There is nothing in common between the king of France's brutal suppression of the Knights Templar Order in 1307 and a small, backward, closely knit community of serfs living in the rural island of Malta who are dominated by religion and superstition. Until Jacques, a Templar knight who manages to escape the wrath of the French king, sails away from France to seek refuge in Sicily but got lost in a storm and lands his battered boat on the shore near the serfs' hamlet. For centuries, the serfs' sexual deprivations and close association with their farm animals has driven them to practice unnatural sexual intercourse with their animals and with members of their families, and even with the local priest, perversions of bestiality and incest which, however, they manage to keep as a close secret within the confines of their community. This ancient way of life suddenly faces the unthinkable hazard of exposure when Jacques becomes fascinated with Maria, a young, beautiful, and unblemished goatherd, and inevitably they both fall in passionate love with each other. This attracts the envy of the rest of the hypocrite inhabitants, especially the females, who fail to recognise the chasm that exists between their sexual perversions and the normal sensual attraction between a man and a woman in love. Maria and Jacques are persecuted and forced to flee, and they sail to the safety of Palermo, in nearby Sicily where they marry. While Maria vows to return someday to avenge herself on her compatriots, would she, a simple goatherd, succeed in coping with the vastly different town life in cosmopolitan and fashionable Palermo? A compelling novel about love, hate, war, sex, and revenge in a medieval society.

She is a beautiful, sensual, and sexy woman who needs passion, welcomes experimentation, and wants to fulfill her sexual fantasies. But even she thinks all those wants and needs sound like a dangerous combination for a fifty-five-year-old married woman. She is about to learn just how destructive her choices can be. /p>

As she begins looking for lovers online who can satisfy every wanton, animalistic desire that her husband cannot, she meets both younger men and older men-and all but two are married. Despite being new to the world of affairs, she enthusiastically plunges into covert, wild liaisons with a corporate attorney, a police officer, a doctor, a grad student, a French Canadian, and a young executive. She soon discovers, though, that the world of online sexual escapades is a game, and she is not privy to all the rules. /p>

She is a fantasy, an erotic cocktail, and every man's wet dream. But she is also a professional, respectable lady, and the epitome of married innocence. Only time will tell if she will ever be able to separate her intense sexual desires from what she really needs to find in the end-herself.

I have now realized that his touch is no longer cooling to me. I know it is because my body is now longer warm and alive, I am now dead and cold and the only that that keeps me alive is consuming blood. To be honest I will miss the feeling of his cooling touch and I am where I want to be. I am with Marrick, the vampire that I want to spend the rest of my eternity with.

This is the third volume in the "Chez Vicalle series." The original story line continues, but this volume is built around an idiosyncratic motion picture maker who has decided to bring to the screen a classic work of that author (1879-1958) who Jack Woodford (1893-1971) once described "As the greatest writer of fantasy still undiscovered by the Wise Men of the West." He noted further that that writer was "probably the least commercial writer in the United States of his time and was a marvelous model for any writer because of his adeptness in using the exact phrase."

Beautiful women can-and will-stoop to ugly acts in the name of love, lust, and power.

In the face of unspeakable erotic betrayal, no one is safe. Behold how lust and passion can quickly cloud judgment-and how wrong choices will forever change a friendship. These lifelong friends will soon learn that beauty is truly only skin deep as the true ugliness of their souls is revealed by the most horrific of acts and emotions.

As young girls, January, Jasmine, Monica, Charlene, and Terry vowed to be friends forever. As teens, their emerging passions began to test the bonds of their friendship. As adults, lust, deception, and treachery cause their lives to come crashing down. Can their friendship survive the ultimate betrayal?

Their passion for life is what connected them as friends, but now this same passion threatens to break them apart. When the dust settles, who will be left standing and able to pick up the pieces? Can friendship triumph over betrayal?

The book is an account of the amatory adventures of a young man growing to become an adult in a rural village. Although the place and time are imaginary, it is an idealistic and fanciful impression of what life would have been in the rural England of several centuries ago. The point of view occasionally switches to the thoughts and feelings of the women with which he was involved. His escapades range between the odd, the humorous, and the ridiculous, but are always sensual. It begins with his childhood as an indentured farm worker, and follows him to his independence, when he moves into his own home in the heart of the village.

When lovers, friends, and competitors--Cain and Jade--mix business with pleasure, the perfect relationship gives way to imperfection in this saucy romance from the author of the debut novel "Recipe for Love."
Rituals and Eden are two of the trendiest restaurants on Long Island and the owners are not only competitors, but also a sizzling hot couple. After one year together, Cain and Jade are embarking on a joint venture--opening a new eatery and spa in New York City called Genesis.
As they become consumed with launching Genesis, the fire in their relationship starts to flicker and sparks begin to ignite for Cain and Jade in all the wrong places. Mistakes are made that put their trust, honesty, and commitment to the test. Can Jade and Cain prevent the complete failure of Genesis, and their relationship, or will they let both investments go up in smoke? It's not enough to know the recipe; if love is to endure, they have to remember the Rituals for Love.
For anyone who's ever been in love--whether it's with a person or a career--"Rituals for Love" delves into the complexities of balancing between a career, lovers, and friends. From joy to pain to everything in between, you'll find the perfect combination of romance and real-life drama in this deliciously sexy story.

There's something about the sound of a Harley engine, roaring across the desert in the moonlight-something magical. But not everyone has the spirit to ride the wild byway. Dutch is a hard-core biker with nothing to lose and nowhere to go. He has the true spirit of a two-wheeler, and he travels the country looking for love, adventure, and even enlightenment. He finds them all in spades. He makes friends with a master of the wind named Juan, who reveals Dutch's own self-imposed limitations and methods for becoming a master of fear. Then, there's strong, sexy Chika, who sets Dutch ablaze with her feminine biker wit. There are many people on the road to nowhere, and Dutch comes to realize that none of them should ever be discounted as meaningless. He finds himself believing we're all here to teach one another. "Gypsy Tales: A Biker Love Story" is a passionate ride through the hills of the American desert and the human soul, bringing with it the realization that even coincidences on the road of life mold our beliefs and our personalities And that who we are is a culmination of our experiences. Come on a night cruise with Dutch and company, and ride the spinning wheels of living on the road.

Originally released in 2020, this is a steamy opposites attract romance from Ana Huang, the New York Times bestselling author of the Kings of Sin and Twisted series.

She offered him $10,000 to seduce her father's gold-digging fiancée. He countered with $15,000 and a kiss - from her. At any time he chose.

Kris should've said no, but she was desperate to get rid of her stepmother-to-be, and the gorgeous actor with the wicked grin was perfect for the job. So she agreed to his terms - not knowing that doing so would cost her a lot more than money and a kiss . . .

He did it for the money - which he desperately needed. The kiss was just a bonus - or so he told himself. Melting an ice princess like Kris started as a challenge, but by the time Nate realized there was more to Kris than meets the eye, it was too late: he had fallen.

But they're not just from opposite sides of the track - they're from different worlds. And when those worlds collide, Kris and Nate must decide whether they're willing to give up what they have for what could be . . .

This is book three of the If Love series but can be read as a complete standalone. Chronologically, it takes place between books one (If We Ever Meet Again) and two (If the Sun Never Sets).