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< The Gendered Society > < The Gendered Society > < The Sociology of Gender: A Brief Introduction > < Women, Men, and Society (5th Edition) > < Reconstructing Gender: A Multicultural Anthology > < Men's Lives > Michael S. Kimmel

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Oxford University Press, USA
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(Great, objective look into gender inequalities)

(God Help Me.)

(A Must Read for anyone studying gender)

I wish I could force everyone I know - male and female - to reads this book! It has lead me to reevaluate unjust norms which I may have otherwise continued to accept unknowingly. The books is well written and extremely interesting, and exposes the inherent problems with existing justifications for gender inequality, while doing do in a non-preachy and objective manner supported by much research. I recommend this for everyone wishing to gain some insight in the reality of gender issues, although I believe this book could inspire interest in people who aren't already concerned with gender issues.
I have never wanted to get rid of a book like I did this one. I do not recommend this book to anyone, and I wish it was never created. I HATE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!
Micheal Kimmel is already a major positive force in the area of gender studies, especially when it comes to exposing the important role that men play in the feminist movement. Amy Aronson is also a powerful contribution to this collection. This book is a fabulous academic equivalent to his anthology, Men's Lives. The Gendered Society Reader gives readers a plethora of resources on the roles that social construction plays in gender development, looking at it from the essentialist position of biological determinism to the cultural variations around the world. I would highly recommend this book to any researcher or individual interested in recent finds and developments in the field of gender studies.
Thoroughly updated and revised, the second edition of The Gendered Society explores current thinking about gender, both inside academia and in our everyday lives. Part I examines the latest work in biology, anthropology, psychology, and sociology; Part II provides an original analysis of the gendered worlds of family, education, and work; and Part III focuses on the gendered interactions of friendship and love, sexuality, and violence. As a result of his research, author Michael S. Kimmel makes three claims about gender. First, he argues that the differences between men and women are not as great as we often imagine, and that in fact women and men have far more in common with one another than we think they do. Second, he challenges the notions of the many pop psychologists who suggest that gender difference is the cause of the dramatic observable inequality between the sexes. Instead, Kimmel reveals that the reverse is true: gender inequality is the cause of the differences between women and men. Third, he argues that gender is not simply an aspect of individual identity but is also an institutional phenomenon, embedded in the organizations and institutions in which we interact daily. Kimmel concludes with a brief epilogue looking ahead to gender relations in the new century. The second edition includes a new chapter, "The Gendered Body," and a sharper critique of biological differences. The Gendered Society, 2/e, is a well-reasoned, authoritative, and keenly animated statement about contemporary gender relations, written by one of the country's foremost thinkers on the subject. It is an essential text for both scholars and students alike. Kimmel's companion book, The Gendered Society Reader, 2/e, (OUP, 2003), provides a perfect complement for classroom use.
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< Spirit and the Flesh: Sexual Diversity in American Indian Culture > < Changing Ones: Third and Fourth Genders in Native North America > < Two-Spirit People: Native American Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Spirituality > < Sisterhood is Forever: The Women's Anthology for a New Millenium > < Listen Up: Voices from the Next Feminist Generation, New Expanded Edition > < Men's Lives > Walter L. Williams

price： 230
Beacon Press
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(Eye-opening, but reverse-biased)

(Troubling)

(GREAT)

(Finally!!)

(Mind-opening prespective on society's"Diversity-cide")

