Gwen Jones – författare

A jilted reporter in search of a story meets an enigmatic Frenchman looking for a wife in this quirky romantic debut."Gwen has written a fantastically original, sexy romance about love and dating in modern times . . .a unique, unforgettable ride." —Fresh FictionAndy Devine is advertising for a wife on a utility pole, and interviewing him is the last thing TV reporter Julie Knott needs. Especially after her cheating fiancé just tweeted their disengagement. Now she has got to choose: get the story—or become it?Landed, financially secure forty-yr-old male* Handsome, but with old-school communication skills and a secret past *Seeks healthy, athletic female* Preferably a pretty reporter with a messy love life who has never spent a day in the woods *For marriage and family* What could possibly go wrong? *If you love the humor and romance of Rachel Gibson and Susan Elizabeth Phillips, don''t miss the fabulous debut of Gwen Jones!"Funny, romantic and witty. The love scenes were scorching hot. . . . Definitely a unique spin on contemporary romance and it works." —Harlequin Junkie

French billionaire Marcel Mercier loves women. And there''s a string of broken hearts across two continents to prove it. But as CEO of Mercier Shipping, he''s got more important things to worry about … like why the charter company he just purchased in the United States is suddenly the center of an international media firestorm.Now that big, bad Mercier Shipping owns Captain Dani Lloyd''s ship, she''s sure her job is at stake. But she won''t go down without a fight—even if it means chaining herself to the mast of the Esther Reed and refusing to set foot on shore.The delectable captain and her newsworthy dramatics are a PR nightmare, but Marcel is happy to let Dani prove her skills on a weeklong sail to Boston. He knows no woman can resist him for that long … in fact, he''s counting on it.But Marcel''s plan to seduce Dani backfires as sparks fly between the billionaire playboy and the passionate captain. Which leaves Marcel realizing that winning her heart is a challenge he can''t afford to lose.

When Rex Renaud, the COO of Mercier Shipping, is arrested for a crime he didn''t commit, he knows he''ll need a miracle to clear his name … and sassy lawyer Charlotte Andreko is the perfect woman for the job.Charlotte has built her career defending pro bono clients against womanizers like Rex Renaud, and she''d much rather let him sweat it out in a jail cell than defend him in court. Yet Rex swears he''s been set up, and when he offers her a shocking sum of money in exchange for her legal counsel, the financial security is too tempting to resist. The court dubs Rex a serious flight risk—how many people have their own jet?—and he''s released on one condition: Charlotte''s his new jailer, and he''s stuck with her until his arraignment.But when a bomb threat sends Rex and Charlotte on the run, neither is prepared for the explosive chemistry and red-hot passion that flare between them as they hunt for the truth about his arrest.

This is the first English-language study of competing metropolitan narratives in Hungarian literature that spans both the liberal late Habsburg and post-liberal, Christian-national eras. Works by writers from a wide variety of backgrounds are discussed, from Jewish satirists to icons of the radical Right, representatives of conservative national schools, and modernist, avant-garde and peasantist authors.

At the point of its creation in 1873, Budapest was intended to be a pleasant rallying point of orderliness, high culture and elevated social principles: the jewel in the national crown. From the turn of the century to World War II, however, the Hungarian capital was described, variously, as: Judapest, the sinful city, not in Hungary, and the Chicago of the Balkans. This is the first English-language study of competing metropolitan narratives in Hungarian literature that spans both the liberal late Habsburg and post-liberal, ''Christian-national'' eras, at the same time as the ''Jewish Question'' became increasingly inseparable from representations of the city. Works by writers from a wide variety of backgrounds are discussed, from Jewish satirists to icons of the radical Right, representatives of conservative national schools, and modernist, avant-garde and ''peasantist'' authors. Gwen Jones is Hon. Research Associate at the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University College London.

At the point of its creation in 1873, Budapest was intended to be a pleasant rallying point of orderliness, high culture and elevated social principles: the jewel in the national crown. From the turn of the century to World War II, however, the Hungarian capital was described, variously, as: Judapest, the sinful city, not in Hungary, and the Chicago of the Balkans. This is the first English-language study of competing metropolitan narratives in Hungarian literature that spans both the liberal late Habsburg and post-liberal, ''Christian-national'' eras, at the same time as the ''Jewish Question'' became increasingly inseparable from representations of the city. Works by writers from a wide variety of backgrounds are discussed, from Jewish satirists to icons of the radical Right, representatives of conservative national schools, and modernist, avant-garde and ''peasantist'' authors. Gwen Jones is Hon. Research Associate at the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University College London.

This is the first English-language study of competing metropolitan narratives in Hungarian literature that spans both the liberal late Habsburg and post-liberal, Christian-national eras. Works by writers from a wide variety of backgrounds are discussed, from Jewish satirists to icons of the radical Right, representatives of conservative national schools, and modernist, avant-garde and peasantist authors.

The post-Communist transition in Eastern Central Europe has brought about democratic reform, liberalized economies and accession to the European Union, but also the emergence of political movements that revert to antisemitic rhetoric and arguments. This volume compares the genealogies and impact of antisemitism in contemporary Poland and Hungary. Leading and emerging scholars contrast developments in both countries from the last quarter of the nineteenth century to the present, analysing the roles played by organised religion, political leaders, media and press, but also by Communist Parties. They present historical analysis as well as the results of qualitative and quantitative research on contemporary public memory, the image of the Jew, antisemitic media, political constituencies and the interplay of prejudices, specifically anti-Roma racism. A topical bibliography of research on antisemitism in post-Communist Eastern Central Europe offers pathways to further research.