Vengeance in Reverse
Vengeance in Reverse

Author: Mark R. Anspach

Publisher: MSU Press

Published: 2017-06-01

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 1628952903

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How do humans stop fighting? Where do the gods of myth come from? What does it mean to go mad? Mark R. Anspach tackles these and other conundrums as he draws on ethnography, literature, psychotherapy, and the theory of René Girard to explore some of the fundamental mechanisms of human interaction. Likening gift exchange to vengeance in reverse, the first part of the book outlines a fresh approach to reciprocity, while the second part traces the emergence of transcendence in collective myths and individual delusions. From the peacemaking rituals of prestate societies to the paradoxical structure of consciousness, Anspach takes the reader on an intellectual journey that begins with the problem of how to deceive violence and ends with the riddle of how one can deceive oneself.

Third Comes Vengeance
Third Comes Vengeance

Author: Lilith Vincent

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2022-02-26

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13:

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From purest pain comes sweetest vengeance. The city of Coldlake, where everything appears bright and sunny but beneath the surface is blood and darkness. A city where killers hide in plain sight and the ones you trust can turn on you in a heartbeat. My heart has endured pain, but in the arms of the Coldlake Syndicate, I've known only sweetness. Their kisses are my joy and their love is my salvation. When their pasts collide with our present, nothing will ever be the same. My four men have suffered at the hands of an unknown killer, and I'll do whatever it takes to heal their broken hearts. I see him, and he will tremble at my coming. Vengeance will be mine. Author's note: Third Comes Vengeance is the final book in the Promised in Blood series. These books contain dark themes, violence, and a Why Choose romance with ruthlessly possessive men. The story is dark, dirty, and delicious, so please read at your discretion.

Vengeance
Vengeance

Author: Crystal North

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-10-21

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13: 9781692523084

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What you're about to witness comes from a dark place. It's taken a lot of planning, but you should know that every single thing I'm about to do is deserved. More than deserved, it's owed, tenfold. Nothing I could do to these people will ever be enough to get even.***Charlotte McLintock has a new identity and a new look as Raven Deighton. She needs it so that she can infiltrate the elite private school that's covering up her twin's death. They claimed it was suicide, but she knows better. Her plan's been almost two years in the making. What started off as a desire to know the truth has turned into a burning compulsion for vengeance. However, she soon finds that life at Westchester Preparatory Academy's not what she expected and that everyone's hiding secrets - even the four hot guys she's rapidly falling for. Her one mission is to uncover the truth about what happened to Lizzie so that she can make everyone involved pay, and she's not about to let anyone or anything - even her own torturous heart- stop her from burning them all to the ground.***Vengeance is a contemporary New Adult reverse harem bully romance, with dark themes and a twist. It works as a savage standalone piece (if you love a cliffhanger) but will actually form part of a trilogy with closure at the end of the series.***WARNING***This book carries an 18+ warning. Vengeance is a medium to fast burn dark romance. It contains hot guys, foul language and sexual scenes, including some graphic physical bullying, and potential suicide, depression and sexual assault triggers.I would love for you to read this book, but please be aware that it comes with a warning.

Savages
Savages

Author: M. Sinclair

Publisher:

Published: 2019-11-26

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9781073772155

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"I had been found feral, and despite their beautiful home... they were the same. Savages. Feral Savages. So I would treat them accordingly. I would live accordingly. I would kill accordingly." I have a secret. Okay, probably more than one. I live a delicate balance, living with the evil I know than the one I don't. I accepted that. Until they showed up. Until they brought my secret and past into the light. Until I had no choice but to accept my true fate.Sh*t. This is why you punch first and ask questions later.*Fantasy RH* Our bad*ss heroine and guardians swear a lot. As well, please be advised that the book contains darker themes including assault, PTSD, and violence. Additionally, sexual themes are suitable for mature audiences +18.

Atonement
Atonement

Author: Crystal North

Publisher:

Published: 2020-04-04

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13:

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Nearly four years after running from the scene of not one, but two crimes, Charlotte McLintock is barely managing to survive and keep a roof over her head. With her daughter to look after, a degree to finish, and several jobs to juggle, life is hard. But they're not the only battles she's facing: guilt, secrets, and a broken heart still haunt her every waking moment, and stalk her dreams. When shadows from her past resurface and threaten to unravel everything she's worked so hard for, Charlotte must decide if it's time to come clean or run once more. Will she be able to earn the atonement she so desperately craves, or will those hunting her demand their own special kind of vengeance?***WARNING***Atonement is a contemporary New Adult reverse harem second-chance romance, with some dark themes. It is told from multiple points of view and is a medium burn with a cliffhanger. It contains hot guys, bad language and sexual scenes. I would love for you to read this book, but please be aware that it comes with triggers, a warning of 18+, and you really need to have read Vengeance first.

