Passion Marks: A Novel

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"From the outside it looked like the perfect world: exclusive neighborhood, fancy cars, and wealth. If only they knew..."

On the outside, Kevin Davis's life leaves nothing to be desired. Living in a world of luxury, comfort, and money, it seems he has everything he could ever want and need. But on the inside, Kevin hides the verbal, physical, and sexual abuse he endures at the hands of his perfect man -- James Lancaster, the ambitious CEO of a rising Houston software firm. Entangled in a dark web of love, violence, depravity, and torment at the hands of his lover, the only way Kevin can free himself is to overcome his personal demons. In a psychological battle of wills, who will be the ultimate victor?

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Passion Marks.......2007-10-03

It's wasn't nothing passion about this book. It starts off with a** kicking and ends in a** kicking. But I must say the author brings you in and don't let go until the end. I'm very open minded but I just can't see a man beening as weak as Kevin is. I wasn't feeling the pain he was feeling about his twin brother because he did him wrong before his death. But with all the drama that his partner put on him was over the top to me.

I couldn't get over the part where Kevin talks about these married man cheating on their partners. But he turns around and sleeps with his boss without using a condom and don't tell her that he is gay. Oh! I forgot that he and her went to school together and he thought she know this. But do that exercise his actions? The author makes Kevin out as the victim but turns the table and makes him a man with low self esteem with a lot of drama mixed in one.

As a avid reader I would like less drama and give us more substance.
I Can Have My Cake and Eat It Too

Great I could'nt put it down!!!!.......2007-08-29

I loved this book from the start I was hooked and couldn't put this book down. The author's domestic violence description was so real and vivid that you can somewhat feel it. Kevin is a loving person who seems to be in the beginning a scared victim then all of a sudden he is this strong "Man" that can stand up to James that was a little hard to believe with all the stuff that he had been through for that I took away a star or else it would have been a five star book. Great read in the end can't wait to read part II!

Absolutely Incredible.......2007-03-10

The Characters are explicit and the author Lee Hayes keeps you intrigued every moment. You certainly will be ready to read "A Deeper Blue" Passion Marks

Got me Wanting more........2007-02-15

This book took me way. I was reading page after page. It had me on the edge of my bed, reading, reading, reading. Man this was a great book. I had to call a few friends and tell them to go get it also. :)

Passion Marks: A Novel.......2007-02-04

Great Book! The story line is great. The book makes you think about how people can take so call love too far. I think the author should take a bow; he explained the background to the characters, which gave you a real feeling to what they might do. The book is a great read, I high recommend reading it.

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The Passion of D.H. Lawrence
Jeremy Mark Robinson
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$The MacKade Brothers: Rafe And Jared: The Return Of Rafe MacKade\The Pride Of Jared MacKade$
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Love the MacKades

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New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts returns with the embodiment of tall, dark and dangerous! Back by popular demand, the irresistible MacKade brothers are once again stirring the heart of every female that crosses their path.

Ten years later and the bad boy of the bunch had returned home. Appealing as ever, not even lovely Regan Jones, the town's reserved antiques dealer, was immune to Rafe MacKade. Regan claimed her plans didn't include relationships with rebels, but her reaction to The Return of Rafe MacKade -- and his sizzling kisses -- said something quite different.

Attorney Jared MacKade had his pick of women. His dealings with Savannah Morningstar were strictly business, but thoughts of the outrageous, direct and sinfully sexy woman kept him coming back for more. With Savannah's incendiary attitude, plus The Pride of Jared MacKade, something -- good or bad -- was bound to erupt.

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Fun Read.......2007-05-25

I just finished both books of the MacKade brothers. I thought each brother was interesting and likable. I got so amused of the scuffling around of the brothers who really love each other and would do anything for each other. Not sure how many adult men behave in this manner. :) I thought Regan was ideal for Rafe and Cassie is a good mix for Devin but the author's choice for Jared and Shane wasn't believeable. Savannah was hard to warm up; she has such a temper and a chip on her shoulder. To me Jared's personality doesn't fit with hers. I never could warm up to her even to the end and especially when she ruined Jared's clothing and etc. Jard may have been having some problems dealing with some things about Savannah but who wouldn't (hey, I liked her son though-he was smarter than her) but I thought Savannah showed such immaturity in her temper fits. Now by Shane's story she becomes more likable but then we have Shane's romance. That one doesn't jell at all as far as I'm concerend. Rebecca's way too prissy, uptight and snooty for Shane. She's so educated she can't even have a normal conversation. I never warmed to her either, especially as a romantic interest for Shane. I still enjoyed the series because I liked the brothers. I think I enjoyed the series of the Quinn Brothers more than the McQuade brothers but still both series are fun reads.

