Steamy Southern Romantic Comedy: Down the Isle (The Romantics Series Book 2) - Love at First Flight Embark on a delightful romantic comedy that will take you on an unforgettable journey of love and adventure. Join Clara Darling, the straight-laced travel agent who has never flown before, as she discovers that love can be found even at 35,000 feet in the air. This captivating story is perfect for fans of steamy rom-coms and Southern charm. Get ready to laugh, swoon, and root for Clara as she navigates the skies and her heart. In Down the Isle, Clara Darling finds herself on a tropical island, courtesy of a lucky win. But the real adventure begins when she's seated next to a handsome stranger on the flight. Will Clara finally break free from her straight-laced persona and embrace the excitement that life has to offer? Join Clara as she discovers the thrill of new experiences, the joy of unexpected connections, and the transformative power of love. Will she find her groove and return home a changed woman? The Romantics series is filled with steamy twists and turns that lead to guaranteed happily-ever-afters. Each book features a different woman's quest for true love, set against the backdrop of Loveland, Tennessee—a picturesque small town where romance is always in the air. Rosalie's flower shop, Clara's travel agency, and Ella's bridal boutique create the perfect setting for these heartwarming stories. Discover the magic of The Romantics as they navigate love, friendship, and the journey to finding their happily-ever-afters. Keywords: steamy romantic comedy, Southern charm, love at first flight, The Romantics series, laughter and love, captivating storyline, irresistible, witty writing, sizzling chemistry, tropical island romance, small-town romance, picturesque setting, lifelong friends, transformative power of love, guaranteed happily-ever-afters, romantic journey, rom-com enthusiasts, self-discovery, humorous romance.

The thesis of A Gorgon’s mask: The Mother in Thomas Mann’s Fiction depends upon three psychoanalytic concepts: Freud’s early work on the relationship between the infant and its mother and on the psychology of artistic creation, Annie Reich’s analysis of the grotesque-comic sublimation, and Edmund Bergler’s analysis of writer’s block. Mann’s crisis of sexual anxiety in late adolescence is presented as the defining moment for his entire artistic life. In the throes of that crisis he included a sketch of a female as Gorgon in a book that would not escape his mother’s notice. But to defend himself from being overcome by the Gorgon-mother’s stare he employed the grotesque-comic sublimation, hiding the mother figure behind fictional characters physically attractive but psychologically repellent, all the while couching his fiction in an ironic tone that evoked humor, however lacking in humor the subtext might be. In this manner he could deny to himself that the mother figure always lurked in his work, and by that denial deny that he was a victim of oral regression. For, as Edmund Bergler argues, the creative writer who acknowledges his oral dependency will inevitably succumb to writer’s block. Mann’s late work reveals that his defense against the Gorgon is crumbling. In Doctor Faustus Mann portrays Adrian Leverkühn as, ultimately, the victim of oral regression; but the fact that Mann was able to compete the novel, despite severe physical illness and psychological distress, demonstrates that he himself was still holding writer’s block at bay. In Confessions of Felix Krull: Confidence Man, a narrative that he had abandoned forty years before, Mann was finally forced to acknowledge that he was depleted of creative vitality, but not of his capacity for irony, brilliantly couching the victorious return of the repressed in ambiguity. This study will be of interest to general readers who enjoy Mann’s narrative art, to students of Mann’s work, especially its psychological and mythological aspects, and to students of the psychology of artistic creativity.

In this intimate and moving graphic memoir, Teresa Wong writes and illustrates the story of her struggle with postpartum depression in the form of a letter to her daughter Scarlet. Equal parts heartbreaking and funny, Dear Scarlet perfectly captures the quiet desperation of those suffering from PPD and the profound feelings of inadequacy and loss. As Teresa grapples with her fears and anxieties and grasps at potential remedies, coping mechanisms, and her mother’s Chinese elixirs, we come to understand one woman's battle against the cruel dynamics of postpartum depression. Dear Scarlet is a poignant and deeply personal journey through the complexities of new motherhood, offering hope to those affected by PPD, as well as reassurance that they are not alone.

These Selected Works are some of, if not, the best things written by Rosalie Thorne. Including six poems, seven short stories, and two novels, these works have been hand-selected as the first volume of her Pride And Joy series. From realistic fiction to high fantasy, from young adult to immortal soulmates, venture through the wonders of the author's mind and heart. And hopefully you'll be inspired to look through the world in rose-colored glasses.