Young and beautiful, Nicola yearns for a man to take the cane to her, as her late guardian had done. But when she begs art collector Sir James Hammond for a caning to save her job, she reaps the wrath of Rebecca, his tempestuous fiancée. Enter Carlo, a young Italian painter, charismatic and sadistic, to unleash havoc in their lives. For behind Carlo's dark eyes lie the darker haunts of organised crime, from which only the wealth and influence of Sir James can protect them. In a succession of sexual follies the two women find themselves bent over many times for their bottoms to pay the price. Yet their ordeals are a journey of discovery in which they explore their desire for discipline at the hands of two very different men. And so the canvas is primed for scenes of seduction and submission, from London's glittering art world to the whip-cracking nightlife of Milan. Views: 12
Vidia can be nasty and selfish, but is she a thief? When she is falsely accused of stealing Queen Clarion's crown, she begins an investigation that leads her on a wild-goose chase to the far corners of the Home Tree. Will Vidia be able to clear her name in time? Views: 12
For Olivia Markham, laMalediction is the ideal setting in which to complete her work. But something is sending a chill up the usually fearless author's spine. There are the unearthly noises, the sliding panels, the hidden passageways...and John Landry, the sexy caretaker who seems less than welcoming. John has work of his own to do and he doesn't need the distraction of a mysterious beauty claiming the old mansion is cursed. But he can't ignore the fact that someone is doing everything to scare Olivia away -- permanently. Working together to uncover laMalediction's alarming secrets and root out the evil stalking them, John fi nds Olivia impossible to resist, and he knows it's only a matter of time before something unexpected -- and undeniable -- happens between them.... Views: 12
Pronzini makes people and events so real that you are living those explosive days of terror. An empty train yard at midnight...a small cabin bathed in the light of a full moon...a seedy Skid Row hotel in San Francisco...These are the places where fear lives, where the chill in the air has nothing to do with the temperature, and where Death can be someone youve already met. Collected here for the first time are twenty-six terrifying stories by Bill Pronzini, a master of dark suspense and horror. These chilling stories span nearly three decades in his award-winning career, and most have never been published in book form. Prepare yourself now for an unforgettable gift, a very special deliver of...night freight. Views: 12
When Texas Ranger Anderson Michaels goes undercover at an animal rescue farm in Texas Hill Country, he lands right in owner Jennifer Rodgers's path. Before long, he realizes that tracking down his target—a deadly drug-trafficking ring that was responsible for the murder of his captain—may be easier than winning this jaded woman's trust. Experience has taught Jennifer to keep her distance from adventure seekers. But her life will depend on her ability to push aside her fears—and trust Anderson to keep her safe. Views: 12
Peter Tyler appears to have it all--a loving wife, a powerful job on Wall Street, a sprawling house in the suburbs. But in a moment of weakness, Peter indulges in a one-night stand with a beautiful trader. A few weeks later, his house is broken into and his wife brutally murdered. When the police discover Peter's infidelity, he immediately goes from grieving husband to prime suspect. Suddenly, it's up to Peter to prove his own innocence and find his wife's killer. Written with ferocity and at a lightning pace, Restitution marks the debut of an intelligent and exciting new novelist.From the Paperback edition. Views: 12
'. . . wonderful, elegant and serious,' – The Telegraph. 'MacLeod defied powers outwith his control in the only way he could . . . paints a compelling picture of the man' – Sunday Times. ' An incredible testament to one man's determination' – The Sunday Herald. 'It's inspiring to read about a man who wouldn't succumb, wouldn't let the Government threaten his way of life' – Publishing News. 'An extraordinary tale' – The Bookseller. 'This is an extraordinarily fine book, and one of the most important books to have come out of the Highlands and Islands in recent years' – West Highland Free Press. Calum MacLeod had lived on the northern point of Raasay since his birth in 1911. He tended the Rona lighthouse at the very tip of his little archipelago, until semi-automation in 1967 reduced his responsibilities. 'So what he decided to do,' says his last neighbour, Donald MacLeod, 'was to build a road out of Arnish in his months off. With a road he... Views: 12
The Styths, a powerful and aggressive mutant race from the Gas Planets, Uranus and Saturn, have been launching pirate raids on ships from Mars. Earth’s Committee for the Revolution has been asked to mediate, to negotiate a truce between the Middle Planets and the Styth Empire. The task of conducting the talks falls to an intelligent, resourceful and unpredictable young woman, Paula Mendoza. Her initial meetings with the Styth warlord and his unruly band of bodyguards and advisers are not promising. But then Paula adopts a less conventional approach. The consequences for her are considerable and she finds herself on the Gas Planets, the only tenuous link between Earth and the Styth Empire…
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FOr Tommy Jarvis, life has never been simple - quite the opposite, in fact. It is, however, about to become decidedly more difficult. Moments after stumbling through a doorway to another world, Tommy and his friends discover they are the key to ending a war in which the casualties are too great to count and their chances of survival are almost nonexistent. Views: 12
The companion volume to The Earth Chronicles series that reveals the identity of mankind's ancient gods• Explains why these "gods" from Nibiru, the Anunnaki, genetically engineered Homo sapiens, gave Earthlings civilization, and promised to return• 30,000 sold in hardcoverZecharia Sitchin's bestselling series The Earth Chronicles provided humanity's side of the story concerning our origins at the hands of the Anunnaki, "those who from heaven to earth came." In The Lost Book of Enki we now view this saga from the perspective of Lord Enki, an Anunnaki leader revered in antiquity as a god, who tells the story of these extraterrestrials' arrival on Earth from the planet Nibiru.In his previous works Sitchin compiled the complete story of the Anunnaki's impact on human civilization from fragments scattered throughout Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Hittite, Egyptian, Canaanite, and Hebrew sources. Missing from these accounts,... Views: 12
