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Kissing Cooper

Author : Liz Kelly
Publisher : Kelly Girl Productions
ISBN 13 : 0986086452
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Kissing Cooper written by Liz Kelly and published by Kelly Girl Productions. This book was released on 2015-11-12 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Christmas in Henderson! Kissing Cooper is a holiday addition to the Heroes of Henderson Series by USA Today Bestselling Author Liz Kelly. Scorched by an old flame, Cooper Crenshaw, Henderson High's championship-winning baseball coach, has done everything in his power to avoid coming back to town. So running into Christy-Lynn Brilhart ten minutes after his return is less like a Christmas miracle and more like Cooper's own personal Nightmare Before Christmas. Now a stylish businesswoman, Christy-Lynn may be done wearing hand-me-downs, but she sure isn't done setting Cooper's blood on fire. As the Christmas season heats up, so does his desire to get to the bottom of their abrupt breakup. Realizing the town he still loves could use his major league help, Cooper figures it's time to tie up a few loose ends. With holiday ribbon. To his bedpost. All of the books in the Heroes of Henderson Series are complete romances and do not need to be read in order. However there are always reoccurring characters and in Kissing Cooper you get a healthy dose of Vance, Brooks, and Pinks. Heroes of Henderson Books to Date: Playin' Cop Heroes of Henderson ~ Prequel (A novella) Good Cop Heroes of Henderson ~ Book 1 Bad Cop Heroes of Henderson ~ Book 2 Taming Molly Heroes of Henderson ~ Book 2.5 (A DuVal Cousins Quickie - short) Top Dog Heroes of Henderson ~ Book 3 Tempting Vivi Heroes of Henderson ~ Book 3.5 (A DuVal Cousins Novel) Kissing Cooper Heroes of Henderson ~ A Christmas Quickie UnderDog Heroes of Henderson ~ Book 4 Mr. Wrong Heroes of Henderson ~ Book 5 Mr. Wright Heroes of Henderson ~ Book 6 Mr. Wright Now Heroes of Henderson ~ Book 7

The Kiss of Jesus

Author : Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 1586179160
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book The Kiss of Jesus written by Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle is a Catholic author, a radio and television host, and an inspirational speaker known and admired from coast to coast. Yet with all of her public exposure, she has revealed very little about her personal history, that is, until now. When she discovered that sharing her struggles gives encouragement to others, she was persuaded to write this story of her life. Growing up in a Polish-American Catholic family, Donna-Marie was blessed with hard-working parents who provided a stable home for their eight children. At times her childhood was golden and carefree, but other times it was tarnished by pain that she felt was best left unspoken as she sought God for help and strength. After she left home after high school, her path took some harrowing turns. A Vietnam veteran fiancé snapped and held her against her will. She suffered pregnancy loss, serious illness, divorce, and single motherhood. Perhaps her greatest trial was an epic custody battle in which she needed to defend both her reputation as a mother and the safety of her five children. Yet through all the dark valleys, Donna-Marie kept the fire of her faith burning. Helping her to see the beauty of the crosses in her life, and to rely on the presence and the providence of God, were saintly souls who became her friends and mentors. One of these was Blessed Mother Teresa, who was her confidant and spiritual mother for ten years.

Two Boys Kissing

Author : David Levithan
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0307975649
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Two Boys Kissing written by David Levithan and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • STONEWALL HONOR BOOK • LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST "You have to read this.” —Rainbow Rowell, bestselling author of Eleanor & Park and Carry On From the New York Times bestselling author of Every Day, this love story of shared humanity and history Hypable calls "an interconnecting web that will leave you emotionally exhausted and absolutely thrilled to have read something so beautiful and unique." Based on true events—and narrated by a Greek Chorus of the generation of gay men lost to AIDS—Two Boys Kissing follows Harry and Craig, two seventeen-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32-hour marathon of kissing to set a new Guinness World Record. While the two increasingly dehydrated and sleep-deprived boys are locking lips, they become a focal point in the lives of other teens dealing with universal questions of love, identity, and belonging.

