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** THE PERFECT NOVEL TO CURL UP WITH THIS WINTER, FROM THE BELOVED SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR KATIE FLYNN **December,…
1938Rozalin Sachs has grown up in the vibrant city of Frankfurt. But with the Nazi Revolution gaining power, her family is forced to flee Germany. When a tragic accident separates Roz from her parents, she finds herself aboard the Kindertransport bound for Holland.Here Roz meets a young lad called Felix and they vow to stick together as their journey takes them to England. Eventually they find themselves in Liverpool with the promise of a new life, until a devastating incident takes Felix away. And, in a desperate attempt to escape the terrible situation she has found herself in, Roz decides to join the Women's Land Army.On the sprawling farm at Hollybank, Roz meets Bernie, a dashing farmer's son, who has more than just friendship on his mind. Roz is flattered by his affections, but will he win her heart, or will her love for Felix remain as strong as ever?Rose and Promise, Sunday Times bestseller, February 2023Let much-loved multi-million copy bestseller Rosie Harris take you back in time with this beautifully moving family saga of love,…
life and trauma. Fans of Dilly Court, Kitty Neale, Emma Hornby and Rosie Goodwin will not be disappointed! WHAT READERS ARE SAYING!'A page-turner from the very first page' -- ***** Reader review'I loved this book and read it in a couple of days' -- ***** Reader review'Excellent' -- ***** Reader review***********************************************************************************WILL SHE EVER BE FREE FROM HER PAST?1914: Christabel Montgomery is happily preparing for her wedding when she receives the shattering news that her fiancé has been drowned at sea. Heartbroken, she tries to piece her life together. But she soon discovers she is pregnant, and fearing her parents would throw her out if they knew, she decides to help the war effort by leaving home to become a nurse.However, she is soon forced to give up her duties. And alone and desperate, she has little choice but to have the baby adopted.Determined to put her sorrows behind her, Christabel hopes to build a better future for herself. But circumstances compel her to return home again. And here she finds her situation ever more difficult. She envies her brother's wife Violet who has just had a new baby and she is filled with remorse and regret about what she has done.She had no alternative, for her sake and the baby's, but she wonders if she'll ever be free from the fateful decision she made...Whipping Triangle
By G C Scott. 2007
Rhonda, Paul and Muriel form a love triangle with a difference. They are drawn together by their love of sex…
with bondage, and live a curiously intertwined life-in and out of one another's beds, now dominant and now submissive as the urge strikes them. Rhonda is the true dominant, relishing her control over the men and women she meets and takes into her circle. Paul finds himself attractedto her as a mistress, and at the same time he is drawn to Muriel, the submissive bank manager who loves to be restrained and ravished. They all meet at Rhonda's country house in order to fulfil their mutual desires for domination, submission, pain and pleasureWhipping Boy
By G C Scott. 2001
Richard and his German girlfriend Helena have cocooned themselves in the English countryside, to live out their private - and…
elaborate - fantasies of submission and domination. But their rural idyll is threatened by the arrival of Helena's aunt Margaret - an imperious woman with very strict house rules and some very shady friends, who always gets what she wants. And what she wants is Richard...Where Angels Fear
By Rebecca Levene, Simon Winstone. 1998
Something very odd is happening on the university planet of Dellah, home to Bernice Summerfield, famed archaeologist, adventurer, raconteur and…
barfly. A long-ignored religion is rapidly gaining recruits. The faithful rejoice and talk of their God walking the land once more. And in secret rooms on campus, arcane arts are practised with dangerously successful results.Behind these apparent absurdities, something far darker is going on, something that has consequences for everyone.When She Was Bad
By Penny Birch. 2003
Penny's friend Natasha Linnett is a minx, and when she's bad she's very, very good. When a dominant, wealthy American…
