Author: Helen Bianchin
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1760375748
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Alessandro's Prize – Helen Bianchin To forget her cheating fiancé, Lily Parisi travels to Milan, determined to get on with her life – on her own! But not for long... She bumps into someone she knows – Alessandro del Marc – and her plans come a little undone... Darkly and smoulderingly enigmatic, Alessandro has long wanted Lily but never pursued her. He's always kept his cool. However, now that Lily – the prize he's always wanted – is in his reach, he's finding it impossible to keep control. The time has come to stake his claim – especially since the passionate chemistry appears to be mutual! In A Storm Of Scandal – Kim Lawrence Poppy lost her heart – and her reputation – to the dangerously suave Luca Ranieri. Only to be crushed by a whirlwind of scandal when aristocratic Luca chose duty over desire. Now Poppy finds herself stranded in her grandmother's castle by a violent storm – captive with none other than the deliciously dishevelled Luca. For three days, the tempest rages and Poppy loses her heart to Luca all over again. But with reality comes the media frenzy. And this time the price of scandal means Luca can't just walk away... Italian Groom, Princess Bride – Rebecca Winters Princess Regina Vittorio must soon leave her beloved kingdom of Castelmare and become queen of another realm. Gina has devoted her life to royal duty, but as the day of her arranged wedding approaches, she wants just one moment with the man she loves... Royal gardener Dizo Fornese has watched Princess Regina blossom like the roses he tends at the palace. He knows she is untouchable, but he has one chance to risk all – and claim his princess bride!
The Italians
Author: Helen Bianchin
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1760375748
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Alessandro's Prize – Helen Bianchin To forget her cheating fiancé, Lily Parisi travels to Milan, determined to get on with her life – on her own! But not for long... She bumps into someone she knows – Alessandro del Marc – and her plans come a little undone... Darkly and smoulderingly enigmatic, Alessandro has long wanted Lily but never pursued her. He's always kept his cool. However, now that Lily – the prize he's always wanted – is in his reach, he's finding it impossible to keep control. The time has come to stake his claim – especially since the passionate chemistry appears to be mutual! In A Storm Of Scandal – Kim Lawrence Poppy lost her heart – and her reputation – to the dangerously suave Luca Ranieri. Only to be crushed by a whirlwind of scandal when aristocratic Luca chose duty over desire. Now Poppy finds herself stranded in her grandmother's castle by a violent storm – captive with none other than the deliciously dishevelled Luca. For three days, the tempest rages and Poppy loses her heart to Luca all over again. But with reality comes the media frenzy. And this time the price of scandal means Luca can't just walk away... Italian Groom, Princess Bride – Rebecca Winters Princess Regina Vittorio must soon leave her beloved kingdom of Castelmare and become queen of another realm. Gina has devoted her life to royal duty, but as the day of her arranged wedding approaches, she wants just one moment with the man she loves... Royal gardener Dizo Fornese has watched Princess Regina blossom like the roses he tends at the palace. He knows she is untouchable, but he has one chance to risk all – and claim his princess bride!
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1760375748
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Alessandro's Prize – Helen Bianchin To forget her cheating fiancé, Lily Parisi travels to Milan, determined to get on with her life – on her own! But not for long... She bumps into someone she knows – Alessandro del Marc – and her plans come a little undone... Darkly and smoulderingly enigmatic, Alessandro has long wanted Lily but never pursued her. He's always kept his cool. However, now that Lily – the prize he's always wanted – is in his reach, he's finding it impossible to keep control. The time has come to stake his claim – especially since the passionate chemistry appears to be mutual! In A Storm Of Scandal – Kim Lawrence Poppy lost her heart – and her reputation – to the dangerously suave Luca Ranieri. Only to be crushed by a whirlwind of scandal when aristocratic Luca chose duty over desire. Now Poppy finds herself stranded in her grandmother's castle by a violent storm – captive with none other than the deliciously dishevelled Luca. For three days, the tempest rages and Poppy loses her heart to Luca all over again. But with reality comes the media frenzy. And this time the price of scandal means Luca can't just walk away... Italian Groom, Princess Bride – Rebecca Winters Princess Regina Vittorio must soon leave her beloved kingdom of Castelmare and become queen of another realm. Gina has devoted her life to royal duty, but as the day of her arranged wedding approaches, she wants just one moment with the man she loves... Royal gardener Dizo Fornese has watched Princess Regina blossom like the roses he tends at the palace. He knows she is untouchable, but he has one chance to risk all – and claim his princess bride!
