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  • n  a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman

  • Though he could never forget that he was King, and usually wrote with royal restraint, sometimes, during separations, he wrote her as warmly as any other 16th Century swain, e.
  • He wants her to be Daddy's little girl, always and exclusively, and his devotion to Kim has made him her imaginary swain and something like her real-life stalker.
  • In Bali she imbibes the wisdom of her medicine man, and her newfound serenity is tested by a Brazilian swain named Felipe.
News & Articles

  • With backs against the wall, Swain hikes taxes
    Swain County commissioners last week tentatively agreed to increase the property tax rate by 3 cents to cover a budget deficit — the first property tax increase Swain has seen in more than two decades.
    June 19, 2013 - Smoky Mountain News
  • Shadow People
    While James Swain's follow-up to DARK MAGIC grabs the reader with a real séance and a heartstopping “soul-napping” right at the beginning, there are many implausible scenarios that follow.
    June 18, 2013 - Book Reporter
  • James Swain
    James Swain is the national bestselling author of 14 thrillers. His novels have been translated into 10 foreign languages, and chosen as Mysteries of the Year by Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. Swain has received three Barry Award nominations, a Florida Book award for fiction, and the prestigious Prix Calibre .38 for Best American Crime Writing. An avid magician for most of his life, he ...
    June 18, 2013 - Book Reporter
Quotes

  • Lamar Alexander in The Tennessean
    It's about time that we put a stop to the Road to Nowhere,Alexander said in the emailed announcement today. "For decades we've been working for the right solution for the taxpayers of America, the people of Swain County, and those who love...

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