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"For centuries, women were denied equal access to money and the freedom and power that came with it. They were restricted from owning property or transacting in real estate. Even well into the 20th century, women could not take out their own loans or own bank accounts without their husband's permission. They could be fired for getting married or pregnant, and if they still had a job, they could be kept from certain roles, restricted from working longer...
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Pages - Book 3, by EA Harwik - A modern family saga. ------ ISBN: 9780980677652Pages - Book 3 is the story of two the younger Page siblings, Peta and Jamie. Unlike their older brother David. Peta and Jamie are the product of a privileged boarding school education.The Pages trilogy will question and define the boundaries of normal in modern society. Where secrets challenge the fabric of friendship and family. --------- Book 1 - ISBN: 9780980677621...
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I, The Second Option' has many sources as an inspiration fountain, and it presents the perspective of a feminine protagonist, a woman who's constantly identifying in the second place of every aspect of her life, incapable of overcoming her moral condition. The story reaches its climax with the protagonist's realization that even a pure and noble feeling such as love has the power of placing her second, resulting, thus, in her continuous psychological...
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I could make her. Or break her. I plan to do both...
I don't like the word 'no.' Especially when the word comes from the lips of the curviest, most gorgeous blonde I've ever seen. Elizabeth Downing thinks she can give me the brush-off. Maybe because she has no idea what kind of cold, ruthless bastard she's dealing with.
Or that I own the best art gallery in town.
She wants to sell her paintings. I can make that happen. She wants to support her disabled...
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In this epic birdlife tale, the first of the Woody & Sir Humphrey Series, word is out that Woody the Canary is going to lose his feathers.
Just the thought makes poor Woody shiver!
To the rescue comes Woody's closest friend, Sir Humphrey, the Princess Parrot, who vows to find out which bird in their neighbourhood is spreading this nasty rumour.
They fly here and there, but no one is willing to own up as the source of the story - until they...
7) For Sale
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Some people will do just about anything for fame and fortune - no matter the cost.
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After travelling the world for three years, Riley yearns to return to Australia when she faces a life-threatening situation.An unexpected opportunity launches Riley into her own business, and while life is busy, the unsettled feelings return. Uncle Bernie, her guardian, encourages her to meet with her childhood friend and teenage crush; when it becomes apparent that Riley is ready to take off again. It saddens and disgusts Riley to discover that the...
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When they return from overseas, Amanda is excited to reunite with her brother and his best mate. Her pleasure at seeing the two principal men in her life dims when she realises that Scott, her brother's best friend, has not let go of the problems from the past. Amanda's grey-nomad parents confuse matters when they refuse to recognise her ownership of their previous residence. As the situation with her parents escalates, Amanda discovers...
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Every woman faces her own individual heartache at some point or another in her life. Whether it is dealing with the jaded feelings of lost love, the misuse of an abusive man, the disappointment, and embarrassment of divorce, or the financial woes of being a single mother; all women must survive some personal tragedy in their lives. In this gripping tale of lost souls, misguided teens, rapists, bastardized children, disease, human trafficking, and...
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Reece Buchanan
She can fight all she wants, but she's still going down...
Tana Brooks controls her family's historic hotel, a property I aim to get my hands on. The lovely spitfire thinks she can fight me and save her family's legacy - no matter the cost. My first meeting with her starts with my goal of buying the hotel. But one look at Tana and my priorities change.
I'd like to buy the Manhattan Hotel, but I need to own Tana.
What else do I need?...
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The Love of a Widow' is an emotional, highly entertaining and even educational book by a talented new young Ugandan writer. The book tells the story of a kind lady, Pollah, who tragically lost her family in a terrible accident. This led to her becoming a widow and being lonely and bereft of support in the world. Yet Pollah never gave up trying to find new love, she expressed her new love in helping the children at the school who were once strangers...
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L'ouvrage collectif Perspectives sociopédagogiques pour l'équité des femmes Cuba-Québec aborde la problématique de l'équité des femmes cubaines et québécoises selon des perspectives sociopédagogiques variées. Ces réflexions collectives aspirent à des changements sociétaux durables. L'équité des femmes y est traitée à travers neuf thèmes transversaux : 1) Leadership des femmes ; 2) Femmes dans l'enseignement supérieur et dans le...
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April 1913—Belle Newbold hasn’t seen mountains for seven years—since her father died in a mining accident and her mother married Indiana gas magnate, Shipley Newbold. But when her stepfather’s friend, Henry Ford, invites the family on one of his famous Vagabonds camping tours, she is forced to face the hills once again—primarily in order to reunite with her future fiancé, owner of the land the Vagabonds are using for their campsite,...
15) Grey dog
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"A subversive literary horror novel that disrupts the tropes of women's historical fiction with delusions, wild beasts, and the uncontainable power of female rage The year is 1901, and Ada Byrd -- spinster, schoolmarm, amateur naturalist -- accepts a teaching post in isolated Lowry Bridge, grateful for the chance to re-establish herself where no one knows her secrets. She develops friendships with her neighbors, explores the woods with her students,...
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Hairstylist Jess Greene has spent the last decade raising her younger half-sister, Tegan--and keeping a shocking secret. Ever since their reckless mother ran off with a boyfriend she'd known only a few months, Jess has been aware that he's the same accomplished con man who was the subject of a wildly popular podcast, The Last Con of Lynton Baltimore. Now thirty-one, Jess didn't bargain on Tegan eventually piecing together the connection for herself....
17) As I Burn
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I'm a girlFull of fireFull of desireThis hungerIt's never fulfilledAs I Burn, explores that desire to mean more. To discover that piece of you. That you never knew was hiding. Ready to break out into the world and own those words that you've always held.Ella Rye brings that vulnerability, that many have grown to love. Giving you another chapter, another heartache. She's ready to rise above the ashes.
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Jikonsaseh Dahwah est une écrivaine d'origine iroquoise. À la suite de la publication de son livre consacré au rle primordial qu'ont joué les femmes des Premières Nations depuis des dizaines de millénaires et à leur condition féminine évoluée au regard de celle de leurs homologues occidentales, elle tombe sous le charme de Pierre Dumont, journaliste et chroniqueur culturel somme
toute assez ordinaire, mais en qui une profonde métamorphose...
19) Closer to Home
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Joleigh Moore lives an almost-reclusive life on her small farm in Missouri. But when she witnesses the murder of her boyfriend, Mack, she worries the assailants will come after her next. Planning to hide out until Mack's killers are caught, Joleigh stows away in a neighbor's car and lands in a small Minnesota town. Later, she discovers a large amount of cash in her journal and realizes Mack must have hidden his drug money there. Joleigh now has what...
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