Life as the guitarist of a world-famous rock band has its perks. Plenty of money. Plenty of attention. And plenty of women. Usually, it also means plenty of work, just as Mickey Collins loves it. The less time spent all by himself, the better. Until destiny takes him to Lucy Stewart. She's smart, she's beautiful... and she's the first woman to ever make him fight for her attention. Getting her out of his head is impossible. Falling for her is inevitable. But being with her seems impossible. Not as long as she's still hung up on someone else. Ever since she was twelve years old, Lucy Stewart dreamed about being a nurse. Taking care of those in need, bringing a smile onto the faces of everyone around, there hadn't been a greater joy for her. Until a tragic loss left her with nothing but guilt, grief and red wine to fill the lonely hours at home. But her whole life is set to change when one of her patients presents her with tickets for the London show of her favourite British rock band. Devil's Entourage. It could have been the best day of Lucy's life. If it wasn't for the brief encounter with the band's guitarist resulting in a blooming friendship, torn feelings and too much sexual tension for a woman who is determined to never love again. Will Mickey succeed in leaving his playboy past behind to find true love? And what happens when Lucy has to realise that the man she had sworn to love until her very last breath may not have been as good for her as she had once believed? Devil's Sexy Candy is book 5 in the Devil's Series, a series following the mates of British rock band Devil's Entourage. The first four books of the series do not have to be read in order to understand and enjoy Mickey and Lucy's story!

Satan comes to Soviet Moscow in this critically acclaimed translation of one of the most important and best-loved modern classics in world literature. The Master and Margarita has been captivating readers around the world ever since its first publication in 1967. Written during Stalin’s time in power but suppressed in the Soviet Union for decades, Bulgakov’s masterpiece is an ironic parable on power and its corruption, on good and evil, and on human frailty and the strength of love. In The Master and Margarita, the Devil himself pays a visit to Soviet Moscow. Accompanied by a retinue that includes the fast-talking, vodka-drinking, giant tomcat Behemoth, he sets about creating a whirlwind of chaos that soon involves the beautiful Margarita and her beloved, a distraught writer known only as the Master, and even Jesus Christ and Pontius Pilate. The Master and Margarita combines fable, fantasy, political satire, and slapstick comedy to create a wildly entertaining and unforgettable tale that is commonly considered the greatest novel to come out of the Soviet Union. It appears in this edition in a translation by Mirra Ginsburg that was judged “brilliant” by Publishers Weekly. Praise for The Master and Margarita “A wild surrealistic romp. . . . Brilliantly flamboyant and outrageous.” —Joyce Carol Oates, The Detroit News “Fine, funny, imaginative. . . . The Master and Margarita stands squarely in the great Gogolesque tradition of satiric narrative.” —Saul Maloff, Newsweek “A rich, funny, moving and bitter novel. . . . Vast and boisterous entertainment.” —The New York Times “The book is by turns hilarious, mysterious, contemplative and poignant. . . . A great work.” —Chicago Tribune “Funny, devilish, brilliant satire. . . . It’s literature of the highest order and . . . it will deliver a full measure of enjoyment and enlightenment.” —Publishers Weekly

In this slowburn contemporary romance, a grieving ballroom dancer falls for her brother's athletic best friend. Becky Teaguens is a strong-willed, ambitious dancer who has dedicated her young life to one thing only: dance. But when her partner and boyfriend breaks up with her, everything she ever dreamed of falls apart in front of her eyes. Grieving, lost, and unknowing of how to go on, Becky finds solace in the last person she's ever expected falling for. Her brother's best friend. But just as she's about to warm up to the new life she's living, her ex is back with an offer she can't turn down. Caught between new love and old, between the dream of a lifetime and the man she desires, she must decide what it is she truly wants in life. Is love worth sacrificing it all?

244 representations, symbols, and manuscript pages of devils and death from Ancient Egypt to 1913. Fascinating graphics depict demons, witches, and warlocks, more. Works by Dürer, Cranach, Holbein, Rembrandt, others.

She is like July, she is the heat of the summer, the scent of the most beautiful flower, the taste of the sweetest fruit, refreshing like a bath in the ocean, full of life and happiness. She is my sun.That's what I thought about when I told the tattoo artist to write these words on my heart. For everyone else, these are just some cryptic words they don't understand. To me, they mean only one thing. 'The truly beautiful part of life starts with July.' With Jay.It was my first tattoo, but I guess it's true what people always say, tattoos are addictive! I may not have gotten more than this one yet, but there is no doubt others will follow in the future. A future I only hope I won't have to spend alone.But she was at our concert tonight. She is alive and she's still here, in Manchester, in the same city I am currently in. And will be for another fifteen hours before the plane takes me back to London. That means I have fifteen hours to find her.The Devil's Series, a story about ultimate love and friendship set in the world of music. Music is what brought Jay and Nate together when they first met, when they were just two kids mesmerised by each other, still oblivious to their undeniable bond. Falling in love was inevitable. Confessing love was tough. Keeping love was challenged. While Nate's Band, Devil's Entourage, climbed the ladder of success, Jay faced times harder than she had ever imagined. Times that left the girl once known as the 'Devil's Daughter' a broken shadow of herself. Their journey of overcoming mistakes of the past and the present was set to start. This series is about Jay and Nate. It tells us the story of how they fought for love through the challenges of life games, temptations and mental health in a crazy world of musicians followed by media, gossip and fame. Two years have passed since Nate Fox, the frontman of the upcoming band Devil's Entourage last saw Jay. His best friend. The girl he just couldn't help falling in love with. The one who disappeared with no goodbye, no warning, no trace.What happens when he sees her again after two years of silence? When he finds out that this silence may have been the only thing that kept her from getting lost in darkness for good.**Contains strong language, explicit sex and two chapters with possibly triggering scenes of violence**

