A warrior from another universe... A woman running from an abusive relationship A rip in the fabric of space-time and a malevolent alien race bent on destruction How does it all tie together? Read Enticed by the Satyr...the first book of the Monstrum Kindred to find out Mia could have had a beautiful life. She had a scholarship to Julliard and a future as a concert pianist ahead of her. But that was before her boyfriend got her pregnant on prom night and her strict parents forced her to get married. Now her life has been spent as the wife of an abusive husband who hates the music she still loves to play. But she dreams of a better future...and she also dreams of a stranger in the dark, one who will offer love and tenderness instead of hatred and scorn. Storn is a Satyr-one of the Monstrum Kindred. Though he lives in a whole different universe, he begins to Dream Share with Mia. He longs to save her from her cruel husband, so when a rip opens in the fabric of space-time which leads from his universe into hers, he volunteers to go. But there is trouble brewing...more rips are opening in the fabric of space-time and whole universes are being overrun by the Darklings-embodiments of pure evil that strip their victims to the bone and fill whole solar systems with their malice. Can Storn save Mia from her abusive ex? And will the Monstrum Kindred come to Earth when the Darklings invade? More importantly, will they be allowed to call human brides when they themselves look so very different from regular Kindred? You'll have to read Enticed by the Satyr to find out...

Meet the Monstrum Kindred... Alien Warriors from a whole new Universe They may look very different, But they are still seeking what all Kindred need... Their BridesMia could have had a beautiful life. She had a scholarship to Juilliard and a future as a concert pianist ahead of her. But that was before her boyfriend got her pregnant on prom night and her strict parents forced her to get married. Now her life has been spent as the wife of an abusive husband who hates the music she still loves to play. But she dreams of a better future...and she also dreams of a stranger in the dark, one who will offer love and tenderness instead of hatred and scorn.Storn is a Satyr--one of the Monstrum Kindred. Though he lives in a whole different universe, he begins to Dream-Share with Mia. He longs to save her from her cruel husband, so when a rip opens in the fabric of space-time which leads from his universe into hers, he volunteers to go.But there is trouble brewing...more rips are opening in the fabric of space-time and whole universes are being overrun by the Darklings--embodiments of pure evil that strip their victims to the bone.Can Storn save Mia from her abusive ex? And will the Monstrum Kindred come to Earth when the Darklings invade? More importantly, will they be allowed to call human brides when they themselves look so very different from regular Kindred? You'll have to read Enticed by the Satyr to find out...

Pietro Aretino's literary influence was felt throughout most of Europe during the sixteenth-century, yet English-language criticism of this writer's work and persona has hitherto been sparse. Raymond B. Waddington's study redresses this oversight, drawing together literary and visual arts criticism in its examination of Aretino's carefully cultivated scandalous persona - a persona created through his writings, his behaviour and through a wide variety of visual arts and crafts. In the Renaissance, it was believed that satire originated from satyrs. The satirist Aretino promoted himself as a satyr, the natural being whose sexuality guarantees its truthfulness. Waddington shows how Aretino's own construction of his public identity came to eclipse the value of his writings, causing him to be denigrated as a pornographer and blackmailer. Arguing that Aretino's deployment of an artistic network for self-promotional ends was so successful that for a period his face was possibly the most famous in Western Europe, Waddington also defends Aretino, describing his involvement in the larger sphere of the production and promotion of the visual arts of the period. Aretino's Satyr is richly illustrated with examples of the visual media used by the writer to create his persona. These include portraits by major artists, and arti minori: engravings, portrait medals and woodcuts.

This new collection of short stories by Charles Rose, author of In the Midst of Life: A Hospice Volunteer’s Story, features works previously published in The Sewanee Review, The Georgia Review, The Southern Review, Southern Humanities Review, Willow Springs, Crazyhorse, The Chattahoochee Review, Alabama Literary Review, Blackbird, and Shenandoah, among others.

"Psyche" by Louis Couperus is a twentieth-century reimagining of the ancient fable of Psyche, Eros and Cupid. Written from a Dutch perspective and using Dutch culture as a background, this book is a magical retelling of the Greek and Roman myth. The book is the story of growing into the person you want to be, finding love, gaining courage, and doing what it takes to find your happily ever after.