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Beasts and Queens

Author : Suzannah Rowntree
Publisher : Bocfodder Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beasts and Queens written by Suzannah Rowntree and published by Bocfodder Press. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've heard these stories before. But not like this... Hidden in a dusty Indian village, Preeti Kamla hopes her bad luck is over...until the Demon Rajah claims her as his bride. In imperial Byzantium, Michael the fisherman dreams of power and fortune. But will his ambition destroy the city and everything he holds dear? Only a madman would go into Faerie of his own accord--and that's exactly what humble blacksmith John must do to rescue his lost love. In Prohibition-era New Zealand, cabaret singer Ruby Black lives for thrills--but will she survive being mistaken for a dead girl? "Beauty and the Beast" and three other classic fairytales find a vivid new lease on life in this wildly diverse collection of novellas from historical fantasy author Suzannah Rowntree, available for the first time in a discounted boxset edition.

Ruthless Creatures

Author : J.T. Geissinger
Publisher : Bramble
ISBN 13 : 1250346711
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Ruthless Creatures written by J.T. Geissinger and published by Bramble. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark, sexy mafia romance where the fast-paced tension of John Wick meets the high stakes love of Romeo and Juliet. Five years ago, my fiancé disappeared. He left me with a wedding dress I’d never wear. Left me with the kind of scars that can’t be healed. The man I built my future on vanished like a ghost. All that remained were my broken heart and a million unanswered questions. Until a mysterious stranger arrives in town. Tall, dark, and dangerous, Kage is as full of secrets as he is sex appeal. Though I know he’s hiding something, I’m drawn to him like a moth to flame. Heat crackles between us with every look, desire flares into passion, and I fall hard, helpless to resist. But then I discover he’s been sent to collect on an unpaid debt from my missing fiancé.... And that debt is me. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Queen of None

Author : Natania Barron
Publisher : Solaris
ISBN 13 : 9781837860616
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book Queen of None written by Natania Barron and published by Solaris. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First in a sumptuous, female-led Arthurian Fantasy Romance trilogy When Anna Pendragon was born, Merlin prophesied: "Through all the ages, and in the hearts of men, you will be forgotten." Married at twelve, and a mother soon after, Anna - the famed King Arthur's sister - did not live a young life full of promise, myth, and legend. She bore three strong sons and delivered the kingdom of Orkney to her brother by way of her marriage. She did as she was asked, invisible and useful for her name, her status, her dowry, and her womb. Twenty years after she left her home, Anna returns to Carelon at Arthur's bidding, carrying the crown of her now-dead husband, Lot of Orkney. Past her prime and confined to the castle itself, she finds herself yet again a pawn in greater machinations and seemingly helpless to do anything about it. Anna must once again face the demons of her childhood: her sister Morgen, Elaine, and Morgause; Merlin and his scheming Avillion priests; and Bedevere, the man she once loved. To say nothing of new court visitors, like Lanceloch, or the trouble concerning her own sons. Carelon, and all of Braetan, is changing, though, and Anna must change along with it. New threats, inside and out, lurk in the shadows, and a strange power begins to awaken in her. As she learns to reconcile her dark gift, and struggles to keep the power to herself, she must bargain her own strength, and family, against her ambition and thirst for revenge.

Ramon Llull as a Vernacular Writer

Author : Lola Badia
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1855663015
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (556 download)

