Tameras Ranse, a Terat assassin, awakes in unfamiliar surroundings. She learns the secrets of her enemy, the mysterious, politically powerful Ekosian king, whose identity has been closely guarded since his parents' assassination. Tameras upsets his life by meeting him, being able to recognize him; and then, when she later discovers he is also a Sovereign warrior, Ken Johnson, under the command of her own godfather. After being challenged by Ken, she develops a conscience, and fails one of her missions. She is captured. He saves her life by lying about her presence and marrying her. Afterward, they agree to dissolve the marriage, but Fate intervenes, forcing them to work together to end a horrible civil war on planet Dojo. There, they draw out the would-be assassin from whom Ken has been hiding his entire life, and successfully negotiate peace. Surrounded by secret identities and treacherous deceit, they survive not only their adventures together, but also their individual journeys into self-discovery.

Amari Winters (18) had been kept hidden away from the world, training to be the next Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack. On her 18th birthday, her father, Alpha Charles Winters makes the sudden announcement she is finally free and she would be attending a birthday party that evening thrown in her honor. He also mentions their allies, the Artemis Pack were invited. While getting ready to go outside for the first time, Amari realizes that her mate is near and confesses to her older sister, Camilla. Camilla was jealous of Amari and hatched a plan to steal Amari's mate. Amari runs into her mate, Alpha Alexander Beaumont (24) and confesses her love, but is rejected. Alpha Beaumont reveals he is mated to none other than her sister, Camilla. Distraught, Amari makes threats against Camilla. An hour later, Amari is being charged with hiring someone to kill and rape her sister. Amari pleads her innocence to her mate, but he doesn't believe her and she is dragged back to his castle to be tortured for her "crimes." Will Alpha Beaumont eventually acknowledge that Amari is his true mate? And will Amari ever accept his forgiveness?

Irony in Language and Thought assembles an interdisciplinary collection of seminal empirical and theoretical papers on irony in language and thought into one comprehensive book. A much-needed resource in the area of figurative language, this volume centers on a theme from cognitive science - that irony is a fundamental way of thinking about the human experience. The editors lend perspective in the form of opening and closing chapters, which enable readers to see how such works have furthered the field, as well as to inspire present and future scholars. Featured articles focus on the following topics: theories of irony, addressing primarily comprehension of its verbal form context in irony comprehension social functions of irony the development of irony understanding situational irony. Scholars and students in psychology, linguistics, philosophy, literature, anthropology, artificial intelligence, art, and communications will consider this book an excellent resource. It serves as an ideal supplement in courses that present major ideas in language and thought.

Originally published in 1926, this book presents a concise analysis of the nature of irony in English literature, with special emphasis on 'prophetic irony'. Discussion focuses on examples taken from prose literature, with an introductory section on the meaning of irony.