Carla wanted Darryl, even though he belonged to Keisha.She watched the life they shared, studied the man Keisha loved, and eventually stepped into the place she once observed from the outside. Carla got the man. She became the wife. For a while, she believed that meant she had won.But getting what you want does not always give you the life you imagined.As the marriage begins to reveal its cracks, Carla discovers that taking another woman's place cannot erase the his...

Sex, Time and Place extensively widens the scope of what we might mean by 'queer London studies'. Incorporating multidisciplinary perspectives – including social history, cultural geography, visual culture, literary representation, ethnography and social studies – this collection asks new questions, widens debates and opens new subject terrain.Featuring essays from an international range of established scholars and emergent voices, the collection is a timely contribution t...

A canonical Victorian writer and thinker, Barrett Browning personified the engaged intellectual. This edition provides a foundation for a complete analysis and interpretation of her works – and of Victorian Britain. The edition presents accurate and accessible texts of all her published literary works.

The genius and the sunshine girl. As children, we fought bitterly and often, bickering every chance we got. But then we grew up. Then we came back.Delphine Dansey carries her heart on the outside of her body; she's looking for love and chasing dreams. She's spoiled and selfish, the kind of beautiful that's made for money and fame. But somehow she's ended up in my keeping: a pretty submissive I can't seem to resist, a lover who obsesses and tempts me.I thought I'd locked my ...

The Teardrop Method by Simon Avery is the fourth in TTA Press's Novella series (previous titles are Eyepennies by Mike O'Driscoll, the award-winning Spin by Nina Allan, and Cold Turkey by Carole Johnstone, all available on this site). It contains a bonus linked short story, 'Going Back to the World'.Krisztina heard the song and she followed it across the city...Winter in Budapest. In the midst of a terrible personal tragedy, singer/songwriter Krisztina Ligetti discovers she...

Launching an online course can feel overwhelming: too many decisions, too much content to write, and not enough time to turn your expertise into a clear, confident campaign. AI for Digital Course Launches shows you how to use practical AI and ChatGPT workflows to plan and create the key materials for a successful course launch.In this practical guide, Simon Avery helps you build a focused launch strategy, understand your audience, sharpen your positioning, and organize a realistic launch c...

Monique Carter knows how to look successful.She has the beautiful clothes, the polished appearance, the luxury vehicle, and the confidence of a woman who seems to have everything under control. From the outside, she has built the kind of life people notice.But behind closed doors, the bills are piling up, the money is disappearing, and keeping up appearances is costing Monique more than she can afford.Then she meets Adrian Cole, a successful meteorologist whose grow...

This Reader's Guide analyses the critical history of two of Hardy's major tragic novels, from the time of their publication to the present. Simon Avery traces the changing critical fortunes of the texts and explores the diverse range of interpretations produced by different theoretical approaches.

Hand in Hand with Love is a celebration of queer voices throughout the ages. Spanning from Sappho and the Ancient Greeks to Edna St. Vincent Millay and the modernists, this luminous anthology champions and redefines the spectrum of queer poetry.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is e...

The three volumes that comprise this set are facsimile reproductions of contemporary biographical material. They include letters, memoirs, poems and articles on three outstanding Victorian literary partnerships. These are the Brownings, Brontes and the Rossettis.

Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by award-winning editors Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints:"Nobody Lives Here" by H. Pueyo"Our Lady of Wicker Bridge" by Angela Slatter (reprint)"The River of Night" by Tlotlo Tsamaase"The Black Paintings" by Simon Avery (reprint)

A canonical Victorian writer and thinker, Barrett Browning personified the engaged intellectual. This edition provides a foundation for a complete analysis and interpretation of her works – and of Victorian Britain. The edition presents accurate and accessible texts of all her published literary works. Volume 1 General Introduction Poems, 4th edn (1856).