The Italians: Alessandro, Luca & Dizo: Alessandro's Prize / In a Storm of Scandal / Italian Groom, Princess Bride
Author: Helen Bianchin
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 1474028195
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Pride. Scandal. Passion! Lily Parisi is determined to get on with her life – minus a man! A break in Milan sounds ideal – until she bumps into Alessandro del Marco, a face from her past. He finds it impossible to keep away from Lily – and she finds it hopeless to resist...
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 1474028195
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Pride. Scandal. Passion! Lily Parisi is determined to get on with her life – minus a man! A break in Milan sounds ideal – until she bumps into Alessandro del Marco, a face from her past. He finds it impossible to keep away from Lily – and she finds it hopeless to resist...
Mindshaping
Author: Tadeusz Wieslaw Zawidzki
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262313286
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
A proposal that human social cognition would not have evolved without mechanisms and practices that shape minds in ways that make them easier to interpret. In this novel account of distinctively human social cognition, Tadeusz Zawidzki argues that the key distinction between human and nonhuman social cognition consists in our complex, diverse, and flexible capacities to shape each other's minds in ways that make them easier to interpret. Zawidzki proposes that such "mindshaping"—which takes the form of capacities and practices such as sophisticated imitation, pedagogy, conformity to norms, and narrative self-constitution—is the most important component of human social cognition. Without it, he argues, none of the other components of what he terms the "human sociocognitive syndrome," including sophisticated language, cooperation, and sophisticated "mindreading," would be possible. Challenging the dominant view that sophisticated mindreading—especially propositional attitude attribution—is the key evolutionary innovation behind distinctively human social cognition, Zawidzki contends that the capacity to attribute such mental states depends on the evolution of mindshaping practices. Propositional attitude attribution, he argues, is likely to be unreliable unless most of us are shaped to have similar kinds of propositional attitudes in similar circumstances. Motivations to mindshape, selected to make sophisticated cooperation possible, combine with low-level mindreading abilities that we share with nonhuman species to make it easier for humans to interpret and anticipate each other's behavior. Eventually, this led, in human prehistory, to the capacity to attribute full-blown propositional attitudes accurately—a capacity that is parasitic, in phylogeny and today, on prior capacities to shape minds. Bringing together findings from developmental psychology, comparative psychology, evolutionary psychology, and philosophy of psychology, Zawidzki offers a strikingly original framework for understanding human social cognition.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262313286
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
A proposal that human social cognition would not have evolved without mechanisms and practices that shape minds in ways that make them easier to interpret. In this novel account of distinctively human social cognition, Tadeusz Zawidzki argues that the key distinction between human and nonhuman social cognition consists in our complex, diverse, and flexible capacities to shape each other's minds in ways that make them easier to interpret. Zawidzki proposes that such "mindshaping"—which takes the form of capacities and practices such as sophisticated imitation, pedagogy, conformity to norms, and narrative self-constitution—is the most important component of human social cognition. Without it, he argues, none of the other components of what he terms the "human sociocognitive syndrome," including sophisticated language, cooperation, and sophisticated "mindreading," would be possible. Challenging the dominant view that sophisticated mindreading—especially propositional attitude attribution—is the key evolutionary innovation behind distinctively human social cognition, Zawidzki contends that the capacity to attribute such mental states depends on the evolution of mindshaping practices. Propositional attitude attribution, he argues, is likely to be unreliable unless most of us are shaped to have similar kinds of propositional attitudes in similar circumstances. Motivations to mindshape, selected to make sophisticated cooperation possible, combine with low-level mindreading abilities that we share with nonhuman species to make it easier for humans to interpret and anticipate each other's behavior. Eventually, this led, in human prehistory, to the capacity to attribute full-blown propositional attitudes accurately—a capacity that is parasitic, in phylogeny and today, on prior capacities to shape minds. Bringing together findings from developmental psychology, comparative psychology, evolutionary psychology, and philosophy of psychology, Zawidzki offers a strikingly original framework for understanding human social cognition.
Mean Streets
Author: Jim Butcher
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440699941
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Four bestselling fantasy authors present a collection of novellas about dark nights, cruel cities, and paranormal P.I.s—featuring Harry Dresden, John Taylor, Harper Blaine, and Remy Chandler. #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher delivers a story in which Harry Dresden—Chicago's only professional wizard—tries to protect a friend from danger and ends up becoming a target himself... John Taylor is the best PI in the secret heart of London known as The Nightside. He can find anything. But locating the lost memory of a desperate woman may be his undoing in a thrilling noir tale from New York Times bestselling author Simon R. Green... National bestselling author Kat Richardson’s Greywalker finds herself in too deep when a job in Mexico goes awry, and Harper Blaine is enmeshed in a tangle of dark family secrets and revenge from beyond the grave... An ancient being that lived among humanity for centuries is dead, and fallen angel-turned-Boston detective Remy Chandler has been hired to find out who—or what—murdered him in a whodunit by national bestselling author Thomas E. Sniegoski...
