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Illuminated here are the relationships between visual culture, faith, and gender in the courtly, monastic, and urban spheres of the early modern Burgundian Netherlands. By examining works by artists such as the Master of Mary of Burgundy, Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling, and Bernard van Orley, author Andrea Pearson identifies and explores pictorial constructions of masculinity and femininity in regard to the expectations, experiences, and practices of devotion. Specifically, she demonstrates that two of the most prominent visual genres of the period, books of hours and devotional portrait diptychs, were manipulated by patrons and spectators of both sexes to challenge and negotiate the boundaries and hierarchies of gender, and that marginalized individuals and groups appropriated the types to resist the authority of others and advance their own. Ultimately, the books and diptychs emerge as critical and often contentious sites for deliberating and transacting gender. By integrating books of hours and devotional portrait diptychs into current interdisciplinary theoretical discourse on gender, power and devotion, the author engages scholars in a range of disciplines: art history, history, religion and literature, as well as women's and men's studies.

Who's more dangerous-the brooding, attractive man she's partnered with or the things they're hunting?Lizzie Ashton thought being a professional Fire Impeder was dangerous, but using her magic to stop bombs, guns, and fires before they start is nothing compared to what happens when Abel, an intense man she's worked with previously, storms back into her life.Abel needs assistance with a dangerous task that only Lizzie can do. She hesitates to accept his job offer, as what little she knows of his dark past unnerves her, despite their moments of attraction. But when the local police department calls her in on a disturbing murder investigation, Lizzie must put aside her misgivings and partner up with Abel.Luckily, she has the Shade Amulet to help her. But as more people are murdered-and closer to Lizzie's home-the case quickly becomes personal. Is this job worth her life?If you enjoy edge-of-your-seat fantasy action, slightly snarky humor, and a hint of romance, you'll love the first book in the pulse-pounding Koven Chronicles. The Shade Amulet will thrill you to the core. It will keep you up late into the night, devouring its pages. Grab it now.

There's nothing like a ghost visiting you while you're waiting in line at the grocery store. Unfortunately for Lizzie, that isn't the only supernatural visit she'll receive...When an angry ghost named Angelo threatens Lizzie and sets her house on fire, she knows the time has come for her to step fully into her role as destroyer of evil supernatural creatures. But things turn out to be much trickier than expected: the amulet doesn't function as she thought it would and fire vampires with unknown motives have set up camp in a nearby canyon. Not only that, but the effigy that is distracting hounds from devouring her is still on the loose, and its shade owners want it back. They hand her an ultimatum: return the effigy, or they'll command it to destroy her.And yes, it's something they can do.Will Lizzie keep the ghosts happy while performing her sanctioned duties or will the hounds catch up to her before she's safe? Find out now by downloading this edge-of-your-seat urban fantasy by bestselling author Andrea Pearson now

Even her allies are enemies . . . Lizzie Ashton has been called to destroy the evil Hounds of Tindalos. But without the help she was promised to have, she can't possibly do her task. Now, she must put her day job as Fire Impeder on hold long enough to travel halfway across the world and confront an ancient demon with a mysterious past and a hidden future. Abel, a man who confuses her more than anyone she's ever met, accompanies her, but much of her task must be performed alone.With trips to a creepy graveyard in Holland, ancient ziggurats, and the world's deadliest fortress, Temple of Flames will have you biting your nails. The tension is high, the action is nonstop, and the characters are worth falling in love with.Can Lizzie be strong enough to face ancient and formidable opponents when even her allies are enemies? Find out now by grabbing your copy of this heart-stopping and edge-of-your-seat urban fantasy

When Lizzie's most trusted companion can't be there, who will she turn to for help?Lord Kenan stepped toward me, then paused. "I'll give you a head start."I backed away, barely able to hear over the pounding in my ears. Instead of the intense anger I expected to feel-I was sure that would come later-only fear flooded my system. Spine-numbing, heart-stopping fear.With a wounded body and determined spirit, Lizzie escapes from Lord Kenan, expecting him to give chase immediately. But even though the spells that bind him to his graveyard are weakening, they still hold him in place, buying her time to start gathering an army before he can break free. With supernatural attacks happening regularly, though, on top of her usual Fire Impeder duties, Lizzie has her hands full. She expects (and hopes for) assistance from Abel, but her efforts to reach him are fruitless. And when the mountains start going up in flames, Lizzie is forced to turn to unlikely allies, including her elderly neighbors and Eleanora, the previous Fire Impeder.Will Lizzie and her misfit band of companions find a way to stop the flames and the supernatural attacks? Grab your copy of Crimson Hollow right now to find out

