Tasha Sheppard had grown up thinking she was lucky. She had a great modeling career and was married to a sexy Pro Hockey Player. She also had the best brothers a girl could ask for. They kept her safe and secure in her own world. They were her Knights and she the Princess. She couldn't remember a time when she didn't love them but the secrets they kept from her would lead to unimaginable sins. Tasha is forced into facing reality after she is found raped, beaten and left for dead in a ditch. The confessions her brothers make leave Tasha scared and confused. She thought they loved her, no, she believed they loved her. They had promised Danny they would always protect her and keep her safe. At 21 years old, Tasha was left with little more than lies. Nothing she had ever been told was true. Her life was a lie created by her brothers to hide the truth, to hide her true identity. Tasha would now have to face the truth of what they had done to her and who she really was. She would have to fight her way through the lies and the web of deception.

Katrina Gowen seeks refuge from her unspeakable dirty deed at the peak of the desolate Appalachian Mountains. When baby number four (Richard) is born, his forecast is deadly. More despicable than "mommy dearest," Katrina derives her greatest pleasure from the systematic diminishment of his soul. His innocence is distorted and replaced by a grisly sort of love. Despite his striking outward appearance, he is an eerie mixture of both good and evil intertwined, who searches for what we all yearn for. Love and acceptance. His charms are subtle and toxic, and his power of persuasion almost godlike. Richard is a wolf in sheep's clothing and nobody in his path is safe. Don't miss this richly suspenseful thriller guaranteed to hold you spellbound to the very last page. If you love ''''King'''' and ''''Koontz'''', you're going to love ''''Hogue''''. Note: The Beast Within is a powerful and provocative work recommended for mature audiences only.

When former merchant marine Robert James first steps inside the Egg Harbor City Historical Society Roundhouse Museum, Marion Morris is intrigued. This handsome man has come to this New Jersey town in search of some local history. He's just inherited his aunt's house in Egg Harbor City, and he has plans to refurbish the home, which has been boarded up for years.

As Marion, a widow, helps Robert find the information he's interested in, the two begin to form a close relationship and fall in love. But the small town of Egg Harbor City has an ugly secret. Living quietly and unknown among the residents is a serial kidnapper and white slave trader who targets young women.

Robert and Marion may want to start a new life together, but this evil man with a fetish for fashion and rattlesnakes has determined that Marion will be perfect as his next victim.

A dark part of Sarah's past finally, and unexpectedly, catches up with her, causing her to have an emotional breakdown. She and Charles are told they are going to have to slow down their pace of living beginning with a vacation away from the children so Sarah can rest. Another threat on her computer prompts another investigation and when Sarah and Charles return from their vacation, Sarah disappears. In the meantime, there is a new development with Glenda's pregnancy which prompts Charles to speed up the building of the new house for her and Jeff. But they are not without their problems, either, as a parishioner tries to break up their marriage.

A special reissue from Head of Zeus's bestselling anthology series of 100 of literature's sexiest stories, chosen by Mariella Frostrup and the Erotic Review. Strict mistresses, naughty maids, handsome gardeners and disarming strangers; literature is awash with love, sex and desire. This collection brings together 100 of the best examples, hand-picked by Mariella Frostrup and the Erotic Review. From romance and seduction to downright dirty deeds, here are prize-winners, bestsellers and rising stars, each of whom prove that when it comes to the bedroom, a little fiction goes a long way. So whether you're looking for love, lust or something in between, this gorgeous anthology is the perfect gift... or bedside companion. Reviews for Desire:'A veritable Milk Tray of titillating tales' THE TIMES 'Frostrup has brought a fresh eye to amorous fiction' THE TELEGRAPH 'The perfect bedside companion' Best Magazine

When Marissa met Ben she thought he was her knight in shining armor. But as time went by she learned that he was a wolf in sheep s clothing. After finding out about another woman name Kim she finds comfort in the arms of other men trying to fill the hole in her heart while still riding an emotional yet sexual roller coaster with him. Wanting to be loved and understood she sets out to tell her side of their relationship to his mother trying to make her understand why she made the choices she did.

Author Melonie D. Forest takes you into a world of sex, lies, betrayal and how easy you can be blinded by love.

It's one of life's most bitter and unavoidable lessons: bad things happen to good people

But it's those choices we make after such catastrophes that really matter. When all else fails, survivors learn to keep their hearts open because in the end, they trust that love always wins. For Kathy Martin and Bryce Peterson, whose young lives were darkened with cruelty, tragedy, and abuse, it's a lesson they learned early on.

Kathy's once-ideal childhood was suddenly shattered by tragedy, and she was cast into the callous waters of the foster care system. Terrified and alone, she embarks on a grueling journey to adulthood. Scarred both physically and emotionally, her heart remains closely guarded as a survival strategy.

For Bryce, a forgotten child from an abusive family, his own path has been littered with sadness and crushing disappointment.

But now, against all odds, these two damaged souls have found each other. Perhaps, for the first time, they both dare to hope that from the twisted wreckage of their lives, a miracle might emerge. Can they discover true love- something they never believed was possible?

Ruth gets a lead on the daughter she gave up at birth. Her worst fears appear to be realized: her daughter is making the same mistakes she made. She has to find her before something terrible happens to her. And without her husband finding out that, because of this daughter, she deprived him of the son he always wanted. But if she does find her, will her daughter reject her? And how can she help Kim, the teenage assistant she has become so fond of, who is in the same trouble as she at nineteen?

With her 30th birthday only weeks away Jordan takes a hard look at her comfortable life. Once the doormat to a myriad of users and manipulators, she enters into a spiritual contract to move forward and not look back. Ridding herself once and for all of the individuals that had done nothing more than use and abuse her. Charting a new course of independence proves to be the greatest challenge of her life, and unwittingly awakens in her, magical skills and talents dormant for several generations. Could this be the liberation of her soul or her undoing? Jordan determines to step out of the box that had confined her and embrace a new reality of living. She finds her summer vacation transforming into an adventure she will experience only once in her lifetime] her souls journey.

**WARNING ** Explicit Adult Content. Must Be 18

Sasha is a dual citizen, who has become a homicide detective with her own special way of solving crimes. There's nothing that she won't do to bring down a suspect, and most times this means going out on the limb and doing things that would be considered homicidal. The adrenaline rush of the job causes her to seek out male or female companionship on a fairly regular basis.

She's going to run across a killer, who leaves his victims in the public eye in various forms of bondage. This will lead her into a world that she has never known, guided by a professor, who will show her that there is different and intriguing sides to sex.

If she can possibly immerse herself into this world of kinky sex, then she might be able to find a way to work behind the scenes. This killer will test her ability to adapt, never quite knowing what is going to happen from one moment to the next. Can she trust the professor, and what exactly has he gotten her into?