In a remote English village, a romantic lark leads to love for a woman of high education and a man of low reputation. Lanyon Tremayne doesn’t have the greatest reputation in the small Cornish village of St. Agnes. Harboring a shadowy past and known for his fierce temper, he could be described as a bit of an ogre. But nobody knows the secrets or pain he carries inside. A professor of Celtic mythology, Olivia Harding knows a thing or two about ogres. She’s travelled all the way from Tennessee to St. Agnes to research the legend of a Cornish giant—and to finally bury some painful secrets of her own. When Olivia meets the ruggedly handsome Lanyon, her trip to Cornwall looks set to become even more interesting. But can she get through to the man beneath the rough-hewn exterior, or is Lanyon fated to be the outcast of St. Agnes forever?
Hearing Things is a meditation on sound’s work in literature. Drawing on critical works and the commentaries of many poets and novelists who have paid close attention to the role of the ear in writing and reading, Angela Leighton offers a reconsideration of literature itself as an exercise in hearing. An established critic and poet, Leighton explains how we listen to the printed word, while showing how writers use the expressivity of sound on the silent page. Although her focus is largely on poets—Alfred Tennyson, W. B. Yeats, Robert Frost, Walter de la Mare, Wallace Stevens, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorie Graham, and Alice Oswald—Leighton’s scope includes novels, letters, and philosophical writings as well. Her argument is grounded in the specificity of the text under discussion, but one important message emerges from the whole: literature by its very nature commands listening, and listening is a form of understanding that has often been overlooked. Hearing Things offers a renewed call for the kind of criticism that, avoiding the programmatic or purely ideological, remains alert to the work of sound in every literary text.
A straightlaced Englishwoman discovers how seductive the South can be in this contemporary romance by the author of You’re the One That I Want. English barrister Claire Buchanan is not exactly thrilled to join her sister’s bachelorette party in Nashville, Tennessee. Now Claire must leave the UK for a week of honky-tonks, karaoke and cowboys. Worst of all, the bed and breakfast they’re staying at—which offers a special “Down and Dirty in Nashville” package—is run by the rudest and most aggravatingly attractive man Claire has ever seen. Rafe Cavanna thinks taking over his brother’s B&B for a couple of weeks will feel like a vacation. Then he checks in an Englishwoman who’s as gorgeous as she is demanding. The spark between the down-home dude and the buttoned-up Brit is undeniable. But will Claire give in to the mantra that “what happens in Nashville, stays in Nashville"? Or will she find a romance she just can’t leave behind?
The author of One Summer in Little Penhaven returns to the charming Cornish village for the holiday season in this heartwarming British romance. When American gym owner Hal Muir needs an escape from his life, visiting his cousin in Cornwall seems like the perfect getaway. Especially since he’s always wanted to see Christmas in England. But as he gets to know the village’s many festive traditions, he also gets to know a certain beautiful Cornish local. Aspiring author Jane Solomon is expecting an uneventful Christmas in Little Penhaven. There’s seldom a new face to be seen—let alone a stunningly handsome face like Hal’s. Suddenly the old holiday traditions are full of new excitement. But can Jane risk giving her heart to a man who’s just passing through? Or will Hal’s arrival be the gift that keeps on giving?
He needs to save his brother’s big day—and may find love along the way . . . When special ops veteran Josh Robertson returns home to Nashville to be the best man at his younger brother’s wedding, he’s sure he’ll mess it all up somehow. He’s already on edge just from reuniting with his family after years in the service. It’s fun to pick up his old guitar again—but facing his father is another story . . . But when it becomes clear the wedding might not go according to plan, it’s up to Josh and fellow guest Louise Giles to make sure that the bride- and groom-to-be get their perfect day. Can Josh be the best man his brother needs? And is someone else beginning to realize that Josh could be her “best man” too?
A British photographer escapes her hectic life to find peace and love in the Blue Ridge Mountains in this heartfelt holiday romance. London-based photographer Fee Winter desperately needs to recuperate from all the dangerous places she’s been sent on assignment. Booking an extended stay at the remote Black Cherry Retreat in Pine Ridge, Tennessee, she finds tranquility amid its snowy rural vistas. But she also finds unexpected warmth in the company of Black Cherry’s ruggedly handsome owner, Tom Chambers. As a member of the large and loving Chambers clan, Tom has lived his entire life in Pine Ridge. Refurbishing the family retreat has helped him recover from a difficult past, but now he sees a chance for a new beginning with Fee. As they grow closer, will Fee finally find a place to call home in time for Christmas?
What happens when you have a chance at everything you ever wanted . . . and then you go and do something stupid like fall in love? Lily Redman will do anything to be a success. She also loves creating sinfully delicious food. Now, she has a shot to get everything she wants with her new American cooking show, Celebrity Chef Swap. All she has to do is survive in the pastoral wilds of southwest England. After a stint in the army—and an absolute train wreck of a divorce—Kenan Rowse thought the quiet of Cornwall would be a perfect respite from life’s complications. Then he gets a temp job driving a beautiful chef around . . . and before he knows it, things are more complicated than ever. Unfortunately, their rabid mutual attraction is equaled by their astounding lack of common ground. Because while Lily wants to live in the limelight, Kenan would rather be staid in the shade. And both will have to decide whether they’re willing to compromise if they want to keep it together . . .