How much time is enough to do the impossible?Lizzie receives a device that will help her find the deadly Hounds of Tindalos along with a very strict warning to return it before the end of ten days. But she also must destroy Lord Kenan while he's weakened and still in his graveyard. Unfortunately, both events must take place at the same time.She and Abel put out a call for help from powerful friends but they soon find not everyone has the ability to support Lizzie when it comes down to it. And at the last minute, when things are most precarious, she may discover she's her own worst enemy . . .Can Lizzie and her friends complete both missions before her deadline or will traitors and weak minds cause their downfall? Grab your copy of this edge-of-your-seat urban fantasy in the popular Koven Chronicles now to find out

Missing a deadline from a ghost is a very, very bad thing. And Lizzie is about to find out just how bad.When Lizzie fails to deliver a borrowed device after her time with it has ended, she brings down the ten plagues of Egypt across the countryside. But as she witnesses the devastating effects, she is even more upset to find that the people who once trusted her are turning their backs and refusing to allow her to assist them. Governor Boggs' campaigns designed to make everyone hate her definitely aren't helping.Luckily, she has ever-faithful Abel at her side along with many loyal friends. Because even while dealing with lice, boils, and other horrible plagues, Lizzie still must hunt and destroy hounds and prepare for the coming of one of the most evil demons ever to live.Can she fulfill the quest she was called to perform or will Lord Kenan and the immortal hounds rain terror down on her and her friends? Find out now by snagging your copy of Demon of Darkness, the final, thrilling book in the Koven Chronicles

Illuminated here are the relationships between visual culture, faith, and gender in the courtly, monastic, and urban spheres of the early modern Burgundian Netherlands. By examining works by artists such as the Master of Mary of Burgundy, Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling, and Bernard van Orley, author Andrea Pearson identifies and explores pictorial constructions of masculinity and femininity in regard to the expectations, experiences, and practices of devotion. Specifically, she demonstrates that two of the most prominent visual genres of the period, books of hours and devotional portrait diptychs, were manipulated by patrons and spectators of both sexes to challenge and negotiate the boundaries and hierarchies of gender, and that marginalized individuals and groups appropriated the types to resist the authority of others and advance their own. Ultimately, the books and diptychs emerge as critical and often contentious sites for deliberating and transacting gender. By integrating books of hours and devotional portrait diptychs into current interdisciplinary theoretical discourse on gender, power and devotion, the author engages scholars in a range of disciplines: art history, history, religion and literature, as well as women's and men's studies.

When two vicious wolves chase fourteen-year-old Jacob Clark down a path from our world into another, his life is forever changed. He has no idea they have been sent by the Lorkon-evil, immortal beings who are jealous of powers he doesn't know he possesses-powers they desire to control.The inhabitants of the new world desperately need Jacob's help in recovering a magical key that was stolen by the Lorkon and is somehow linked to him. If he helps them, his life will be at risk. But if he chooses not to help them, both our world and theirs will be in danger. The Lorkon will stop at nothing to unleash the power of the key-and Jacob's special abilities.

Jacob Clark's new abilities are a blessing and a curse. He's a hero for returning the magical Key of Kilenya to its rightful owners, but at school he's starting to get noticed for something other than his basketball skills. And the attention is freaking him out.Balancing both worlds is tricky enough, but Jacob has tasked himself with saving Aloren who's trapped in Maivoryl City by the Ember Gods. He doesn't want to wait for the potion that will protect his team from the corrosive influence of the Lorkon, but the desire to prove himself to the high school basketball coach conflicts with his plans to rescue her.Feeling pulled by both sides, Jacob must walk a tightrope of warring worlds with lives on the line. Lives that will be lost if he doesn't figure out how to complete his quest and balance his abilities. Fast.

