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Stalked

By: Allyson Charles

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The special forces trained him to face any challenge. She’ll test him in ways he never imagined. Corporal Chris Gunn plays hard, fights harder, and hasn’t met a woman he couldn’t charm. Until her. His life as a Marine Raider would be close to perfect if it wasn’t for the woman who seems tailor-made to provoke him at every turn. Samantha doesn’t have time for BS. Between her job, her checked-out mother, and the little sister whose antics will turn her prematurely gray, she has zero time for an adult pretender whose ego is only surpassed by his bossiness. And his hotness. Pretending to ignore the Raider while he pushes all her buttons has become her own personal Olympic sport, and she’s determined to take gold. But when a stalker sets his sights on Samantha, Chris will do everything in his power to protect the only woman who’s ever gotten under his skin. If these two can stop fighting each other, they just might be able to stop a threat bent on revenge. And they might discover that, sometimes, the person you can’t stand ends up being the one you can’t live without. Meet the men of Alpha Squad. Protective, strong-willed, and tough, they go hard after what they want. And when they set their sights on a woman, they’ll use every weapon in their arsenal to make her theirs. Each book in this series is a fast, steamy read, full of pulse-pounding action and sexy times.

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1944802355

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Shelter Me

By: Allyson Charles

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Shelter Me

By: Allyson Charles

Family ties mean everything to Sarah. James can’t wait to cut them. Can these two opposites make a connection that will last? With a successful veterinary practice and a big, close-knit family up in each other’s business, the last thing Sarah Martineau wants is a new relationship. Her work, the non-profit she’s launching to save Shelter Bay’s feral cats, and a burgeoning relationship with her biological father keep her busy enough. Dating is the farthest thing from her mind. Until she meets James. He’s blunt, bossy, and won’t be around long. He gets under her skin faster than a dog sniffs out cheese. He’s wrong for her in every way…but he makes her think maybe she doesn’t want to be right. James Marshall wants to be anywhere but California’s Lost Coast looking after his sick father. The man wasn’t there for him growing up, and only duty brings James here to help him convalesce. The only thing interesting in Shelter Bay is the sweet little vet, and James is determined to make their time together count. But with three fathers cramping their style, finding time for romance isn’t easy. Add in an eccentric local activist trying to sabotage her cat rescue and an expiration date to their relationship, and this romance might be over before it’s even begun. But when they get news that changes everything, will tragedy bring Sarah and James together, or drive them farther apart? Find out in this sexy small-town romance with all the feels.. Perfect for fans of Bella Andre, Jill Shalvis, and everyone who likes books that make them laugh, cry, and say ‘Oh, my.’

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Alice Weiss

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1944802134

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Putting Out Old Flames

A Second Chance, Small Town Romance

By: Allyson Charles

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Putting Out Old Flames

A Second Chance, Small Town Romance

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Who said high school love doesn’t last? Everyone. Or they should if they had any sense. Jane thought she’d seen the last of her no-good, heart-breaking boyfriend years ago when she went off to college...and he broke up with her with a greeting card. But now he’s back, looking sexier than ever, and as much as she tells herself she’s older and wiser, some feelings never burn out. Chance McGovern is once bitten, twice shy. Getting over a rocky divorce, all he wants is a stable life for him and his son. Moving them to Pineville, Michigan and taking the assistant fire chief job was the first step to getting back to normal. And then Jane stomps back into his life, his partner in organizing a charity fireman’s ball. Leaving her was one of his biggest regrets. And from the fire in her eyes, she won’t let him forget his teenaged screw-up. But nothing is impossible in Pineville, not even second chances. With their small town rooting for them, Jane and Chance are fighting against more than just their hearts. But their relationship crashed and burned before. Is their love worth the risk?

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1944802169

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Why Did It Have to Be You?

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Why Did It Have to Be You?