Five Stars .......2007-05-22

The MacKade Brothers are one of the best NR series ever. About four brothers who got into a lot of trouble when they were little and now have grown up. It kicks off with the baddest of the four Rafe who returns to Antietem,MD rolling in money and wanting to restore a former landmark and turn it into an inn and meets up with Regan who moved to town four years ago and sells antiques and thinks she can resist Rafe's charms. In the second book is about Jared MacKade a lawyer who has to inform new recluse Savannah Morningside of her father's death and is attracted to her, Savannah's used to taking care of herself and her son and has difficulties letting a man into her life. Each of the brothers are very likable and strong willed and so are the women they are paired with.

Love the MacKades.......2007-04-14

I realy love reading Roberts's books that tie in family members. The brother books she writes are great. The humor of the family dynamics are great and the stories are heartfelt. If you love this one, you will Like the other two MacKades even better. Look for Devon and Shane.
Love, Love, Love it.

Introducing the MacKade Brothers.......2007-04-08

Rafe and Jared are two good solid stories, they're not Nora Robert's best, but they are still quite enjoyable.

In Rafe's story, Regan makes a fine heroine for the wild Rafe. It's a well written story that never really goes wrong. A solid Nora Roberts. 4/5 stars

In Jared's story I felt like they didn't flesh out the relationship between Jared and Savannah enough, or Jared himself. We got to know Savannah very well and she was a very interesting, vibrant character. Yet Jared was aloof in a ways. This story seemed more rushed than the other three, but was still enjoyable. 3.5/5 stars

All in all two decent interesting reads.

A Fun Read.......2006-10-29

This was a reread for me and I liked it! This is the first two stories of the fabulous MacKade brothers. Four brothers who were known for being a bit rowdy and unruly as teens.
In the Return of Rafe MacKade you have the baddest of the 4 boys coming home after leaving several years ago. He has made his money in the construction industry. He comes back to by a local haunted house that has been abandoned for years.
Regan is a local antique store owner. There is lust a first sight and Rafe hires her to help him redocorate the house and return it to it's original splendour so he can make a Bed and Breakfast.
In The Pride of Jared MacKade you have Jared an attorney hired to settle an estate with the new girl in town. When he meets Savannah and her son he is immediately taken by her. But Savannah is about as prickly as they come. At times her attitude was way too much.
Through both these stories and the next two are some interesting haunts and tales about people who lived and died during the civil war.
Very interesting read.

The MacKade Brothers Series: Devin and Shane & Rafe and Jared (Set of 2)

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NORA ROBERTS
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COMPLETE Mackade Brothers Series: (1) The Return of Rafe Mackade; (2) The Pride of Jared Mackade; (3) The Heart of Devin Mackade; (4) The Fall of Shane Mackade (Set of 4)

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Good story with a great message

Disappointing...

Preachy and juvenile

Disappointing and predictable

And So It Begins: The Ugly Princess by Elizabeth Burton

The Ugly Princess: The Karlathia Chronicles
Elizabeth K. Burton
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Release Date: 2004-04-23

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Chris is prepared to do his duty, even if The Ugly Princess does turn out to be the lunatic she's always been rumored to be. What he isn't ready for is having his entire world turned upside down and inside out-and having to decide between love and the fear that has haunted him most of his life.

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The king is dead, long live the queen! Well, not if the King of Nadwich and the dead monarch's three royal ministers have anything to about it. It's up to Sir Christopher Evergild, the Royal Champion, to see that the new queen survives to take her throne--even if she is so ugly she's been locked away for twenty years with only trolls for company. Chris is prepared to do his duty, even if The Ugly Princess does turn out to be the lunatic she's always been rumored to be. What he isn't ready for is having his entire world turned upside down and inside out Customer Reviews:

Good story with a great message.......2006-05-18

Reviewed by Sondra Fowler for Reader Views (5/06)

Her mother, the Queen had fled, her father, the boorish King thought her too ugly to be viewed, the poor ugly princess was sent away to live in the care of trolls. Upon receiving word that his estranged wife had died, King Edrick promptly accepts the beautiful daughter of a neighboring king as his new bride. The king was desperate to produce a male heir with his new queen, unfortunately before he could consummate his marriage he choked to death at the wedding feast. His death left the sole legitimate child of the king, the Ugly Princess as the new Queen. Sir Christopher rides out to retrieve the new Queen from her trollish exile and Bartrim, the king's seneschal dealt with the intrigue and twist of a plot to wrest the crown from the yet unseen Ugly Princess. Much knightly behavior ensues and many courtly plots are schemed. Will the end bring a happily ever after for the young queen?

