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This books presents the first extended study of the relationship between British modernist poetry and the environment. Challenging reductive associations of modernism as predominantly anthropocentric in character and urban in focus, the book's central argument is that within British modernist poetry there is a clear and sustained interest in the natural world which has yet to receive adequate critical attention. Whilst modernist studies continues to emphasize the plurality of the movement and the breadth of voices and concerns within it, the environmental consciousness of modernist literature and its response to changes to human/nature relations following the experience of war and modernity remain largely unexamined. Exploring British modernist poetry from an ecocritical perspective offers a fresh approach to the movement and its context, and produces original readings of both canonical and more marginalized modernist voices. This book opens by discussing the relationship between modernism and ecocriticism and the benefits of creating a dialogue between the two. It then presents new readings of Edward Thomas, T. S. Eliot, Edith Sitwell, and Charlotte Mew that reveal a shared preoccupation with environmental issues and a common desire to find new ways of achieving physical, psychological, and artistic reconnection with nature. Building on the continuing growth of ecocriticism, this book demonstrates how green approaches to modernist studies can produce new insights into both individual poets and the modernist movement as a whole, making it an essential resource for students of modernism, ecocriticism, and early-twentieth-century literature.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on the Theory and Applications of Formal Argumentation, TAFA 2017, held in Melbourne, VIC, Australia, in August 2017. The workshop was co-located with International Joint Conference on Artifi cial Intelligence(IJCAI 2017). The 15 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 20 submissions. The workshops covers the subjects such as non-monotonic reasoning, decision making, inter-agent communication, the semantic web, grid applications, ontologies, recommender systems, machine learning, neural networks, trust computing, normative systems, social choice theory, judgement aggregation and game theory, and law and medicine.

When a strange outbreak occurs at a lakeside campground, Jake Walker and Lance Cameron investigate. Not only are they biologists, they're lovers who share a passion for science.The outbreak has locals terrified. Nine campers become sick; four die, and one victim reports an increase in her sex drive so serious, she attacks her best friend's husband. Is this lustiness caused by the disease? What's behind the odd rainstorm that falls over a small geographic area and the strange red dust around the cabins? Is this outbreak a new disease or something much more dire?Together Jake and Lance must find the cause before others are infected... and before they come down with the plague themselves.

A sweet and juicy collection of erotic stories.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Workshop on the Theory and Applications of Formal Argumentation, TAFA 2015, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 2015. The workshop was co-located with IJCAI 2015. The 15 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 25 submissions. The papers deal with formal theoretical models of argumentation and application of such models in subfields of AI, evaluation of models, both theoretical and practical, and theories and applications developed through inter-disciplinary collaboration.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the second International Workshop on the Theory and Applications of Formal Argumentation, TAFA 2013, held in Beijing, China, in August 2013. The Workshop was co-located with IJCAI 2013. The 15 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 22 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections such as abstract argumentation frameworks, social abstract argumentation with votes on attacks, a normal form of argumentation frameworks, assumption-based argumentation, argument schemes for normative practical reasoning.