By: Allyson Charles

DISORDER IN THE COURT . . . Connie Wilkerson has worked her butt off to go from heartbroken paralegal with a drinking problem to becoming Pineville, Michigan’s fiercest new lawyer. But she’s still short on luck. Exhibit A: her very first case is against bad-boy contractor David Carelli. Carelli has been a thorn in Connie’s side since high school, getting away with whatever he dreams up. He’s blond, handsome, and he dresses like a model. But everyone in town knows he cuts corners. Just the way he looks at her really gets Connie’s goat. She’s going to get him into chambers and settle the smug right out of him. There’s just one problem. Exhibit B: Their supposedly hostile negotiations are turning hot instead. Now the jury is out on whether a second chance is recommended . . .

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Lyrical Press

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1601836074

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The Christmas Tree

By: Allyson Charles

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The Christmas Tree

By: Allyson Charles

DECORATING WITH THE GRINCH It was one little fender bender. Sadie was only in picturesque Pineville, Michigan, for a day, trying to handle the ramshackle house her grandmother left her and juggle the sale of her failing design business at the same time. Her debtors don’t care that it’s almost Christmas. But then neither does the big bad contractor whose truck got squashed. Colt McCoy might be the least festive person she’s ever met. He’s gruff, rude, and way too upset about a minor accident. Of course, he is nice to look at, with dimples hiding in his scruffy beard and a body like a lumberjack’s. And Sadie will have plenty of time to enjoy the view, since their community service sentence has put the two of them in charge of Pineville’s jinxed Christmas tree. But as their squabbles over ornaments turn to laughter, anyone can see Colt and Sadie have something electric. The hard part is guessing if they’ll light each other up—or just keep blowing the fuse . . .

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1601836058

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All Wrapped Up

A Heartwarming Small Town Romance

By: Allyson Charles

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All Wrapped Up

A Heartwarming Small Town Romance

By: Allyson Charles

Allison has always been the round peg in her very square family. Instead of becoming a doctor or lawyer like her successful sisters, she’s perfectly happy running her diner in ripped jeans and comfortable sneaks. But she wouldn’t mind a little bit of her siblings’ wedded bliss. And now that she’s catering her best friend’s Christmas wedding, she can’t get marriage off her mind. So even though she’s never been against a little harmless fun, she makes herself a promise: no more meaningless flings. Luke needs to lay low to avoid the process servers dogging him. He’s left his three-star Michelin-rated restaurant in Chicago in good hands, and Pineville, Michigan seems as good a place to hide-out as any. Especially with Allison giving him those hot looks she thinks he doesn’t see. He’s wheedled his way into her kitchen…and now is taking aim at her heart. If there’s one thing Luke is good at, it’s heating things up. But Allison is only looking for forever, and his life is back in Chicago. Will the chemistry between them be strong enough to cook up something special? Or will these holidays give them nothing but the blues? Formerly published as THE CHRISTMAS WEDDING SWAP.

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1944802223

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Hunted

By: Allyson Charles

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Hunted

By: Allyson Charles

A tough special forces operator who’s never run from a fight. A woman about to give him the biggest battle of his life. Marine Raider Jake Skinner has a nose for trouble. He never expected to find it in a beautiful woman adrift at sea. But once he has her in his arms, he knows he’s never letting her go. Caroline only had one rule when it came to dating – no military men. When the sexy Marine pulls her from the ocean, her resolution goes to war against his resolve to break through her walls – and goes against her own secret longings. As a drug cartel sets its sights on Caroline, Jake is determined to move heaven and earth to keep her safe. But if Caroline can’t learn to trust her heart, it could spell the end for them both. Meet the men of Alpha Squad. Protective, strong-willed, and tough, they go hard after what they want. And when they set their sights on a woman, they’ll use every weapon in their arsenal to make her theirs. Each book in this series is a fast, steamy read, full of pulse-pounding action. Keywords: romantic suspense, contemporary romance, military romance, action and adventure romance, alpha hero romance, man saves woman romance, insta love, marine raiders romance, special forces romance, navy seal romance, dominant hero

