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Dark Desires

Risa Channing found herself stuck at one level in BDSM play and was ready for more. She asked Ruelas, the mysterious owners of Club Fantasy, to pair her with a Dom who would take her to the next level and beyond, but she got more than she expected with Master J. The last thing Jax Schroyer expected was a woman who pushed all his buttons the way Risa did. From the moment he laid eyes on her—and hands—on her he knew one ight with her would never be enough. Somehow in the few hours they’d be together he had to convince her he was the man who would always fulfill her dark desire.
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The Selected Short Fiction of Lisa Moore

Lisa Moore's stories are bright, emotionally engaging, tangible. She marks out the precious moments of her characters' lives against deceptively commonplace backdrops — a St. John's hospital cafeteria lit only by the lights in the snack machines; a half-built house "like a rib cage around a lungful of sky" — and the results linger long in the memory. The Collected Short Fiction of Lisa Moore shows us that love, alongside desire, can sometimes come as a surprise, sometimes an ambush. She splices moments and images together so adroitly, so vividly, you'll swear you've lived them yourself. This new volume, bringing together Lisa Moore’s first two books of stories, Open and Degrees of Nakedness, is the very best way to encounter one of the finest short-story writers in the country. This edition features a brilliant new introduction by Jane Urquhart on the importance of Moore’s work.About the AuthorLisa Moore: Lisa Moore is the acclaimed author of the novels February, which was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and longlisted for the Booker Prize, and Alligator, which was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and won the Commonwealth Fiction Prize (Canada and the Caribbean), and the short-story collections Open, which was shortlisted for the Giller Prize, and Degrees of Nakedness. Lisa Moore's books have been translated into many languages and published around the world. She lives in St. John's, Newfoundland.
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The Complete Four Just Men

We shall have no other course to pursue but to fulfil our promise. You will die at Eight in the Evening – The Four Just Men's criminals and malefactors beware! There is no escape from the sword of justice wielded by The Four Just Men. Here are the complete adventures of Edgar Wallace's daring and ingenious vigilantes. This fascinating bumper collection contains all six volumes of the Just Men saga: The Four Just Men, The Council of Justice, The Just Men of Cordova, The Law of The Four Just Men, The Three Just Men and Again the Three.In these thrilling yarns of daring do, mystery and international intrigue, the Just Men tackle wrongdoers of all kinds from criminal masterminds and desperate anarchists to cunning murderers and obsessive madmen.Where Scotland Yard fails – they succeed. With a finely blended mixture of suspense, humour and action Edgar Wallace concocts a fantastic and unmissable series of page-turning adventures.
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One Time All I Wanted

Short bursts of memoir/fiction written by Nicolle Elizabeth. Published by Dark Sky Books, 2012
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Mercy for the Damned

Mercy's trouble with angels continues in the third installment of The Fallen series. Mercy for the Damned finds Mercy determined to break Adam and Ben out of their demon prison no matter what it takes, and this time her friends are family are along for the ride. There are a lot of plot twists in this one, blending new characters and some we love to hate seamlessly into Mercy's world, while still taking the time to deepen the existing relationships in a satisfying way. As expected, the story didn't end with saving Adam, far from it, and there's a lesson to be learned in there somewhere about being careful what you wish for.Product Description"You'd think having an angel come to visit you would be a good thing. So why did I feel like everything was about to get ten times worse as one knelt before me?"Mercy's saga continues with Mercy for the Damned, Book III of The Fallen. When a new prophecy predicts a great evil if a fallen angel is allowed to remain in Midian, Mercy will move heaven and earth to free Adam from his deal with Raum. The trouble is, it's far easier to get into Midian than it is to get out, and Adam is perfectly happy to serve out the remainder of his sentence if it keeps Mercy safe from harm. Throw in some pressure from the police who suspect Sam and Mercy of eliminating Ben, and the race is on to rescue both of them before it's too late.
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Passion

PRAISE for the DESIRE Series5 out of 5 Stars -Very sweet, lovely story about an eighteen year old girl Kama who lives in a perfect, settled future with a perfect boy, Liam... However, her world turns upside down... Xandra Van Welder, News Anchor, TV Zemst"If you love the girls in Amanda Hocking's and Suzanne Collins' novels, it's time you discovered bestselling YA series author Kailin Gow!" - Steve Windwalker, #1 Amazon bestselling author and Kindle Nation Magazine founder.The first book in a fantasy romance series featuring a heroine who must choose between two very different men and two very different destinies. [Desire will] entertain romance lovers. Kama Johnson, a high school senior living in the utopian town of Arcadia, couldn't ask for more; beautiful, well-liked and intelligent, she has nothing to regret and everything to look forward to. As teenagers on the verge of adulthood, Kama and her friends eagerly await the discovery of their Life s Plan, a document issued to them on their 18th birthday that will determine who and what they will become in Arcadian society. Kama happily anticipates learning that she will graduate with honors, attend a top school and become the wife of her long-term boyfriend Liam Seer. However, all these future plans are put into doubt when Kama encounters a mysterious young man named Torrid. To make matters worse, when Kama finally receives her Life s Plan, the unthinkable occurs it s blank. Gow's -Bitter Frost, 2010, etc.- narrative straddles the line between romance and fantasy as Kama gradually learns the horrifying truth about the seemingly perfect Arcadia while she also struggles to understand her feelings for Liam and Torrid. --Kirkus Reviews DESCRIPTIONNow that the easy perfection has been SHATTERED, a new battle arises, which slams Kama into the heart of darkness and action. As the battle rages in Arcadia, Kama barely escapes the horrors at the Coliseum, with the realization of the predestined full power of her heritage. Her victory at the Coliseum is short-lived as her army realize it's just one stop in the battle against the Rogues. While she was at the Coliseum, when plans go awry,Prince Torrid falls into the entangled web of the enemy, and she must work with her longtime friend and love Liam to infiltrate into the Rogue's biggest stronghold. Her time to stand up and become the heroine is now, but can she use her passion, along with the passion of her people to help win this new battle - the biggest battle in Arcadia to date?Book 3 of the DESIRE Series by Kailin GowThe DESIRE SeriesDesire (Book 1)Summer Wishes (Book 1.5)Shattered (Book 2)Passion (Book 3)Frenzy (Book 4)BONUSRead the Sneak Peek Excerpt to upcoming New YA/ Teen Dystopian Fantasy CIRCUS SUMMER (Circus of Curiosities Book #1) for Free
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Tek Secret

While searching for a missing heiress, Jake Cardigan uncovers a stunning conspiracy in the action-filled conclusion to the TekWar seriesBarry Zangerly's friends told him to stay away from Alicia Bower. The heir to the Mechanix International robotics fortune, she is beautiful, unstable, and too charming to resist. When she vanishes, Zangerly combs Greater Los Angeles for his damaged beauty, a hunt that finally leads him to an abandoned warehouse, where a vicious robot beats him senseless to get him to call off his search. Instead, Zangerly does the opposite—he calls Jake Cardigan.The sharpest P.I. in the city, Cardigan is fighting to recover from the death of his fiancée. He couldn't save Beth Kittredge from the Teklords' bomb, but he will stop at nothing to see that Alicia Bower doesn't suffer the same fate.This ebook features an illustrated biography of William Shatner including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author's estate.
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