Cooper's Choice

Author : Laura Scott
Publisher : Laura Iding
ISBN 13 : 1949144569
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (491 download)

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Download or read book Cooper's Choice written by Laura Scott and published by Laura Iding. This book was released on 2021-05-17 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Laura Scott The fosters - separated by tragedy but reunited by love. Will he choose family or love? Street artist Cooper Holland instantly notices the beautiful woman going into a church, for the second time in as many days. When a man dressed in black begins to follow her, he instinctively knows something is wrong. Soon, he discovers there are two men after the pretty woman, and can hardly believe it when Mia claims they want to kill her. The rules of witness protection prevent Mia Royce from confiding in Cooper, the attractive artist who’d raced to her rescue. Unfortunately, her US Marshal contact isn’t answering her calls. Cooper has the street smarts to help her remain hidden. As the attacks against Mia grow more threatening, she isn’t sure how to keep Cooper safe from the men who now want to harm him, too. Cooper claims he can protect himself, but Mia secretly knows there’s a lot at stake. She refuses to ask Cooper to give up his life, despite the fact he’d already captured her heart. Will Trent choose his foster family or her love? -- Read what others are saying about USA Today Bestselling Author Laura Scott: “Scott delivers distinctive characters, an appealing small-town setting, and a hint of romance. This cozy is perfect for animal lovers."--Publishers Weekly review of Dogged by Death "An entertaining cast of characters makes for a kickoff sure to please dog lovers." --Kirkus review for Dogged by Death “A suspense filled emotional ride!” Barbara Britton Bestselling author of the Tribes of Israel Series “Only Ms. Scott could take tragedy and abuse and turn it into a beautiful uplifting story.” Olivia Rae Bestselling Author of the Sword and Cross series. Read the entire Smoky Mountain Secrets series in order: Hailey’s Haven Sawyer’s Secret Darby’s Decision Cooper’s Choice Trent’s Trust Jayme’s Journey Caitlyn’s Christmas Topics: Christian suspense romance, suspense, thriller, Christian thriller, contemporary suspense romance, clean and wholesome romance, foster family romance, foster kids, family centered romance, Laura Scott books, Laura Scott romantic suspense books, smoky mountain romance, small town romance, emotional romance, redemption romance, finding faith romance, faith journey, finding faith, USA today Bestselling author, USA Today, rescue romance, learning to trust again, strong women romance, park ranger, police officer, damsel in distress, doctor, hospital, strong men of faith, protector, faith redeemed, firefighters. Readers of Laura Scott’s books enjoyed books by: Lynette Eason, Irene Hannon, Susan Sleeman, Susan May Warren, Hallee Bridgeman, Christy Barritt, Diann Mills, Dee Henderson, Elizabeth Goddard, Terri Blackstock, Lisa Harris, Rachel Dylan, Dani Pettrey, Colleen Coble, Edie James, Terri Reed, Shirlee McCoy, Lenora Worth, Heather Woodhaven, Dana Mentink

Oh, So Many Kisses!

Author : Maura Finn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781775434924
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Oh, So Many Kisses! written by Maura Finn and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A shy kiss, a bold kiss. A warm kiss, and a cold kiss... There are oh, so many kisses! Can you catch them all?

Ugly Beautiful People

Author : CJ Bedell
Publisher : Next Chapter
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (661 download)

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Download or read book Ugly Beautiful People written by CJ Bedell and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2023-08-30 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Crescent Hills, where beauty only runs so deep. Scandal lurks below the surface behind the McMansions, designer clothes, and fancy cars. When the town is shaken by the disappearance of journalist Ivy Fields, whispers of betrayal and intrigue begin to unravel the threads binding its elite residents. Audrey, haunted by her own past, is determined to unveil the truth behind Ivy's disappearance, hoping to find closure she never received. Amidst this, Marcia grapples with the confines of her seemingly perfect marriage, leading her down a dangerous path. At the same time, a young Ben navigates the complexities of love, friendship, and societal expectations. Meanwhile, Cassandra's life gets disrupted by a ghost from her past. As Crescent Hills residents confront their own dilemmas, the shadow of Ivy's disappearance looms large. For behind every beautiful façade, there are secrets yearning to be exposed, and as they say, the past always finds a way to catch up.