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Download or read book Ramon Llull as a Vernacular Writer written by Lola Badia and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2016 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors maintain that Llull was an atypical 'scholar' because he enjoyed a form of access to knowledge that differed from the norm and because he organized the production and dissemination of his writings in a creative and unconventional fashion. Ramon Llull (1232-1316), mystic, missionary, philosopher and author of narrative and poetry, wrote both in Latin and in the vernacular claiming he had been given a new science to unveil the Truth. This book shows why his Latin andvernacular books cannot be read as if they had been written in isolation from one another. Llull was an atypical 'scholar' because he enjoyed a form of access to knowledge that differed from the norm and because he organized theproduction and dissemination of his writings in a creative and unconventional fashion. At a time when learned texts and university culture were conveyed for the most part using the vehicle of Latin, he wrote a substantial proportion of his theological and scientific works in his maternal Catalan while, at the same time, he was deeply involved in the circulation of such works in other Romance languages. These circumstances do not preclude the fact that a considerable number of the titles comprising his extensive output of more than 260 works were written directly in Latin, or that he had various books which were originally conceived in Catalan subsequently translated or adapted intoLatin. Lola Badia is a professor in the Catalan Philology Departament at the University of Barcelona. Joan Santanach is Lecturer of Catalan Philology at the University of Barcelona. Albert Soler (1963) is Lecturer of Catalan Philology at the University of Barcelona.

Of Beasts and Beauty

Author : Michael Edward Stanfield
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292745583
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Of Beasts and Beauty written by Michael Edward Stanfield and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All societies around the world and through time value beauty highly. Tracing the evolutions of the Colombian standards of beauty since 1845, Michael Edward Stanfield explores their significance to and symbiotic relationship with violence and inequality in the country. Arguing that beauty holds not only social power but also economic and political power, he positions it as a pacific and inclusive influence in a country “ripped apart by violence, private armies, seizures of land, and abuse of governmental authority, one hoping that female beauty could save it from the ravages of the male beast.” One specific means of obscuring those harsh realities is the beauty pageant, of which Colombia has over 300 per year. Stanfield investigates the ways in which these pageants reveal the effects of European modernity and notions of ethnicity on Colombian women, and how beauty for Colombians has become an external representation of order and morality that can counter the pathological effects of violence, inequality, and exclusion in their country.

Tam Lin

Author : Jane Yolen
Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780152016975
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (169 download)

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Download or read book Tam Lin written by Jane Yolen and published by HMH Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this retelling of an old Scottish ballad, a Scottish lass, on the Halloween after her sixteenth birthday, reclaims her family home which has been held for years by the fairies, and at the same time effects the release of Tam Lin, a human held captive by the Queen of the Fey.

Queens of Noise

Author : Leigh Harlen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781952086014
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Queens of Noise written by Leigh Harlen and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-05 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Queens of Noise, Mixi fronts the Mangy Rats, a motley found family of queers, crust punks and werecoyotes. Mixi and their band know they're gonna win the Battle of the Bands final showdown, no matter what it takes. But to make that happen, they'll also have to contend with poser goths, murderous chickens, and a bullshit corporate takeover ruining the best bar in town.

Amber and Clay

Author : Laura Amy Schlitz
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 1536211737
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (362 download)

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Download or read book Amber and Clay written by Laura Amy Schlitz and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Newbery Medal–winning author of Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! gives readers a virtuoso performance in verse in this profoundly original epic pitched just right for fans of poetry, history, mythology, and fantasy. Welcome to ancient Greece as only genius storyteller Laura Amy Schlitz can conjure it. In a warlike land of wind and sunlight, “ringed by a restless sea,” live Rhaskos and Melisto, spiritual twins with little in common beyond the violent and mysterious forces that dictate their lives. A Thracian slave in a Greek household, Rhaskos is as common as clay, a stable boy worth less than a donkey, much less a horse. Wrenched from his mother at a tender age, he nurtures in secret, aided by Socrates, his passions for art and philosophy. Melisto is a spoiled aristocrat, a girl as precious as amber but willful and wild. She’ll marry and be tamed—the curse of all highborn girls—but risk her life for a season first to serve Artemis, goddess of the hunt. Bound by destiny, Melisto and Rhaskos—Amber and Clay—never meet in the flesh. By the time they do, one of them is a ghost. But the thin line between life and death is just one boundary their unlikely friendship crosses. It takes an army of snarky gods and fearsome goddesses, slaves and masters, mothers and philosophers to help shape their story into a gorgeously distilled, symphonic tour de force. Blending verse, prose, and illustrated archeological “artifacts,” this is a tale that vividly transcends time, an indelible reminder of the power of language to illuminate the over- and underworlds of human history.