This story was a great fairy tale like romp. There were knights, rogues, scoundrels, and a Princess of great mystery and intelligence. It's a lovely piece that refreshingly doesn't smack us about with phrases such as: Her hair shimmered golden in the sun...ugh. Instead we are given wonderful things like: "She was allegedly given to fits of screaming rage, to have bitten the nipple from the breast of her wet nurse, to have claws and horns and scales." Now there is a princess for the ages. That intelligence and wit can charm as well as beauty is a great example in this plastic princess world. I would suggest this to anyone who prefers a few twists with their pageantry. It would be a great read for any older teen girl - but not only teen girls, I liked it too-who likes fantasy not only because it's a good story but it's a great message.

Disappointing..........2005-01-22

I could not read past the first chapter...what I did read was poorly written and failed to hold my interest on any level at all.

Preachy and juvenile.......2004-10-10

[...] While the second Everdark book continues an entertaining saga, I wish I had not purchased "The Ugly Princess."

"The Ugly Princess" seems targeted to a very young audience. Burton keeps hitting the reader over the head with the idea that looks aren't everything. Enough! I found the shift in viewpoint between Ruford (first-person POV) and Christopher Evergild (third-person POV) awkward and jarring, especially since Evergild is supposed to be the protagonist (I think).

The characters seemed wooden and didn't interest me. I agree with J. To that the novel fails both as romance and as fantasy. I don't think it succeeds particularly well as a fairy tale either, except perhaps for young readers (maybe 9-12 years old).

Try "Dreams of Darkness" and "Shadow of the Scorpion" for MUCH better reads by Burton.

Disappointing and predictable.......2004-08-08

After reading the four reviews, I had high hope for this book and was greatly disappointed. The writing was elementary and reminded me of a low rated movie with awful dialogs. The character development was poor. I couldn't even give it a high rating as a romance novel either. The writer keeps telling you how much the hero is "in love" but you don't get that sense based on the writing. A much better book is any of the book from the Sevenwaters Trilogy by Juliet Marillier.

And So It Begins: The Ugly Princess by Elizabeth Burton.......2003-12-04

"The truth might never have come to light had the King not gotten drunk at his wedding banquet and choked to death on a pheasant bone."

A funny opening sentence to be sure offered by Elizabeth Burton. Those that know something of me from my reviews here and elsewhere know that I am not a big fan of fantasy. With the exception of Terry Goodkind, most fantasy seems to me to be redundant and boring. Then I received this very enjoyable novel from the author. She has penned a grand tale of palace intrigue and deceit, sinister forces unleashed in a world of fantasy, and more than anything, the power of romance. This novel works across all levels and a fantasy setting only serves in improve the novel as to have done anything else would diminish the work.

Simplifying greatly, King Edrick of Abernal died at the afore mentioned feast. The only reason King Edrick was even having a wedding feast was that the previous Queen who he could not divorce because of extreme financial penalties, has finally died. He banished her to the far reaches of the Kingdom years ago and with word of her death, it is time for another political marriage. He must have a son, legitimate, preferably since all the illegitimate children are dead, to take over his Kingly duties someday. Upon word of the Queen's death, plans are quickly made for King Edrick to marry Yolanthe of Nadwich, the young daughter of King Benifaz. Upon meeting King Edrick, she is clearly less than thrilled with the repulsive idea but is powerless to stop it.

As it turns out, she is spared consummating the marriage with King Edrick thanks to his sudden death. The only living heir, known as The Ugly Princess and the spawn of a previous political union is needed to keep the throne in the family. She is rumored to be hideously deformed but since killing her wasn't an option, she has lived for the last twenty years at the far edges of the empire in a keep high in the foothills. There she is attended to by trolls, the only ones who can deal with her vulgar appearance.

Knowing that the ministers of the Royal Court seek to consolidate their power and have her killed, the Royal Champion Sir Christopher Evergild, leaves to bring her back. As the next rightful holder of the throne, he will swear an oath of fealty to her and then return her to the castle and the throne that is rightfully hers. At the same time, Bartrim Ruford, Seneschal of House Rediman is left to deal with King Benifaz's attempt to claim King Edrick's vacant throne as his as well as the political machinations of traitors within the palace walls that seek their own power.

Shifting in viewpoint from Bartrim to Sir Christopher, the novel is an enjoyable tale of palace intrigue where the dark forces may not all be mankind's making. Featuring complex characters, plenty of action and twists, humor and romance, this novel keeps the reader enthralled as it works toward the inevitable confrontations on many different levels. While this review simply does not do the book justice, do not let that deter you from this very good read which appears to be the start of a possible series.

