From the pages of Greek mythology to the real-life concerns of the 21st century, these four heroines fight daily for their right to happiness. Love may be part of their heritage, but thanks to an ancient curse, soul mates are forbidden. But Zeus is no match for these woman determined to protect their men: The Nymph's Labyrinth: Shape-shifting nymph Ariadne Papadakis must keep the truth of the nymphs' existence far out of reach from American archeologist Beau Morris. But will the task force her to sacrifice her own happiness? Montana Mustangs: As an ill-fated nymph, Aura Montgarten has spent her lifetime hiding from love. Until a body washes up on the shore of a rural Montana lake, bringing police officer Dane Burke to her part of the world to get to the bottom of this mystery--and more. Winter Swans: Single dad and professional poker player Chance Landon is on a lone-wolf crusade to find his ex-wife's killer. But when his daughter's life is also threatened, he must enlist the help of the beautiful swan-shifting nymph Harper Cygnini. Will Chance gamble on a future that involves falling in love or is that one bet he is unwilling to take? Savannah Sacrifice: For young nymph Starling Jackson, being a demi-god means a life filled with tormenting spirits--and she's determined to quiet them forever. The problem is, she needs her bodyguard, Jasper Gray, to infiltrate the enemy's hotbed. Can she work that closely with the hunky protector without falling in love and signing his death warrant? Sensuality Level: Sensual

Rose and Gabriel have to stop the nymphs from destroying the city forever. Even though Nightshade's gone, his plan is still unfolding. The nymphs want to destroy one of the biggest cities in Pennsylvania, a place full of factories. Rose needs to learn how to use her nymph powers if she wants to have a fighting chance. When she learns she's no average human, Rose starts to question her loyalty to humanity. Gabriel's connection with reality is fading. He hides his condition to help Rose, but at what cost? Can they stop the nymphs, or will this battle be their last? This second book in the nymph's revenge series is perfect for fans of Jen Calonita's "Mirror Mirror" and M. Lynn's "Golden Curse." Buy "Gabriel is Cursed" now. Trigger warnings: Domestic abuse. Rose's father is abusive and makes an appearance in the beginning and at the end of the book.

In the ancient Greco-Roman world, it was common practice to curse or bind an enemy or rival by writing an incantation on a tablet and dedicating it to a god or spirit. These curses or binding spells, commonly called defixiones were intended to bring other people under the power and control of those who commissioned them. More than a thousand such texts, written between the 5th Century B.C.E. and the 5th Century C.E., have been discovered from North Africa to England, and from Syria to Spain. Extending into every aspect of ancient life--athletic and theatrical competitions, judicial proceedings, love affairs, business rivalries, and the recovery of stolen property--they shed light on a new dimension of classical study previously inaccessible. Here, for the first time, these texts have been translated into English with a substantial translator's introduction revealing the cultural, social, and historical context for the texts. This book will interest historians, classicists, scholars of religion, and those concerned with ancient magic.

This book is a comprehensive study of the nymph in the ancient Greek world. It examines nymphs as both religious and mythopoetic figures, tracing their development and significance in Greek culture from Homer through the Hellenistic period."."

A study of the question tablets from the oracle at Dodona and binding-curse tablets from across the ancient Greek world, These tablets reveal the hopes and anxieties of ordinary people, and help us to understand some of the ways in which they managed risk and uncertainty in their daily lives.

A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity presents a series of essays that apply a socio-historical perspective to myriad aspects of ancient sport and spectacle. Covers the Bronze Age to the Byzantine Empire Includes contributions from a range of international scholars with various Classical antiquity specialties Goes beyond the usual concentrations on Olympia and Rome to examine sport in cities and territories throughout the Mediterranean basin Features a variety of illustrations, maps, end-of-chapter references, internal cross-referencing, and a detailed index to increase accessibility and assist researchers

In Old Earth's penultimate age, humanity's collective unconscious has long since been fully explored and mapped by the noönaut scholars of the Institute for Historical Inquiry. But something is threatening the integrity - perhaps even the very existence - of the noösphere, and aspiring academic Guth Bandar finds his career plans diverted by a collective unconscious that appears to be waking up. The Compleat Guth Bandar brings together the full series of Bandar stories originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and later assembled into a "fix-up" novel: The Commons.