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From the Governor General’s Award winning author of Forms of Devotion, Our Lady of the Lost and Found and By the Book “Never once in my life had I dreamed of being in bed with a convicted killer.” For almost six turbulent years, award-winning writer Diane Schoemperlen was involved with a prison inmate serving a life sentence for second-degree murder. The relationship surprised no one more than her. How do you fall in love with a man with a violent past? How do you date someone who is in prison? This Is Not My Life is the story of the romance between Diane and Shane—how they met and fell in love, how they navigated passes and parole and the obstacles facing a long-term prisoner attempting to return to society, and how, eventually, things fell apart. While no relationship takes place in a vacuum, this is never more true than when that relationship is with a federal inmate. In this candid, often wry, sometimes disturbing memoir, Schoemperlen takes us inside this complex and difficult relationship as she journeys through the prison system with Shane. Not only did this relationship enlarge her capacity for both empathy and compassion, but it also forced her to more deeply examine herself.

Material and Visual Cultures Beyond Male Bonding, 1870-1914 presents the first cross-disciplinary analysis of the visual and material representations and spaces of male same-sex culture in turn-of-the-century Britain which positions intimacy as its central object. Through both historical and theoretical lenses, this groundbreaking study considers photographs, interior design, decorative art, architecture and illustrations from the popular press to reveal the interwoven narratives of intimacy, aesthetics and identity. The author sustains close readings to expose the challenges the representations of 'men together' posed not only for the men of the time, but also for the contemporary viewer and scholar.

Steele Ridge: The Kingstons . . . The Complete Series Enjoy 5 small town binge-worthy novels packed in one big bundle. CRAVING HEAT by Adrienne Giordano When a scandal rocks professional football, a sports legend partners with a small-town sheriff to stop a ruthless killer. TASTING FIRE by Kelsey Browning Will the struggle to untangle a web of half-truths bring them closer together, or will it tear them apart for good? SEARING NEED by Tracey Devlyn To escape a brutal killer, a researcher must team up with a tortured soldier who poses an even greater threat . . . to her heart. STRIKING EDGE by Kelsey Browning During a wilderness reality show, an adventure guide with a painful past finds himself attracted to an off-limits music superstar only to discover she is the target of a game-playing killer. BURNING ACHE by Adrienne Giordano A CIA psychologist on the trail of a deadly weapon falls for her prime suspect and discovers she’s not the only one who has him in her sights.