Let's clear one thing up: Author Walter Williams is not advocating man/boy love simply by discussing it in this book. He goes out of his way, in fact, to distinguish between societies with man/boy love traditions and the role of the Berdache in various native american societies. He correctly notes that the man/boy cultures are generally "warrior" cultures where women have low status, whereas the Berdache role is both feminine and esteemed as such, and only possible in a society where women's culture is esteemed. Reviewer "Gemini Walker" should read more carefully...
Anyway, Williams' emphasis is on how many native American tribes had a respected, religion-based role for feminized males in their society. That said, I caution that if you're looking for a purely scholarly work, this isn't it; while well-researched, this book is also seasoned with Williams' flights of fancy about what might have happened between men in "fringe" cultures like Carribean Pirates and Wild West Cowboys. I admire Williams for making no secret about his bias, but I find his portrait of the Berdache somewhat idealistic, and unhindered by the dissapearence of its tribal context. I found myself plagued by questions of practicality regarding the role of the Berdache on a modern reservation. I also wish that he had explored parental attitudes towards their feminine-inclined male children in strongly self-identifying native american households which practice their tradional religion vs. parental attitudes of european-descent parents with strong attachment to their religion who also find themselves raising an effeminate male child.
This book is fascinating, yet troubling. I attribute what troubles me to the obvious bias of the author, and yet -- it certainly made me think. Not so much as to how much of what the author says is true (and the rest of what he speculates); but how I feel about such speculation seeing the light of day. At the same time, I am not an advocate of censorship in any way. Perhaps these thoughts need to be available in order to make us aware of how people can make the erroneous connections about the gay movement that they do. I think a book like this does more harm than good. Homosexuality does not equal man/boy love. This author would suggest that it does.
This is one of the best books you can find on this subject matter
Finally, I found a book that speaks the truth about my people. It is extremely rare to find books that cover the issues of the two-spirit people. Williams does an amazing job of fully researching the topic . . including living with/among the people he interviews. Read this book!
A throughly documented and detailed historical and socialological account of American Indian society's andorgynous Benache, sex and sexual interactions. This book takes you back in history to understand how the Benache fit in the Indian culture and how that culture's sexual norms were very inclusive and accepting of what our society would label"diverse"people and actions.The historical prespective includes the invasion of european westerization and"Diversity-cide"of the indian culture.If one wants to be spiritually awakened to the possibility that our culture's (society) rules and norms aren't natural and that there are (were) societies where diverse individuals can feel good about themselves then this is the book for your soul.You'll feel good about yourself after reading this book. It might not specifically relate to you but you'll see that maybe we're headed back in the right direction
Walter L. Williams's excellent research has produced one of the most extensive studies of the berdache culture among Native Americans. Unlike the larger American society, Native Americans historically have respected, and in many tribal nations venerated, homosexuals. Williams explains the berdache as a custom, its social roles, and the berdache history, including its introduction to the European concept of sin and intolerance of sexual diversity. The wordberdacheapplies almost exclusively to males, mainly because historical records only relate dealings with aboriginal males, but Williams also includes a chapter on female sexual diversity, using the wordamazonto describe these often warriorlike women.
Winner of the: Gay Book of the Year Award, American Library Association Ruth Benedict Award, Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists Award for Outstanding Scholarship, World Congress for Sexology

"An extraordinary perceptive study of the berdache and the most comprehensive treatment of this controversial topic to date."
âAmerican Historical Review
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< Spirit and the Flesh: Sexual Diversity in American Indian Culture > < Changing Ones: Third and Fourth Genders in Native North America > < Two-Spirit People: Native American Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Spirituality > < Sisterhood is Forever: The Women's Anthology for a New Millenium > < Listen Up: Voices from the Next Feminist Generation, New Expanded Edition > freaks

< Dream Boy: A Novel > < Leave Myself Behind > < At Swim, Two Boys: A Novel > < The Tin Star > < Comfort and Joy > < Strings Attached > Jim Grimsley

price： 260
Touchstone
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(It made me want to scream...)

(Dream Boy, Dream Novel)

(Achingly Beautiful)

(Amazing!)

(Disappointing)

The style used by the author seemed fresh and different from what I was used to reading. What I found most interesting was my own reaction to the material presented within the story, and how, without realizing it, I had been drawn deeply into the life of the character and his situation. In this regard, I consider the act of the storytelling to be a complete success.

It wasn't entirely obvious that I was reading a story, so much as experiencing the world and the emotions of Nathan. Yes, the end may seem a bit confusing, but it will make you want to scream, or cry, or yell, or even to tell Nathan's story; as it seems to be one that deserves telling and retelling.