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Alice Weiss

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1944802339

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The Christmas Wedding Swap

By: Allyson Charles

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The Christmas Wedding Swap

By: Allyson Charles

SOMETIMES YOU GET WHAT YOU NEED . . . Allison Stuart has always been the odd-woman-out of her family. She wears her jeans a little too tight, colors her hair a little too blonde, and instead of going into medicine and law like her sisters, she runs a diner. She’s also the only single sibling left. And while she won’t change her style, and her meatloaf is to die for, thank you very much, she wouldn’t mind her share of wedded bliss. So she makes an early New Year’s resolution: No more meaningless flings. Drop-dead sexy Luke Hamilton is everything Allison has sworn off. His only serious relationship has been with his five-star restaurant, Le Cygne Noir, in Chicago. When he’s threatened by a lawsuit, Luke decides to hide out in Pineville, Michigan, until the statute of limitations runs out. The small town is filled with Christmas charm, but he can’t imagine living there. Heating things up with the hottie who owns the local diner would make his exile bearable—if he can convince her to give up her ridiculous resolution . . .

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1601836090

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Courting Disaster

A Small Town, Bad Boy Romance

By: Allyson Charles

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Courting Disaster

A Small Town, Bad Boy Romance

By: Allyson Charles

Connie has finally gotten her life back on track. As a newbie attorney, her first case is against the town’s public enemy number one, building contractor David Carelli. She’s had his number since high school, and wiping that smirk off of his face when she wins her lawsuit won’t just launch her career, but will make her happier than a half-off shoe sale. David knows he has a reputation in his hometown of Pineville. When he wants something, he goes after it. When an obstacle gets in his way, he knocks it down. He’s had to fight for everything he has in life, and he doesn’t much care if someone gets butthurt over his tactics. But there’s one woman he’s always hoped would have a different opinion of him. The one woman who seems immune to his charm. Connie is determined to keep their negotiations hostile, but he’s just as stubborn, and he’s ready to turn up the heat. Because now he wants Connie. And David Corelli always gets what he wants… Formerly published as WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE YOU?

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1944802207

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That Mistletoe Moment

By: Cat Johnson,Kate Angell,Allyson Charles

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That Mistletoe Moment

By: Cat Johnson,Kate Angell,Allyson Charles

As the holidays descend, three single women take a thoroughly modern approach to good old-fashioned romance, and wonder if the best—and most complicated—gift of all is just a click, tap, or swipe away… MADE UP Like a Christmas miracle, the Build a Boyfriend App lets you simply input the stats of your dream man, and witty texts, passionate emails, and hot Instagram pics start flooding in. No more awkward questions or pitying looks as you face the holidays alone! MIXED UP But even the best technology has its glitches. When real-life emotions come into play, this trio of twenty-somethings find themselves in a tangle of crossed signals, flying wrapping paper, disastrous Christmas parties…and surprising kisses. MATCHED UP Yet despite the confusion of their mistletoe misadventures, when the New Year dawns, these very satisfied women just may find themselves waking up with true love beside them. Praise for New York Times Bestselling Author Cat Johnson “Loaded with tender emotions and red hot love scenes” --Fresh Fiction on One Night with a Cowboy USA Today Bestselling Author Kate Angell “A sparkling writer who combines humor and sizzling romance.” --Kirkus Reviews

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Kensington

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1496705572

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Hunted

By: Allyson Charles

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Stalked

By: Allyson Charles

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All Wrapped Up

A Heartwarming Small Town Romance

By: Allyson Charles

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A Heartwarming Small Town Romance

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1944802223

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Courting Disaster

A Small Town, Bad Boy Romance

By: Allyson Charles

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A Small Town, Bad Boy Romance

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Shelter Me

By: Allyson Charles

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1944802134

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The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice

By: Donna Kauffman,Kate Angell,Allyson Charles

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The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice

By: Donna Kauffman,Kate Angell,Allyson Charles

Every autumn, Moonbright, Maine, is the picture of charm with its piles of crisp leaves, flickering jack-o’-lanterns … and a touch of the sweetest kind of enchantment. Witches, goblins, the occasional ghost—they’re all sure to be spotted at the annual Halloween parade, where adults and children alike dress in costume to celebrate Moonbright’s favorite holiday. And no place has more seasonal spirit than Bellaluna’s Bakeshop, a family business steeped in traditional recipes, welcoming warmth—and, legend has it, truly spellbinding, heart-melting treats … Between good-natured Halloween tricks, frothy pumpkin lattes, and some very special baked goods, for three Moonbright residents looking for love—whether they know it or not—the spookiest thing will be how magical romance can suddenly be … PRAISE FOR THE COTTAGE ON PUMPKIN AND VINE “This wonderful, well-written collection calls to mind brisk autumn nights cuddled with a loved one.” —Publishers Weekly “This diverse trio of stories bring three couples to love with a charming, slightly sexy Halloween flair … Sassy, funny, and dusted with magic.” —Library Journal “Delightful and spicy. . . . With humor and a little mysticism thrown in, each story winds its way to a happy ever after. Every pairing comes to fruition in a unique way.” —RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars Includes cookie recipes!

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1496722159

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Pineville Romance Box Set

By: Allyson Charles

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Pineville Romance Box Set

By: Allyson Charles

Like a little small town in your romance? Do you like your romances to make you laugh, make you sigh, and give you all the sexy times you could want? Then this box set is for you! The complete Pineville Romance series brought together in one click. Box set includes PUTTING OUT OLD FLAMES, UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE, COURTING DISASTER, and ALL WRAPPED UP. Fall in love with Pineville, Michigan today!

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194480224X

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Putting Out Old Flames

A Second Chance, Small Town Romance

By: Allyson Charles

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A Second Chance, Small Town Romance

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1944802169

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Under the Christmas Tree

A Small Town, Enemies to Lovers Romance

By: Allyson Charles

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Under the Christmas Tree

A Small Town, Enemies to Lovers Romance

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Sadie was only supposed to be in Pineville, Michigan for the day, to take care of her grandmother’s estate. Being sentenced to one week of community service decorating the town’s jinxed Christmas tree isn’t on her schedule. Especially not when she’s been sentenced to work alongside the man who suffered hate-at-first-sight with her. Colt doesn’t have time for some BS forced volunteer work, especially not with the nit-picking perfectionist who demolished his truck. Nothing he does is right according to her, from the way he strings the lights to how he hangs an ornament. The chick is driving him crazy with her totalitarian tree decorating rules. Except…she’s actually sort of sweet. She’s got grit he can’t help but admire. And her love for Christmas might have him humming a carol or two in the shower. Their week of community service is starting to look a whole lot more like a present than a punishment. But Sadie never intended to stay in Pineville. And if she goes, so does any chance for a merry Christmas. Formerly published as The Christmas Tree/Tangling Under the Christmas Tree.

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1944802320

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Ghosted

By: Allyson Charles

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Ghosted

By: Allyson Charles

A special forces operator who knows what he wants. A woman who will blow all his expectations apart. Marine Raider Tony Garcia holds himself to the highest standards. He expects no less from the women he dates. Polished, sophisticated, organized. He has a type and he’s happy to stick to it. But fate has a wicked sense of humor when it sends Bridget Sullivan veering into his path. Bridget is the epitome of unconventional. She’s a nerdy, foul-mouthed force of nature, and after her last experience in dating became a police investigation, she’s sworn off men. Especially ones who have the nerve to toss her over his shoulder to keep her from trouble. One who wouldn’t know fun if it came up and bit him on the butt. If Tony would stop being so dang sweet, if he didn’t fill out his shirt quite so well, then maybe she wouldn’t have such a hard time keeping her hands to herself. But when strange events start to swirl around Bridget, Tony will do everything in his power to keep the infuriating woman safe. Mysterious fires. Unexplained noises. Eerie lights in the night. It’s as though an unseen force is determined to tear her world apart. And that’s only the beginning of their trouble. Because something even more dangerous lurks in the shadows, and it’s set its sights on Bridget… Meet the men of Alpha Squad. Protective, strong-willed, and tough, they go hard after what they want. And when they set their sights on a woman, they’ll use every weapon in their arsenal to make her theirs. Each book in this series is a fast, steamy read, full of pulse-pounding action and sexy times.