The Oedipus Casebook
The Oedipus Casebook

Author: Mark R. Anspach

Publisher: MSU Press

Published: 2020-02-01

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 1628953780

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Who killed Laius? Most readers assume Oedipus did. At the play’s end, he stands convicted of murdering his father, marrying his mother, and triggering a deadly plague. With selections from a stellar assortment of critics including Walter Burkert, Terry Eagleton, Michel Foucault, René Girard, and Jean-Pierre Vernant, this book reopens the Oedipus case and lets readers judge for themselves. The Greek word for tragedy means “goat song.” Is Oedipus the goat? Helene Peet Foley calls him “the kind of leader a democracy would both love and desire to ostracize.” The Oedipus Casebook readings weigh the evidence against Oedipus, place the play in the context of Greek scapegoat rites, and explore the origins of tragedy in the festival of Dionysus. This unique critical edition includes a new translation of the play by distinguished classics scholar Wm. Blake Tyrrell and the authoritative Greek text established by H. Lloyd-Jones and N. G. Wilson.

Trick Or Revenge (A Dark Standalone Reverse Harem)
Trick Or Revenge (A Dark Standalone Reverse Harem)

Author: Cassie Hargrove

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2021-10-24

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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I'm not the sweet, quiet girl they remember. That's what happens when tragedy strikes where you least expect it. I thought I would be okay. That I could handle anything. I was wrong. Revenge is the name the game now. If you're not with me, you're against me. Get ready to enter Hell. *** She's different. Angry and dark. Something happened and we won't stop until we figure it out. She's our girl, even if she doesn't know it. And NO ONE hurts her. When we find out what happened, the person(s) responsible better run. We aren't nearly as golden as everyone thinks we are. *This is a reverse harem romance with bully elements. If you don't like dark themes and the main character ending up with more than one character, this may not be the book for you. Please take this warning seriously because there WILL be triggers inside these pages.*

Second Comes War
Second Comes War

Author: Lilith Vincent

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2022-02-26

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13:

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First I bled. Then I fought. Now, it's war. Fate turned on me, chewed me up and spat me out. I've been dragged down into the depths of hell until my lungs are burning and the light of day has turned blood red. But I'm still breathing. Fate turned on them, as well. The devil princes who rule this city, and who dare try and rule me. I might not have their muscle or brutality, but I possess the ultimate power. Their hearts. Why settle for pieces of shattered souls when I can have everything? I'm the Princess of Coldlake, and when war is declared and the battle lines are drawn, this city is going to burn. This city will be ours. Author's note: Second Comes War is the second book in the Promised in Blood series and ends on a cliffhanger. These books contain dark themes, violence, and a Why Choose romance with ruthlessly possessive men. The story is dark, dirty, and delicious, so please read at your discretion.

The Revenge of Gaia
The Revenge of Gaia

Author: James Lovelock

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2007-08-02

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 0465008666

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In The Revenge of Gaia , bestselling author James Lovelock- father of climate studies and originator of the influential Gaia theory which views the entire earth as a living meta-organism-provides a definitive look at our imminent global crisis. In this disturbing new book, Lovelock guides us toward a hard reality: soon, we may not be able to alter the oncoming climate crisis. Lovelock's influential Gaia theory, one of the building blocks of modern climate science, conceives of the Earth, including the atmosphere, oceans, biosphere and upper layers of rock, as a single living super-organism, regulating its internal environment much as an animal regulates its body temperature and chemical balance. But now, says Lovelock, that organism is sick. It is running a fever born of the combination of a sun whose intensity is slowly growing over millions of years, and an atmosphere whose greenhouse gases have recently spiked due to human activity. Earth will adjust to these stresses, but on time scales measured in the hundreds of millennia. It is already too late, Lovelock says, to prevent the global climate from "flipping" into an entirely new equilibrium state that will leave the tropics uninhabitable, and force migration to the poles. The Revenge of Gaia explains the stress the planetary system is under and how humans are contributing to it, what the consequences will be, and what humanity must do to rescue itself.

Vengeance Road
Vengeance Road

Author: Christine Feehan

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2019-01-29

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 0349419825

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Christine Feehan takes romance full throttle in the second gripping novel in her No.1 New York Times bestselling Torpedo Ink series. Breezy Simmons was born into a ruthless motorcycle club - and now that she's out, she's never going to be that girl again. But when her past catches up with her, Breezy must go to Sea Haven to seek out the man who almost destroyed her. The man who chose his club over her and left her feeling used and alone. As vice president of Torpedo Ink, Steele is ride or die for the brothers he lived through hell with. He never thought he'd find something as pure as his feelings for Breezy, or that keeping her safe would mean driving her away with cruel words that turned her love for him to ash. Now, Steele won't let her walk away twice. He'll do whatever it takes to make Breezy his woman again - especially when he learns the real reason she came to him for help, and that the stakes are higher than he ever could have imagined . . .