Royal Beasts

Author : Hugh Stanford London
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Royal Beasts written by Hugh Stanford London and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Queen of Blood

Author : Sarah Beth Durst
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062413368
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book The Queen of Blood written by Sarah Beth Durst and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the magical world of Renthia, The Queen of Blood is Sarah Beth Durst’s ambitious entry into adult epic fantasy. With the danger of Peter Brett’s The Warded Man, heart of Naomi Novik’s Uprooted, and lyricism of Patrick Rothfuss’ The Name of the Wind, this is the first chapter in a series destined to be a classic. Everything has a spirit: the willow tree with leaves that kiss the pond, the stream that feeds the river, the wind that exhales fresh snow . . . But the spirits that reside within this land want to rid it of all humans. One woman stands between these malevolent spirits and the end of humankind: the queen. She alone has the magical power to prevent the spirits from destroying every man, woman, and child. But queens are still just human, and no matter how strong or good, the threat of danger always looms. With the position so precarious, young women are chosen to train as heirs. Daleina, a seemingly quiet academy student, is under no illusions as to her claim to the throne, but simply wants to right the wrongs that have befallen the land. Ven, a disgraced champion, has spent his exile secretly fighting against the growing number of spirit attacks. Joining forces, these daring partners embark on a treacherous quest to find the source of the spirits’ restlessness—a journey that will test their courage and trust, and force them to stand against both enemies and friends to save their land . . . before it’s bathed in blood.

The Fantastical World of Magical Beasts

Author : Charles Perrault
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2867 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Fantastical World of Magical Beasts written by Charles Perrault and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 2867 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fantastical World of Magical Beasts' explores the rich and varied tapestry of folklore, fairy tales, and fantasy literature, weaving together an anthology that spans centuries and cultures. This collection boasts an impressive range of literary styles, from the deeply allegorical to the whimsically fantastical, each piece chosen for its ability to transport readers into worlds where magical creatures roam. Highlighting works that have left indelible marks on the genre, the anthology showcases the broad spectrum of human imagination, inviting readers to explore narratives that have shaped our collective understanding of magic and myth. The diverse contributions offer a unique lens through which to explore themes of moral ambiguity, heroism, and the timeless struggle between good and evil. The contributing authors and editors bring together a remarkable array of backgrounds, from the foundational fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen to the pioneering fantasy works of George MacDonald and E. Nesbit. Many of these writers played significant roles in defining or challenging the conventions of their times, contributing to literary movements that have profoundly influenced the development of fantasy literature. The collection reflects the historical and cultural shifts in the portrayal of magical beasts, offering insights into how these creatures have been revered, feared, and reimagined across different periods and societies. 'The Fantastical World of Magical Beasts' is a must-read for aficionados of the fantastical, scholars of folklore, and anyone in between. This anthology not only celebrates the richness of fantasy literature but also challenges readers to consider the deeper meanings behind these enduring tales. It provides a unique opportunity to engage with a multitude of perspectives, tracing the evolution of magical beasts in the imagination from ancient times to the present day. As a curated journey through myth and magic, this book promises to enlighten, entertain, and inspire, encouraging a deeper appreciation for the complexities woven into tales of magical beasts.