Another plus for those who are pressed for time is that the book itself is a fast read; and can be completed in a single sitting if you have the patience for it. It delivers more value than a comparably-priced night at the movies, which might seem an abstract way to think about it but proved true in my experience.
A seriously beautiful novel whose characters live and breathe in your thoughts long after you finish reading. Quite unlike a vast majority of GLBT and coming-of-age pieces, Dream Boy creates a deeply personal yet almost dauntingly universal emotional space whose literary qualities are genuine and gripping. An absolute must-read for GLBT readers, youth, and allies alike. Too bad the evangelical / pentacostal ayatollahs have mau-maued the American publishing industry into making invisible new Gay novels such as this. Shame on their cowardice and mediocrity.
It is one of the most achingly beautiful book I have ever read in awhile. It is a story of two high school boys who discover love for one another in the rural South. Mr. Grimsley writes with soul of a poet that when he describes the attraction between the two boys, it is so palpable, I can feel it seeps through the pages and fill the empty space around me. Then it moves into this haunting scenes, slowly reaches the tense climax. The ending is poignant yet triumphant. I feel like I have been living in a dream and I feel sorry that I have to wake up
Dream Boy is an amazing novel! The novel makes you feel as if you are part of the novel. Jim Grimsley is such a great writer, i love the way he wrote this amazing novel! Grimsley made the characters so great, and loveable. I couldn't put this book down, it is everything you are looking for in a book, suspense, drama, romance.etc.etc
Great book! I have recommended it to many of my friends, all of them who loved it. Dream Boy is my favorite book.
I read so many reviews raving about how great this book was. I was so hyped up by the reviews I'd seen, but then, I actually read the book.

The characters felt so two dimensional and I felt that the writing itself was simply amateur. I did not find this book to be "graceful" or "heart-breaking" and it could hardly be considered "suspenseful."
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< Dream Boy: A Novel > < Leave Myself Behind > < At Swim, Two Boys: A Novel > < The Tin Star > < Comfort and Joy > freaks

< A Time to Embrace: Same-Gender Relationships in Religion, Law, and Politics > < Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church > < Sex and the Single Savior: Gender and Sexuality in Biblical Interpretation > < Christianity for the Rest of Us: How the Neighborhood Church Is Transforming the Faith > < Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith > < Evil And the Justice of God > William Stacy Johnson

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
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(Rationale for Inclusion)

(A Time to Embrace)

(A Time To Embrace)

(Thoughtful, closely reasoned, Biblically supported exploration)

(THE best book yet on homosexuality)

Johnson offers a religious and political rationale for inclusion of gays and lesbians in the common life of society.

His key scriptural texts are Genesis 2:18, on the need for a "suitable partner" in human life, and Galatians 3:28, on how one's spiritual identity supercedes the psycho-physical experience of gender. He argues for religious consecration of same-sex unions.

In the political arena, he highlights democratic values where the majority doesn't impose its will on a vulnerable minority, and he regards marriage as a right that should be open to gays and lesbians.

Useful especially were his discussion of the spectrum of attitudes toward same-sex relations early in the book, as well as his coverage of deliberative democracy in the latter part.
While I have read other books making a case for Gay/Lesbian marriage, this was the first that really convinced me. Facing head on many if not all of the Scriptural passages used by opponents of homosexuality to condemn it, the author helps the reader see these passages in a new light amd argues from the whole thrust of the Bible that it should be acceptable and even blessed. He then goes on to point out the severe legal penalties same sex couples face when denied the right to marry and argues for allowing it.
This is the most scholarly and well researched book on the topic of same gender relationships that I have ever read.
Stacy Johnson is a good man and a deep thinker; the church is indebted to him for this book. He avoids polemic on either side of his discussion of the issues of homosexuality in the church.

Stacy's first career was as an attorney, and his closely reasoned examination of the biblical imperatives surrounding these issues speaks to his capacitiy for logical and disciplined research and reasoning.

This book is a gift to all of us who would rather focus on what unites us in the church (Christ's sacrifice for us, the Biblical mandate to feed the hungry, comfort the grieving, bind up wounds and work for justice) than what divides us.

I puzzle over all those who think that this is the one, central issue on which our salvation hinges. Perhaps Stacy's voice can be one that helps the church move beyond these issues to the central call of the Gospel: To Love God with all that we are, and our neighbors as ourselves.

