Breath Of Scandal

Years after surviving a devastating attack, a young Southern woman returns to her hometown to exact revenge on the wealthy family who tried to destroy her. On a rainy Southern night, Jade Sperry endured a young woman's worst nightmare at the hands of three local hell-raisers. Robbed of her youthful ideals and at the center of scandal and tragedy, Jade ran as far and as fast as she could. Years later, Jade has never forgotten the sleepy "company town" where every man, woman, and child was dependent on one wealthy family. And she's never forgotten their spoiled son and his two friends, who changed her life forever. Now, she will return for her day of reckoning, free herself from fear, and stand up to the powerful family that could crush her in a heartbeat.

Drowsy is a fascinating romantic tale of a woman and her reckless lover with a special power. The unusual lover, despite his powers, is very human with complete equipment of human flaws and virtues. But things take an adventurous turn with the introduction of amusing inventions and wild experiences of the mysterious boy. This remarkable novel combines fantasy, comedy, adventure, and science fiction in the story of a visionary inventor and his claim to have discovered diamonds on the Moon. Excerpt from Drowsy "In a certain month of May it loitered up the eastern shore of the Adriatic, lingering briefly at Rovigno, just long enough to nip the budding romance of an interesting widow. At Orsera it electrified the leading citizens by linking, in a gentle whisper, the name of a lady of spotless reputation with a Platonic Friend. It spared Parenzo. But at Cittanuova it fanned into flame a general curiosity regarding the relations of a Captain of Cavalry with the wife of a certain careless husband. At S. Lorenzo it merely put two lovers on their guard."

Julian, the notorious Scorpion, is spying for the crown when the Jackal shoots him and leaves him for dead. Lara, the half-Gypsy daughter of an earl, finds him and saves him by marrying him according to Gypsy law. Through much intrigue and action, they try to claim the truth in their own hearts.

Considers over sixty Hollywood films set in Austria, examining the film industry, the influence of domestic factors on images of a foreign country, and the persistence of clichés.

Lord Lucas Kestrel's anger turns to desire when he meets Miss Rebecca Raleigh. He believes that she's one of the scandalous Archangel courtesans, but he quickly discovers that not only is she innocent she is, in fact, the woman he's been seeking.... Lucas has an agenda. He has to get close to Rebecca, court her, even seduce her, to try to discover if she's smuggling secrets that are threatening England's security! But Lucas, the rake without a heart, hasn't bargained on falling in love with the one woman he can't have....

Vienna has been the locale for nearly one hundred and fifty films and television productions in English, from 1920s through the first years of this century, with imaginative representations of Freud, Strauss, Franz Josef, Mozart, Beethoven, and Klimt; mad scientists, assassins, spies, refugees, romantics, and American professors; historical dramas, cartoons, documentaries, and Hitchcock's only musical comedy. The "City of Dreams" has appeared as an imperial court, a center of scientific and medical research, a Jewish and Catholic homeland, a locus of international espionage and domestic crime, the destination for innocents abroad, the birthplace of the waltz, a stage for performances and performers, and the site for romantic rendezvous. For many in English-language audiences, such productions have constituted the most significant representations of Vienna, a city that historically has been the capital of one of Europe's largest empires, one of the most important centers for classical music and opera, both a victim and an accomplice of Nazi Germany, and the home of international diplomacy. Cultural historians and Austrian writers have provided significant commentary on the city, but their influence has seldom reached such an extensive audience as the films and television productions screening Vienna for English-language audiences. Screening Vienna thus analyzes the representation of Vienna and the Viennese in English-language film and television, reviews the critical reception of these productions, and measures the representations against the cultural and historical contexts and the writings of contemporary Austrian writers.The book is unique in its scope (over one hundred and fifty productions from the 1920s to 2013) and in its inclusion of leading reviews of many films, references to cultural and historical studies of Vienna, and references to modern and contemporary Austrian fiction.Thus the analysis is more extensive in its coverage and more intensive in its analysis of each film than any previous study, with a focus on scene, language, plot, characterization, and the reception of these films. Scholars and students in American cultural studies, film studies, Austrian and Viennese history, and popular culture will find the book informative and essential for studies of Vienna in the American and British imagination. Given the extensive coverage and filmography, many libraries should also view the book as a reference work, in addition to its status in cultural and film studies. The book will also be useful for film studies and American popular culture studies courses at advanced or graduate level.

This work of fiction is a tale of pirates and villains, maps, treasure and shipwreck. When young Jim Hawkins finds a package in Captain Flint's sea chest, he could not know that the map inside it would lead him to unimaginable treasure. Mutiny and mayhem ensue.