A gripping suspense story about a woman who returns to Galveston, Texas after a personal tragedy and is irresistibly drawn into the insular world she's struggled to leave.Photographer Clare Porterfield's once-happy marriage is coming apart, unraveling under the strain of a family tragedy. When she receives an invitation to direct an exhibition in her hometown of Galveston, Texas, she jumps at the chance to escape her grief and reconnect with the island she hasn't seen for ten years. There Clare will have the time and space to search for answers about her troubled past and her family's complicated relationship with the wealthy and influential Carraday family. Soon she finds herself drawn into a century-old mystery involving Stella Carraday. Local legend has it that Stella drowned in her family's house during the Great Hurricane of 1900, hanged by her long hair from the drawing room chandelier. Could Stella have been saved? What is the true nature of Clare's family's involvement? The questions grow like the wildflower vines that climb up the walls and fences of the island. And the closer Clare gets to the answers, the darker and more disturbing the truth becomes. Steeped in the rich local history of Galveston, The Drowning House portrays two families, inextricably linked by tragedy and time.'The Drowning House marks the emergence of an impressive new literary voice. Elizabeth Black's suspenseful inquiry into dark family secrets is enriched by a remarkable succession of images, often minutely observed, that bring characters, setting, and story sharply into focus.'—John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Have you ever looked at another couple and wondered, what if...? Partner Swap delves into the lives of lovers who dare to take the next step... Belle De Nuit by Viva Jones Belle De Nuit is a darker tale about the mysterious Kara, who meets businessman Brad in a chic hotel bar. Assuming she's a hooker, he pays for a night of wild sex in front of the mirror opposite the bed in her suite there. Little does he know what's behind the reflection, however, and that his business plans are about to go dramatically wrong … One Item or Fewer by Elizabeth Coldwell Honor and Owen fantasise about wife-sharing, and their friend Rob is the object of Honor's desires. When he throws a Midsummer party where the dress code is “one garment only”, the couple realise this is their chance to show Rob everything Honor has to offer him, and finally make that fantasy a reality. Date Night by Mary Borsellino When newlyweds Amanda and Mark's regular date night is gate-crashed by two of their more worldly friends, they prove that they can give as good as they get. My Old Dress by Gary Philpott Susie and Carol go back a long way – when they were young they spent many a wild night out “on the pull” together. So when Carol brings her new boyfriend, Rob, to meet Susie and her husband Nigel, the girls have a lot of catching up to do. Then Carol asks Susie if she still has her old red “slut” dress, and things start to hot up. And when Susie puts it on to show the boys, things get a whole lot hotter. Party Favour by Fierce Dolan Wushu Master Aja has no need for fear, though bringing herself close to submission is a delicious taunt – just to be near it, to see what it's like, to see if it's even possible. When she indulges her ideal fantasy as group bottom at her favourite scening engagement, can she handle total submission? Will she get more than she bargains for when she's finally blindfolded and bound? Cody knows what he craves despite that she's unattainable. Sating his lust in other ways, he resigns himself to guilty pleasures that change his perspective of sex and relationships forever. Forgotten Desires by Tony Haynes On revisiting their old university – in order to attend a reunion event – Sara and Marcus end up with more than they bargained for when they bump into Alice and Luke. Knowing that Alice always had a bit of thing for Marcus, and having shared an intimate moment with Luke (the very evening she first got together with her husband), forgotten desires begin to stir deep within Sara.A chance late-night encounter in the campus grounds gives all four the opportunity to explore their pent up passions. One Way Swap by Alex Jordaine Christine willingly lets her voyeuristic husband Peter watch her having sex with strangers. He views the steamy action through a one-way mirror and masturbates. The couple greatly enjoy playing out this kinky surrogate ritual, which they've come to crave like a powerful drug. And Christine simply loves to give Peter something really worth watching. She always puts on as good a show as possible for him. But you never know for sure how it'll go with one-night stands. After all, it takes two to tango, as they say. Sometimes it takes more than two... Deeds of Mercy by Giselle Renarde Mercedes'romantic world has grown into a man-eating monstrosity! She really does love her fiancé, Anwar, so why does she keep prostituting herself to Simon? It isn't that she needs the money. Well, OK, the money's nic

A collection of five erotic stories with mixed menage and partner swap themes. The Couple with the Dragon Tattoo by Giselle Renarde Marva and Gerry consider themselves a pretty boring couple. They know why they're so besotted with their new friends, Vijee and Lilliana, a pair of polyamorous pansexual BDSM enthusiasts, but why on earth does this lesbian couple want to spend time with a pair of dull heterosexuals? When the women offer to show Marva and Gerry the dragon tattoo that spans both their bodies, will they find an escape from monogamy is also an escape from monotony? Intrigued by Sommer Marsden You don't screw with a good friendship--not the kind where everyone gets along. But when beautiful Dana McClearly suggests that maybe Daniel and Eileen step their friendship up a notch, Eileen is all ears. Dana suggests a little switch-up on traditional friendship, so to speak. The plan is simple. They meet at a venue as couples and during the intermission, take a quick break to experience the other's spouse, then they leave as they came. As couples. Eileen has seen the way that her husband looks at Dana, and who can blame him. But what Eileen is really wondering is what will it be like to be with Andrew. Something she's secretly wondered before. But now she gets to find out... Quay Party by Courtney James Mia's best friend, Jacqui, always has to go one better at everything, so it's no surprise when Mia learns her latest boyfriend not only owns a restaurant, he has his own boat, too. When Mia and her boyfriend, Ray, are invited to spend the weekend on board the “Lusty Lady”, they have no idea their stay will turn into an orgy of seduction and voyeurism. Like a Moth to a Flame by Elizabeth Black Amelia took Peter as her lover but there was one obstacle in her way – Peter's wife. She wanted to make his wife her own at the opening of the Celestial Gallery Of Fine Arts that evening. Little did Peter and his wife know that Amelia soul was very old. She fed on blood as well as fine food and Benedictine. Once Amelia set foot in that gallery she would claim Peter's wife as her own, and she knew the woman would be unable to resist her. His wife would be like a moth to a flame. Kicks by Landon Dixon He found her standing out in the rain, fuming that her husband had neglected to pick her up, yet again. He was willing to give her a ride – anywhere she wanted. She wanted the alley. She wanted him to fuck her. It's never that easy, though, not when there's an angry husband out gunning for you. These stories have also been published in Partner Swap ISBN 9781907761744 / 9781907761751