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440699941
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Four bestselling fantasy authors present a collection of novellas about dark nights, cruel cities, and paranormal P.I.s—featuring Harry Dresden, John Taylor, Harper Blaine, and Remy Chandler. #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher delivers a story in which Harry Dresden—Chicago's only professional wizard—tries to protect a friend from danger and ends up becoming a target himself... John Taylor is the best PI in the secret heart of London known as The Nightside. He can find anything. But locating the lost memory of a desperate woman may be his undoing in a thrilling noir tale from New York Times bestselling author Simon R. Green... National bestselling author Kat Richardson’s Greywalker finds herself in too deep when a job in Mexico goes awry, and Harper Blaine is enmeshed in a tangle of dark family secrets and revenge from beyond the grave... An ancient being that lived among humanity for centuries is dead, and fallen angel-turned-Boston detective Remy Chandler has been hired to find out who—or what—murdered him in a whodunit by national bestselling author Thomas E. Sniegoski...
The Seduction Season
Author: Helen Bianchin
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488064636
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Read this classic romance by USA Today bestselling author Helen Bianchin, now available for the first time in e-book! When Anneke’s aunt invites her to spend Christmas spent lazing in the Queensland sun, she doesn’t expect to find the handsome Sebastian, her aunt’s neighbour, alone in the house when she arrives. He proves to be infuriating, fiery and sexy! For Anneke, the season of goodwill has become the seduction season… Originally published in 1998.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488064636
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Read this classic romance by USA Today bestselling author Helen Bianchin, now available for the first time in e-book! When Anneke’s aunt invites her to spend Christmas spent lazing in the Queensland sun, she doesn’t expect to find the handsome Sebastian, her aunt’s neighbour, alone in the house when she arrives. He proves to be infuriating, fiery and sexy! For Anneke, the season of goodwill has become the seduction season… Originally published in 1998.
Alexei's Passionate Revenge
Author: Helen Bianchin
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488083002
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
USA Today–Bestselling Author: It’s been years since she broke his heart—and he is all too ready for their reunion . . . Natalya Montgomery thought she was over Alexei Delandros, but working with him again rekindles old feelings and promises of the intense ardor they once shared. But if Natalya once held Alexei’s heart, now she only holds his contempt . . . Alexei has built an empire for himself, jetting between Sydney and Paris, Washington and northern Italy. But beneath his wildly successful exterior, he hides a secret: Natalya’s love almost destroyed him. Their lust blinded him to the truth about her. But the formidable Greek won’t be fooled again! Natalya will pay for her betrayal in the most passionate way Alexei knows, and his vengeance will be all the sweeter . . .
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488083002
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
USA Today–Bestselling Author: It’s been years since she broke his heart—and he is all too ready for their reunion . . . Natalya Montgomery thought she was over Alexei Delandros, but working with him again rekindles old feelings and promises of the intense ardor they once shared. But if Natalya once held Alexei’s heart, now she only holds his contempt . . . Alexei has built an empire for himself, jetting between Sydney and Paris, Washington and northern Italy. But beneath his wildly successful exterior, he hides a secret: Natalya’s love almost destroyed him. Their lust blinded him to the truth about her. But the formidable Greek won’t be fooled again! Natalya will pay for her betrayal in the most passionate way Alexei knows, and his vengeance will be all the sweeter . . .
The Pregnancy Proposal
Author: Helen Bianchin
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426880529
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
A pregnant woman doubts the motivation behind her wealthy lover’s marriage proposal in this classic romance by a USA Today–bestselling author. Tasha is overjoyed to discover that she’s pregnant. But telling Australian tycoon Jared North that he’s the father of her baby is the hardest thing she’s ever had to do. For three years they’ve shared an intensely passionate relationship—but marriage has never been on the agenda . . . . Then Jared stuns Tasha with a marriage proposal, but, convinced he’s just offering marriage out of a strong sense of duty, Tasha is reluctant to become his convenient bride . . . . Originally published in 2003.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426880529
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
A pregnant woman doubts the motivation behind her wealthy lover’s marriage proposal in this classic romance by a USA Today–bestselling author. Tasha is overjoyed to discover that she’s pregnant. But telling Australian tycoon Jared North that he’s the father of her baby is the hardest thing she’s ever had to do. For three years they’ve shared an intensely passionate relationship—but marriage has never been on the agenda . . . . Then Jared stuns Tasha with a marriage proposal, but, convinced he’s just offering marriage out of a strong sense of duty, Tasha is reluctant to become his convenient bride . . . . Originally published in 2003.