The Macquarie Dictionary Eighth Edition is nationally and internationally regarded as the standard reference on Australian English. An up-to-date account of our variety of English, it not only includes words and senses peculiar to Australian English, but also those common to the whole English-speaking world. The Eighth Edition features: - a comprehensive record of English as it is used in Australia today - more than 3500 new entries such as algorithmic bias, cancel culture, deepfake, eco-anxiety, hygge, influencer, Me Too, ngangkari, single-use, social distancing - thousands of updated entries to reflect changing perspectives relating to the environment, politics, technology and the internet - illustrative phrases showing how a word is used in context - words and phrases from regional Australia - etymologies of words and phrases - extensive usage notes - foreword by Kim Scott, multi-award-winning novelist.

The fourth novel in the Secrets of the Zodiac, a series of full-length historical romance novels, features darker, sexier storylines, complex characters, and international intrigue, set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. A fiery lady, a devilish smuggler, and a cargo nations would kill for… Gemma Harrington leads a wild, unconventional life among con men and smugglers. She can ride and shoot as well as any man, but she wants to escape the world she’s caught in for something better. Then a mysterious gentleman shows up with a daring proposal. If Gemma helps him infiltrate a smuggling ring, he’ll take her anywhere his ship can sail. Captivated, she agrees to his dangerous plan. With slightly shady ancestors and a far away upbringing, Logan Hartley isn’t the typical hero, and that makes him an excellent spy. Logan had to fight for everything he ever wanted: his own ship, his place in the Zodiac, and the approval of his peers. Now he wants Gemma—but he has to stay alive long enough to win her. As Gemma and Logan follow the trail of a strange criminal, they become targets in a much deadlier game when they uncover a secret that governments would kill for. To expose the truth, they will defy convention and break the rules. And they have to act fast, because their enemies are much closer than they imagine…

Everyone loves a good murder mystery, and in this case, the murders and the outcomes are both quite real. Justice, it seems, like everything else, has its price. There is a long history of prominent Texans who have bought their way out of the heinous criminal systems.

The Forsyte Saga – Complete is a story by John Galsworthy. It tells the tale of the Forsyth family in several generations, and delves into the essence of what being English means.

The complete works of the great Edwardian novelist and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature appear here for the first time in publishing history. This attractive eBook presents John Galsworthyís novels, short story collections, essays and many rare texts, with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Galsworthy's life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 23 novels, with individual contents tables * Includes Galsworthy's first novel JOCEYLN, which he later refused to reprint ñ appearing for the first time in digital format * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the Edwardian texts * Excellent formatting * Unique contents table for the Forsyte Saga novels and their sequels * Chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the essays, poetry and short stories * The complete plays, fully indexed, with a special introductory essay by Leon Schalit * Rare short story, poetry and essay collections available nowhere else * Special criticism section, with essays by writers such as Joseph Conrad, evaluating Galsworthyís contribution to literature * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Forsyte Saga The Novels JOCELYN VILLA RUBEIN THE ISLAND PHARISEES THE MAN OF PROPERTY THE COUNTRY HOUSE FRATERNITY THE PATRICIAN THE DARK FLOWER THE FREELANDS BEYOND INDIAN SUMMER OF A FORSYTE SAINTS PROGRESS THE BURNING SPEAR TATTERDEMALION IN CHANCERY AWAKENING TO LET THE WHITE MONKEY THE SILVER SPOON SWAN SONG MAID IN WAITING FLOWERING WILDERNESS OVER THE RIVER The Novellas A MAN OF DEVON A KNIGHT SALVATION OF A FORSYTE THE SILENCE The Short Story Collections FROM THE FOUR WINDS A COMMENTARY A MOTLEY THE INN OF TRANQUILLITY MEMORIES THE LITTLE MAN AND OTHER SATIRES FIVE TALES CAPTURES The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Plays INTRODUCTION TO GALSWORTHY'S PLAYS by Leon Schalit INDEX OF PLAYS The Poetry Collections EARLY POEMS DEVON AND OTHER SONGS FOR MUSIC IN TIME OF WAR FOR LOVE OF BEASTS THE ENDLESS DREAM The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Non-Fiction A SHEAF ANOTHER SHEAF ADDRESSES IN AMERICA CASTLES IN SPAIN STUDIES AND ESSAYS THE CREATION OF CHARACTER IN LITERATURE FORSYTES, PENDYCES AND OTHERS (Essays) GLIMPSES AND REFLECTIONS The Essays LIST OF ESSAYS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF ESSAYS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Criticism JOHN GALSWORTHY: AN APPRECIATION by Peter Thomason JOHN GALSWORTHY by Joseph Conrad A GLANCE AT TWO BOOKS by Joseph Conrad GALSWORTHY: A SURVEY by Leon Schalit Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles