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An Rós Fiáin is an Irish-language graphic novel translated and adapted from the Canadian indie comic book series Wild Rose. Set in rural Ireland and London in 1790, An Rós Fiáin reimagines a haunting Appalachian-Irish murder ballad as a tale of love and revenge. When Eliza Day is seduced and betrayed by a wealthy English lover, she soon finds out that the restrictive society in which she lives has no place for defiant women who break with conv...

A comprehensive volume filling a notable gap in the legal library. The book has introductory sections on the facts and language related to trans, and then substantial sections on the relevant parts of the Equality Act 2010 as related to transgender individuals, and the Gender Recognition Act 2004. Specialist sections then follow, dealing with Associations, Asylum, Criminal Justice, Data Protection, Education, Employment, Family, Healthcare...

Ròs Fiadhaich is the Scottish Gaelic translation of the independent comic book series Wild Rose. Set against the backdrop of London and rural Ireland in 1790, Wild Rose reimagines a haunting Irish folktale. The story of Eliza Day is a tale of love and revenge, class conflict, religious intolerance, and the secret societies that became common in eighteenth century Ireland. When Eliza is seduced and betrayed by a wealthy English lover, she vows ...

Gripping' IAN RANKIN***AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR ***A dead police officer. A murder that no-one wants to solve...Dublin, 1986. The murder of an off-duty officer in Phoenix Park should have brought down the full power of the Dublin police force. But Kieran Lynch was found in a notorious gay cruising ground, so even as the press revels in the scandal, some of the Murder Squad are reluctant to investigate.Only Detectives Vincent Swan and Gi...

Inspired by the heartbreaking true case of the Kerry babies, Nicola White's award-winning sequel to A Famished Heart explores the battle between sexual liberation and repression in 1980s Dublin.

Her head was bowed, and the hands braced on the chair arms were not like hands at all, but the dry dark claws of a bird...The Macnamara sisters hadn't been seen for months before anyone noticed. It was Father Timoney who finally broke down the door, who saw what had become of them. Berenice was sitting in her armchair, surrounded by religious tracts. Rosaleen had crawled under her own bed, her face frozen in terror. Both had starved themselves...

For three long years after her husband died protecting their daughter from a man bent on exploiting her ability to see into the future, Nora Katsaros was on the run. And now that she's finally found a place to call home, she's not about to let anyone stand in the way of raising her daughter in peace - not even Charon, the womanizing, drop-dead-gorgeous former god who works at her restaurant.Unfortunately, Charon's love-'em-and-leave-'em lifest...

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Magdalene is a mob-connected madam. Tommy Flynn is the hitman who loves her. And when they're framed for the murder of a rival crime boss's favorite son, Magdalene fears the sins of her past have come back to haunt her. After spending half a lifetime in a seamy underworld where love is for sale and men worship at the altar of sex and greed, claiming sanctuary in a cathedral is the last thing she wants to do - and the only chance she has to fin...

This special collector's edition of Man's Ruin features a classic noir cover created by artist Ástor Alexander and includes the prequel short story, "Whatever Lola Wants". Also included is "The Sweet Spot: Pulp Fiction and Modern Romance", an essay by the author about the relationship between crime fiction and the modern romance novel. Magdalene is a mob-connected madam. Tommy Flynn is the hitman who loves her. And when they're framed for the ...

In the year since Rachel Underwood was blessed-or cursed-with legendary powers, her life has changed more than she could ever have imagined. Being transformed into a badass, crime-fighting femme fatale should be a dream come true for a bookworm like her…if it wasn't such a nightmare. At odds with the ancient Greek Fury who shares her body, Rachel struggles to stay sane and avoid losing her identity. To make matters worse, just when her lifelon...

Tattoos? Check. Stripper heels? Check. Ancient Greek Fury living in her head? Check. Born on the wrong side of the tracks, Alex Hughes has always known what people think of her-and working as an exotic dancer hasn't exactly helped her image. But since bonding with a Greek goddess of vengeance six months ago, Alex has had bigger problems. Like dealing with the Spartans, the outlaw biker gang with supernatural connections terrorizing Boston. And...

Tara Walker dreams of more excitement than slinging plates of seafood for Cape Cod tourists, but as she learns when she is attacked and forced to fight for her life, fate sometimes has a funny way of giving you exactly what you wish for. Faced with strange new powers and embroiled in a murder investigation, Tara must now race to uncover the secrets of the ancient Fury that has woken inside of her - and of the evil that stalks her. As if Tara's...