Of all the poets of ancient Rome Ovid had perhaps the most influence on the art and literature of Medieval and Renaissance Europe. Even today he is probably the most accessible of all classical poets to the non-specialist, both in his subject matter and in his style. Ovid is no less fascinated than we are by the human psyche and by the ways men and women relate to each other, and many of his views on these questions seem centuries ahead of his time.

Ovid's interest in narrative technique is so much like ours that modern critical terms such as "reader-response" could have been coined...

When Kyle Dayton was seventeen, he lost his heart to Addison Parks. It was easy to do. After spending countless summers of boredom with his grandmother at Buhl Lake, Kyle's world turned upside down the minute Addison appeared. She was unlike any girl he had ever met; she was confident, out-going, and honest. She was beautiful inside and out, and she accepted Kyle for who he was a young man without direction. They shared an amazing summer and, despite living miles apart, Kyle felt sure they had a future. Until she vanished without a trace. Where did she go? How could she disappear without...

Jen Elliott's world is falling apart. Her boyfriend is married (not to her), the restaurant she works for sells out to a chain (she's unemployed), and her apartment building catches fire (thankfully, she didn't start it). Faced with a job search and living with her parents, a phone call from her brother changes everything. "Come out here, Little J. Escape for a while." Convinced to do just that, Jen finds herself on her brother's doorstep in Chicago. Armed with her guitar and a bruised heart, she plans to work on her music and contemplate her future. What she doesn't expect is to fall for the...