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Author: Julia Langbein Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0385549687 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 326
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A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR • "Sublime." —New York Times Book Review "Brilliantly sharp, funny, and thought-provoking, the gripping story of a woman trying to find her way in our chaotic world." —Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe Broke English teacher Penelope Schleeman is as surprised as anyone when her feminist, eco-warrior novel American Mermaid becomes a best-seller. But when Hollywood insists she convert her fierce, androgynous protagonist into to a teen sex object in a clamshell bra, strange things start to happen. Is Penelope losing her mind, or has her fictional mermaid come to life, enacting revenge against society’s limited view of what a woman can and should be? American Mermaid follows a young woman braving the casual slights and cruel calculations of a winner-take-all society and discovering a beating heart in her own fiction: a new kind of hero who fights to keep her voice and choose her place. A hilarious story about deep things, American Mermaid asks how far we’ll go to protect the parts of ourselves that are not for sale.
Author: Julia Langbein Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0385549687 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 326
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A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR • "Sublime." —New York Times Book Review "Brilliantly sharp, funny, and thought-provoking, the gripping story of a woman trying to find her way in our chaotic world." —Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe Broke English teacher Penelope Schleeman is as surprised as anyone when her feminist, eco-warrior novel American Mermaid becomes a best-seller. But when Hollywood insists she convert her fierce, androgynous protagonist into to a teen sex object in a clamshell bra, strange things start to happen. Is Penelope losing her mind, or has her fictional mermaid come to life, enacting revenge against society’s limited view of what a woman can and should be? American Mermaid follows a young woman braving the casual slights and cruel calculations of a winner-take-all society and discovering a beating heart in her own fiction: a new kind of hero who fights to keep her voice and choose her place. A hilarious story about deep things, American Mermaid asks how far we’ll go to protect the parts of ourselves that are not for sale.
Author: Ada Stuart Publisher: Ada Stuart ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 218
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Force mated to three alphas? Pointing her gun at the wrong man is never a good idea, and Anya learns this the hard way when she tries to avenge her pack by targeting Logan. How could she have known that beneath his doctor's coat was a former enforcer and martial arts expert? Instead of turning her in, Logan decides to teach her a lesson in a much more intimate way—igniting her heat in his bed. As if alpha semen could heal her and make her a normal omega. Anya scoffs at the idea. She values her independence far too much to let a domineering alpha control her life. But when her heat strikes, bringing unbearable pain, Anya realizes there's only one man who can help her. Unfortunately, Logan's help comes with strings attached: she must also submit to two other alphas. ————— “Claiming the Omega” is a steamy hot Dubcon Reverse Harem Erotic Wolf Shifter Romance. Full length, explicit sex scenes, standalone, no cheating or cliffhangers - and Happily Ever After. Reader advisory: This story contains elements of non-consensual sex, depression, bondage, strong language and very explicit sex scenes. Themes: Reverse Harem, Enemies to lovers, Happily ever after, Opposites attract, Alpha male, Unrequited love, Matchmaker, Arranged marriage, Love triangle, Menage, Protector, Wolf shifter, Pack life, Omega, Alpha Note: All books in this series can be read as standalone. But you might enjoy them more if you have read them in sequence. ————— Excerpt: The friendly receptionist directed Anya to the department leader, Mr Brandon. She didn’t know if it was his first name or last name, but most shifters didn’t bother with last names. Anya checked the nameplate on the door before she knocked. A handsome, dark-haired man in his early thirties looked up from his papers and turned his attention to her. Could this really be the 'old grump’ Darius had referred to? He didn’t look old at all. “Mr Brandon?” Anya asked, not sure if she had come to the right office. “Just call me Brandon,” the alpha said, getting up from his chair. Strolling toward her, she felt an instant need to back off as she realised just how much taller and broader he was compared to her. He wasn’t as tall as Darius, but he towered over her petite figure. The look in his eyes told her clearly that this alpha wasn’t someone she wanted to cross. Anya forced herself to remain standing, keeping her fear at bay so he wouldn’t smell how nervous she was. The smile he gave her was probably meant to calm and reassure her that he meant no harm. It was strange how this alpha could ooze the confidence that made her omega wolf want to snuggle against him. Anya took a deep breath, lifted her eyes and met his. He looked surprised and intrigued that she dared to face him. A normal omega would always lower her gaze when meeting an alpha who wasn’t her mate. Brandon’s smile broadened as if he acknowledged her confidence. It increased her approval of him. “Please, take a seat. What can I do for you?” Anya sat on the closest visitor's chair and pulled at her dress to cover her knees. She would never have chosen this dress if she had known how quickly it crept upwards when she moved. “Elenor sent me. She said you needed someone with office experience,” Anya said. “You’re Anya?” Brandon looked surprised as he combined her name with her person. “Yes, that’s me.” “She forgot to tell me you’re an omega.” “Does it matter?” “I’m an alpha.” She wanted to snort as Brandon stated the obvious. As if there was any doubt in her mind that he was anything but a typical alpha. She lifted her eyebrows as she took in how his shirt clung to his biceps as he ran his fingers through his dark, thick hair. It was almost like his shirt was about to be torn apart. Anya nodded, even if he was stating the obvious. “Yes, I know that.” “Then you know why we can’t work together,” Brandon said matter-of-factly. “Of course we can,” Anya said firmly as she faced him head-on. “Elenor said you would be overprotective of any omega. But she also said you’re short of staff and desperately need an office clerk. I have plenty of experience in that area.” Brandon sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. It looked like something he usually did when he was frustrated. “Look, Miss. I’m