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Author: Pamela DuMond Publisher: Pamela DuMond Media ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 424
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Play "Courtesan" series for FREE in "TO KILL A COURTESAN" interactive GAME on Storyloom! __ From the “Erin Brockovich” storyteller and USA Today Best author Pamela DuMond -- featured on “ABC 20/20.” "If Sierra Simone and Skye Warren had a book baby it would be PLAYER." USA TODAY Best Samanthe Beck -- 21st Century Courtesan Set: Books 1 – 2 ‘I'm a 21st Century Courtesan. I’m down to my last four clients: 1 wants to play me, 1 wants to buy me. 1 wants to marry me. 1 wants to murder me. Will I get out in time?’ -- THE PLAYER #1 Beautiful, broken billionaires pay ungodly sums to be with me because I’m EMPATHIC: I feel their emotions in my body. I figure out what broke them and help them heal. When Dylan McAlister, the handsome, charming heir to the Lighthouse Cathedral fortune hires me, my empathic ability returns with a fury. I feel the emotions that torment him. His shame roots in my belly. His fear stabs me in my back. It’s overwhelming but I can't abandon him -- I'm falling in love with him. Can I help Dylan heal? Or will I break him beyond repair -- just like the first boy I fell in love with? THE MOVIE STAR #2 Gorgeous movie star Jake Keller’s on track to win an Oscar. But Jake’s shutting down, going off grid. I'm traveling to Hollywood to try and help discover what -- or who -- broke Jake. But dirty little secrets prefer to stay buried -- especially the ones in my own back yard... PRAISE ★★★★★ “…original, suspenseful, mysterious, sexy, and dramatic…a captivating read….” Angela – GR ★★★★★ “… it was all so sublime. There was love and drama as well as a darkness that will thrill you…” Sarah – GR ★★★★★ “secrets, guilt, hidden agendas, and Hollywood politics, all coming into play… a crisis back home, an on-going ‘stalker’ issue… this story really takes off!!!” Angela Hayes ★★★★★ “This book grabbed me from the first page and didn’t let go until the last page…” Ashleigh – GR ★★★★★ “I actually finished this book in one sitting, I couldn’t put it down.” Michelle Austin ★★★★★ “I am ADDICTED! If I could give this book more than five stars I would.” Liz Vrchota ★★★★★ “I FLOVED this book. … It moves quietly along packing punch after punch, from beginning to end I was entranced... Maura ★★★★★ “…breath-taking, beautiful, and brilliant. A must-read…” USA TODAY bestselling author Maggie Marr ★★★★★ “… it was all so sublime. There was love and drama as well as a darkness that will thrill you…” Sarah – GR 21st Century "ADDICTING" books are NOT stand alones. Read in this order: THE PLAYER #1 * THE MOVIE STAR #2 * THE BELOVED * THE HUSBAND * THE DEVOTED FAN. 21st CENTURY COURTESAN is a sexy, dark, addictive series filled with love, lust, family loyalty, deceit, revenge, and all the sweet little things in life worth killing for... 1-Click the 21st Century Set for the first two "all so sublime" reads in this amazing journey!
Author: Pamela DuMond Publisher: Pamela DuMond Media ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 424
Book Description
Play "Courtesan" series for FREE in "TO KILL A COURTESAN" interactive GAME on Storyloom! __ From the “Erin Brockovich” storyteller and USA Today Best author Pamela DuMond -- featured on “ABC 20/20.” "If Sierra Simone and Skye Warren had a book baby it would be PLAYER." USA TODAY Best Samanthe Beck -- 21st Century Courtesan Set: Books 1 – 2 ‘I'm a 21st Century Courtesan. I’m down to my last four clients: 1 wants to play me, 1 wants to buy me. 1 wants to marry me. 1 wants to murder me. Will I get out in time?’ -- THE PLAYER #1 Beautiful, broken billionaires pay ungodly sums to be with me because I’m EMPATHIC: I feel their emotions in my body. I figure out what broke them and help them heal. When Dylan McAlister, the handsome, charming heir to the Lighthouse Cathedral fortune hires me, my empathic ability returns with a fury. I feel the emotions that torment him. His shame roots in my belly. His fear stabs me in my back. It’s overwhelming but I can't abandon him -- I'm falling in love with him. Can I help Dylan heal? Or will I break him beyond repair -- just like the first boy I fell in love with? THE MOVIE STAR #2 Gorgeous movie star Jake Keller’s on track to win an Oscar. But Jake’s shutting down, going off grid. I'm traveling to Hollywood to try and help discover what -- or who -- broke Jake. But dirty little secrets prefer to stay buried -- especially the ones in my own back yard... PRAISE ★★★★★ “…original, suspenseful, mysterious, sexy, and dramatic…a captivating read….” Angela – GR ★★★★★ “… it was all so sublime. There was love and drama as well as a darkness that will thrill you…” Sarah – GR ★★★★★ “secrets, guilt, hidden agendas, and Hollywood politics, all coming into play… a crisis back home, an on-going ‘stalker’ issue… this story really takes off!!!” Angela Hayes ★★★★★ “This book grabbed me from the first page and didn’t let go until the last page…” Ashleigh – GR ★★★★★ “I actually finished this book in one sitting, I couldn’t put it down.” Michelle Austin ★★★★★ “I am ADDICTED! If I could give this book more than five stars I would.” Liz Vrchota ★★★★★ “I FLOVED this book. … It moves quietly along packing punch after punch, from beginning to end I was entranced... Maura ★★★★★ “…breath-taking, beautiful, and brilliant. A must-read…” USA TODAY bestselling author Maggie Marr ★★★★★ “… it was all so sublime. There was love and drama as well as a darkness that will thrill you…” Sarah – GR 21st Century "ADDICTING" books are NOT stand alones. Read in this order: THE PLAYER #1 * THE MOVIE STAR #2 * THE BELOVED * THE HUSBAND * THE DEVOTED FAN. 21st CENTURY COURTESAN is a sexy, dark, addictive series filled with love, lust, family loyalty, deceit, revenge, and all the sweet little things in life worth killing for... 1-Click the 21st Century Set for the first two "all so sublime" reads in this amazing journey!
