When Alex Van Winkle, an adventurous farm girl, moves off the farm and onto campus, she vows to make her mark on the world.

With the freedom of her new life as a college student, Alex seizes the chance to learn who she really is--and who she is, the world is about to learn, is someone who dares to go bare. As she embraces adulthood, Alex comes into her own, reveling in her life as an enthusiastic exhibitionist in search of the ultimate thrill. Along the way, she earns her degree in literature while making a name for herself in the adult entertainment world. The budding porn star enjoys quite the following as she works her way through college creatively. Her new life is a long way from the farm.

But her wild, compulsive behavior comes with a price. Her friends struggle to tolerate and understand her need to display herself. Her family, with the exception of two elderly aunts, has difficulty accepting her choices--even if her path takes her to the red carpet as an Academy Award nominee. For a sweet little girl who grew up on a farm, her reality seems more like a dream. Is she ready to pay the price for her new life?

Amy is a sad, lonely woman, afraid of a future bereft of affection. Raised by a single mother who loved alcohol more than she loved her own daughter, Amy's life has been a series of disappointments. Her experiences left her bitter and afraid to trust, and she finds it hard to make friends. She spends more of her time online, chatting with strangers who will never really know-or care about-the real Amy. Her online persona is more comfortable reaching out, and this avatar attracts the attention of a handsome, witty man named Zack. She quickly falls for his easy, friendly style, and good looks-and the fact that Zack talks to her as if she matters. Risking everything, she flies across the country to be with the man she loves. She's ready for forever, but Zack is ready for something considerably less exclusive. The discovery awakens a part of Amy she never knew existed. How far will she go to guarantee the fantasy?

Universities are normally conservative institutions. In this book they are not. The professors depicted in this imaginary institution exceed conventional norms. They go all out in their seeming quest for propagation. They exemplify the shadow side of our culture. Their braininess is fully compensated by their horniness. The male and female professors in this book engage enthusiastically in all kinds of normal, abnormal, experimental, experiential and orgiastic sexual activities. Dionysus, the Greek God of fruitfulness, would fully approve. Young and older readers will find inspiring images and detailed descriptions of specific acts of love-making that will help them overcome the normal boundaries of morality and allow their secret wishes to come to the forefront. The protagonists depicted here overcome the restrictions of conventional morality - shame, marriage and personal love. The pair gets enlarged to a trio, the trio to a quartet, the quartet to an octet. The bodies merge into a single body; the boundaries between heterosexuality and homosexuality get exceeded. Anything goes.

This is an amazing story, which will leave in your soul the incredible sensation of the taste of love. It can transform your notions, sharpen your senses and draw you into the wonderful flagrance of the passionate, unbridled, magic love. It will stop your breath. You will fly, you will dream, you will pray to retain that sensation for a longer time. Love rushes into the world of the darkness. Stolen from the reality and carried away into the nullity. There are things that transform the sense of that great feeling. In this tale, the good and the evil are in an acute conflict, and they are ready to tear the boundary between life and death. The sensation of the loss and the triumphing of the victory are drowned in an ocean of tears. The truth is different, broken against a wall of temptations. It takes refuge in the icy hug of the time, and it melts down there, warmed by the rays of the wandering thought. That is just love, buried beneath roses . . . many roses . . . bloody roses . . ., and the sun is . . . everything.

This is the story of the lives of four ladies: Denise, Keisha, Liz, and Tonya. Denise is living the most normal life she possible can with her husband, Eric, the man she loves and whom she will never leave. Keisha, a real estate agent, enjoys the single life until she meets a man named Robert, who is a handsome and rich bachelor. Keisha is very independent, living her life and doing her own thing; no man is going to change her lifestyle . . . or will he? Liz is married with three children, but she is still lonely because her husband, Mr. Frank, is never home. Liz meets a young man named Terrence and falls deeply in love with him. What will Liz do? Is she in love with the other man? Tonya does anything with anyone and lives the single life. Tonya doesn't care about herself, her five-year-old child, or her mother, even though she is still living at her mother's home. Watch out for Tonya; she may be with your man . . . or your woman.

Darnel knows he is treading in dangerous waters, but he doesn't care. From the moment he first sees Keri, a beautiful new assistant, he is intrigued. She is smart, sexy, and alluringly elegant. Darnel must be careful, or they might both get burned. But she is too irresistible, and he throws caution to the wind. Their love is pure and sweet, and everything seemed kissed by destiny.

Laura is a striking beauty, a dark-skinned temptress in high heels. Her beauty is only skin-deep, however, and her brilliant smile masks the darkness of her soul all too well. From a distance, she looks like a sophisticated lady, but that's just her disguise. Up close, she's nothing but trouble, and now she has set her sights on destroying Keri and Darnel's happiness.

Laura launches a meticulously planned assault on the couple, and they must now use every skill they have to save themselves. Unable to prevent disaster, Keri watches helplessly as her life begins to spiral down into the abyss Laura has created for her.

Can love truly conquer all in time to save her life-let alone her relationship?

LISA KLEIN's marriage is dying, and it's a losing battle-complicated by an unexpected affair. While on a short trip to California, she gets in the way of a radical fan who tries to shoot rock star Yale Frye. Yale makes it out all right, while Lisa ends up shot. During her hospitalization, she meets the superstar, and their attachment grows into a romantic relationship. But Lisa can't just walk away from her marriage; she has to keep it together in order to shield her two sons.

However, once back home in Ohio, she realizes the damage between her and her husband Ronnie is irrevocable. Soon, their divorce is official. Not only does she lose her husband, but she loses the love and respect of her two sons, who take their father's side. Suddenly, Lisa is so very alone, seeking purpose and direction as a middle-aged divorcee. In an eff ort to recover her passion for life, Lisa writes a book. Surprisingly, the work is a success.

An even bigger surprise is to have Yale Frye back in her life. Yale is an artist, though, and not always solid support. Lisa can't fight the feelings she has for him, and as her career continues to rise, it seems her relationship with Yale begins to plummet. She's willing to bet high, and through tough times and times of joy, Lisa discovers her personal strength and realizes how far she will go to gamble on love.

How will Miranda Nichols-a young, attractive widow-choose between two men she loves, both of whom want to marry her? After permanently moving from Manhattan to her country home, Miranda meets Jeremy Pearson, a sweet learning disabled man who awakens her long dormant sexuality. Their life together promises to be easy, full of fun and uncomplicated-that is until Nick Kramer enters the picture. Nick is the sophisticated New Yorker Miranda reconnects with during her book-signing trip to Manhattan. Each man appeals to her on different levels, and it is not until the very end that we discover Miranda's choice.