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For those who take the Bible seriously

Clear and respectful exposition of a hot topic

Untangling the Texts

It's a problem of Epistemology

Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why (Plus)
Bart D. Ehrman
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ASIN: 0060859512
Release Date: 2007-02-06

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For almost 1,500 years, the New Testament manuscripts were copied by hand––and mistakes and intentional changes abound in the competing manuscript versions. Religious and biblical scholar Bart Ehrman makes the provocative case that many of our widely held beliefs concerning the divinity of Jesus, the Trinity, and the divine origins of the Bible itself are the results of both intentional and accidental alterations by scribes.

In this compelling and fascinating book, Ehrman shows where and why changes were made in our earliest surviving manuscripts, explaining for the first time how the many variations of our cherished biblical stories came to be, and why only certain versions of the stories qualify for publication in the Bibles we read today. Ehrman frames his account with personal reflections on how his study of the Greek manuscripts made him abandon his once ultra–conservative views of the Bible.

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good reading.......2007-10-04

Anything worth believing is worth questioning. This book will help you realize there is a lot more to know about the bible, than you have been told. I would recommend this to people who have never looked into how the NT came to be.

For those who take the Bible seriously.......2007-10-03

Whether you are a member of a Bible study group or a skeptic, this book should be read. The author is candid about his personal spiritual path, which allows readers some insight into his possible bias, but he is also scrupulous about his scholarship. If you believe every word of the Bible--whichever translation you read--is divinely inspired, you may have no interest in reading this book. However, if the idea that modern translations alter the meaning of the King James version on which you were raised has already occurred to you, you may have begun to wonder about other changes to the Bible over the years. This book is enlightening, and for anyone willing to study the Bible seriously, reading "Misquoting Jesus" will be important to your spiritual study. Because the author respects his readers enough to explain the painstaking nature of his field of study, the book demands a willingness to wade through some difficult passages, but the effort is worth it. I highly recommend this book.

Clear and respectful exposition of a hot topic.......2007-10-02

In spite of the provocative title, "Misquoting Jesus" is very respectful of Scriptures - so much so that it willing to tell the truth about them. Bart Ehrman does his typically great job of explaining a difficult topic -- in this case, the history, operation and findings of biblical textual criticism -- to a lay audience. Ehrman's journey as a textual critic has been a long and difficult one, and it seems to have knocked him off-balance, at least for a time. Starting as a fundamentalists of the fundamentalists (to paraphrase Paul) he decided to study scripture. His first epiphany was when he asked himself, if the Bible is God's word, then why do I have to learn Greek and Hebrew to understand it? This question led to others, culminating in a nuanced and complex understanding of the Bible and its history -- as told by the ways scribes have changed the Bible itself.

Ehrman discusses the history of the Bible's transmission through the centuries-- via scribes whose literacy was sometimes comprised only by their ability to copy the shape of letters from an old copy to a new, without understanding their meaning. This was eye-opening for me, but Ehrman supports his contentions with evidence that is sometimes funny and always persuasive. Ehrman helps us to understand the world from the scribe's point of view, as they miss and repeat words, misunderstand abbreviations and (as they listen to dictation) write down homonyms that sound the same but mean vastly different things.

Ehrman gives us a glimpse at the history of biblical textual criticism. We learn how we got the Vulgate, St. Jerome's 4th-century translation of scriptures into Latin, and about 16th-century scholar Erasmus's rush to be the first to print a Greek New Testament. Erasmus's slapdash work then became a basis for the King James Bible, a translation still considered sacrosanct and untouchable by many. Through Ehrman, we learn of the great men whose work lay the foundations for modern biblical scholarship. We also learn of the tens of thousands of variant readings of Scripture that exist. It is this variation that causes consternation for those who believe the Bible to be unblemished and inerrant, and prompts delight for scholars who use the variants to piece together the original words, and to determine the theological biases of the scribes who introduced the variants into the text.