One Last Kiss

Author : Jessica Lemmon
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 148806301X
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book One Last Kiss written by Jessica Lemmon and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These exes really shouldn’t be sharing a kiss...should they? Find out in the finale of Jessica Lemmon’s sizzling Kiss and Tell series. She was poised to say “we shouldn’t.” He kissed her before she could speak. Gia Knox-Cooper and Jayson Cooper have the “perfect” divorce—they still work together and Jayson remains close with her family. But there’s something about the spark between them that just can’t be extinguished. And therein lies the problem: they keep coming back for one more kiss...even though their marriage was a trainwreck they just can’t repeat. Now, they’re attending the wedding of Gia’s brother, but “I do” has barely been said before they’re ditching their dates for each other. Now it’s déjà vu all over again as they vow this will only be for the wedding weekend. But as they return to the office, the passion is still going strong...and so is everything that once pushed them to the brink... From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. Love triumphs in the Seattle tech world in the Kiss and Tell series. Book 1: His Forbidden Kiss Book 2: One Wild Kiss Book 3: One Last Kiss

Seaside Sisters Series Boxset Books 1-3

Author : Kay Lyons
Publisher : Kindred Spirits Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1946863963
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (468 download)

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Download or read book Seaside Sisters Series Boxset Books 1-3 written by Kay Lyons and published by Kindred Spirits Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE LAST GOODBYE Widower Dominic Dunn isn’t sure what to think of his wife’s pre-planned trip for him a year after her death. It’s her effort to force him from his work desk to the coast and the peacefulness she’d found at the Carolina Cove Inn. Innkeeper Ireland Cohen is a single mom with an impressionable son, and after the kid gets himself into trouble, Dominic offers to lend a hand. It’s the least he can do when Ireland was such a good friend to his wife after her diagnosis. As the hot summer days at the beach turn into breezy evenings, Ireland and Dominic find their shared memories and friendship turning into more. They’re drawn to each other, fighting an attraction neither of them want because of their pasts. He’s only visiting, and Ireland has a strict rule about dating tourists. But as his trip draws to a close, they both wonder—is this their last goodbye? LATTES AND LULLABYES Cooper Bale earned a name for himself as a software engineer and, until a few months ago, lived a life men dream of—until that life exploded with a phone call. Now Cooper struggles to settle into Carolina Cove as a single parent and finds himself envious of his dog when Rocco’s escapes prove to be the canine’s way of visiting the local coffee shop to get some much needed peace. Coming from a close-knit military family, London Cohen learned at an early age to love fast because time is short. People come and go, but each is special. She feels instant attraction when meeting Rocco’s owner, but she doesn’t understand Cooper’s mile-high barriers when it comes to certain things—like the kids in his care or his estranged father, who happens to be one of her favorite customers. London finds herself drawn into the crossfire between Cooper and his family, but can she help them find peace before it’s too late? MAP OF DREAMS Carolina Cohen dreams of traveling the world. She works a multitude of jobs during Carolina Cove’s tourist season to travel the winter months until her cash runs out. Snagging her dream job as an international house sitter to a company catering to the elite would enable her to do so much more. Too bad it’s as likely as winning the lottery. Silas Fletcher is a single dad of an eight-year-old genius daughter who doesn’t have time for games. He works long hours and does all he can to be the dad his daughter deserves. Carolina is a walking disaster. She’s gorgeous and funny, intriguing, but flaky. Still, when he’s in desperate need of childcare, Carolina comes through for him and the animosity felt after a disastrous first meeting ends up turning into something more. Much more. But as school begins and the tourist season draws to a close, Carolina must choose. Does she stay with the sexy, single dad and precocious kid who’ve stolen her heart—or follow her map of dreams? SEASIDE SISTERS SERIES: THE LAST GOODBYE LATTES AND LULLABYES MAP OF DREAMS WORTH THE RISK LOST LOVE FOUND >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> best romance books, beach books, southern romance ebooks, contemporary romance books, contemporary romance authors, popular contemporary romance novels, best contemporary romance novels, myst read romances, myst read romance books, small town romance book series, must read romance books 2023, beach books for women, women's fiction romance, romance books best sellers 2023, grumpy sunshine romance, age gap romance, friendship romance novels