In the grace of God may it be so.
From my vantage point, as a Ph.D. in Church History and on the farthest heterosexual side of Kinsey's spectrum, I regard Johnson's book as far and away the best book yet on the subject. As the sub-title says, he deals with homosexuality from the sides of religion, law, and politics--as a respected theologian on a top-notch theological seminary faculty and also with a degree in law.
He rightly gives most space to the opening section of religion, since here is, and always has been, where the most controversy has been. Respected biblical scholars have always said we must deal with puzzling passages in the context of the rest of the Bible--and yet, with that approach--have wound up on opposite conclusions. Where Johnson outshines all others is that he also studies the much-used biblical texts in the wider context of the cultural surroundings of the biblical authors--their Sitz im Leben. This is especially where he differs so critically from the widely-read work of Gagnon--and accordingly comes out on the opposite side.
The book's succeeding sections on law and politics are equally thoroughly handled, though at less length.
Granted, I had already moved, slowly through decades of study, to come out on Johnson's side of affirmation--although as a very hetero youth I hated the very thought of homosexuality, since I had been molested by a homosexual teacher. But as a church historian I have written a short treatise surveying twelve highly controversial issues through twenty centuries of church history in which the Christian church has changed its mind, showing that the trajectory indicates that homosexuality is the thirteenth big issue on which the Church is now in process of changing its mind. The wheels of church history change slowly--but they do change!
Johnson's book should add to and hasten this sorely-needed change.

As rhetoric continues to heat up on both sides of the debate over same-gender unions, clearly reasoned statements are in short supply. Watching this debate unfold, William Stacy Johnson found that he could be silent no longer.

InA Time to EmbraceJohnson presents a brilliant analysis of the religious, legal and political stakes in the debates over gay marriage, civil unions, and the place of committed gay couples in a democratic society.

The book begins by laying out the church's seven different responses, from outright prohibition to full ecclesial consecration, testing the arguments of each along the way. Johnson then focuses on gay rights in recent court battles, detailing the arguments made from both liberty and equality. Finally, he assesses the different types of gay marriage and civil union arrangements and suggests how deliberative democracy can create a society in which all citizens can rely on principles of equality and liberty.

Weighing the pros and cons from across the moral and religious spectrum,A Time to Embraceis a thought-provoking and well-argued treatment of one of the most controversial issues in the West today. This book is sure to stir readers to reflect more deeply on religious truth and the meaning of marriage.
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< A Time to Embrace: Same-Gender Relationships in Religion, Law, and Politics > < Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church > < Sex and the Single Savior: Gender and Sexuality in Biblical Interpretation > < Christianity for the Rest of Us: How the Neighborhood Church Is Transforming the Faith > < Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith > freaks

< Passion's Bright Fury > < Tomorrow's Promise > < When Dreams Tremble > < Storms of Change > < Fated Love > < Turn Back Time > Radclyffe

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Bold Strokes Books
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(MUST READ)

(Heart can't take it!)

(Love in Unlikely Places)

(Thanks, Doc)

(Passion's Bright Fury)

This book rocks! As soon as I got into it I said "this author MUST be a doctor...and so she is. I enjoy and am interested in books with a medical setting, and this is by far the most authentic I have ever read, no matter how famous the author. This book deserves a wide readership and a place on best seller lists. I don't usually read romance fiction (especially straight) finding it to be formulaic, predictable and silly. I do read some lesbian romance, just so I can read something I can relate to, but this book elevates the genre to a literate and realistic level. Strong characters are well developed, and I thought the "secrets" that shaped each woman were brilliant, original, and fascinating. The love scenes are moving and believable, but never uncomfortabe. To me they represent exactly the essence of sex between women, neither too graphic and crude nor too gauzy. Three thousand cheers for Radclyffe!!!!!!!!!!!
I could not put this one down....Heart racing....PASSION!!! Oh my god!! Loved it and will re-read it again and again!
The medical world is the backdrop of this story, which is about a surgeon who buries herself in her work, but ends up falling for a filmmaker.

