Old Latin

This volume celebrates six such languages - Ancient Greek, Latin, Old English, Sanskrit, Old Irish, and Biblical Hebrew - by first introducing listeners to their most distinctive features, then showing how these linguistic traits play out in short excerpts from actual ancient texts. It explores, for instance, how Homer's Greek shows signs of oral composition, how Horace achieves striking poetic effects through interlaced word order in his Latin, and how the poet of Beowulf attains remarkable intensity of expression through the resources of Old English.

The Old Wives' Tale is broken up into four parts, and the lives of two sisters are laid bare: one timid and unassuming, the other romantic and adventurous. From working as children in their family's drapery shop to their later years, Constance and Sophia's journey through life could not be more different. While one travels the world and defies male expectations, the other becomes a dutiful wife and mother.

Marisol vanished during the Cuban Revolution, disappearing with hardly a trace. Now, shaped by atrocities long-forgotten, her foul-mouthed spirit visits her nephew, Ramon, in modern-day New Jersey. Her hope: That her presence will prompt him to unearth their painful family history. Ramon launches a haphazard investigation into the story of his ancestor, unaware of the forces driving him on his search. Along the way, he falls in love, faces a run-in with a murderous gangster, and uncovers the lives of the lost saints who helped Marisol during her imprisonment.

19-year-old Thora was gorgeous and desirable, and she had plenty of guys after her. But she had been saving herself for the perfect man — or as close to perfect as she could find. She decided that the right man for her very first time was sexy, handsome, and wonderful Jorge, who was about to celebrate his 49th birthday. There was a slight problem with that, however. Jorge was Christine’s boyfriend. But Thora wanted to lose her innocence to Jorge in the worst way — and she knew that Jorge wanted her, too — despite their significant age gap and the fact that he was in a relationship ...

Antonio José Bolivar Proaño lives quietly in a river town in the rain-soaked jungle of Ecuador that is slowly being overrun by tourists and opportunists. Having lost his wife decades earlier, he takes refuge in books—paperback novels of faraway places and bittersweet love, delivered to him by the dentist who visits the village twice a year. One day, a greedy trader pushes nature too far, setting an enraged mother ocelot on a bloody rampage through the village.

At thirty-three, nurse Heather is desperately waiting for her romantic life to begin. Then she meets handsome, strong Anthony and is sure she’s found the one. Brushing any doubts aside, she projects all her hopes for true love onto him. Meanwhile, at a yoga retreat in Spain, happy-go-lucky Joe can’t believe his luck when he meets vivacious, witty Amy. She’s the sharpest, most beautiful woman he has ever dated, and the fact that she’s interested in him feels like a dream come true.

In a lively, anecdotal manner, the authors show how to balance "old world" values with contemporary North America, whether the issue is juggling career and family demands, turning the traditional marriage into a partnership, awakening and accepting one's own sexuality, seeking help with emotional problems outside the family, or learning to stand up for one's feelings and rights.

"The Old English Baron" is an early Gothic novel by Clara Reeve. The story follows the adventures of Sir Philip Harclay, who returns to medieval England to find that Arthur Lord Lovel, the friend of his youth, is dead. His cousin Walter Lord Lovel had succeeded to the estate, and sold the family castle to the baron, Fitz-Owen. Among the baron's household were his two sons and daughter Emma, several young gentlemen relations being educated with the sons, and Edmund Twyford, the son of a peasant, who had been brought to live with them.

Marco was 46 years old and he was in a two-year relationship with his 43-year-old girlfriend, Sherri. But Marco had a deep secret. He really wanted to hook up with 19-year-old Eliza. Marco had always been attracted to bigger women, and Eliza was absolutely gorgeous. Her curves were simply out of this world. Marco found himself lusting after Eliza. But he knew it was wrong to feel that way, and he couldn’t let Sherri find out about how much he craved Eliza, so he kept his secret to himself for quite some time. But one Friday, while Sherri was out for the night leaving Marco and Eliza alone...

The biggest disaster of her life or the beginning of something wonderful? A single-dad, small-town beach romance to warm your heart! Growing up, Kristina Vela never imagined she'd meet her fortieth birthday divorced by her cheating, manipulative husband, and without a house, degree, or career. Back in her hometown, Chapel Cove, to start anew, she's given up on men. Then she meets grieving widower Greg Matthews and his adorable five-year-old daughter and helps them renovate a house. Just when Kristina feels she can love again, her ex gives her an ultimatum. Can she choose between her own ...

