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The Seven Year List
By Zoe Le Verdier. 1998
Newspaper photographer Julia Sargent should be happy and fulfilled. But flattering minor celebrities is not her idea of a challenge,…
and she's also having doubts about her impending marriage to stunning-looking actor, David Tindall.In the midst of her uncertainty comes an invitation to a school reunion. Seven years earlier, Julia and her friends wrote down their future goals. When the group meet up, adolescent passions are rekindled - as are bitter rivalries - and between old flames Nick and Steve. She cannot resist one last fling, but Steve will not let Julia go. Not until he has completed the final goal of his own seven-year listSeven Scarlet Tales
By Justine Elyot. 2013
A brand new sizzling collection of linked short stories by the highly acclaimed author of the ebook sensation, On Demand…
They include the actress/director of a new production of Kiss Me Kate discovering the fun of a real life ‘taming’, a sizzling BDSM ménage, an innocent’s first day at a private fetish club and a very kinky encounter with a famous screen star.Serving Time
By Sarah Veitch. 1995
The house of compulsion is the unofficial name of an experimental reformatory. Fern Terris, a 24-year-old temptress, finds herself facing…
ten years in prison - unless she agrees to submit to Compulsion's disciplinary regime. Fern agrees to the apparently easy option, but soon discovers that the chastisements at Compulsion involve a wide variety of belts, canes and tawses, her pert bottom, and unexpected sexual pleasure. By the author of Lingering Lessons.Serpentine
By Tom Morton. 2009
A name from the murkiest corners of Britain's secret war in Ireland: Serpentine. At first it's just gossip and fearful…
whispers. But then people begin to die and all hell breaks loose from Palestine to the remote Highlands of Scotland. Fresh from the toughest assignments in the mercenary world comes former SAS officer Murricane. Can he find Serpentine before it's too late and before the horrific secrets of the past threaten to cause chaos not just in Ireland but in the Middle East too?In a trail of mayhem that leads through Scotland, Gaza and Ireland, Murricane battles his own demons, as well as a monstrous former RUC officer, a disgraced policeman and a series of unreliable Land Rovers, until Serpentine plays his final, devastating game . . .Serpentine is an explosive, bitterly funny journey into the darkest heart of the Irish Troubles and the violence that lurks in Scotland's most scenic Highland communities.The Senses Bejewelled
By Cleo Cordell. 2004
An intense exploration of exoticism and the boundaries of erotic desire.Willing captive Marietta is settling into an opulent life of…
privileged captivity as favoured concubine in the handsome Kasim's harem. But when she is kidnapped by Kasim's enemy, Hamed, her new-found way of life is thrown into chaos. Reunited with her beautiful slave lover, Gabriel, she suffers the torments of a tainted desire. Kasim, too, has to face the toughest challenge of his life, For the only way he can win back Marietta from the clutches of Hamed and the arms of Gabriel is to agree to spend time as Hamed's plaything. Will his honour - and, indeed, his flesh, stand the test?A Sense Of Entitlement
By Cheryl Mildenhall. 1996
The reading of her father's will presents Angelique with a few surprises. Not only was he not her real father,…
he left her a large amount of money and a share in a hotel. But it is a hotel with a difference, with secret passages and rooms where staff and guests can act out their erotic fantasies.Seduction
By Various. 2010
From the enthralling gaze to the masterful kiss, the arts of the seducer are legendary and this anthology will draw…
you into a sinfully sensual world where the urge to seduce or be seduced is irresistible. Written by women at the cutting edge of erotica and given an evocative modern setting, each stylish short story explores the timeless fantasy of giving in to temptation. Elegant, feminine and alluring, this collection will leave you longing to surrender over and over again.Fans of Dan Brown, Clive Cussler and Scott Mariani will love this high-octane, edge-of-your-seat international thriller from the pen of…
prizewinning author Tom Harper. It has everything you could want: great plot, great pace, great suspense and a great twist...'In the tradition of The Da Vinci Code, a page-turner of a novel. Like Dan Brown, Tom Harper knows how to ratchet up the tension.' -- Choice'FANTASTIC FANTASTIC FANTASTIC' -- ***** Reader review'A page-turner: not a single moment of boredom' -- ***** Reader review'Could not put it down!' -- ***** Reader review**********************************************************************************A BRUTAL MURDER. A DAMAGED SURVIVOR. A RACE AGAINST TIME...In a villa on the coast of Montenegro, Abby Cormac witnesses the brutal murder of her lover, diplomat Michael Lascaris. The last thing she remembers is a gun pointed directly at her and wakes to find herself alone and at the centre of a diplomatic nightmare. Everyone wants an answer but no one wants to listen. Even her employers at the Foreign Office believe she's hiding something.As Abby tries to piece together the last few months of Michael's life in order to get at the truth, she soon realises that he wasn't quite what he seemed. What exactly was his relationship with one of the most ruthless men in the Balkans? And what links Michael's gift to her of a gold necklace, a 4th century manuscript left in the shadow of Emperor Constantine's palace at Trier and an inscription on a tomb in Rome?When Abby investigates further, it becomes clear that someone wants to suppress a secret, one that has been kept hidden for centuries. And they will stop at nothing to do so...Secret Surrender