"Zeena Becks's masterpiece will leave you speechless, swooning, breathless, tearful, heartbroken, incredibly excited, happy, thrilled, hopeful. And always thirsty for more." - Goodreads Reviewer This "emotionally captivating story" (Amazon reviewer) will take you on a journey of friendship, love, mental health and heartbreak. Best Friends who've loved and lost reconnect after two years of silence. Nate Fox is the face of the British rock band Devil's Entourage. Writing one heart-melting hit after the other, he could have every girl he wants. But his heart only belongs to her. Jay. His best friend, the girl he couldn't help falling in love with. The girl who disappeared without a word of goodbye... What happens when they meet again after two years of silence? When Nate has to realise that she had to go through times harder than he ever imagined. Times that left the girl once known as the Devil's Daughter nothing but a shadow of herself. **If you're into rich alphah*les dominating their women, this book may not be your cup of tea. If you like your heroes flawed but sweet, caring and full of love, however, Nate Fox might just be your bookboyfriend-type-of-guy. This is a medium-heat open door romance series.** Content warning: This series contains strong subject matter that may not be suitable for, or enjoyed by all readers, including scenes that may depict, mention or discuss: rape, substance abuse, physical and sexual abuse, suicide, depression, anxiety, blood, death, homelessness, parental loss, child disease, pregnancy, abortion, birth trauma, strong language, and explicit sex.

In this slowburn Contemporary Romance, a stand-offish stripper from the Reeperbahn (German red light milieu) has to overcome her fears of getting hurt to find true love. Ally is determined to live her life alone. Business student by day and stripper by night, the only goal she pursues is making enough money to live a luxurious life without ever having to depend on anyone else. Her life plan is set, but everything changes when a sexy businessman approaches her on the Reeperbahn at night. He wants her. For his sister's poledance studio. As the two are forced to spend more and more time together, they both have to face the traumas of their past and growing feelings of the present. Will they be able to let old fears and hurt go for a better future? For love?

An Los Angeles Times Best Book 2003 A chilling, beautifully written narrative of African war Sierra Leone is the world's most war-ravaged country. There, in a West African landscape of spectacular beauty, rampaging soldiers--many not yet in their teens--have made a custom of hacking off the hands of their victims, then letting them live as the ultimate emblem of terror. The country is so anarchic and so desperate that, forty years after independence, its people long to be recolonized. And the West wants to save it. Daniel Bergner's In the Land of Magic Soldiers follows both a set of white would-be saviors--a family of American missionaries, a mercenary helicopter gunship pilot, and the army of Great Britain--and also a set of Sierra Leoneans, among them a father who rescues his daughter from rape, loses his hands as punishment, then begins to rebuild his life; a child soldier and sometime cannibal; and a highly Westernized medical student who claims immunity to bullets and a cure for H.I.V. A story of black and white, of the First World and the world left infinitely behind, of those who would nation-build and those who live in a land of fire and jungle, In the Land of Magic Soldiers is an unforgettable work of literary reportage by "a terrific reporter with a novelist's eye" (Peter Applebome, The New York Times Book Review).

Maybe Nate was right this whole time. Maybe nothing would change if he announced our relationship, only the number of people hating me. Maybe my need to officially be his girlfriend is caused by something entirely different than the wish to have everyone know he's mine. Maybe it's my last desperate attempt to save something that was broken long ago. "I don't want to talk. Not about us, not about the weather, not at all. What I want is for you to leave me alone," I tell him as I enter the lounge area on the upper deck. "Jay, please! We have to talk about this! You can't seriously expect me to leave like this, we have to talk this out, we have to find a solution!" He's feeling helpless, I hear it in his voice. But what I'm feeling is emptiness. Exhaustion. And not the slightest bit of interest in hearing any more meaningless promises. "I can’t, Nate, I'm so fucking tired of this." Sighing, I finally turn around to him. "You say you love me, right? Then please, if you really love me, go. Leave me alone, I'm begging you!" The devastation in his eyes takes my breath away, it tells me he can sense it too. Maybe this is how it all ends. Our love. Our friendship. Us. Six months have passed since Jay and Nate reunited. Six months of getting to know each other again, to fall in love again, well protected by the comfort of being home. But tour break is over now, it's time for Nate to get back on the road. Back to his life as the lead singer of the British rock band Devil's Entourage. Music, concerts, and the most beautiful places of Europe await them, but so do fangirls, rumours, and the watchful eyes of the public. Will their love still flourish when it's faced with jealousy and misunderstandings? And will Jay be strong enough to handle living a life in public?

Satan is not a theological concept, but a literary construct. 'Facing the Fiend' places the character within a well-defined literary tradition. Satan is established to be a highly ambiguous figure, who plays a central narrative role in a wide variety of texts. Acknowledging that the character of the devil is inherently problematic, Eva Marta Baillie deftly argues that the Satan of the Christian faith can be best understood 'phenomenologically' - through his roles and functions in stories. The author goeson to construct a detailed and wide-ranging picture of Satan's depictions in literature, presented with persuasive flair and a strong command of the subject matter. Discourse similarly touches upon wider issues of evil, and how it too is best understood in a literary context. 'Facing the Fiend' offers an intriguing insight into the cultural representations of Satan, making for a thought-provoking and engaging read. Such a comprehensive study will appeal to those with an academic interest in the relationship between theology and literature, as well as to the general reader curious about the portrayal of religion in works of fiction.