Theirs to Protect
Theirs to Protect

Author: Stasia Black

Publisher:

Published: 2018-04-05

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 9781950097173

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In the New Republic, every woman must marry five men. It's the law. Welcome to the apocalypse. Nix never put his name in the marriage raffle for a reason. He doesn't need a woman. There aren't that many to go around anyway after a genetically engineered virus wiped out 90% of the female population. He has his job as head of the Security Squadron and it's all he need. He looks out for the township. He protects the few women there are left. But when his name is called to be one of the five husbands to the woman rescued from the badlands, he doesn't speak up to correct the error. Because Audrey's like no one he's ever met before. Fiesty. That's the name for her. Not like so many of the women they've brought back before. She's not broken. She might be just the woman to handle a rough, brutal man like him. Sharing her with four other men is a small price to pay. In fact, the closer they all grow, the more Nix realizes he might finally have again what he lost so long ago--a real family. But when outside forces threaten everything he holds dear, Nix will be forced to face his deepest, darkest fear. When Audrey's life is endangered, will he be able to save the woman he's just learned how to love?

Theirs to Pleasure
Theirs to Pleasure

Author: Stasia Black

Publisher:

Published: 2018-06-27

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781950097166

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In the New Republic, every woman must marry five men. It's the law. Welcome to the apocalypse. Shay came into the township knowing she'd be a lottery bride. So she'd have to marry five men. She wasn't the naïve girl she'd been eight years ago. She'd learned the lessons that had been beaten into her and she'd learned them well. So yes, so she'd share her body with her new husbands. But her secrets were still her own. The men are different than she expected, though. They each had their own reasons for entering the lottery. There's Charlie, who's so sweet and kind. Rafe, who's a light-hearted jokester during the day but dark and demanding in bed. Then Jonas and Henry and Gabriel, each bringing their own damage and beauty to the clan until, day by day, they begin to feel like a real family. There's just one little problem with the happy new family clan. One of them isn't who he appears to be. He is a spy for the enemy. Will Shay and the township be doomed before she and her husbands have a chance at lasting happiness?

How I Planned Your Wedding
How I Planned Your Wedding

Author: Susan Wiggs

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2011-01-25

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1426884443

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Bestselling author Susan Wiggs literally wrote the book on happily-ever-after love. But orchestrating her daughter Elizabeth's real-world wedding turned into a different story altogether, and one that takes two to tell—the mother and the bride. Here is the all-too-true tale of a mother and daughter collaborating on life's ultimate celebration—a dream wedding. Often poignant, sometimes irreverent and always hilarious, this charming book is also packed with useful advice from both ends of the cupcake-tasting table. Join mother and daughter as they wade through the trenches of flowers and favors, grueling gown decisions…and the cold, cruel realities of a budget. With luck, love and loads of patience, they come out on the other side, bloodied but unbowed, replete with life lessons—and closer than ever before.

What Children Learn from Their Parents' Marriage
What Children Learn from Their Parents' Marriage

Author: P. Siegel

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2010-11-23

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0062063235

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How are your children learning about intimacy? What are they seeing when they watch you interacting with your spouse? In a ground breaking approach to family dynamics, What Children Learn from Their Parents' Marriage shows how a child's perception of the marriage his or her parents have created is the key to his or her psychological development and ultimate well-being. Talking to both intact families and divorcing couples with children, marriage and family therapist Judith P. Sigel identifies seven essential elements of marriage that determine the emotional health of a child. By combining her own work with the most current research, Dr. Siegal presents an eye-opening and highly readable book -- one that offers illuminating insight for parents everywhere who wish to build the secure foundation their children need for an emotionally healthy future.

