Lisa Fletcher: 13 books

The first book-length study of romance novels to focus on issues of sexuality rather than gender, Historical Romance Fiction moves the ongoing debate about the value and appeal of heterosexual romance onto new ground, testing the claims of cutting-edge critical theorists on everything from popular...

'Island Genres, Genre Islands' moves the debate about literature and place onto new ground by exploring the island settings of bestsellers. Through a focus on four key genres—crime fiction, thrillers, popular romance fiction, and fantasy fiction—Crane and Fletcher show that genre is fundamental...

Shortlisted for the Tratman Award 2015 To enter caves is to venture beyond the realm of the everyday. From huge vaulted caverns to impassable, water-filled passages; from the karst topography of Guilin in China to the lava tubes of Hawaii; from tiny remote pilgrimage sites to massive tourism...

Occasional anxiety is a normal part of life. But anxiety disorders involve more than temporary worry or fear. For a person with an anxiety disorder, the anxiety does not go away and can get worse over time. Feeling on edge on occasion is a typical piece of life. It can even be useful when it...

Learn how to manage, cope and overcome anxiety, cure phobia and reach mindfulness mastery! We all have our moments when we are scared or afraid of the unknown. It is natural (survival) instinct for us humans to fear the unknown. We all love certainty. We love it if we could check all the boxes...

You don't have to live with social anxiety disorder for the rest of your life! You must start improving right now! Everyone recognizes what it feels like to be on edge - the butterflies in your stomach before a first date, the strain you feel when your supervisor is furious, and the way your...

Do You Just Have The Blues… Or Something More? Feeling down is entirely reasonable in the present quick paced society. Individuals are more stressed than any time in recent memory, but the first step is understanding what you are going through   Depression can be a continuous withdrawal...

Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles in one...

This e-book will help you to take the fear out of birth and includes contributions from best-selling birth and pregnancy authors as well as world-class birthing and wellbeing experts. It is the ideal accompaniment to the Fear Free Childbirth podcast and includes access to the extensive free resources...

Food warms the heart. It brings people together as they gather to share in the feast. Becoming an author does not follow a single route. There are many ways to reach the goal. Let Inkspell Publishing’s best-selling and award-wining authors tempt you as they share their favorite recipes...

A new era of political power has arrived, one in which the social media forces of Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter indisputably play a larger role in the political process. In this revised and expanded edition of Political Communication: The Manship School Guide, edited by Robert Mann and David D. Perlmutter,...

Volume 33 of Theatre History Studies explores war. War is a paradox—horrifying and compelling, galvanizing and devastating, a phenomenon that separates and decimates while at the same time creating and strengthening national identity and community bonds. War is the stuff of great drama.   War and...

The first African American fraternities and sororities were established at the turn of the twentieth century to encourage leadership, racial pride, and academic excellence among black college students confronting the legacy of slavery and the indignities of Jim Crow segregation. With a strong presence...