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Alice Weiss

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1944802479

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Burnt

By: Allyson Charles

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Burnt

By: Allyson Charles

If you can’t stand the heat… When a bullet takes Marine Raider Travis Kowalski temporarily off active duty, he thinks a little R&R with a sexy jam maker is just what the doctor ordered. But he’s about to learn that this woman might just be too hot to handle. Willow Janna has her daughter, her jam and jelly store, and a schedule she won’t let anyone mess with. Who has time for dating when she has payroll to file and PTA meetings to attend? But she’s never met anyone like this Raider before. He’s tenacious, single-minded and has her believing that chemistry is more than just a reaction on her stovetop. It’s more than just her heart in danger of going up in flames, however. Someone has decided to put her out of business, by any means necessary. Unless she and Travis can discover who’s put a bullseye on her back, her life just might go up in smoke. Meet the men of Alpha Squad. Protective, strong-willed, and tough, they go hard after what they want. And when they set their sights on a woman, they’ll use every weapon in their arsenal to make her theirs. Each book in this series is a fast, steamy read, full of pulse-pounding action and sexy times.

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1944802363

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Forever Wild

By: Allyson Charles

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Forever Wild

By: Allyson Charles

Snuggle up on your favorite chair and get comfortable. This exciting small-town rom-com is the perfect read for your lazy afternoon. (Written by a natural, semi-intelligent human being, not A.I.) Dax is no stranger to trouble. If he isn’t stirring it up, he’s sniffing it out faster than a bloodhound does a bone. But even his limits are tested when he finds a beautiful woman hiding in the back of his van. She’s the only person who can out-crazy his best efforts. She’s frustrating, sexy…and the one thing standing between him and his dreams. Lissa goes where the wind takes her, but this time her spontaneity has put a target on her back. On the run, she thinks Dax and his band of rescue dogs just might be the only way to put her pursuers off the scent. Getting attached can only lead to trouble, but Dax and Lissa can’t fight their animal attraction. Somewhere along the way, Dax’s priorities change from keeping Lissa safe, to just keeping her, period. But love doesn’t come without sacrifice. Dax might love a challenge, but Lissa might be more than he can handle. Forever Wild is a must-read for people who love small-towns, a free-spirited heroine who’s nothing but trouble, and romances filled with heat and furball humor. It’s perfect for fans of Roxanne St. Clair and Jill Shalvis.

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Alice Weiss

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1944802428

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The Fox-Hunting Controversy, 1781-2004

Class and Cruelty

By: Allyson N. May

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The Fox-Hunting Controversy, 1781-2004

Class and Cruelty

By: Allyson N. May

August 1781 saw the publication of a manual on fox hunting that would become a classic of its genre. Hugely popular in its own day, Peter Beckford's Thoughts on Hunting is often cited as marking the birth of modern hunting and continues to be quoted from affectionately today by the hunting fraternity. Less stressed is the fact that its subject was immediately controversial, and that a hostile review which appeared on the heels of the manual's publication raised two criticisms of fox hunting that would be repeated over the next two centuries: fox hunting was a cruel sport and a feudal, anachronistic one at that. This study explores the attacks made on fox hunting from 1781 to the legal ban achieved in 2004, as well as assessing the reasons for its continued appeal and post-ban survival. Chapters cover debates in the areas of: class and hunting; concerns over cruelty and animal welfare; party politics; the hunt in literature; and nostalgia. By adopting a thematic approach, the author is able to draw out the wider social and cultural implications of the debates, and to explore what they tell us about national identity, social mores and social relations in modern Britain.