Their Bride
Their Bride

Author: Stasia Black

Publisher:

Published: 2018-08-03

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781950097159

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In the New Republic, every woman must marry five men. It's the law. Welcome to the apocalypse. All Vanessa ever wanted was to be loved. Okay, strike that--all she wanted was not to die at the hands of the homicidal maniac who was obsessed with hunting her down--andto be loved. Was that too much to ask? The plan was simple: Go to Jacob's Well. Enter herself in the Marriage Raffle. After years of barely surviving, finally get her happily ever after. But nothing's ever that simple, is it? Turns out she'll have to fight tooth and nail for her fairytale ending. The prize has never been more worth it, though--Five men who love and adore her, and at long last, a home and a family. ... if she survives to tell the tale.

Theirs to Hold
Theirs to Hold

Author: Sierra Cartwright

Publisher: Sierra Cartwright

Published: 2021-12-07

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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With every touch, I bring her closer to surrender… I've wanted Kristin for years, my obsession growing with each rejection. Now, thanks to a ridiculously generous bid at charity auction, she belongs to me…and my twin brother. She's sworn off billionaires forever. I'll prove her wrong. My brother Noah is the gentle one, but I'm not afraid to push her limits. Every trembling moan, every surrendering whimper fuels my need to possess her completely. She fights her desire, but there's hunger in her eyes, and she melts under our touch. I've built an empire, but it means nothing without her. Kristin doesn't know it yet, but she's ours. Forever. My brother and I share everything. Now we'll share a wife. Theirs to Love is a contemporary, BDSM, twin brothers, menage story set on a Texas ranch. Welcome to the Titans Captivated billionaires, a secret society of the world’s most powerful, ambitious gentlemen. Always a sexy read and guaranteed happily ever after.

Marriage Material
Marriage Material

Author: Abigail Ocobock

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2024-11-19

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 0226836258

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A cutting-edge study of marriage’s transformative effects on same-sex relationships. It is no secret that marriage rates in the United States are at an all-time low. Despite this significant decline, the institution of marriage endures in our society amid historic changes to its meaning and practice. How does the continuing strength of marriage impact the relationships of same-sex couples after the legalization of same-sex marriage? Drawing on over one hundred interviews with LGBTQ+ people, Marriage Material reveals the transformative impact marriage equality has had on same-sex relationships. Sociologist Abigail Ocobock looks to same-sex couples across a wide age range to illuminate the complex ways institutional mechanisms work in tandem to govern the choices and behaviors of individuals with different marriage experiences. Ocobock examines both the influence of marriage on the dynamics of same-sex relationships and how LGBTQ+ people challenge heteronormative assumptions about marriage, highlighting the complex interplay between institutional constraint and individual agency. Marriage Material presents a bold challenge to dominant scholarly and popular ideas about the decline of marriage, making clear that gaining access to legal marriage has transformed same-sex relationships, both for better and for worse.

Feet and Footwear
Feet and Footwear

Author: Margo DeMello

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2009-09-10

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 0313357153

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Take a walk in someone else's shoes in this fascinating examination of shoes and feet around the world! This one-of-a-kind A-Z reference work contains over 150 fascinating entries and intriguing sidebars that look at feet and adornment of feet across the many cultures of the world throughout time. A wide range of international and multicultural topics are covered, including foot binding, fetishes, diseases of the foot, customs and beliefs related to the foot, shoe construction, myths and folktales featuring feet or shoes, the history of footwear, iconic brands and types of shoes, important celebrities associated with shoes, and the types of footwear worn around the world. This exhaustive compilation is ideal for students and general readers interested in the human body, fashion, and medicine, and even scholars looking for more in-depth coverage on the social and cultural uses of the body will find it as a useful starting point in their research. Cross-references, suggestions for further reading, and a full bibliography of print and electronic resources are valuable tools for all readers. Students can use this reference work to draw cross-cultural comparisons, as well as study the evolution of footwear in terms of social, religious, and ethnic parameters. Aside from iconic American brands and types of shoes, this volume will also look at how feet are treated and viewed around the globe: removing shoes upon entering a house, washing feet for religious purposes, giving feet the spa treatment, and covering feet up for social customs. Perfect for undergraduate and high school students studying anthropology and world culture.