In The Chastity Plot, Lisabeth During tells the story of the rise, fall, and transformation of the ideal of chastity. From its role in the practice of asceticism to its associations with sovereignty, violence, and the purity of nature, it has been loved, honored, and despised. Obsession with chastity has played a powerful and disturbing role in our moral imagination. It has enforced patriarchy's double standards, complicated sexual relations, and imbedded in Western culture a myth...

Even War Bows to LoveAres has waited hundreds of years for the woman promised to him. When Zeus demands her surrender, the God of War will burn Olympus to keep her.Ares, God of War, has been cast from Olympus for a crime no one dares name. Lord and Master of his secluded Greek isle with handful of women to satisfy his voracious needs, he steeps and broods.Until a dying fey washes up on his shore.Alena MacLeod, part human, part fey, and part ...

Everybody loves Christmas … and mysteries. And now the two of them have been combined. We hope you'll enjoy this fun little project revisiting the Christmas Cookies CD. — Joe Bonsall, The Oak Ridge BoysChristmas is magical and includes many traditions like decorating the tree, giving gifts, baking cookies … and murder and mayhem?!?! Join in the fun this season and create a new holiday tradition with mysteries from more than a baker's dozen of award winning authors—all inspired by t...

This revelatory memoir by the mother of Michael Brown, the African American teenager killed by the police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, sheds light on one of the landmark events in recent history.“I wasn’t there when Mike Mike was shot. I didn’t see him fall or take his last breath, but as his mother, I do know one thing better than anyone, and that’s how to tell my son’s story and the journey we shared together as mother and son,” says Lezley McSpadden...

The calendar's out of sync and so are these mysteries!Join our sleuths in solving a case surrounding Leap Day!From missing calendar dates to parade hijinks and animal antics,the day doesn't quit making these sleuths grateful it only comes around once every four years.

Kidnapped, then left for dead, Rebecca Carter wanted nothing more than to slip into oblivion, but the nightmares wouldn't let her.The moment Lucas Vance saw Rebecca, he knew she was God's plan for him. But with knowledge of her tragic past, it would be a battle to win her heart.Lucas’s choice of weapons-love and faith.Will Rebecca's past and suppressed memories destroy their love before it even has a chance to begin?

Exiled from Olympus for a crime no god dares name, Ares — God of War — rules his isolated island kingdom far from the reach of Zeus and the politics of the gods.Then the sea delivers him a dying woman.Alena is Fey-born, hunted across realms, and bound by ancient magic powerful enough to threaten Olympus itself. Zeus demands she be brought before him in chains.Instead, she strikes a bargain with the God of War.One night.His protection.What beg...

Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men?COLTON'S REEL DANGERby Kimberly Van MeterThe arrest of his manager for murder has left film star CJ Knight’s life in turmoil. Which is why he unintentionally ghosted Erica Pike after their mind-blowing night together. Now, preparing to shoot a film in the desert...

Parades are filled with music, candy and murder?Okay, so maybe none of our sleuths signed up for the latter.But can they solve the crime before the last float passes?Dive into your next favorite cozy mystery author with these 5 stories!

Young Gods are Brats…So are Old GodsCernuous foretold that the child of Ares and Alena would bring glory to his father—and heartbreak to his mother. He was right. Before their son Raven is even born, the fragile peace Ares and Alena fought to claim is torn apart.Furious that his bloodline has been “tainted” by a fey woman, Zeus forces Ares into a brutal blood pact—one meant to spare his family, but destined to cost him everything he loves.

The world will always remember Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin for their first steps on the moon, yet few today hold in respect the sites that made these and other astronauts' journeys possible. Across the American landscape and on the lunar surface, many facilities and landing sites linked to the Apollo program remain unprotected. Some have already crumbled to ruins--silent and abandoned. The Final Mission explores these key locations, reframes the footprints and items left on the...

Keegan and Carlson, combined, have spent over 45 years conducting archaeological research in the Caribbean, directing projects in Trinidad, Grenada, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, the Turks & Caicos Islands, and throughout the Bahamas. Walking hundreds of miles of beaches, working without shade in the Caribbean sun, diving in refreshing and pristine waters, and studying the people and natural environment around them has given them insigh...