Marcabru
Author: Marcabrun
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 9780859915748
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
One of the earliest troubadours, Marcabru was a remarkable artist and entertainer, and a figure of crucial importance to the development of the European courtly lyric. His blistering attacks on contemporary court society reveal an intellectual insider's view of the clash between clerical morality and the emerging secular ethics of love and courtesy. His fervent, often acerbic engagement with contemporary events also provides a unique southern perspective on political upheavals and crusading movements in twelfth-century Occitania and northern Spain. This new critical edition, the first for nearly 100 years, makes his complete corpus accessible to a wide readership, supplying translations, full critical apparatus, and copious textual notes, with a substantial glossary of Marcabru's extraordinarily inventive vocabulary. The introduction supplies historical information, discussion of the poet's language, and an analysis of the manuscript transmission. It also raises fresh issues of troubadour versification techniques in this formative period, and engages in a new way with the current debate about editorial methodology and medieval textual criticism. Leaflet blurb - see AN]
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 9780859915748
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
One of the earliest troubadours, Marcabru was a remarkable artist and entertainer, and a figure of crucial importance to the development of the European courtly lyric. His blistering attacks on contemporary court society reveal an intellectual insider's view of the clash between clerical morality and the emerging secular ethics of love and courtesy. His fervent, often acerbic engagement with contemporary events also provides a unique southern perspective on political upheavals and crusading movements in twelfth-century Occitania and northern Spain. This new critical edition, the first for nearly 100 years, makes his complete corpus accessible to a wide readership, supplying translations, full critical apparatus, and copious textual notes, with a substantial glossary of Marcabru's extraordinarily inventive vocabulary. The introduction supplies historical information, discussion of the poet's language, and an analysis of the manuscript transmission. It also raises fresh issues of troubadour versification techniques in this formative period, and engages in a new way with the current debate about editorial methodology and medieval textual criticism. Leaflet blurb - see AN]
THE STEFANOS MARRIAGE
Author: Yoko Yokota
Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative
ISBN: 4596028168
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The arrogant Greek billionaire wants to control everything…even her heart! When Alyse’s sister and her husband died, they left behind their son, Georg. At her lawyer’s office, Alyse is met by Greek billionaire Aleksi Stefanos. He arrogantly declares that Georg, his brother’s son, belongs to the distinguished Stefanos family. Though she knows she can’t win against this powerful man, Alyse won’t just hand over her nephew to the family who was so cruel to her sister. But then Aleksi proposes that they share custody…by getting married!
Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative
ISBN: 4596028168
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The arrogant Greek billionaire wants to control everything…even her heart! When Alyse’s sister and her husband died, they left behind their son, Georg. At her lawyer’s office, Alyse is met by Greek billionaire Aleksi Stefanos. He arrogantly declares that Georg, his brother’s son, belongs to the distinguished Stefanos family. Though she knows she can’t win against this powerful man, Alyse won’t just hand over her nephew to the family who was so cruel to her sister. But then Aleksi proposes that they share custody…by getting married!
The Greek's Bride of Convenience
Author: Helen Bianchin
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488074305
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
When a fashion model is blackmailed, a fake engagement will protect her reputation—even if it means risking her heart—in this international romance. Lexi Harrison, one of Sydney’s top international fashion models, is accustomed to being pursued by men who want her for her money and fame. It makes it difficult for the beautiful woman to trust men, especially a man like Georg Nicolaos, whose arrogant countenance is simply infuriating. But when Lexi’s ex-husband tries to blackmail her, Lexi will do anything to protect her family’s name and her professional reputation. Forced to turn to Georg for advice, she is startled by his bold plan—and reluctantly agrees to a pretend engagement. But is Georg sincere in his offer to help? Or are there ulterior motives behind the charade?
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488074305
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
When a fashion model is blackmailed, a fake engagement will protect her reputation—even if it means risking her heart—in this international romance. Lexi Harrison, one of Sydney’s top international fashion models, is accustomed to being pursued by men who want her for her money and fame. It makes it difficult for the beautiful woman to trust men, especially a man like Georg Nicolaos, whose arrogant countenance is simply infuriating. But when Lexi’s ex-husband tries to blackmail her, Lexi will do anything to protect her family’s name and her professional reputation. Forced to turn to Georg for advice, she is startled by his bold plan—and reluctantly agrees to a pretend engagement. But is Georg sincere in his offer to help? Or are there ulterior motives behind the charade?