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Routledge

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1317031385

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The Bar and the Old Bailey, 1750-1850

By: Allyson N. May

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The Bar and the Old Bailey, 1750-1850

By: Allyson N. May

Allyson May chronicles the history of the English criminal trial and the development of a criminal bar in London between 1750 and 1850. She charts the transformation of the legal process and the evolution of professional standards of conduct for the criminal bar through an examination of the working lives of the Old Bailey barristers of the period. In describing the rise of adversarialism, May uncovers the motivations and interests of prosecutors, defendants, the bench, and the state, as well as the often-maligned "Old Bailey hacks" themselves. Traditionally, the English criminal trial consisted of a relatively unstructured altercation between the victim-prosecutor and the accused, who generally appeared without a lawyer. A criminal bar had emerged in London by the 1780s, and in 1836 the Prisoners' Counsel Act recognized the defendant's right to legal counsel in felony trials and lifted many restrictions on the activities of defense lawyers. May explores the role of barristers before and after the Prisoners' Counsel Act. She also details the careers of individual members of the bar--describing their civil practice in local, customary courts as well as their criminal practice--and the promotion of Old Bailey counsel to the bench of that court. A comprehensive biographical appendix augments this discussion.

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UNC Press Books

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1469625571

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Class, Servitude, and the Criminal Justice System in Early Victorian London

The Russell Murder

By: Allyson N. May

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Class, Servitude, and the Criminal Justice System in Early Victorian London

The Russell Murder

By: Allyson N. May

This volume draws on the recently discovered and extraordinarily rich scrapbook compiled by prosecuting solicitor Francis Hobler about the 1840 murder of Lord William Russell to consider public engagement with the issues raised from discovery of the murder itself through the ensuing legal processes. The murder of Russell by his valet François Benjamin Courvoisier was a cause célèbre in its own day by virtue of the fact that the victim was a member of one of England’s most prominent political families. For criminal justice historians, the significance of this case lies instead in its timing. In 1840, England had neither an official detective force to investigate the murder nor a public prosecutor to undertake the prosecution. Those accused of felony had only recently (1836) won the right to full legal representation, and the conduct of Courvoisier’s defence was controversial. Reaction to Courvoisier’s execution was also noteworthy, testifying to a new public unease with capital punishment. The subject of master and servant relations in early Victorian England is another key component of the book: previous studies have not considered the murderer’s motivation. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of criminal justice and law, Victorian England, and microhistory.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040133673

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Shielded from Justice

Police Brutality and Accountability in the United States

By: Allyson Collins

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Shielded from Justice

Police Brutality and Accountability in the United States

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Race as a Factor

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Human Rights Watch

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1564321835

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The Christmas Wedding Swap

By: Allyson Charles

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The Christmas Wedding Swap

By: Allyson Charles

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1601836090

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The Christmas Tree

By: Allyson Charles

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By: Allyson Charles

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1601836058

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Truth Matters

Knowledge, Politics, Ethics, Religion

By: Lambert Zuidervaart,Allyson Carr,Matthew J. Klaassen,Ronnie Shuker

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Truth Matters

Knowledge, Politics, Ethics, Religion

By: Lambert Zuidervaart,Allyson Carr,Matthew J. Klaassen,Ronnie Shuker

Why should we seek and tell the truth? Does anyone know what truth is? Many are skeptical about the relevance of truth. Truth Matters endeavours to show why truth is important in a world where the very idea of truth is contested. Putting philosophers in conversation with educators, literary scholars, physicists, political theorists, and theologians, Truth Matters ranges across both analytic and continental philosophy and draws on the ideas of thinkers such as Aquinas, Balthasar, Brandom, Davidson, Dooyeweerd, Gadamer, Habermas, Kierkegaard, Plantinga, Ricoeur, and Wolterstorff. Some essays attempt to provide a systematic account of truth, while others wrestle with the question of how truth is told and what it means to live truthfully. Contributors address debates between realists and anti-realists, explore issues surrounding relativism and constructivism in education and the social sciences, examine the politics of truth telling and the ethics of authenticity, and consider various religious perspectives on truth. Most scholars agree that truth is propositional, being expressed in statements that are subject to proof or disproof. This book goes a step farther: yes, propositional truth is important, but truth is more than propositional. To recognize how it is more than propositional is crucial for understanding why truth truly matters. Contributors include Doug Blomberg (ICS), Allyson Carr (ICS), Jeffrey Dudiak (King’s University College), Olaf Ellefson (York University), Gerrit Glas (VU University Amsterdam), Gill K. Goulding (Regis College), Jay Gupta (Mills College), Clarence Joldersma (Calvin College), Matthew J. Klaassen (ICS), John Jung Park (Duke University), Pamela J. Reeve (St. Augustine’s Seminary), Amy Richards (World Affairs Council of Western Michigan), Calvin Seerveld (ICS), Ronnie Shuker (ICS), Adam Smith (Brandeis University), John Van Rys (Redeemer University College), Darren Walhof (Grand Valley State University), Matthew Walhout (Calvin College), and Lambert Zuidervaart (ICS).

