The first biography to look at the early feminist and radical Mary Wortley Montagu, who successfully introduced Britain to the inoculation against the smallpox virus.300 years ago, in April 1721, a smallpox epidemic was raging in England. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu knew that she could save her 3-year-old daughter using the process of inoculation. She had witnessed this at first hand in Turkey, while she was living there as the wife of the British ambassador. She also knew that by ino...

First of its kind, this book showcases relationships between women, as well as their individual efforts and roles during the Wars of the Roses. The Wars of the Roses were fought in England from the mid-fifteenth century, as the supporters of Lancaster and York wrestled over control of the crown. Books have analyzed the politics, battles and motives of its key characters. However, a discussion of women's roles relating to the conflict is so far missing. Forgotten Women of the Wars of the Ro...

Doctor Victoria Ward has been killing men for over thirty years. Her victims all have one thing in common: they're abusive. Righteousness is a constant companion—it helps her sleep at night—and she holds the virtue closely as she defends the innocent, upholding the law when it won't rise to protect those who need it most. When she meets a young girl named Kelly, and follows her down a twisted path of deception, Doc Ward finds herself face-to-face with a ghost from her past. Never before ha...

What would cause a woman to brutally murder a man she loves?January hits the big time when she marries millionaire Warren Vanderhorn. With looks, money, and charisma, he's the ideal GQ cover guy.When he ends up murdered, all signs point to her as the perpetrator. As she uncovers some of Warren's long-hidden secrets, suspects start popping out of the woodwork, and her own history with violence starts making her question herself. People she thinks she knows—and trusts—turn ou...

Detective Hank Reynolds has just been handed the case of a lifetime. Another reality TV star has gone missing, and it's up to the Atlanta police department to find her before it's too late. While he's digging around, he discovers there have been nearly twenty similar kidnappings in the surrounding areas over the last twenty years, and while trying to find out more—and a witness that's still alive—he's dragged into a past he wishes he could erase. His dreams become nightmares about the wome...

A comprehensive, travel-friendly guide to Madrid’s best tapas bars, markets, and restaurants, blending tradition, innovation, and recipes.Madrid is one of the richest culinary capitals in Europe, preserving its traditions while embracing creativity and innovation. Madrileños are passionate about their food and tapas is an extension of that.Until now there’s not been one travel-friendly tapas guide with every Madrid bar, restaurant and market listed personal...

Story 3:Detective Hank Reynolds has just been handed the case of a lifetime. Another reality TV star has gone missing, and it's up to the Atlanta police department to find her before it's too late. While he's digging around, he discovers there have been nearly twenty similar kidnappings in the surrounding areas over the last twenty years, and while trying to find out more—and a witness that's still alive—he's dragged into a past he wishes he could erase. His dreams become nightmares...

This house is cursed, and everyone who lives there is in grave danger.Ever wonder what stories you'd hear if walls could talk?What if those walls witnessed unimaginable horrors?Inside these pages is the story of one such house. What it sees, the people it meets, and what happens when a terrified spirit is invited to stay.Story 1 – The ButcherStory 2 – Marna, Fred, and Kimberly McDadeStory 3 – Lacy Mae RitterStory 4 – Mark and Olivia Cull...

Story One:Tobias Butler has been sitting on death row since being sentenced for a gruesome murder in 2007. Bored out of his mind, he decided to apply to the online pen pal program in 2012. It's a pleasant distraction—nothing more, nothing less—for three years, until he's contacted by a beautiful, smart young lawyer named Jess. She's convinced he's innocent and wants to see him freed. As they organize their attack on the judicial system, he wonders how she plans to get his conviction...

Tobias Butler has been sitting on death row since being sentenced for a gruesome murder in 2007. Bored out of his mind, he decided to apply to the online pen pal program in 2012. It's a pleasant distraction—nothing more, nothing less—for three years, until he's contacted by a beautiful, smart young lawyer named Jess. She's convinced he's innocent and wants to see him freed. As they organize their attack on the judicial system, he wonders how she plans to get his conviction overturned—becau...

Sarah Siddons rose from a poor, traveling actor to Britain's greatest tragic actress by overcoming early career failures, becoming a superstar by her 30s, and skillfully managing her image and reputation in the eighteenth century. Sarah Siddons grew up as a member of a family troupe of travelling actors, always poor and often hungry, resorting to foraging for turnips to eat. But before she was 30 she had become a superstar, her fees greater than any actor - male or female - had previously ...

The essays in this collection explore the extraordinarily rich networks of international artists and art practices that emerged in and around London during the 1960s and ’70s, a period that saw an explosion of new media and fresh attitudes and approaches to making and thinking about art.The contributors to London Art Worlds examine the many activities and movements that existed alongside more established institutions in this period, from the rise of cybernetics and the fou...