By Ann Summers. 2008
Alice Daumier is an award-winning film actress, envied by every woman she meets and desired by every man. But she…
tires of her sedate husband, Pierre, and the same people at the same old Parisian parties. When a figure from her past reappears, the mysterious writer Jacques, old passions are reignited. Alice risks her career and renown for sexual thrills like she has never known before...An erotic novella that will excite and shock in equal measure, in Secret Surrender passions are stripped bare for all to see.The Secret Self
By Christina Shelly. 2006
Since his teenage years, Adam has struggled with a terrible, inescapable truth: he is hiding the secret of a distinctly…
feminine self from the world. Following a startling adventure with a much loved and very beautiful aunt, Adam spends twelve years nurturing this self in the privacy of his home. But now he has moved to a new city and been accepted into one of the country's most exclusive transvestite clubs, the Crème de la Crème. This, however, is only the beginning of a journey that will see Adam's secret self finally revealed in a series of highly erotic adventures and startling revelations. The Secret Self is a deeply sensuous and detailed study of the psychology of a tormented and beautiful transvestite andalso an exciting thriller. It will enthral cross dressers and their admirers everywhere.A Secret Place
By Ella Broussard. 1998
Maddie is a busy girl with a dream job - location scout for a film company. When she's double-booked to…
work on two features at once, she needs to manage her time very carefully. Both films are to be made in the English countryside during a long hot summer. Luckily, there's no shortage of fit young men, in both film crews, who are willing to help. She also makes friends with the locals, including a horny young farmer and a particularly handy mechanic. The only person she's not getting on with is Hugh, the director of one of the movies. Is that because sexual tension between them has reached breaking point?The Secret Agent (The Penguin English Library)
By Joseph Conrad. 2012
With a note by the author.'Madness and despair! Give me that for a lever, and I'll move the world'In the…
only novel Conrad set in London, The Secret Agent communicates a profoundly ironic view of human affairs. The story is woven around an attack on the Greenwich Observatory in 1894 masterminded by Verloc, a Russian spy working for the police, and ostensibly a member of an anarchist group in Soho. His masters instruct him to discredit the anarchists in a humiliating fashion, and when his evil plan goes horribly awry, Verlac must deal with the repercussions of his actions.The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction written in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels, to the beginning of the First World War.The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
By Joseph Conrad. 1984
In the only novel Conrad set in London, The Secret Agent; communicates a profoundly ironic view of human affairs. The…
story is woven around an attack on the Greenwich Observatory in 1894 masterminded by Verloc, a Russian spy working for the police, and ostensibly a member of an anarchist group in Soho. His masters instruct him to discredit the anarchists in a humiliating fashion, and when his evil plan goes horribly awry, Verlac must deal with the repercussions of his actions.The Second Time I Saw You: The Oxford Blue Series #2 (The Oxford Blue series #2)
By Pippa Croft. 2014
If you can't get enough of E. L. James, Sylvia Day and Samantha Young, you'll love this passionate romance. It's…
the beginning of a new term at Wyckham College, Oxford, and a fresh start for Lauren Cusack. Her fingers were badly burnt when a whirlwind romance with gorgeous English aristocrat, Alexander Hunt, became too hot to handle - and now she's determined to keep her distance. But her resolve is shaken when Alexander appears on her doorstep, completely torn apart after hearing devastating news. Lauren knows that she should stay away, but their chemistry is undeniable and she soon finds herself back in Alexander's arms. Can Lauren handle the drama that comes with Alexander Hunt? Or will she have to sacrifice the most exhilarating passion she's ever known . . .You won't be able to put down the sizzling second novel in Pippa Croft's Oxford Blue romance series. ____________'This series has me hooked' 5***** reader review'Seriously addictive!' 5***** reader review'An exciting, sexy read' 5***** reader review'Absolutely gripping romance with plenty of heat' 5***** reader reviewSearching for Venus
By Ella Broussard. 1998
Spirited and impulsive Louise is in the final year of her art history degree. For her dissertation she intends to…
