A Shameful Consequence

A Greek tycoon shares a passionate encounter with an innocent, jilted bride in the USA Today–bestselling author’s sexy international romance. Nico Eliades is back on the idyllic Greek island of Xanos to uncover long-buried family secrets. But as focused as he is on his personal investigation, he can’t help but notice a beautiful bride in a crumpled wedding dress sitting on the steps of his hotel. Constantine’s orchestrated marriage is over before the wedding night. A humiliated virgin bride, she longs to feel desired, and at Nico’s skilled hands she experiences white-hot passion. But their one night brings more than just shame on Constantine and her family. . . . Constantine has no choice but to reveal her bombshell news to Nico—yet still her fingers tremble as she dials the number for Eliades Enterprises. . . .

"Nine month wedding night scandal! Nico Eliades is back on the idyllic Greek island of Xanos to uncover long-buried family secrets. He can't help but notice a bride in a crumpled wedding dress sitting on the steps of his hotel. Constantine's orchestrated marriage is over before the wedding night. A humiliated virgin bride, she longs to feel desired, and at Nico's skilled hands she experiences white-hot passion. But their one night brings more than just shame on Constantine and her family ... . Constantine has no choice but to reveal her bombshell to Nico--yet still her fingers tremble as she dials the number for Eliades Enterprises"--Publisher.

[With Bonus Episode !] Including 4 special pages of additional story.On her wedding day, Connie prepares to walk down the aisle and marry her betrothed. Unexpectedly, she catches the eye of one of the wedding guests, Nico, and finds herself immediately attracted to him. Having no choice but to get through the wedding, she forces herself to forget Nico. However, fate draws them together on Connie’s wedding night when she discovers her new husband’s secret. She finds comfort in Nico’s arms and spends the night with him. Much to her disappointment, Connie and Nico go their separate ways. A year later, Nico finds Connie and their lives are thrown together again. The attraction between them is strong as ever, but Connie is harboring secrets that she’s afraid of Nico discovering. Nico is struggling with his own demons and determined not to allow himself to love Connie. Nico and Connie must learn to let secrets go and put stubbornness aside if they wish to find true happiness.

Executive Summary for a report which gathers & collates the best national data available to provide a reliable & comprehensive overview of American reading today. This report relies on large, nat. studies conducted on a regular basis by U.S. fed. agencies, supplemented by academic, foundation, & business surveys. Although there has been measurable progress in recent years in reading ability at the elementary school level, all progress appears to halt as children enter their teenage years. There is a general decline in reading among teenage & adult Americans. Both reading ability & the habit of regular reading have greatly declined among college grad. The declines have demonstrable social, economic, cultural, & civic implications. Charts & tables.

A history of criminal justice—from bigamy and body snatching to fraud and murder. “Offers a fascinating insight into the social conditions of the time” (Crime Review). From the woman who steals a cloak, to the highwayman and the middle-class forger, this book allows us a glimpse of the rich mix of criminals, their crimes, and sentences in early nineteenth-century Britain. With no statutory right of appeal against either the verdict or sentence at this time, the prisoner’s only hope for relief was to petition the Crown for mercy via the Home Office, and with sentences including death and transportation, the stakes were high. The petitioner’s objective was to prove the prisoner worthy of mercy, usually by establishing their respectability, and it is upon these petitions this book draws. Many of the thousands of petitions, held by the National Archives in Kew, reveal fascinating incidental information about the prisoner’s personal life or circumstances that cannot be found in other records. The supporting documentation, witness depositions or character references, often give us rare details of everyday routines, working conditions, illnesses, relationships, and life in a locality. As cases are followed in this book, some far beyond the Home Secretary’s decision, the criminals, supporters, prosecutors and judiciary are brought to life, occasionally with surprising results. Read as individual cases, each subject is fascinating; viewed together, the collection reveals a unique, intimate, and vivid insight into life in 1820s and 1830s Britain. “Open[s] up a level of detail of the crimes committed and the life of what was often the ordinary working man and women.” —Police History Society

Inspired Speech was originally published as a Festschrift to honor the work of Professor Herbert B. Huffmon, Professor of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible at Drew University. Thirty-three of his colleagues and students contributed to the work, which explores various aspects of prophecy in ancient Israel and its neighboring cultures. The result is a volume which provides an excellent overview of the current state and future directions of scholarship on prophecy in the biblical world. Contributors: Suzanne Richard, Frank Moore Cross, George E. Mendenhall, Martti Nissinen, Robert R. Wilson, Mary Chilton Callaway, Peggy L. Day, Daniel E. Fleming, David Noel Freedman, Rebecca Frey, Alberto R. Green, Edward L. Greenstein, Baruch A. Levine, David Marcus, Harry P. Nasuti, J. J. M. Roberts, Jack M. Sasson, Karel van der Toorn, Lyn M. Bechtel, Milton Eng, John Kaltner, John I. Lawlor, David A. Leiter, Jesse C. Long, Jr, Mark Sneed, Jongsoo Park, Eric A. Seibert, Louis Stulman, Alex Varughese, William W. Hallo, Michael S. Moore, Mary-Louise Mussell, Paul A. Riemann

"This book explores the nature of national humiliation and its impact on foreign policy, demonstrating that Germany's catastrophic reaction to its humiliation at the end of World War I was far from an anomaly. Instead it represents a broader pattern of international behavior in which states that have experienced humiliating events are more likely to engage in acts of international aggression aimed at restoring the state's image"--