George is looking for a way to beat the summer heat. Swimming, running through sprinklers, a glass of lemonade—none can help George cool off! What George really wants is a sweet, cold treat from the ice cream truck, but will he ever catch it?
“You will be my wife…” Esther Abbott was backpacking across Europe when she wasapproached about being a surrogate. Desperately in need of the money, Esther agreed. Butwhen the deal falls apart, she's left pregnant and alone, with no one to turn to…exceptthe baby's father! Learning he is to have a child with a woman he's never met is a scandalItalian billionaire Renzo Valenti can't afford. Following his recent bitter divorce andwith an impeccable reputation to maintain, Renzo has no choice but to claim thechild…and Esther as his wife!
Mina is seventeen. A virgin. And pregnant. Mina is top of her class, girlfriend to the most ambitious guy in school, able to reason and study her way through anything. But when she suddenly finds herself pregnant—despite having never had sex—her orderly world collapses. Almost nobody believes Mina’s claims of virginity. Her father assumes that her boyfriend is responsible; her boyfriend believes she must have cheated on him. As news of Mina’s story spreads, there are those who brand her a liar. There are those who brand her a heretic. And there are those who believe that miracles are possible—and that Mina’s unborn child could be the greatest miracle of all.
Working at a sperm bank had its benefits--Ali Celeste could start her pregnancy without waiting for Mr. Right to show. But once "Project: Baby" was under way, Ali met handsome clinic donor Dr. Brad Darling. And she couldn't deny the sparks that flew between them .... After one unplanned passionate night, Ali discovered she was pregnant--with Brad's child. But when Brad calculated, he thought he wasn't the father and that Ali wasn't as innocent as she claimed. Now Ali had to convince Brad she hadn't planned a marriage trap, but that fate and modern medicine conspired to bring these soul mates together--forever ....
Life, a complex and ever-changing journey, is not something to be glorified. It defies prediction, shifting from positive to negative and back again. The past cannot dictate the future, just as the present is not a definitive reflection of what lies ahead.This tale revolves around a beautiful girl who believed that true happiness can only be found in a life filled with pleasure. However, she soon discovered that her perception was flawed. The very thing she thought would grant her deepest desires turned out to be a disguise for pain and suffering. The scars left behind run very deep, casting doubt on whether they could ever truly heal.Was she able to overcome this emotional depression and find solace at last?How was a virgin able to become pregnant without any contact with the opposite sex?Let's find out..
A pregnant virgin… Will he even believe me? Real estate magnate Renzo was shocked when Esther, an American woman he had never met before, told him she was pregnant with his child. According to her, Renzo’s ex-wife had asked her to be a surrogate for them but then told Esther that she didn’t want the child anymore after she and Renzo divorced. Now Esther’s come to Renzo in distress. Renzo is intrigued by the idea of having an heir, so he decides to have Esther act as his pretend fiancée. Gradually, however, he becomes fascinated by her innocence…
The notion of a special intimacy between 'the feminine and the sacred' has received significant attention since the publication of Julia Kristeva and Cathérine Clément's famous ecumenical 'conversation' of the same name which focussed on the relationship between meaning and the body at whose interface the feminine is positioned. Brought to the wider public as the 'sacred feminine', it has also made its mark on popular culture. Taking up the debate and moving beyond anthropology or theology, writers from varied ethnic, geo-cultural and religious perspectives here join with secular cultural analysts to explore the sacred and the feminine in art, architecture, literature, art history, music, philosophy, theology, critical theory and cultural studies. The book addresses key issues in feminist questions of creativity, the imaginary and the sacred as 'otherness', exploring the ways in which visual practices have explored this rich, contested and highly charged territory.
Representing Latina/x Reproductive Decision Making examines representations of reproductive decisions in cultural texts and engages with scholarship on Latina/x representation to interrogate what these representations mean for Latinx popular culture. Melissa Huerta demonstrates that cultural texts ranging from the work of Teatro Luna and television series like Jane the Virgin and Vida to the film Quinceañera and Favianna Rodriguez’s artwork can challenge traditional notions of Latina/x reproductive decisions, pointing to more inclusive understandings of people’s experiences. Huerta argues for the importance of cultural representation in theater, television, film and art and analyzes the roles language and images play in shaping meaning. This book will be of interest to scholars of cultural studies, gender studies, Latin American studies, and film and media studies.