I wish Radclyffe would write more novels with medicine, her second profession, as a backdrop. There are thousands of fans of this genre out there who also have a fascination with the medical arena who, like myself, would jump at the chance to plunge into the lives of more characters in that setting. Like the character Tory in The Provincetown Series, these doctors are interesting as Radclyffe defines them by their professional as well as their personal lives
Once again, Radclyffe has written absolutely beautiful, and brilliant prose. This woman must have a vivid imagination, or has lived each of these experiences. I am sufficiently addicted! In this book, Saxon Sinclair is a surgeon, much like the character of Tory King, in the Provincetown Tales. Saxon is totally focused on her work, and hates intrusion. Then Jude Castle, a film-maker commissioned to film a documentary, invades the hospital where Saxon works and immediately sets up shop with her cameras and spotlights. Dr. Sinclair protests and thinks that cameras have no place in a trauma unit. Jude thinks Dr. Sinclair is the most arrogant witch she has ever metand just wants to do her job and get out of there. With the sparks, comes attraction and as Jude watches the skillful and graceful Dr. Sinclair in action, she becomes attracted to her and the sexual tension builds until you can't stand it. (Radclyffe is good at building sexual tension) Finally they hook up and the way Radclyffe writes the sex scenes-Whoa! I loved this book and I love the way Radclyffe writes. I am hooked!
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< Passion's Bright Fury > < Tomorrow's Promise > < When Dreams Tremble > < Storms of Change > < Fated Love > freaks

< Lady Knight > < Dynasty of Rogues > < Branded Ann > < The Spanish Pearl > < Broken Wings > < Come and Get Me > L-J Baker

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Bold Strokes Books
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(A Lady Knight in shining armor)

(solid read)

(Great writing)

(The first book to enthrall me in a while)

(Fine fantasy: keenly developed and engaging)

I can't get these characters out of my head so I
thought I'd share them.
L.J .Baker is one of those gifted writers who
transports you to another time and place and makes it
come alive.
This book is set in the times of knights and
ladies,kings,queens,crusades,battles,and an evil
sorceress.
Riannon is Lady Knight.Eleanor is a beautiful
widow.They meet on their way to the wedding of
Eleanor's niece to Riannon's brother.
What made me love this book is the slowly developed
relationship between these 2 women and the
descriptions of their lives.
Baker puts you right in the middle of living in a
manor,fighting in a crusade,riding a horse across an
open field at a gallop,feeling a deep love that could
cause a few problems,experiencing hatred so strong
that you could plunge your sword right through the one
you despise.
You'll feel everything that the characters feel and
wish for more.
There's no sequel so be prepared.
I put off ending this book so I could drag out the
experience.
I find myself wondering what these folks would be up
to in another book.
LJ said there wouldn't be a follow up book so I have
to be accepting even though I'm greatly disappointed.
Spend your money on this one.
Here's her website.Try to convince her to do a sequel.
I had no luck.
[...]
Solid read but nothing fancy. It is listed as a romance novel and it is, although there is enough adventure for it to be listed in the Fantasy adventure genre as well. A little more depth in the Fantasy adventure story would have been nice as it seems as though it could have been a more interesting story, even a little like Robert E. Howard's writing, but alas it was largely glossed over (or edited out?). The elements of adventure that were there were good. Definitely nice lesbian romance with love scenes... and I didn't cry at the ending. More detail and depth would have made it a slower read but a more satisfying one.
I agree with all the comments here -- the writing is superb, the characters deftly woven into images so clear and complex they practically left footprints in the mind of my imagination. My only complaint was that it seemed as if the novel ended before dealing with some of the more complex issues underlying the story. The startling indifference by which the narrator's voice painted the issues of starting a Crusade and the religious wars, coupled with the main character's own seeds of doubt and a clue left here and there of the nameless foe they fought, left me with the thought that the issue of religiously based violence would be dealt with. That the nameless and nearly faceless adherents to the opposite faith would suddenly burst into the frame of the story with all the vigor of its other characters. Clues left here and there seemed to hint that there was more to the surface -- Riannon's comment that perhaps her foe didn't yield because of language barrier, the description of the foreign language as musical, the brittleness of her cousin's devotion to the Goddess when tinged with a hint of madness and overwrought ambition... I only wished that we could have watched the characters that Baker drew us in to admire and love also develop with the story along those lines. Since the copyright is 2007, I can only hope there is a sequel in the offing!
Yes, I was enthralled. Enraptured. L-J Baker weaves an incredible story of love, lust, power, and gender roles. I crave stories about strong women surviving in a man's world, al la Xena, Warrior Princess. The hero/heroine, Riannon, not only survives and proves herself worthy of respect, but she surpasses the men around her in bravery, skill, and chivalry. She is literally a knight in shining armor.

Rhiannon is such a wounded, lonely soul and to watch her come alive as her love for Eleanor grows is gripping, especially when you know that her cousin Aveline is ready to thwart her at every turn. Aveline has her own plans for Rhiannon and will stop at nothing to have her way.