The Fantastical World of Magical Beasts

Author : E. Nesbit
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2104 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book The Fantastical World of Magical Beasts written by E. Nesbit and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2021-05-14 with total page 2104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fantastic legends, myths and tales of magical creatures come alive in this meticulously edited collection by e-artnow. _x000D_ Content:_x000D_ The Dragon of the North_x000D_ My Father's Dragon_x000D_ The Reluctant Dragon_x000D_ The Book of Dragons_x000D_ The Book of Beasts_x000D_ Uncle James, or the Purple Stranger_x000D_ The Deliverers of Their Country_x000D_ The Ice Dragon, or Do as You Are Told_x000D_ The Island of the Nine Whirlpools_x000D_ The Dragon Tamers_x000D_ The Fiery Dragon, or the Heart of Stone and the Heart of Gold_x000D_ Kind Little Edmund, or the Caves and the Cockatrice_x000D_ Five Children and It_x000D_ The Phoenix and the Carpet_x000D_ Beowulf_x000D_ The Gorgon's Head_x000D_ The Chimæra_x000D_ The Minotaur_x000D_ The Dragon's Teeth_x000D_ Mermaids_x000D_ The Iron Wolf_x000D_ The Good Sea Monster_x000D_ The Ogre_x000D_ The Troll's Hammer_x000D_ Jack the Giant Killer_x000D_ Jack and the Bean-Stalk_x000D_ The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor_x000D_ The Enchanted Horse_x000D_ Beauty and the Beast_x000D_ Alice in Wonderland_x000D_ Through the Looking Glass_x000D_ The Magical Monarch of Mo_x000D_ The Master Key_x000D_ The Sea Fairies_x000D_ Prince Mud-Turtle_x000D_ The Princess and the Goblin_x000D_ The Princess and Curdie_x000D_ Lilybell and Thistledown_x000D_ Ripple, the Water Sprite_x000D_ The Brownie and the Princess_x000D_ Snow-White and Rose-Red_x000D_ Rumpelstiltskin…_x000D_ The Elves and the Shoemaker_x000D_ Puss in Boots_x000D_ The Story of Hok Lee and the Dwarfs_x000D_ The Dragon and His Grandmother_x000D_ The Seven-Headed Serpent_x000D_ The Giants and the Herd-Boy_x000D_ How the Dragon Was Tricked_x000D_ The Goblin and the Grocer_x000D_ The Slaying of the Tanuki_x000D_ The Troll's Daughter_x000D_ The Goblin Pony_x000D_ Herr Lazarus and the Draken_x000D_ The History of Dwarf Long Nose_x000D_ The Headless Dwarfs_x000D_ The Prince and the Dragon_x000D_ The Boy who found the Pots of Gold_x000D_ The Bad Boy and the Leprechaun_x000D_ The Leprechaun, or Fairy Shoemaker_x000D_ The Boggart_x000D_ The Sick-Bed Elves_x000D_ The Pixies_x000D_ The Brownie of Blednoch_x000D_ Elsa and the Ten Elves_x000D_ Piskey Fine! and Piskey Gay!_x000D_ The Fairy Wedding_x000D_ The Floating Prince_x000D_ How the Aristocrats Sailed Away (A Sequel)_x000D_ Huckleberry_x000D_ The Sprig of Holly…_x000D_ Hilda's Mermaid_x000D_ The Tell-Tale Goblin_x000D_ The Revenge of the Gnomes_x000D_ The Rain Elves_x000D_ The Dwarf with the Golden Beard_x000D_ The Great White Bear and the Trolls_x000D_ The King of the Buffaloes_x000D_ The Farmer and the Pixy…

The Tiger Queens

Author : Stephanie Thornton
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0451417801
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book The Tiger Queens written by Stephanie Thornton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late twelfth century, across the sweeping Mongolian grasslands, brilliant, charismatic Temujin ascends to power, declaring himself the Great, or Genghis, Khan. But it is the women who stand beside him who ensure his triumph.... After her mother foretells an ominous future for her, gifted Borte becomes an outsider within her clan. When she seeks comfort in the arms of aristocratic traveler Jamuka, she discovers he is the blood brother of Temujin, the man who agreed to marry her and then abandoned her long before they could wed. Temujin will return and make Borte his queen, yet it will take many women to safeguard his fragile new kingdom. Their daughter, the fierce Alaqai, will ride and shoot an arrow as well as any man. Fatima, an elegant Persian captive, will transform her desire for revenge into an unbreakable loyalty. And Sorkhokhtani, a demure widow, will position her sons to inherit the empire when it begins to fracture from within. In a world lit by fire and ruled by the sword, the tiger queens of Genghis Khan come to depend on one another as they fight and love, scheme and sacrifice, all for the good of their family...and the greatness of the People of the Felt Walls.