The Waking Engine

Author : David Edison
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 1466816775
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book The Waking Engine written by David Edison and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the City Unspoken, where Gods and Mortals come to die. Contrary to popular wisdom, death is not the end, nor is it a passage to some transcendent afterlife. Those who die merely awake as themselves on one of a million worlds, where they are fated to live until they die again, and wake up somewhere new. All are born only once, but die many times . . . until they come at last to the City Unspoken, where the gateway to True Death can be found. Wayfarers and pilgrims are drawn to the City, which is home to murderous aristocrats, disguised gods and goddesses, a sadistic faerie princess, immortal prostitutes and queens, a captive angel, gangs of feral Death Boys and Charnel Girls . . . and one very confused New Yorker. Late of Manhattan, Cooper finds himself in a City that is not what it once was. The gateway to True Death is failing, so that the City is becoming overrun by the Dying, who clot its byzantine streets and alleys . . . and a spreading madness threatens to engulf the entire metaverse. Richly imaginative, David Edison's The Waking Engine is a stunning debut by a major new talent. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Cooper's works

Author : James Fenimore Cooper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Cooper's works written by James Fenimore Cooper and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kiss Me Now

Author : Stef Ann Holm
Publisher : ePublishing Works!
ISBN 13 : 1614178070
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (141 download)

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Download or read book Kiss Me Now written by Stef Ann Holm and published by ePublishing Works!. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Single mom Danalee Jackson owns the Blue Note—a successful Alaskan jazz bar. She also manages a failing float-plane business while raising her son. When the bar is flagged for code violations, Dana is certain she has no time for romance. Burned-out after finishing his father's legacy project--the multimillion-dollar Grove Marketplace--Mark Moretti is ready for a summer-long fishing trip. But a canceled flight stranded him in Ketchikan, where he lands at the Blue Note. One look at the exotically beautiful Dana and Mark offers to do the construction work required to clear the code violations. Mutual attraction sparks into flame, but Dana's fierce independence threatens to bring everything to a screeching halt. Previously titled: All That You Are REVIEWS: "Beautiful characters, beautiful setting." ~Publishers Weekly FROM THE HEART SERIES, in order Kiss So Sweet Come Kiss Me Kiss Me Now SINGLE MOMS, SECOND CHANCES, in order Girls Night Lucy Gets Her Life Back Pink Moon TO PROTECT AND SERVE, HEROES IN UNIFORM, in order An Igniting Attraction An Arresting Attraction

Archie #021

Author : Bill Vigoda
Publisher : Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1627387889
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book Archie #021 written by Bill Vigoda and published by Archie Comic Publications, Inc.. This book was released on with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Happy Hunting Grounds." It's a father/son trip for the ages! Archie and his dad head out on a dangerous hunting expedition in the wilds of Riverdale! Mr. Andrews has promised to show his son the ropes, but his skills may be greatly exaggerated. Between fishing and bear-tracking, Archie's pop is seriously lacking in survivability! Will the pair make it through this outing in one piece? DISCLAIMER: The stories, characters, and incidents in this publication are entirely fictional. This publication contains material that was originally created in a less racially and socially sensitive time in our society and reflects attitudes that may be represented as offensive today. The stories are represented here without alteration for historical reference.

Cooper's Novels: The ways of the hour: a tale

Author : James Fenimore Cooper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cooper's Novels: The ways of the hour: a tale written by James Fenimore Cooper and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Unleashed

Author : Jennifer Hartz
Publisher : Writers Exchange E-Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1925574342
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Unleashed written by Jennifer Hartz and published by Writers Exchange E-Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When six high school students at an upscale private school in Pittsburgh discover the demonic legend of the school's origin is actually true and obtain amazing superpowers as a result, they unwittingly unleash the demonic Horde. Mike has a happy-go-lucky attitude and astounding athletic abilities that make him popular while twin sister Shelly is his opposite with her shyness. Cooper, crippled, considers himself a freak. Maggie is artistic and eccentric while Jimmy is a brooding heartthrob. New girl, Caitlyn, rounds out the group, though she can't escape the sense that she doesn't belong. As a team, the teenagers need to figure out how stop the Horde before its evil spreads through the school and beyond...all while somehow keeping their ever-growing powers a secret.