track down a lost painting - the Venus of Collioure - whose disappearance is one of the mysteries of the art world.She travels to France where she meets the dissolute artist Milo Charpentier and his commune of voluptuous models. Their lifestyle is one of pastoral bliss, sensual indulgence and lustful pleasure. Louise must juggle her search for the painting with a series of highly-charged erotic encounters with a number of dashing Frenchmen. Will she achieve her goal by the end of the summer?Jilly Cooper's most thrilling addition to the Rutshire Chronicles yet!Sir Robert Rannaldini, the most successful but detested conductor in the…
world, had two ambitions: to seduce his ravishing nineteen-year-old stepdaughter Tabitha Campbell-Black, and to put his mark on musical history by making the definitive film of Verdi's darkest opera, Don Carlos.As Rannaldini, his charismatic French director Tristan, and a volatile cast and crew gather at Rannaldini's haunted abbey for filming, it is inevitable that violent feuds, abandoned bonking, temperamental screaming, and devious plotting will ensue. But although everyone wished Rannaldini dead, no one actually thought the Maestro would be murdered. Or that after the dreadful deed some very bizarre things would continue to occur.-------------------------------------------'Romance, glamour, seismic sex and delightful comedy?this book is a slice of heaven: pure, blissful escapism' Kate Saunders, New Statesman'A deliciously funny, lusty, riproaring read with the added dimension of suspense and murder'Good Housekeeping'Has all the usual Cooper ingredients ... but with the added twist of a murder mystery' Linda Roberts, Daily MailSchool For Stingers
By Yolanda Celbridge. 2005
Tomboy Caroline Letchmount enlists at Furrow Weald finishing school in Cornwall - motto 'Bare up and obey!' - with its…
military regime of merciless corporal punishment, and flagellent girl gangs, the Swanks and Stingers. When accustomed to pepper panties, bare-boxing, and canings from 'sixpence' to five shillings', she is ready to be auctioned as a girl-slave to rich voluptuaries.Scarlet Vice
By Aishling Morgan. 2005
Beautiful, voluptuous and supposedly innocent, K'Tai is also too headstrong for her own good. Obliged to flee her village in…
a hurry in order to avoid the application of a switch to her curvaceous bottom, she finds herself in a far worse situation, at the mercy of lascivious slavers, cruel priests and sadistic nuns, each determined to inflict, ever more severe punishments and indignities upon her.Part of the Scarlet Gothic series. Other titles include Whipping Girl and Sin's Apprentice.The Scarlet Papers: The Times Thriller of the Year 2023
By Matthew Richardson. 1992
THE BOOK THOSE IN THE KNOW ARE CALLING THE BEST SPY NOVEL OF THE YEAR*** One of the 50 BEST…
BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2023 in the Daily Telegraph ****** A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ****** A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ***‘Superbly constructed in an elaborate twisty spy yarn. It's highly unlikely that there will be a better espionage novel this year’ THE SUNDAY TIMES'A breathtaking thriller. A classic in the making' PETER JAMES'Hugely impressive and compelling' WILLIAM BOYD‘A natural-born storyteller’ JEFFERY DEAVER___________London, present dayHistorian Max Archer is invited to a clandestine meeting with legendary Cold War spymaster, Scarlet King.Her offer to share the explosive secrets born of over half a century at the heart of global espionage would be life-changing. But Max has little reason to trust a woman whose name is a byword for deceit and ruthlessness.Soon he is on the wrong side of the law and on the run. As the net closes tighter around him he must somehow discover the truth. Because it’s not just his life on the line – but also the fate of the Western world . . .___________‘Intricate and fast moving, it weaves a thrilling spell’ DAILY MAIL'Smart, slick and totally gripping . . . The Scarlet Papers is always credible, always startling and almost painfully human. A total triumph' TONY PARSONS'A masterpiece' TIM GLISTER*** DISCOVER MY NAME IS NOBODY AND THE INSIDER, FURTHER SPY NOVELS BY MATTHEW RICHARDSON ***Highlander in Love (Lockhart Family #3)
By Julia London. 2005
The Lockhart brothers' quest for an ancient family heirloom has proved fruitless...and an unpaid loan has left them indebted to…
their rival, Payton Douglas. With no recourse, the Lockharts offer Payton their most valuable commodity: their sister Mared's hand in marriage. Raised to despise the Douglas name, Mared outwardly agrees to the marital bargain for the sake of her family; secretly, she concocts a plan to ensure Payton will not wish to marry her. Seeing the handsome, virile laird Payton face-to-face, however, threatens a centuries-long enmity -- and awakens Mared's deepest desires. But she will not be swayed. Choosing to repay her family's debt by working as his housekeeper instead of wedding him, she finds herself inexorably drawn to the man she vowed to resist. Then a profound discovery changes everything....Now, no longer bound by a promise to her family, Mared must let her heart decide if the laird Payton is the enemy of past legend -- or if he holds the key to a future filled with a passion beyond her wildest dreams.