Author: Sarah Dunant Publisher: Random House ISBN: 1588365506 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 338
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My lady, Fiammetta Bianchini, was plucking her eyebrows and biting color into her lips when the unthinkable happened and the Holy Roman Emperor’s army blew a hole in the wall of God’s eternal city, letting in a flood of half-starved, half-crazed troops bent on pillage and punishment. Thus begins In the Company of the Courtesan, Sarah Dunant’s epic novel of life in Renaissance Italy. Escaping the sack of Rome in 1527, with their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed, the courtesan Fiammetta and her dwarf companion, Bucino, head for Venice, the shimmering city born out of water to become a miracle of east-west trade: rich and rancid, pious and profitable, beautiful and squalid. With a mix of courage and cunning they infiltrate Venetian society. Together they make the perfect partnership: the sharp-tongued, sharp-witted dwarf, and his vibrant mistress, trained from birth to charm, entertain, and satisfy men who have the money to support her. Yet as their fortunes rise, this perfect partnership comes under threat, from the searing passion of a lover who wants more than his allotted nights to the attentions of an admiring Turk in search of human novelties for his sultan’s court. But Fiammetta and Bucino’s greatest challenge comes from a young crippled woman, a blind healer who insinuates herself into their lives and hearts with devastating consequences for them all. A story of desire and deception, sin and religion, loyalty and friendship, In the Company of the Courtesan paints a portrait of one of the world’s greatest cities at its most potent moment in history: It is a picture that remains vivid long after the final page.
Author: James N. Davidson Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 0226137430 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 400
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As any reader of the Symposium knows, the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates conversed over lavish banquets, kept watch on who was eating too much fish, and imbibed liberally without ever getting drunk. In other words, James Davidson writes, he reflected the culture of ancient Greece in which he lived, a culture of passions and pleasures, of food, drink, and sex before—and in concert with—politics and principles. Athenians, the richest and most powerful of the Greeks, were as skilled at consuming as their playwrights were at devising tragedies. Weaving together Greek texts, critical theory, and witty anecdotes, this compelling and accessible study teaches the reader a great deal, not only about the banquets and temptations of ancient Athens, but also about how to read Greek comedy and history.
Author: Shonna Counter Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781492374558 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 268
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After two failed long-term relationships, then meeting what seemed to be the man of her dreams, Shonna was certain she had found Eden on Earth. One unsuspecting day the blissful pending marriage came to a screeching halt. That's when she set out on an epic dating adventure. Instead of focusing on finding and marrying the next dream guy (ice cream) she sets out to find what she really wants in a mate. Along the way she discovers herself and all the fabulous things she brings to relationships with friends and lovers. How did she go from being a romantic, monogamous person to finding herself in the bizarre world of being a courtesan? It was a tricky and unpredictable maneuver. A Renaissance woman, of many careers, this is one more step into a world most could not imagine. Now, she is not looking to marry the next ice cream that comes along... she is going to taste all the flavors first.