Empire's Mistress, Starring Isabel Rosario Cooper

Author : Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 1478021314
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Empire's Mistress, Starring Isabel Rosario Cooper written by Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2021-02-05 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Empire's Mistress Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez follows the life of Filipina vaudeville and film actress Isabel Rosario Cooper, who was the mistress of General Douglas MacArthur. If mentioned at all, their relationship exists only as a salacious footnote in MacArthur's biography—a failed love affair between a venerated war hero and a young woman of Filipino and American heritage. Following Cooper from the Philippines to Washington, D.C. to Hollywood, where she died penniless, Gonzalez frames her not as a tragic heroine, but as someone caught within the violent histories of U.S. imperialism. In this way, Gonzalez uses Cooper's life as a means to explore the contours of empire as experienced on the scale of personal relationships. Along the way, Gonzalez fills in the archival gaps of Cooper's life with speculative fictional interludes that both unsettle the authority of “official” archives and dislodge the established one-dimensional characterizations of her. By presenting Cooper as a complex historical subject who lived at the crossroads of American colonialism in the Philippines, Gonzalez demonstrates how intimacy and love are woven into the infrastructure of empire.

A Passionate Kiss

Author : Sharon C. Cooper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780997614138
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (141 download)

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Download or read book A Passionate Kiss written by Sharon C. Cooper and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retired Marine, Mason Bennett, has two goals: adjust to civilian life and keep drama out of it. His focus is on his role as part-owner, along with his siblings, of Atlanta's hottest nightclub. However, his attention shifts when the woman he has loved like a sister reenters his life and thoughts of a passionate kiss they shared hijacks his mind. Their connection is explosive. Feelings he's tried to deny come to the forefront, and he's tempted to do something he thought he would never do-cross that line from friends to lovers. TV news anchor, London Alexander, is back home in Atlanta and ready to start a new chapter in her life. This time she hopes her future includes Mason, the man she has loved forever. She's ready to step over the forbidden line that he's drawn in their relationship. Will taking a chance on love lead to a happily-ever-after? Or will risking their friendship leave them both with broken hearts?

The Cooper's Wife Is Missing: The Trials Of Bridget Cleary

Author : Joan Hoff
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465012086
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book The Cooper's Wife Is Missing: The Trials Of Bridget Cleary written by Joan Hoff and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2008-01-06 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On March 15, 1895, twenty-eight year old Bridget Cleary, a cooper's wife, disappeared from her cottage in rural County Tipperary. Immediately, strange and lurid rumors began circulating the neighborhood about what had happened. Some said she ran off with an egg seller; others supposed it was an aristocratic foxhunter who had taken young Bridget away. Swirling amid rumors was the barely whispered, but widely held, belief that Bridget had gone with no mortal man; rather, she had gone off with the fairies. The mystery deepened when seven days later her body was discovered, bent, broken and badly burned in a shallow grave. Within a few days, the unimaginable truth came to light: for almost a week before her death Bridget had been confined, ritually starved, threatened, physically and verbally abused, exorcised, and, finally, burned to death by her husband, Michael Cleary, her father, and extended family who confused bronchitis with a "fairy dart." They had all become convinced that "their Bridgie" had been taken from them and her fairy-possessed body left behind to deceive them. In The Cooper's Wife Is Missing, Joan Hoff and Marian Yeates make sense of this ancient, rarely publicized, ritual exorcism and explain how the incident went on to become a national and international incident. Set against a backdrop of renewed Irish nationalism, a Church crackdown on lingering pagan practices and the ongoing British humiliation of Catholic Ireland, the authors deftly map the dislocating anxieties that beset the rural peasantry in late nineteenth-century Ireland. Bewildered and frightened by the changes occurring all around them, pulled in all directions by their politicians, priests, landlords and English overlords, the Clearys were not alone in retreating to the relative comfort of pagan ritual. Drawing on first-hand accounts, contemporary newspaper reports, police records, trial testimony and a rich wealth of folklore, the authors weave a mesmerizing tale that touches upon magic, madness and mystery as it details, day by day, Bridget's ordeal and the resulting investigation. This is narrative history at its evocative best. It fascinates as it illuminates.