Ehrman is not on a mission to destroy the sacredness, the authority of the Church or to downplay the teaching of Jesus. He seemed constantly poised to deliver a death blow to the basic authenticity of the Bible. But mostly, he delivered examples that show the conservatism of even the most interventionist of scribes. Most of the variants, Ehrman admits, are insignificant -- misspellings and such. Interestingly, the truly significant variants are mostly tentative add-ons to the text, where a scribe changed one unpalatable word, but left the rest of the text alone. Textual critics identify these "patches," note their mismatch with the surrounding text, and propose solutions that bring us closer to the originals. Ehrman shows how variants can tell us much about the struggle for ideas that was the history of the Church. Ehrman identifies texts that were used against heretics like Marcion, against Jews, against gnostics and against women. Difficult texts, says Ehrman -- those that contradict what we would like the Scriptures to say, may well be the most accurate. For instance, in Mark 1:40-45, Jesus encounters a leper hoping to be cleansed. Most translation say that Jesus, filled with compassion, touched and healed the man. But some variants say that Jesus grew *angry* before healing him. Which is correct, and why? Ehrman argues that the variant in which Jesus becomes angry fits better into Mark's overall presentation of Jesus, and may therefore be original.

Ehrman's greatest sin is the way he vastly overstates his case. Perhaps this is due to his extremely conservative starting point (one shared by his more vituperative critics and reviewers) which cannot tolerate even the suggestion of the hand of Man in the Bible. Perhaps Ehrman's seeming overreaction (and the consequent lack to deliver) is akin to the doctor who warns that a procedure will hurt, bringing relief to the patient when he delivers only a minor sting. More darkly, perhaps Ehrman really believes that his work brings the Bible into such disrepute that he has lost faith in its divine authorship. But one need not believe that God inspired the Scriptures by literally dictating his words to scribes. One need not believe, along with the simpleminded, that Jesus had scribblers in his entourage. There are solutions to the divine authorship of the Bible that don't require the unsupported belief in its inerrancy posited by the fundamentalists nor the utter rejection of atheists. Some sort of imperfect, mysterious divine-human cooperation is an alternative, supported by mainstream scholars, which Ehrman's work certainly supports.

"Misquoting Jesus" is a terrific primer to the obscure field of textual criticism, especially as applied to the Bible. Though it provides many examples to illustrate Ehrman's points, it is not an exhaustive study of the discipline, but ably and gently leads Bible lovers to a new level of understanding of their holy book. There is no question that Ehrman simplifies his presentation. For instance, he gives us little insight into which textual criticisms are generally accepted and which are hotly debated. Some might see this book as a way for Ehrman to rush his own opinions into print. But Erhman backs up each of his contentions with logic and plausible theories. At the very least, the reader gains enough knowledge to follow the argument.

Ehrman's book helps us to be more careful about selecting biblical translations, and helps us appreciate the work of the legion of scholars who try to parse out the real meaning in its many verses. It lets us see through the gauze of false piety to understand and appreciate the differing worldviews and intentions of the Bible's writers and scribes, letting them speak for themselves. Above all, "Misquoting Jesus" helps us to see that the Bible cannot be read apart from the personalities and world-views of those who wrote it, those who copied it, those who translated it or those who read it. As such, it is a living document.

Which when you think of it, may have been its Inspirer's idea all along.

Untangling the Texts.......2007-09-24

If I had read this prior to visiting a major temporary exhibit of ancient manuscripts at the Smithsonian early in 2007, I would have appreciated more of what I was seeing. Ehrman discusses clearly for the layman the study of the many changes made in the New Testament texts by scribes, particularly in the first three centuries after Jesus, before copying became the work of professionals. While most of these variations are trivial, some significantly altered the authors' original meanings. This is of particular relevance for English speakers, since much of our appreciation of the Bible has been through the 17th century King James version, which, unfortunately, was translated from a somewhat corrupted text. Ehrman clearly discusses some of the salient differences now understood by scholars and now either adopted or footnoted in the best modern translations. In addition to inadvertent and careless changes, changes were made during the competition for Christian orthodoxy in the first few centuries. The theological disputes over the nature of Christ (divine, human, or both; one being or two beings), disputes over the role of women, conflict between Christians and Jews, and the criticisms of educated pagans all led some scribes, involved as they were, not only to conserve scripture, but to make some changes to texts that they perceived inadequately supported the interpretations that they considered correct. Since no original texts have survived, Ehrman discusses how, insofar as possible, scholars have reconstructed texts as close as possible to the originals. The original reading of some passages will probably never be known. These inspired works are thus nevertheless also very human. Close reading moreover reveals quite clearly that not all gospel writers or other New Testament authors are saying the same thing, but have different points of view and different interpretations of Jesus' life and death.

It's a problem of Epistemology.......2007-09-24

Barts problem is not with the text.

This is a great overview on the canon of scripture. His problems are not with the text. His problem after all is with evil and epistemolgy. Wow! That's nothing new. It's interesting that a textual scholar who has left the faith has a an issue that is philosophical.

Jesus No Dijo Eso / Misquoting Jesus: Los Errores Y Falsificaciones De La Biblia / The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why

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