Courting Danger

Courting, Danger, & Seduction by Brooke Comeau Her Perfect Match Madaline was ready for an adventure and Ben Reed was the perfect gentlemen for her needs. If they can survive the unseen villain lurking in the shadows trying to destroy her happiness, then she might just get her happily ever after. After saving Mady from a carriage accident and looking into her lively green eyes, Ben knew he had found his perfect miss. Once he figured out who was behind the threats he might just get to claim her. Her Pirate Duke Daffney was determined to find her match this season - but who knew she would be thrown into the middle of an old war between pirates! The new Duke is unexpected; Daffney is drawn to him and his wicked smile. Sebastian is not looking for a wife but can’t seem to stay away from the delectable Miss Grey. When his enemies put her in harm’s way he has no choice but, to his utter enjoyment, keep her close. And if he should steal a kiss or two all the better. Her Complete Surrender Abby was not interested in allowing any man to have complete control of her identity, hence the no husband policy! If the distracting Laird Merrick Murphy would just get the memo and stop making her pulse flutter she might just keep her single status. Merrick was smitten and wouldn’t allow Abby to withdraw from him. But, with unexpected danger at his castle does he dare pursue her until she surrenders to a passion that will be an inferno? Or must he wait for the danger to pass?

A stolen kiss from a spy! Working undercover for the government, Bartholomew Dyer must expose a nefarious plot to make Napoleon the ruler of England! He needs access to the highest echelons of Society to find those involved, so he’s forced to enlist the help of the woman who jilted him five years ago—Moira, Lady Rexford. Moira’s widowed yet still as captivating as ever, and Bart’s determined not to succumb to her charms a second time. But, as they race against time, Bart suspects it’s not their lives at greatest risk—it’s their hearts...

Risky business. Rielle Sands ventured too close to the fire once and got burned. Now when it comes to men, she’s vowed to play it safe. But then a dashing, mysterious man shows up at Luxxor Limited after hours, needing an escort. Darien Scott isn’t what he appears to be. Beneath the sexy smile and wicked charm, he's hiding secrets. Yet the sizzling chemistry between him and the gorgeous office manager is real. He tries to stay away, but his attraction to her keeps pulling him back. When he discovers that he’s not the only one haunted by danger, Darien changes tactics. To protect Rielle, he may need to stay close. Super close. Exclusive Luxxor contract close. The reward is more than worth the risk.

The flamboyant tennis champion and former spy recounts her tormented childhood, her love affairs with men and women, her relationships with a variety of Hollywood luminaries, and her adventures as a U.S. agent during World War II. Reprint. NYT.

This book profiles 24 athletes who overcame seemingly insurmountable medical odds to attain athletic success. Each profile describes the athlete's problem, the medical issues he or she faced, how success was achieved despite the setback, and the personal qualities that helped the athlete to prevail. Part I features 15 athletes who dealt with diseases and physical disabilities, including Babe Didrikson Zaharias (cancer), Ron Santo (diabetes), Gail Devers (Graves' disease), Alonzo Mourning (kidney disease), Wilma Rudolph (polio), Scott Hamilton (a pancreatic disorder in childhood) and Jimmy Abbott (born with one hand). Part II highlights nine athletes who dealt with near-fatal or life-changing accidents and injuries, including Bill Toomey, Three-Finger Brown, Greg LeMond, Lou Brissie and Tommy John.

Courting Danger by Carol Stephenson released on Jul 12, 2005 is available now for purchase.

Attorney Wren Bishop knew it would be an adjustment to go from her cushy, lucrative career in big law to the public defender’s office, but she’s completely unprepared for the suspicion from her colleagues and the animus from her adversaries at what was billed as a close-knit courthouse. To top it off, her first case pits her against Lennox Roy, a gorgeous yet fierce prosecutor with a reputation for cajoling juries and breaking hearts. Lennox comes from a family full of bleeding hearts who believe in second, third, and fourth chances, but she’s seen firsthand the damage leniency can do. She has no patience for a softy like Wren Bishop, no matter how sexy and brilliant she might be. But when they face off over a mysterious arson case, their attraction ignites a passion that leads them to question their assumptions about the law, the truth, and each other.

Pierce follows up her titillating "Tempting the Heiress" with this return to the sensual, scandalous world of the Bedegraynes in this new novel of temptation, seduction, and the healing power of love. Original.

Risk, Failure, Play illuminates the many ways in which competitive martial arts differentiate themselves from violence. Presented from the perspective of a dancer and writer, this book takes readers through the politics of everyday life as experienced through training in a range of martial arts practices such as jeet kune do, Brazilian jiu jitsu, kickboxing, Filipino martial arts, and empowerment self-defense. Author Janet OâShea shows how play gives us the ability to manage difficult realities with intelligence and demonstrates that physical play, with its immediacy and heightened risk, is particularly effective at accomplishing this task. Risk, Failure, Play also demonstrates the many ways in which physical recreation allows us to manage the complexities of our current social reality. Risk, Failure, Play intertwines personal experience with phenomenology, social psychology, dance studies, performance studies, as well as theories of play and competition in order to produce insights on pleasure, mastery, vulnerability, pain, agency, individual identity, and society. Ultimately, this book suggests that play allows us to rehearse other ways to live than the ones we see before us and challenges us to reimagine our social reality.