Kendra Morton has trained and worked side-by-side with Thor Kensington for years, hunting the demons who come to earth from the parallel world of Torlin. Despite his dark allure, she knows him to be a cold and unbending leader. So why does her heart still race with desire every time he's near?Half-demon Thor has always wanted to be Kendra's lover, even though she's off limits. If takes an attempt on her life by a traitorous saboteur to make him act on their hidden passion. But now that he has the woman of his dreams, can he protect her from the unknown assassin…and from his own inner demon? Views: 46
The Victorians wrote some of the best and most enduring erotica. For such a tightly-laced age, people spent a lot of time thinking about things carnal. Jules Verne, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mary Shelley, H.G. Wells, et al enthralled us with their visions of new possibilities. The rich and slightly decadent visuals of the steam age lend themselves perfectly to the new carnality of post-punk era. And, of course, what is repressed will be even more exciting once the corset is unlaced. Steampunk, even without sex, is erotic; with sex, it’s over-the-top hot. A widowed lady engineer invents a small device that can store the energy from sexual frustration and convert it to electricity to help power a home. Teresa Noelle Roberts shows us what it can do, confronted with sexual fulfillment. What volume of steampunk would be complete without a tale of sailing ships and the men who sail them? If your taste runs to sexy pirates in space, Poe Von Page will delight you with the mutinous... Views: 46
Dear Dad,Floppy is gone and I’ll never see him again, ever. We had him for
Christmas and I didn’t know because Mam said we were having something that was a
bit like chicken.’Pippin’s distressed letter to her father, describing her
Christmas dinner in 1916, reflected the difficulties of the families that were
left behind when their men went off to war. She was 9 years old and they had
just eaten her pet rabbit. The news, however, brought comfort to Edward Craigie
who, along with his two lifelong pals, quick-witted, rugby loving Liam and the
clumsy but compassionate Big Charlie, had just survived a horrific eight months
in Gallipoli.In Made in Myrtle Street, Pippin’s letters interpret the
situation at home through the eyes of a young though maturing child but in an
often hilarious way. Edward’s replies are those of a caring father who finds it
increasingly difficult to hide from his daughter the realities of the
war.Made in Myrtle Street follows the three friends as they endure, with
humour and determination, the challenges of Egypt, Turkey and France. But the
pain of separation from their families grows more acute as the war drags on and
those at home adapt to life without their men.The persecution of the three
friends by an alcoholic Major, and the discovery that he had traumatised two of
their families before the war, provokes a distracting, and ultimately
distressing, quest for retribution.Made in Myrtle Street is a compelling,
humorous, often touching insight into WW1 from the point of view of an ordinary
soldier and his family. Views: 46
SOMETHING WAS MISSING.... Eleven years had passed since the shocking murder that forced Serena McKee to flee her child-hood home. Now she was back, seeking more than just the elusive evidence that would clear her father's name. She needed answers from Cameron Reed, the man who had sworn he would never leave her--yet had. Maybe a man couldn't forget his first love, but Cameron had tried...as long as she was far away. As a police detective, he was obliged to protect Serena from the shadowy killer who stalked her. As a man who loved her still, he was determined not just to save her life--but to share it forever.... Views: 46
It is winter in the mountains of Greece and as the snow melts in the tiny village of Vrisi a body is discovered lying by the side of the road. In the same village, watched over by the shrine of St Fanourios (the patron saint of lost things) a coffin is unearthed and broken open, revealing some very unexpected remains to the astonished mourners. Hermes Diaktoros, drawn to Vrisi on an affair of the heart, finds himself embroiled in the mysteries of both the dead body and the coffin, as well as the enigmatic last will and testament of Greece's most admired modern poet. The Whispers of Nemesis is a story of desperate measures and dark secrets, of murder and immortality and of pride coming before the steepest of falls. Views: 46
When Crispin, Lord Cavratt, thoroughly and scandalously kisses a serving woman in the garden of a country inn, he assumes the encounter will be of no consequence. But he couldn’t be more mistaken— the maid is not only a lady of birth, she’s the niece of a very large, exceptionally angry gentleman, who claims Crispin has compromised his niece beyond redemption. The dismayed young lord has no choice but to marry Miss Catherine Thorndale, who lacks both money and refinement and assumes all men are as vicious as her guardian uncle. Trapped between an unwanted marriage and a hasty annulment, which would leave his reputation tainted and Catherine’s utterly ruined, Crispin begins guiding his wife’s transformation from a socially petrified country girl to a lady of society. Their unfolding relationship reveals encouraging surprises for both of them, and privately, each of them wonders if theirs may become a true marriage of the heart. But their hopes are dashed when forces conspire to split asunder what fate has granted, and as a battle of wits escalates into a life-threatening confrontation, will it be possible for Crispin and Catherine to live happily ever after? About the Author Sarah M. Eden read her first Jane Austen novel in elementary school and has been an Austen addict ever since. Fascinated by the Regency era in English history, Eden became a regular in the Regency section of the reference department at her local library, painstakingly researching this extraordinary chapter in history. Eden is an award-winning author of short stories and was a Whitney Award Finalist for her novel Seeking Persephone (2008).About the AuthorSarah M. Eden read her first Jane Austen novel in elementary school and has been an Austen addict ever since. Fascinated by the Regency era in English history, Eden became a regular in the Regency section of the reference department at her local library, painstakingly researching this extraordinary chapter in history. Eden is an award-winning author of short stories and was a Whitney Award Finalist for her novel Seeking Persephone (2008). Views: 46
APPALACHIAN GALAPAGOS follows the smash success of Scary Rednecks and Other Inbred Horrors with authors Weston Ochse and David Whitman returning us to the world of rednecks, human-skin beer cozies, urban legends come to life, southern mythology, drunkards flying in lawn chairs, contemplations on the nature of god, and the monsters within us all. Galapagos cements its ownership of the genre opening with a grand opus of a novella co-written by both authors, featuring backwoods churches, boat rides, and bigfoots. Fourteen additional stories provide us glorious glances into a world of bug zappers, cheetos, and beer-fueled madness. Grand Master of Horror Edward Lee points out in his introduction that ‘this very successful collection is unlike anything that is being done today’ and ‘is perhaps the most successful collection of the year.’ Views: 46
A classic story by Hans Christian Andersen presented with modern illustrations. The story of how a little bird endures the abuses and miseries as he was growing up not realizing he would mature into a beautiful swan. It’s a great tale about personal transformation for the better. Views: 46