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773589988

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Postcards from the Trenches

Negotiating the Space Between Modernism and the First World War

By: Allyson Booth

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Negotiating the Space Between Modernism and the First World War

By: Allyson Booth

She links, for example, the modernist representation of an unstable self to soldiers' familiarity with corpses, the modernist mistrust for fact to the competing nationalist discourses of August 1914, and the modernist description of buildings as having shaken off the past to a desire to forget the war. Booth argues that the dislocations of war often figure centrally in modernist forms even when the war itself seems peripheral to modernist content.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195102118

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Censorship and Civic Order in Reformation Germany, 1517-1648

'Printed Poison & Evil Talk'

By: Allyson F. Creasman

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Censorship and Civic Order in Reformation Germany, 1517-1648

'Printed Poison & Evil Talk'

By: Allyson F. Creasman

The history of the European Reformation is intimately bound-up with the development of printing. With the ability of the printed word to distribute new ideas, theologies and philosophies widely and cheaply, early-modern society was quick to recognise the importance of being able to control what was published. Whilst much has been written on censorship within Catholic lands, much less scholarship is available on how Protestant territories sought to control the flow of information. In this ground-breaking study, Allyson F. Creasman reassesses the Reformation's spread by examining how censorship impacted upon public support for reform in the German cities. Drawing upon criminal court records, trial manuscripts and contemporary journals - mainly from the city of Augsburg - the study exposes the networks of rumour, gossip, cheap print and popular songs that spread the Reformation message and shows how ordinary Germans adapted these messages to their own purposes. In analysing how print and oral culture intersected to fuel popular protest and frustrate official control, the book highlights the limits of both the reformers's influence and the magistrates's authority. The study concludes that German cities were forced to adapt their censorship policies to the political and social pressures within their communities - in effect meaning that censorship was as much a product of public opinion as it was a force acting upon it. As such this study furthers debates, not only on the spread and control of information within early modern society, but also with regards to where exactly within that society the impetus for reform was most strong.

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Routledge

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1317169026

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9781317169024

Uplift Cinema

The Emergence of African American Film and the Possibility of Black Modernity

By: Allyson Nadia Field

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Uplift Cinema

The Emergence of African American Film and the Possibility of Black Modernity

By: Allyson Nadia Field

In Uplift Cinema, Allyson Nadia Field recovers the significant yet forgotten legacy of African American filmmaking in the 1910s. Like the racial uplift project, this cinema emphasized economic self-sufficiency, education, and respectability as the keys to African American progress. Field discusses films made at the Tuskegee and Hampton Institutes to promote education, as well as the controversial The New Era, which was an antiracist response to D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation. She also shows how Black filmmakers in New York and Chicago engaged with uplift through the promotion of Black modernity. Uplift cinema developed not just as a response to onscreen racism, but constituted an original engagement with the new medium that has had a deep and lasting significance for African American cinema. Although none of these films survived, Field's examination of archival film ephemera presents a method for studying lost films that opens up new frontiers for exploring early film culture.