an unmated alpha, as are most of my staff and the enforcers we deal with daily. When you go into heat, this won’t be a safe environment for you.” He seemed to believe that every alpha would harm her just by their sheer presence. Great. So much for keeping a low profile. It looked like she would have to tell him why it was perfectly safe to hire her, or he was likely to turn her down without even giving her a chance to prove herself. Anya should have known that getting inside their headquarters wouldn’t be so easy. “There’s nothing to worry about, Mr Brandon. I won’t go into heat,” Anya said. Brandon snorted. “Don’t give me that crap. I will smell you a mile away, and so will the rest of the enforcers.” Anya sighed, realising there was no alternative if she wanted the job. She lowered her gaze, pretending to be embarrassed about what she was about to reveal. “Look, Mr Brandon. I have a… medical disorder. This means that I can’t have heats.” She glanced at him quickly to see if he had heard her. Brandon stared at her as if her words sounded just as ridiculous to him as they did to her. How many times hadn’t she wished to be completely normal? To join in the conversation with the other omegas when they complained about their heat and how horny it made them? It made her feel asexual. Like she was a gigantic freak. Anya had quickly discovered that the less she said about her lack of heats, the easier it was to blend in with the others. She would just nod at the right place and let everyone else have their say. Some of them knew about her deficiencies, but they rarely mentioned it. It was as if it was too embarrassing to bring up in case someone else caught her illness. “You don’t?” Brandon asked, looking baffled by her words. ——————
Author: Samantha Hunt Publisher: Tin House Books ISBN: 1941040969 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 172
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National Bestseller "The Seas took me back to how I felt as a kid, when you’re newly falling in love with literature, newly shocked by its capacity to cast a spell..." ?Maggie Nelson (from the Introduction) A Most Anticipated Book of Summer at BuzzFeed, NYLON, and more. Moored in a coastal fishing town so far north that the highways only run south, the unnamed narrator of The Seas is a misfit. She’s often the subject of cruel local gossip. Her father, a sailor, walked into the ocean eleven years earlier and never returned, leaving his wife and daughter to keep a forlorn vigil. Surrounded by water and beckoned by the sea, she clings to what her father once told her: that she is a mermaid. True to myth, she finds herself in hard love with a land-bound man, an Iraq War veteran thirteen years her senior.The mesmerizing, fevered coming-of-age tale that follows will land her in jail. Her otherworldly escape will become the stuff of legend. With the inventive brilliance and psychological insight that have earned her international acclaim, Samantha Hunt pulls readers into an undertow of impossible love and intoxication, blurring the lines between reality and fairy tale, hope and delusion, sanity and madness.
Author: Lydia Millet Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 0393245632 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 183
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"Hilariously funny…Lydia Millet’s novels raise the bar for boldness." —Rene Steinke, New York Times Book Review In this “comic masterpiece” (Salon), honeymooners Deb and Chip—our opinionated, skeptical narrator and her cheerful jock husband—befriend a marine biologist who discovers mermaids in a coral reef. As a resort chain swoops in to exploit the shy creatures, the newlyweds unite with other adventurous vacationers to stop the company from turning the reef into a theme park. Mermaids in Paradise is Lydia Millet’s most fun book yet, tempering the sharp satire of her early career with the empathy and subtlety of her more recent novels and short stories.
Author: Toni Morrison Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0804169888 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 338
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The acclaimed Nobel Prize winner challenges our most fiercely held beliefs as she weaves folklore and history, memory and myth into an unforgettable meditation on race, religion, gender, and a far-off past that is ever present—in prose that soars with the rhythms, grandeur, and tragic arc of an epic poem. “They shoot the white girl first. With the rest they can take their time.” So begins Toni Morrison’s Paradise, which opens with a horrifying scene of mass violence and chronicles its genesis in an all-black small town in rural Oklahoma. Founded by the descendants of freed slaves and survivors in exodus from a hostile world, the patriarchal community of Ruby is built on righteousness, rigidly enforced moral law, and fear. But seventeen miles away, another group of exiles has gathered in a promised land of their own. And it is upon these women in flight from death and despair that nine male citizens of Ruby will lay their pain, their terror, and their murderous rage. “A fascinating story, wonderfully detailed. . . . The town is the stage for a profound and provocative debate.” —Los Angeles Times
Author: Julie Klassen Publisher: Baker Books ISBN: 1441263470 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 479
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Finding himself the man of the family, London dancing master Alec Valcourt moves his mother and sister to remote Devonshire, hoping to start over. But he is stunned to learn the village matriarch has prohibited all dancing, for reasons buried deep in her past. Alec finds an unlikely ally in the matriarch's daughter. Though he's initially wary of Julia Midwinter's reckless flirtation, he comes to realize her bold exterior disguises a vulnerable soul--and hidden sorrows of her own. Julia is quickly attracted to the handsome dancing master--a man her mother would never approve of--but she cannot imagine why Mr. Valcourt would leave London, or why he evades questions about his past. With Alec's help, can Julia uncover old secrets and restore life to her somber village...and to her mother's tattered heart? Filled with mystery and romance, The Dancing Master brings to life the intriguing profession of those who taught essential social graces for ladies and gentlemen hoping to make a "good match" in Regency England. Praise for Julie Klassen's The Tutor's Daughter "Whether you're a fan of Jane Austen or Charlotte Bronte, or both, you will soon become a fan of Julie Klassen once you read this wonderful book."--GoodReads "Well-developed characters, plot twists, and attention to period detail make this a sure bet for fans of Regency novels."--Library Journal "Regency/Klassen fans will love the mystery, romance, and drama."--Publishers Weekly Discussion questions included.
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