The Constant Nymph is a 1924 novel by Margaret Kennedy. It tells how a teenage girl falls in love with a family friend, who eventually marries her cousin, and explores the two girls' mutual jealousy. The novel was a best-seller on first publication, becoming the first novel of a genre that might be called «Bohemian». Much of its success was due to its then-shocking sexual content, describing scenes of adolescent sexuality and of noble savagery in the Austrian Tyrol. There is a complimentary...
How did Audrey Griffin–a blacksmith by trade– become a wine hostess? Sure, she's all about «seizing the day,» but she's a tomboy, not a booth bunny. Granted, her makeover has transformed her into a hottie–but when you're working with a straitlaced Aussie god like vintner Shane Preston, a little fashion goes a long way!Unfortunately, no-strings-attached doesn't work for Shane. Something about Audrey makes him want more from their fiery attraction–despite the fact that...
Veterinarian Carter Phillips wants answers. The scandal surrounding his employer's prizewinning horse has left Carter unable to clear Quest Stables' name…or his own. But then Carter spies an exquisite painting of an unknown horse that could finally lead him to the truth….Artist Gillian Cameron knows exactly who the horse is: he's her family's Thoroughbred, Picture of Perfection. But Carter's suspicions compromise the horse's future and that of her family. She knows...
«Трилогия желания» – масштабное повествование американского писателя Теодора Драйзера о головокружительной карьере финансиста. В основе эпоса о Фрэнке Каупервуде – биография реального чикагского миллионера Чарлза Йеркса. Большой бизнес, финансовые аферы и махинации, жизнь и нравы олигархов блестяще описаны в трилогии. Осуществление американской мечты и обратная сторона успеха – в романах «Финансист», «Титан», «Стоик», собранных в одном томе.
…XI век до нашей эры… Царствующий фараон провозглашает наследником престола своего двадцатидвухлетнего сына Рамсеса… Юноше предстоит вступить в жестокую борьбу за власть с могущественной кастой жрецов и познать муки любви и ревности. В романе польского писателя Болеслава Пруса отрывки из подлинных древнеегипетских текстов соседствуют с подчеркнуто осовремененными реалиями жизни далёкого прошлого. Проблемы Древнего Египта давно стали достоянием истории, но как нельзя лучше подходят для...