Two strangers an ocean apart find love in the unlikeliest of places in this “sweet and frothy” contemporary romance in the Nashville Connections series (Dear Author). When British cake decorator Maggie Taylor meets Nashville lawyer Chad Robertson at her best friend’s wedding in Cornwall, England, the circumstances are less than ideal. Maggie has her hands full catering the event, and they’ve both been assigned to the “reject table” alongside a toxic collection of grumpy great aunts, bitter divorcees, and the stuffy organist. Maggie has grown used to being overlooked. But when Chad and his southern charm help her out of a wedding cake disaster, she begins to wonder if the future could hold more for her. Chad wants to get to know the sweet British baker better, but as the day takes a turn for the dramatic, he’d better be strong enough to handle it—because nothing in Maggie’s life is a piece of cake.
There is no magic, only laws... Still nursing his guilt and uncertainty, Perr continues the search for his father. Reaching the Simmerdim, he is told he must kill The Lady and rescue his daughter before he can complete his journey. Has he the courage and the skill to achieve this? Now he must search deep within himself, put away self-doubt, and risk everything. Disaster confronts him and he must fight for his life with an old enemy. At last, when success seems possible, he faces a final test. Can he accept this revelation and come into his inheritance? Also in this series: Book 1 - The Swordsman's Reel Book 2 - The Ropemaker's Walk
Lured from his search for his father by his lust for The Lady, Perr realises he faces a terrible death. Rescued by old friends he resumes his journey, but thoughtless actions plunge him into new dangers and now neither the map nor his sword are of help. The enchanting descriptive passages left me so fully engrossed by this 'other' world, I was reluctant to leave Perr with his quest unfulfilled. Would he eventually find his father? And would he be happy if/when he did? After rapidly devouring the whole thing, I Immediately wanted to reach for the next book in the series to find out... (The Swordsman's Reel) Eleanor Allen, Author of SINGING AGAINST THE TIDE Also in this series: Book 1 - The Swordman's Reel Book 3 - The Weaver's Clew
Lavukaleve is a Papuan Language spoken on the Russell Islands in the Central Province of the Solomon Islands. The phonology and morpho-phonology of Lavukaleve are described, as well as arguments adjuncts, the Lavukaleve predicate structure (including predicate types and core participant marking, the agreement suffix, focus constructions, tense, aspect and mood, word-level derivation, complex predicates), interclausal syntax, and the Lavukaleve discourse organisation. The book includes a list of affixes, a list of lexemes, and an appendix with Lavukaleve texts. The data used in this work was collected by the author during five field trips.
Two strangers touring seven European countries in ten days make for one perfectly unexpected love story in this charming vacation romance. When Sarah Agnoli, a schoolteacher from Cornwall, wins an all-expense paid European coach tour, it’s the perfect chance to show her cheating ex-husband that she’s fine without him. She even convinces a handsome American stranger to play the role of boyfriend so she can post their selfies. How can Tennessee businessman Matt Anderson say no to the charade? Sarah’s sweet and charming, and he could use the company. But somewhere between the fairytale castles of Germany and Via Cappello in Verona, something clicks. Yesterday it was a game of pretend. Today, Max and Sarah want to play for keeps. Tomorrow? Impossible. They’ll both be heading their separate ways. Fate brought them together. Now it’s up to fate to make sure they’ll never be apart.
Twisted bodies, deformed faces, aberrant behavior, and abnormal desires characterized the hideous creatures of classic Hollywood horror, which thrilled audiences with their sheer grotesqueness. Most critics have interpreted these traits as symptoms of sexual repression or as metaphors for other kinds of marginalized identities, yet Angela M. Smith conducts a richer investigation into the period's social and cultural preoccupations. She finds instead a fascination with eugenics and physical and cognitive debility in the narrative and spectacle of classic 1930s horror, heightened by the viewer's desire for visions of vulnerability and transformation. Reading such films as Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), Freaks (1932), and Mad Love (1935) against early-twentieth-century disability discourse and propaganda on racial and biological purity, Smith showcases classic horror's dependence on the narratives of eugenics and physiognomics. She also notes the genre's conflicted and often contradictory visualizations. Smith ultimately locates an indictment of biological determinism in filmmakers' visceral treatments, which take the impossibility of racial improvement and bodily perfection to sensationalistic heights. Playing up the artifice and conventions of disabled monsters, filmmakers exploited the fears and yearnings of their audience, accentuating both the perversity of the medical and scientific gaze and the debilitating experience of watching horror. Classic horror films therefore encourage empathy with the disabled monster, offering captive viewers an unsettling encounter with their own impairment. Smith's work profoundly advances cinema and disability studies, in addition to general histories concerning the construction of social and political attitudes toward the Other.
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