It was the middle of the night about a month after I’d turned 18, when I heard somebody coming into my room. It was 47-year-old Eduardo. I had my own boyfriend, but Eduardo was so hot — he was Latino, tall, sexy, and he had an incredible body. There he was in my bedroom. He wanted me, and I wanted him, even though we knew we shouldn’t and that we would be taking an enormous risk. We would have to be completely quiet, but it seemed like nothing was going to stop us from doing what we really hungered to do together. Would I actually go through with it and get dirty with Eduardo — the ...

Kimmy was 18 and she had a massive crush on her boss Felipe — a married, 60-year-old Latino man who was way hotter than any of the guys Kimmy’s own age that she had been dating. Because she was so into Felipe, she started watching dirty videos that had women her age getting it from much older men, and that really turned her on. The fact that Felipe was more than three times as old as she was made Kimmy so horny she could barely contain herself. That’s why one day, when she was on the job with Felipe, she was fantasizing about him and was so overwhelmed with desire that she simply had ...

Her best friend’s sister is strictly off-limits, especially when her friend has no idea that her little sister is a lesbian. Jewel is back from a long stint in the Peace Corps and ready to start her new life back in her hometown. She’s ready to come out to her family and live life without apology. A chance encounter with her sister’s best friend Alice brings back memories of her childhood crush. Alice still sees her as the pesky kid sister, but Jewel is all grown up now and knows exactly how to take what she wants – and she wants Alice. Can Jewel convince Alice to take a chance on ...

Elizabeth has an addiction and it's one that she can't keep her hands off of! This is an explicit erotic tale of one girl's winning liberation, experimentation, and the freedom to hold onto whatever her heart desires. It's all hands on . . . heh . . . deck as Elizabeth overcomes her addictions in this smart, sexy parody.

19-year-old Christina was so horny for 48-year-old Javier, but she figured there were two reasons why she couldn’t hook up with him. For one thing, Javier was someone else’s boyfriend. And for another thing, Christina was rather chubby — not that she wasn’t proud of her body, since she thought she was really pretty and really sexy, but she had doubts that Javier was all that interested, sexually speaking, in a larger, curvier woman. Valentine’s Day was approaching, and Christina and Javier were going to be alone in the house together on Valentine’s Day and for the whole weekend....

Her new assistant is strictly professional – at least until the night she lets her hair down. Rock superstar Lila never set out to be a lesbian icon. She’s adored by millions and plays to sold-out stadiums around the world, yet she longs for the quiet comfort of a wife and family. After a long string of crappy jobs, Christine is thrilled to get the chance to work as the personal assistant to a famous rockstar. Her last long-term relationship crashed and burned the week before the wedding, and she’s ready to have some adventures and escape the judgment of her small town. This job is ...

There was no doubt about it — hot 19-year-old Kaylee loved hooking up with as many men as possible. She was a sex fiend, and she was proud of all of her filthy exploits. She especially liked getting with older men, and there was one in particular who was better than the rest: Salvador, an unbelievably sexy 53-year-old Brazilian man. The only problem was that Salvador was in relationship with somebody else, so he and Kaylee had to keep it a closely guarded secret, and they had to settle for steamy but infrequent quickies in order to do it without anybody finding out. In order to further ...

Holly has given up on dating, but the hot new guy at the office has his eye on her. Too bad he's way too young for her... Nate can’t possibly be interested in a curvy 45-year-old when he can have his pick of women half her age. Or can he? The minute Nate lays eyes on Holly he is done. Done dating. Done playing around. Done looking. He’s finally found the one – he just needs to convince her he’s serious about her and that their age difference doesn’t matter. Holly is determined to keep their relationship professional. As they work together on a holiday party at their company, ...

Twenty years ago, she threw his love away, but can they get a second chance? When Angel attends her best friend's wedding, she knows there's no way to avoid the 'man of honor', Juan. The billionaire businessman is just as handsome and sweet as she remembered, but suddenly she's seeing him in a whole new light. He's no longer just her friend's younger brother, now he's all man. A man whose attention is fixed on her… Juan had his heart smashed when Angel married another man after his proclamation of love. He thought he was over her until he saw her again. Now that Angel's back in town and ...

Kal's erotic adventure of discovery continues in the Lone Star state! He discovers new pleasures while light is shed on the mysterious past of his current partner and mentor.Teachers, cheerleaders, and butt stuff . . . Oh my!