will she be losing her heart to a man who wants her only in his bed?

The Consummate Virgin
The Consummate Virgin

Author: Jodi McAlister

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-08-25

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 3030550044

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This book is a study of female virginity loss and its representations in popular Anglophone literatures. It explores dominant cultural narratives around what makes a “good” female virginity loss experience by examining two key forms of popular literature: autobiographical virginity loss stories and popular romance fiction. In particular, this book focuses on how female sexual desire and romantic love have become entangled in the contemporary cultural imagination, leading to the emergence of a dominant paradigm which dictates that for women, sexual desire and love are and should be intrinsically linked together: something which has greatly affected cultural scripts for virginity loss. This book examines the ways in which this paradigm has been negotiated, upheld, subverted, and resisted in depictions of virginity loss in popular literatures, unpacking the romanticisation of the idea of “the right one” and “the right time”.