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The first full reconstruction of and investigation into the vibrant and fascinating legend of King Seleucus, successor to Alexander the Great.

The dragons of the vile Fanged Serpents have captured Audrey, and the three dragon leaders of the Three-Tailed Clan will do anything to save Audrey even while she tries to save herself. War is coming, and not just between the Fanged Serpents and the Three-Tailed Clan, but between the three leaders too. All of them love Audrey, and she loves them all back. When the smoke of both seduction and war dissipates, who will remain standing? Smoke and Seduction is the twenty-fourth book in the Lick of Fire Collection and the second in Daniella Starre’s Clashing Claws trilogy of slow-burn reverse harem tales that will leave you breathless and wanting more. *** The Lick of Fire Collection from twelve best selling authors. Enter this supernatural world of fire and heat, magic and adventure, and get lost in everything DARK, delicious and FIRE.

Once again violet eden faces an impossible choice ... and the consequences are unimaginable. 'With the power he held over me, with our lives connected so inexorably, he knew no one would risk hurting him if it could be avoided. No one but me, that is.' Violet Eden has come to terms with the fact that being part angel, part human, means her life will never be as it was. Now Violet has something Phoenix, the exiled angel who betrayed her, will do anything for and she has no intention of letting it fall into his hands. The only problem ... he has something she needs too. With the help of surprising new allies, ancient prophecies are deciphered, a destination set and, after a shattering confrontation with her father, Violet leaves for the islands of Greece without knowing if she will have a home to return to. While a brutal battle looms, Lincoln and Violet fight to ignore their soul-crushing need to be together. But as the craving reaches new heights, Violet begins to fear how long it will be until the pull becomes unbearable. Not afraid to raise the stakes, Phoenix seemingly holds all the power, always one step ahead. And when he puts the final pieces of the potent prophecy together, it doesn’t take him long to realise exactly who he needs in order to open the gates of Hell. The Violet Eden Chapters Book One: Embrace Book Two: Entice Book Three: Emblaze Book Four: Endless Book Five: Empower

Ancient Stepmothers is the first full-length study of the stepmother in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Several perspectives are covered: literary, historical and sociological, the last-mentioned making use of comparative material from modern studies of stepfamilies. The portrayal of the stepmother in myth and literature is thoroughly explored. The historical background in Athens and Rome is examined with a view to determining the relationship between fiction and real life. The book makes an important contribution to the study of both literary history and family relationships: in particular, it sheds light on attitudes to women, the portrayal of the stepmother being an outstanding illustration of misogynistic prejudice. It will also interest sociologists wishing to place studies of the contemporary stepfamily in a wider historical context: for this reason, all Greek and Latin is translated into English.

For those who loved Twilight and Fallen comes a new heroine facing impossible choices. A collection of the first three books, Embrace, Entice and Emblaze, in this darkly sexy paranormal romance series. Birthdays aren't Violet Eden's thing. Understandable. It's hard to get excited about the day that marks the anniversary of your mother's death. But this birthday is going to be hard to ignore. Turning seventeen means that Violet will find out she is Grigori - part angel, part human. Her destiny is to protect humans from the vengeance of exiled angels. It all sounds crazy to Violet. Up until this point, all she wanted was to get into art school ... and be with Lincoln. However, it turns out Lincoln carries a secret that could tear them apart. And then she meets Phoenix - intense, enigmatic and, it seems, always there for her. Caught up in a battle between light and dark, Violet Eden will have to decide how much she's willing to sacrifice. And who exactly she should trust. Jessica Shirvington's action-packed paranormal romance series, The Violet Eden Chapters, has been sold around the world. Jessica lives in Sydney with her husband, former Olympic sprinter Matt Shirvington, and their two daughters. For more information visit Jessica's website jessicashirvington.com, her Facebook page on facebook.com/Shirvington, or follow her on Twitter on twitter.com/JessShirvington. The Violet Eden Chapters Empower Embrace Endless Emblaze Entice

The Law Most Beautiful and Best is a thoughtful and creative examination of the role irrational rhetoric ought to play in persuading citizens to voluntarily obey laws. Author Randall Baldwin Clark explores the figure of the physician in Plato's Laws to address this question, identifying the subtle ways in which Plato uses the physician's role in healing as a metaphor for the task of governance and arguing that Plato hints that rational discourse may ultimately be inadequate as a persuasive technique.

From the author of The Book of Lost Fragrances comes a hauntingly evocative and suspenseful novel about a grieving woman who discovers the long-lost letters of novelist Victor Hugo, awakening a mystery that spans centuries. A spellbinding gothic tale about Victor Hugo’s long-buried secrets and the power of a lover that never dies… Grieving his daughter’s death, Victor Hugo initiated séances from his home on the Isle of Jersey in order to reestablish contact with her. In the process, he claimed to have communed with Plato, Shakespeare, Dante- and even the devil himself. Hugo’s transcriptions of these conversations have all been published. Or so it has been believed… A hundred years later, recovering from her own great loss, mythologist Jac L’Etoile is invited to Jersey to uncover a secret about the island’s mysterious Celtic roots. She’s greeted by Neolithic monuments, medieval castles, and hidden caves. But the man who has invited her there, a troubled soul named Theo Gaspard, hopes she’ll help him discover something quite different…something that will threaten their sanity and put their very lives at stake.

A Vietnamese blind date group composed of a clothing designer, a contractor, an engineer, a hawker, and a Peasant Workers. As soon as they entered Viet Nam, they were immediately chased and mistakenly entered the forest by the local gangs. How could the top quality handsome Tang Zixuan be turned into an extraordinary Martial Arts Master by a refined clothing designer in a month? The petite and beautiful girlfriend whom he had loved for many years suddenly threw herself into the arms of a rich second generation; the beautiful woman, who was filled with love, was being forced into the forest of a foreign country; the beautiful woman, who was passionate and wise, was being pursued relentlessly; the beautiful woman, who was also beautiful, where was she to go? Was it a fortuitous encounter or a calamity? The plot was thrilling and confusing.