The Transparent Whore is a memoir of a young woman's brave journey to self discovery. The details written on these stark white pages give an inspirational testimony of how lost we can become in life and how through a series of pivotal events, restore the pulse to our veins. Rosemarie guides you through her lessons of disease, conditioning, desperation, betrayal, addiction, reprogramming, ending cycles, and gratitude. A dedication so strong to regain a sense of wholeness that she deemed herself a tenacious whore. One who was willing to write about and share her intimate experiences to reveal that life is hardly ever a straight line. This is her poetic quest to align with unconditional love.

The Transparent Whore is a memoir of a young woman’s brave journey to self discovery. The details written on these stark white pages give an inspirational testimony of how lost we can become in life and how through a series of pivotal events, restore the pulse to our veins. Rosemarie guides you through her lessons of disease, conditioning, desperation, betrayal, addiction, reprogramming, ending cycles, and gratitude. A dedication so strong to regain a sense of wholeness that she deemed herself a tenacious whore. One who was willing to write about and share her intimate experiences to reveal that life is hardly ever a straight line. This is her poetic quest to align with unconditional love.

Lisa Jardine re-reads Renaissance drama in its historical and cultural context, from laws of defamation in Othello to the competing loyalties of companionate marriage and male friendship in The Changeling.

Once upon a time there was a scheming, lying tart who cared for nothing but her own pleasures and her shoe collection. Once the peerlessly beautiful Lady Catriona, consort to the king, Cat's fortunes fall far when her aged husband dies. The king's wizard turns her into a cat and tries to drown her in the mill pond. Fortunately Cat is a clever survivor and enlists the help of Julian, the miller's youngest son, in her plan for revenge. She originally sees Julian as a mere pawn for her plans to break her curse, but as they work together Cat comes to know and care for him. Even if the curse can be broken, can a good-hearted man love a woman who has been as vain and selfish as Cat? 34,000 words

A visionary work that combines speculative fiction with deep philosophical inquiry, The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who leads a scientific mission entrusted with a profound task: to make first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life. The mission begins in faith, hope, and beauty, but a series of small misunderstandings brings it to a catastrophic end. Praise for The Sparrow “A startling, engrossing, and moral work of fiction.”—The New York Times Book Review “Important novels leave deep cracks in our beliefs, our prejudices, and our blinders. The Sparrow is one of them.”—Entertainment Weekly “Powerful . . . The Sparrow tackles a difficult subject with grace and intelligence.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Provocative, challenging . . . recalls both Arthur C. Clarke and H. G. Wells, with a dash of Ray Bradbury for good measure.”—The Dallas Morning News “[Mary Doria] Russell shows herself to be a skillful storyteller who subtly and expertly builds suspense.”—USA Today

To save his family, he sold his innocence. To save his sisters, he sold his body. To save his love, he sold his soul. Why? That's what brothers do... 2009 Rainbow Award Winner - 3rd place in Contemporary Novel category

Brings together three of Bellow's works of short fiction--"A theft," "The Bellarosa Connection," and "Something to Remember Me By."