Jacob Clark's fantasy adventure has reached its most dangerous phase yet. A swarm of blood-ridden insects overwhelms Taga Village-threatening the existence of the Makalos-and the secret regarding Akeno's strengths is about to be revealed. Not only that, but Jacob's newly honed abilities allow him to discover the origin of the evil Lorkon. But finding out may be his deadliest mission yet.Join Jacob and his friends in this fourth installment in the Kilenya Series as they strive to prevent the Lorkon disease from destroying Eklaron and Earth

In this, the fifth installment of the Kilenya Series, Jacob Clark masters his last magical ability to harness energy from the sun, which leads him to the location of the Key of Ayunli. Unfortunately, the Lorkon learn where it is, too, and they race to see who will get to it first. But complications rise as Jacob and his friends are tasked to release Lasia, the Fire Pulser, while Azuriah declares that they must rid the land of Gevkan from Lirone, the sky-dwelling monster.With so many important and dangerous tasks, Jacob is forced to increase the boundaries of his Shiengol abilities before the Lorkon army arrives. He feels the possibility of failure mounting, knowing that without him, those he loves will suffer or even die. Can he buy more time, or will he be forced to face Keitus and the other Lorkon before he's ready?

Nicole Williams is an Arete-a fourth child with magical abilities-yet no matter how hard she tries, she can't Channel her power. In fact, she seems to be the only student at Katon University who fails at magic.That doesn't stop magic from finding her. It starts with possessed books and cursed spiders before moving quickly to freaky shadows and magical currents. Nicole turns to her best friend for help, along with fellow student Austin Young, who is considered by all a magical rarity. He also happens to be the hottest guy on campus and just might be interested in her.Nicole soon finds herself competing to be included on a university-led expedition to Arches National Park. She is determined to show everyone, but mostly herself, that she does belong. Yet, to qualify for the trip, she must produce at least a speck of Wind magic, and that appears to be impossible.As the competition progresses, Nicole wonders if she's making the right choice-especially when she learns that the strange fossils they'll be studying in Arches might not be as dead as everyone thinks.

Nicole Williams is determined to figure out how to Channel her magical abilities properly. In order to do so, she must travel to Moses Lake, WA, to work under the tutelage of Albert, an elderly man who owns a creepy manor and a cello that actually works for her.While visiting Albert, Nicole learns that a meteor has struck somewhere on his property, spreading a poison that infects the minds of anyone nearby, especially the family that lives closest to it.Hoping for answers, Nicole decides to read the possessed leather book that has called to her for several months. Through reading, she discovers that the meteor is not as random as once thought, and that her purpose for being at Moses Lake is much higher than just learning to Channel with the proper cello.Will Nicole be able to help the family and successfully complete the mission set out for her in the journal? Or will the poison destroy them all, including Nicole and her friends?

Praxis Novellas, Katon University Book Two, contains the following three novellas: The Focus: When Nicole, a talented cellist, goes to Ohio to sharpen her skills with wind magic, she has no idea her studies are about to collide with terrifying creatures and people from another dimension. Based off one of HP Lovecraft's popular stories.The Manor: Austin receives a photograph in the mail and quickly discovers something about it isn't quite right: every time he looks at it, there are changes.And the changes aren't good.The Angel: Lizzie doesn't know the old whistle she found in a deserted trapper's cabin is possessed. She blows on it, accidentally calling back the spirit of a dead goddess consumed by the desire to snare the person who called her.When the goddess arrives in the form of a statue, the stillness of Lizzie's mountain retreat is destroy

Nicole Williams is the sole protector of an elixir that will end a curse on the human race. But while the elixir strengthens her, it also forces her to abandon the love of the person most important to her-her boyfriend, Austin.Determined to prove her loyalty and to distract herself from heartache, Nicole attacks her assignments with zeal, along with her goal to master Wind powers as quickly as possible. While she is getting stronger as an Arete, the group that wants to destroy all magical people is also growing in numbers and strength. Their new world leader is about to be revealed-an individual they believe is powerful enough to bring them victory against Aretes everywhere.In the meantime, Nicole receives a plea for help from an elderly woman she met while studying in Ohio who may have information about the upcoming war. Nicole must now choose to continue her work or abandon everything she's striven to achieve in the past few months to save the woman. If she chooses to come to Anna Morse's rescue, she'll need Austin's assistance. Will they be able to put aside their feelings and find Nicole's friend or will they lose control and doom humanity to be forever cursed?