As a novel in general, it was well-written, well-plotted, and suspenseful. As a les fic novel, it was a refreshing departure from the cliches and standard plot lines. Baker delivers a dramatic, sexy story that will suck you in and keep you there until you've closed the back cover.
I wrestled with whether to bump this one up to 4 stars from the solid 3-1/2 I felt it deserved. Readers of my reviews are probably rolling their eyes at my inability to just grade on whole stars, but on the bell curve in my mind, the 3-star category is vast in breadth, while the 4 and 5 star categories are reserved for top of the shelf titles that really touch me in some way. Usually there is an element that will cause me to decide one way or the other. So I don't know whether the 4-star rating is warranted, but based on the strong emotional ending (though I agree with other reviewers that it was too short by far), and the delightful conversations (reminiscent of the best of the "talky" British films that delight and enchant through clever and rapid turns of phrase) I'm fairly comfortable with bumping my 3-1/2 star up to 4. I'm glad that I read this book before I read "Broken Wings" by the same author, however, as I felt that the first book was superior, and my expectations for this author may have dampened my opinion of "Lady Knight."

L-J Baker has a grip on writing fantasy that is a relief. I grew up on sci-fi (or speculative fiction, if you will) and fantasy novels, and since scouring the realms of lesbian fiction in later years, I've often been disappointed by a variety of things. Too much time spent on setting, and not enough on character, pretending men don't even exist and forming some society of only females who yet somehow procreate (though this isn't a deal-breaker as there are offerings with elements of this I have enjoyed; it just gets tiresome in its departure from situations the modern-day reader can relate to), uneven pacing, amateur editing, clearly creating a different world or society with an agenda in mind, versus a story to tell. I could go on, but my point is that "Lady Knight" manages to avoid these pitfalls. Baker has a keen eye and ear for detail, and the society she creates seems real. This is another world she has created that is somehow vivid despite the sparse lines the author uses to sketch it.

For all of the big political and social themes this book tackles, this is a surprisingly intimate story. For the most part the pacing is superb (though I agree looking back that I'd have preferred a bit more time spent on the ending versus the middle). Big events and actions are often moved along quickly in order to spend more time delving into their effects on the characters. Well-written and well-edited. Sometimes the misogyny got a bit annoying or heavy-handed for me, but it also helped create an interesting and not wholly unrealistic setting and character motivations.

The characters were consistent in their thoughts and actions, and well-constructed. They made tough decisions honorably, and stuck to them despite the temptation not to. This was also something that was a great relief: reading a story about mature individuals. For certain I don't know about how I feel about all of their motivations. Much of the book centers on the beginning of a Holy War, and fanatical devotion to any one religion over another as a cause for war worries me, but there's no denying it's a powerful motivation.

So all in all, a very fine read. I know some people thought the characters spoke too much, but for me that elevated the book to something more. I just love a good turn of phrase, though the very end could have been worded stronger. A surprisingly touching story, where good people are trying to live as they are, to embody the chivalry and honor that can be the best of us. I agree that it begs for a sequel. I await more offerings from this author.
Rhiannon, outcast and female knight, seeks a cause worthy of a chivalric hero in a medieval world of magic and misogyny. Eleanor, a wealthy widow, has given up all hope of finding passionate love and her perfect knight--until she meets Rhiannon. Aveline, a powerful priestess, needs a warrior for her secret mission of starting a holy war. She binds Rhiannon with double-edged oaths and a magical sword.

A love affair worthy of troubadours' songs clashes with loyalty, intrigue, ambition, and war, tangling the three women in a web that perhaps not even Rhiannon's sword can cut through.
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< Lady Knight > < Dynasty of Rogues > < Branded Ann > < The Spanish Pearl > < Broken Wings > freaks

< Damron Mens Travel Guide (Damron Men's Travel Guide) > < Spartacus International Gay Guide 2007 (Spartacus International Gay Guide) > < Naked Places, A Guide for Gay Men to Nude Recreation and Travel, 5th edition > < Spartacus International Gay Guide 2008 > < Damron City Guide > < The Gay Vacation Guide: The Best Trips and How to Plan Them > Gina Gatta

price： 702
Damron Guides
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(Useless if travelling outside the USA)

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