Sold into slavery to the dealer Lalloc by her mother when her stepfather seduces her, the beautiful 15-year-old Maia is almost raped by Genshed, one of Lalloc's employees but is saved by Occula, a black slave girl. With no-one but Occula at her side, Maia must summon all her courage, strength and intelligence as she navigates the seedy side of the Beklan empire.

Fashion jewellery is created with the catwalk and couture in mind, characterized by its creativity and originality. It is arguably the most exciting field in fashion today.Arranged by designer, this is the first book to showcase contemporary catwalk and couture jewellery, profiling 33 international fashion jewellers who combine traditional techniques and ultra-modern methods to create this new style of jewellery. Among the stunning images of work shown are collaborations with leadi...

Les travaux de J. S. Adams ont une pertinence remarquable dans le domaine du management. Au cours de sa carrière, Adams s’est intéressé à diverses thématiques permettant de répondre à un vaste éventail de problématiques organisationnelles. Toutefois, ce sont principalement ses travaux sur l’équité dans les échanges sociaux qui ont marqué durablement le domaine du management. En développant la théorie de l’équité, Adams a apporté une contribution majeure à l’objectif principal du management...

Dezembro de 1943. Um bombardeiro americano seriamente danificado se esforça para sobrevoar a zona de guerra alemã. No controle está um jovem de 21 anos, o segundo-tenente Charlie Brown. A maior parte da tripulação está morta ou gravemente ferida. Um caça inimigo se aproxima. A suástica na cauda do avião não deixa dúvidas. Seu piloto é o experiente alemão Franz Stigler. Predador e presa. Só um tiro e o abate será mais uma vitória no currículo de Franz, para deleite de seu superior Hermann G...

[Siren Menage Everlasting: Erotic Paranormal Consensual BDSM Menage a Quatre Romance, M/F/M/M, shape-shifters, public exhibition, caning, flogging, paddling, sex toys, HEA] Maia Crawford takes one look at the tall blond panther shape-shifter triplets and knows she wants them. But her older sister, Leah, has just married triplets, and lightning never strikes the same place twice unfortunately. Luckily Chase, Theron, and Draven Reilly are attracted to Maia as well. The men are in a hurry to ...

What do we choose when the world burns—silence, spectacle, or something stranger?In Forbidden Fruit, speculative and literary voices gather at the edge of the unspeakable. These are stories of trespass and transformation, mystery and myth, curated by Newton Press.Inside you'll find:Hidden histories and surreal futuresSecret societies, spiritual schisms, and soft apocalypseQueer hauntings, monstrous tenderness, and things that were never mea...

Questa raccolta di saggi intende esplorare la presenza di istanze libertarie all'interno di contesti culturali non sempre riconducibili alla matrice occidentale che ha dato origine al pensiero anarchico: civiltà «altre» che sono state comunque attraversate da una riflessione su temi cruciali come la libertà, l'eguaglianza nella differenza, il rifiuto dell'autorità politica e la critica della gerarchia. Dalla Cina al continente africano, dall'India all'indigenismo dell'America latina, quest...

Hearth Stories is a speculative fiction magazine focused on cozy fantasy stories. Each issue features a letter from the editor, author bios and interviews, and wonderful stories focused on family, home life, connection, and the natural world.This issue features the following stories:The Heart That Beats Behind the Bones by Gwendolyn Maia HicksThe Woman with the Bird in Her Skirts by River WestTome for Tea by Margaret Treanor FreyYour're A...