David “Davy” Crockett (17861836) was born in Tennessee, fought alongside Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812, and later served three terms in the House of Representatives before heading to Texas, where he died defending the Alamo. Col. Crockett's Exploits and Adventures in Texas, first published after Crockett's death and disingenuously attributed to him, was written by Richard Penn Smith as a narrative that promoted a sanitized account of the Alamo as a heroic effort by Americans to stem the Mexican “invasion” of Texas. The story, which was a huge success in its day, created a myth of the battle that pervaded the collective American memory for more than 150 years and reinforced the image of Davy Crockett as the “King of the Frontier.” Views: 68
The Epicures In Manhattan's financial boom of the 1980s, an open-minded married couple befriends a lovely Russian girl who shares their love of international wines and gourmet foods - and their unusual taste for sex in the kitchen. Baby It's Cold Outside On their way to a hockey game in Philadelphia, a young married couple get very cozy when their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere during a sudden snowstorm. After Hours Fuck buddies and former co-workers, Alison and Jack, are getting it on in the closet at a posh party when they unwittingly discover that Derek Kreiger, the owner of the architectural firm Alison works for, is one seriously sexy spanker. Chapters in a Past Life (Anal & Swingers): Two early erotic classics: "Anal" revisits New York in the early 80s, in the days before AIDS, where two women go wild in a penthouse, experimenting with anal sex and Crisco. "Swingers" documents one naïve woman's vivid encounter with four much... Views: 68
Meet the six unforgettable women who make up
The Dirty Girls Social Club
Lauren, the “caliente” columnist for the local Boston paper whose love life is making headlines… Sara, the perfect wife and mother who’s got it all but pays a high price… Elizabeth, the stunning black Latina whose TV anchor job conflicts with her intensely private personal life… Amber, the Valley girl who doesn’t speak Spanish but is fast becoming a huge rock star en Espanol… Rebecca, hyper-in-command in her glossy magazine world but clueless when it comes to men…and Usnavys, fabulous, larger than life, and at risk of falling head over five-inch Manolos in love….
No matter what happens to each of them, the Girls dish, dine, whine, and compare notes as they try to sort out the bumpy course of life and love. And what a wild ride it is! Views: 68
In the not too distant future the European Union enacts its most far reaching human rights legislation ever. The incompetent have been persecuted for too long. Afterall its not their fault they can't do it right is it? So it is made illegal to sack or otherwise discriminate against anyone for being incompetent. Bad is the new good. And now a murder has been committed and our possibly incompetent detective must find out who the murderer is. As long as he can find directions to get him through the mean streets. Views: 68
The Voltar Confederacy has a long-range strategy to invade Earth and use it in their conquest of the Galaxy. However, with the discovery that Earth is being destroyed by incessant pollution, Royal Officer Jettero Heller is sent on a top-secret mission to handle this threat to the planet's life. But why is Lombar Hisst, head of the Apparatus, Voltar's deadly intelligence agency, determined to sabotage the mission and see it fail? Can Heller possibly succeed or will he fall into the web of intergalactic intrigue spun by Hisst and his devious henchman, Soltan Gris? Find out as you embark on this mission full of dynamic characters and packed with plenty of twists, action and emotion. Views: 68
General Havelock's Moveable Column—a force of barely a thousand men—has fought its way through to the heroic garrison defending the Residency in Lucknow. They must hold firm until the relieving force reaches them. Colonel Alex sheridan volunteers for a dangerous mission, but is captured. He is soon called upon to fight a much more personal war—assassination of the very man who ordered the deaths of his wife and child! Views: 68
It is 1970, and a down-at-the-heels California commune devoted to peace, free love, and the simple life has decided to relocate to the last frontier—the unforgiving landscape of interior Alaska—in the ultimate expression of going back to the land. Armed with the spirit of adventure and naïve optimism, the inhabitants of “Drop City” arrive in the wilderness of Alaska only to find their utopia already populated by other young homesteaders. When the two communities collide, unexpected friendships and dangerous enmities are born as everyone struggles with the bare essentials of life: love, nourishment, and a roof over one’s head. Rich, allusive, and unsentimental, T.C. Boyle’s ninth novel is a tour de force infused with the lyricism and take-no-prisoners storytelling for which he is justly famous.Finalist for the 2003 National Book Award, Fiction. Views: 68
Two original stories to celebrate Valentine's Day together in one volume!The Boss's Valentine by Lynne GrahamPoppy sent Santiano Aragone a Valentine card to cheer him up. Santiano responded by making love to her...and suddenly Poppy was expecting her boss's baby!Rafael's Proposal by Kim LawrenceNatalie's boss, Rafael Ransome, thought she couldn't be a single mom and do her job. But then he offered her a stunning career move—a Valentine's Day marriage proposal! Views: 68
All Tom's friends really are superheroes. There's the Ear, the Spooner, the Impossible Man. Tom even married a superhero, the Perfectionist. But at their wedding, the Perfectionist was hypnotized (by ex-boyfriend Hypno, of course) to believe that Tom is invisible. Nothing he does can make her see him. Six months later, she's sure that Tom has abandoned her. So she's moving to Vancouver. She'll use her superpower to make Vancouver perfect and leave all the heartbreak in Toronto. With no idea Tom's beside her, she boards an airplane in Toronto. Tom has until the wheels touch the ground in Vancouver to convince her he's visible, or he loses her forever. Views: 68
In a future not so distant from our present, a servant class of robots and machines are manufactured for the sole purpose of serving humanity. But what happens when one machine subverts its programming to gain the love of a human? Views: 68