Author: Catherine Vance Yeh Publisher: University of Washington Press ISBN: 9780295985671 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 452
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In this fascinating book, Catherine Yeh explores the Shanghai entertainment world at the close of the Qing dynasty. Established in the 1850s outside of the old walled city, the Shanghai Foreign Settlements were administered by Westerners and so were not subject to the strict authority of the Chinese government. At the center of the dynamic new culture that emerged was the courtesan, whose flamboyant public lifestyle and conspicuous consumption of modern goods set a style that was emulated by other women as they emerged from the "inner quarters" of traditional Chinese society. Many Chinese visitors and sojourners were drawn to the Foreign Settlements. Men of letters seeking a living outside of the government bureaucracy found work in the Settlements’ burgeoning print industry and formed the new class of urban intellectuals. Courtesans fled from oppressive treatment and the turmoil of uprisings elsewhere in China and found unprecedented freedom in Shanghai to redefine themselves and their profession. As the entertainment industry developed, publications sprang up to report on and promote it. Journalists and courtesans found that their interests increasingly coincided, and the Settlements became a cosmopolitan playground. Ritualized role-play based on novels such as Dream of the Red Chamber elevated the status of courtesan entertainment and led to culturally rich interactions between courtesans and their clients. As participants acted out the stories in public, they introduced modern notions of love and romance that were radically at odds with the traditional roles of men and women. Yet because social change arrived in the form of entertainment, it met with little resistance. Yeh shows how this fortuitous combination of people and circumstances, rather than official decisions or acts, created the first multicultural modern city in China. With illustrations from newspapers, novels, travel guides, and postcards, as well as contemporary written descriptions of life in foreign-driven, fast-paced, cutting-edge Shanghai, this study traces the mutual influences among courtesans, intellectuals, and the city itself in creating a modern, market-oriented leisure culture in China. Historians, literary specialists, art critics, and social scientists will welcome this captivating foray into the world of late nineteenth-century popular culture.
Author: Serinity Young Publisher: Psychology Press ISBN: 0415914833 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 299
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In Courtesans and Tantric Consorts, Serinity Young takes the reader on a journey through more than 2000 years of Buddhist history, revealing the colourful mosaic of beliefs that inform Buddhist views about gender and sexuality.
Author: Pamela DuMond Publisher: Pamela DuMond ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 260
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"(...laugh out loud funny), witty, and sexy (sosohot)." A second chances, STAND ALONE Romantic Comedy from USA Today bestselling author Pamela DuMond. I'm an underpaid assistant working at a matchmaking agency, surviving on Insta-Ramen and dreams. How is it possible that I made a love match that resulted in the society marriage of the year? Christmas season is upon us and I plan on enjoying this gorgeous wedding by drinking too much Champagne, eating 5 star food, and relaxing for a change. I don't plan on running into the smoking hot, tuxedo-clad brick wall of a man. I don't plan on him stopping my fall by grabbing onto my boob and Not. Letting. Go. I most definitely don't plan on this gorgeous man being my new CLIENT. Joe is heir to the Delacroix Hotel fortune, whip smart, hilariously funny, and so yummy. I am tempted to… good God I want to... but sleeping with clients is a big, fat ‘No-No.’ Aren't some rules meant to be broken? PRAISE: "Funny, witty, and hot, hot, HOT!..." ~ Ann Charles, USA Today Bestselling Author. "A captivating love story; simply have no words to describe how beautiful it is." ~ Sofia Beddable Reads "2 Thumbs up for a great heart warming story..." ~ Barbara - A. Reviewer "Lots of feels, terrific secondary characters, drama, comedy, angst, this book has it all!" ~ Melissa P. "Sexy, effervescent banter ..." ~ Mia Hopkins Author "The initial meeting between Charlotte and Joe is downright hilarious." ~ My Book Filled Life "The perfect balance of funny (like laugh out loud funny), witty, and sexy (sosohot)." ~ Sweet Red Reader 1-click a Pamela DuMond Romantic Comedy today!
Author: Louise Brown Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061870714 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 468
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An unforgettable and compassionate look at the lives of the residents of Lahore’s pleasure district The Dancing Girls of Lahore inhabit the Diamond District in the shadow of a great mosque. The 21st century goes on outside the walls, this ancient quarter, but scarcely registers within. Though their trade can be described with accuracy as prostitution, the dancing girls have an illustrious history: beloved by sultans, their sophisticated art encompassed the best of Mughal culture. The modern day Bollywood aesthetic, with its love of gaudy spectacle, music, and dance, is their distant legacy. But the life of the pampered courtesan is not the one now being lived by Maha and her three girls. What they do is forbidden by Islam, though tolerated; but they are, unclean, and Maha’s daughters, like her, are born into the business and will not leave it. Sociologist Louise Brown spent four years in the most intimate study of the family life of one Lahori courtesan. Beautifully understated, it turns a novelist’s eye on a true story that beggars the imagination. Maha, at fourteen a classically trained dancer of exquisite grace, had her virginity sold to the Sultan of Dubai; when her own daughter Nena comes of age and Maha cannot bring in the money she once did, she faces a terrible decision as the agents of the Sultan come calling once more.
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