Lord of the Wolfyn

Author : Jessica Andersen
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 0373618700
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (736 download)

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Download or read book Lord of the Wolfyn written by Jessica Andersen and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Once upon a time, the Blood Sorcerer vanquished the kingdom of Elden. To save their children, the queen scattered them to safety and the king filled them with vengeance. Only a magical timepiece connects the four royal heirs, and time is running out. For practical Reda Weston, nothing could explain how reading a sexy version of 'Little Red Riding Hood' catapulted her into another realm, face-to-fang with the legendary wolf-creature who seduced women. A wolf who transformed into a dark, virile man. Dayn cursed the Sorcerer that turned him wolfyn and damned him to a lonely fate. As a beast, he mated with women to gain strength. Strength he needed to save Elden. But as a man, he craved Reda's heated, sizzling touch. With little time left, Dayn had to either embrace his wolf to save his kingdom, or fight it to save his woman." -- P. 4 of cover.

Tiger Queen

Author : Annie Sullivan
Publisher : Blink
ISBN 13 : 0310768764
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Tiger Queen written by Annie Sullivan and published by Blink. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “TIGER QUEEN is a gorgeous, lush YA fiction…Highly recommend for anyone looking for a beautifully crafted stand-alone book.” (YA and Kids Book Central) Two doors. Two choices. Life or death. Kateri, an arrogant warrior princess, has to fight in the arena against her suitors to win her right to rule, and she is desperate to prove to her father that she is strong enough to take over his throne and rule the kingdom. But when she finds out her final opponent, she knows she cannot win. Kateri flees to the desert to train under the enemy she hates the most and the only one who might be able to give her a shot at winning. But what Kateri discovers in the desert twists her world—and her heart—upside down. There in the sand, away from the comforts of the palace, Kateri’s perception of her father is challenged and she discovers the truth about his treatment of her people. When she returns to the kingdom, the fate of the one she loves lies behind two doors in the arena—one door leads to happiness, and the other door releases the tiger. Secrets, suitors, thieves, and a fierce princess await readers in this YA fantasy re-telling. Tiger Queen: Is a fantasy re-telling of Frank Stockton’s famous short story, “The Lady, or the Tiger?” Features a slow-burn romance wrapped in fast-paced adventure Is set in a fantastical world wrought by fascism, classism, and climate crisis

Rebel Rose

Author : Emma Theriault
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
ISBN 13 : 1368064981
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Rebel Rose written by Emma Theriault and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Happily ever after is only the beginning in this epic YA reimagining of the princesses as young rulers of their lands, aided by a mystical group of women called the Queen's Council, whose job it is to advise queens throughout history.

Brazen and the Beast

Author : Sarah MacLean
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062691988
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (626 download)

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Download or read book Brazen and the Beast written by Sarah MacLean and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestselling Author Sarah MacLean returns with the next book in the Bareknuckle Bastards series about three brothers bound by a secret that they cannot escape—and the women who bring them to their knees. The Lady’s Plan When Lady Henrietta Sedley declares her twenty-ninth year her own, she has plans to inherit her father’s business, to make her own fortune, and to live her own life. But first, she intends to experience a taste of the pleasure she’ll forgo as a confirmed spinster. Everything is going perfectly…until she discovers the most beautiful man she’s ever seen tied up in her carriage and threatening to ruin the Year of Hattie before it’s even begun. The Bastard’s Proposal When he wakes in a carriage at Hattie’s feet, Whit, a king of Covent Garden known to all the world as Beast, can’t help but wonder about the strange woman who frees him—especially when he discovers she’s headed for a night of pleasure . . . on his turf. He is more than happy to offer Hattie all she desires…for a price. An Unexpected Passion Soon, Hattie and Whit find themselves rivals in business and pleasure. She won’t give up her plans; he won’t give up his power . . . and neither of them sees that if they’re not careful, they’ll have no choice but to give up everything . . . including their hearts.