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Duke University Press

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0822375559

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9780822375555

Gendered Crossings

Women and Migration in the Spanish Empire

By: Allyson M. Poska

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Gendered Crossings

Women and Migration in the Spanish Empire

By: Allyson M. Poska

Between 1778 and 1784 the Spanish Crown transported more than 1,900 peasants, including 875 women and girls, from northern Spain to South America in an ill-fated scheme to colonize Patagonia. The story begins as the colonists trudge across northern Spain to volunteer for the project and follows them across the Atlantic to Montevideo. However, before the last ships reached the Americas, harsh weather, disease, and the prospect of mutiny on the Patagonian coast forced the Crown to abandon the project. Eventually, the peasant colonists were resettled in towns outside of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, where they raised families, bought slaves, and gradually integrated into colonial society. Gendered Crossings brings to life the diverse settings of the Iberian Atlantic and the transformations in the peasants’ gendered experiences as they moved around the Spanish Empire.

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UNM Press

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0826356443

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9780826356444

Story and Philosophy for Social Change in Medieval and Postmodern Writing

Reading for Change

By: Allyson Carr

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Story and Philosophy for Social Change in Medieval and Postmodern Writing

Reading for Change

By: Allyson Carr

This book bridges medieval and contemporary philosophical thinkers, examining the relationship between fiction and philosophy for bringing about social change. Drawing on the philosophical reading and writing practices of medieval author Christine de Pizan and twentieth-century philosopher Luce Irigaray, and through an engagement with Hans-Georg Gadamer’s work on tradition and hermeneutics, it develops means to re-write the stories and ideas that shape society. It argues that reading for change is possible; by increasing our capacity to perceive and engage tradition, we become more capable of positively shaping the forces that shape us. Following the example of the two women whose work it explores, Story and Philosophy works through philosophy and narrative to deeply transform the allegorical, political, and continental tradition it engages. It is essential reading for students and scholars interested in medieval studies, feminist studies, and critical theory.

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Springer

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3319637452

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9783319637457

A Chosen Exile

A History of Racial Passing in American Life

By: Allyson Hobbs

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A Chosen Exile

A History of Racial Passing in American Life

By: Allyson Hobbs

Between the eighteenth and mid-twentieth centuries, countless African Americans passed as white, leaving behind families and friends, roots and community. It was, as Allyson Hobbs writes, a chosen exile, a separation from one racial identity and the leap into another. This revelatory history of passing explores the possibilities and challenges that racial indeterminacy presented to men and women living in a country obsessed with racial distinctions. It also tells a tale of loss. As racial relations in America have evolved so has the significance of passing. To pass as white in the antebellum South was to escape the shackles of slavery. After emancipation, many African Americans came to regard passing as a form of betrayal, a selling of one’s birthright. When the initially hopeful period of Reconstruction proved short-lived, passing became an opportunity to defy Jim Crow and strike out on one’s own. Although black Americans who adopted white identities reaped benefits of expanded opportunity and mobility, Hobbs helps us to recognize and understand the grief, loneliness, and isolation that accompanied—and often outweighed—these rewards. By the dawning of the civil rights era, more and more racially mixed Americans felt the loss of kin and community was too much to bear, that it was time to “pass out” and embrace a black identity. Although recent decades have witnessed an increasingly multiracial society and a growing acceptance of hybridity, the problem of race and identity remains at the center of public debate and emotionally fraught personal decisions.

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Harvard University Press

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067436810X

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9780674368101

Japan's Early Experience of Contract Management in the Treaty Ports

By: Yuki Allyson Honjo

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Japan's Early Experience of Contract Management in the Treaty Ports

By: Yuki Allyson Honjo

This is the first in-depth study of the early trial-and-error experiences of contracting between Japanese and western merchants trading in the Japanese Treaty Ports in the eighteen year period immediately following the opening of the ports in 1859. Fundamental to the equation were the inevitable east-west cultural and legal ambiguities that impacted on the traders. The learning curve for both westerners and Japanese regarding the nature and application of western contracting law was predictably difficult, tortuous and open to constant misunderstanding. Nevertheless, it was within such a framework that the principal benchmarks for trade with Japan were set down and which, in essence, have lasted to the present day.

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1134279817

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