wine buyer takes an interest in Natasha, she realises she can pretend to secure for him some bottles of real Napoleon-era brandy. She doesn't realise, however, just how many are the bizarre and lewd sex acts in which she must collude to maintain the deception. Will Natasha manage to line her pockets as she wishes, or will she be caught out ignominiously like the bad girl she really is?The Victoria System
By Eric Reinhardt. 2013
The Victoria System is Eric Reinhardt's acclaimed and controversial French bestseller.LONGLISTED FOR THE IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD.NOMINATED FOR THE PRIX…
GONCOURT, THE PRIX RENAUDOT AND THE GRAND PRIX DU ROMAN DE L'ACADEMIE FRANCAISEDavid Kolski never sleeps with the same woman twice - apart from his wife.Then he meets Victoria. Head of people at a multinational company, by day she is a ruthless executive in a lightning-paced, high-pressured whirlwind of power and productivity. By night she likes good wine, luxurious hotel rooms, and abandoning herself to her sexual fantasies.David is soon addicted. Under crushing pressure at work to oversee the construction of a huge Paris tower-block in near-impossible circumstances, he takes new vigour and inspiration from his hard-headed capitalist lover. He works harder, faster and better, and then escapes to indulge in the most intense sexual passion he's ever experienced. But when Victoria offers to use her position to help him in his career, a dark shadow falls over their affair. Is she really capable of helping anyone other than herself, or is she hiding something from him? And who are the two men in the Audi he keeps seeing, always a few cars behind him?Complex, compelling and ambitiously structured, The Victoria System is a daringly sensual story of an obsession. Part erotica; part thriller; part novel of ideas, like a series of slightly angled mirrors held up to our globalised, capitalist society, the twists and turns of its narrative create a dazzling interplay of reflections and compel us to question the assumptions and forces of our modern world.'Dark, twisted and devastating. . . A big novel of amorous adventures in the era of the blackberry. Eric Reinhardt is the new Alexandre Dumas' Nouvel Observateur'Erotic, raw, violent and vertiginous . . . We often accuse French writers of navel-gazing and ignoring the world around them, but Eric Reinhardt is one of those who gives the lie to this cliché' Emmanuel Carrère, author of Limonov'Part classic, part tragedy, part thriller: Eric Reinhardt merges genres and invokes elusive echoes in this highly contemporary novel of a rare depth' Libération'The Victoria System is a fantastic and sensual modern thriller, like nothing I've ever read' Christian Louboutin'A powerful novel about the philosophical and moral consequences of ultra-liberalism, and a subtle reflection on the urges of the powerful' MarianneÉric Reinhardt is one of the rising stars of French literature. He is the author of five novels and also a freelance publisher of art books. He lives and works in Paris. The Victoria System was first published in French in 2011 and was nominated for the Prix Goncourt, the Prix Renaudot and the Grand Prix du Roman de l'Académie Française. It is Éric Reinhardt's first novel to be translated into English.Sam Taylor is the English-language translator of HHhH, by Laurent Binet, and the author of the novels The Island at the End of the World, The Amnesiac and The Republic of Trees. He lives in France and the United States.The Virgin Soldiers
By Leslie Thomas. 2009
'It rained a lot and steamed when the sun shone. It was always hot. But it was safe...'One way or…
another the Communist guerrilla war in Malaya kept a whole British army occupied from 1948 until 1952. They were the virgin soldiers. Idle, homesick, afraid, bored, oversexed and unsatisfied.A young virgin like Brigg had to grab his fun while and where he could - in the Liberty Club, in Juicy Lucy's flat or up in Phillipa's room - in one frantic attempt at living before he died or got demobbed...The Victory Dogs
By Megan Rix. 2013
The Victory Dogs is the incredible story of two puppies who become heroes of the blitz.A heartwarming story for 9+…
readers who are fans of Michael Morpurgo's War Horse and Lauren St John. BARK and HOWL are two puppies, born on the London undergroundSHEBA is an elderly one-eared catWhen the Blitz begins, how will they survive?It's the start of the Second World War and Bark and Howl are lost in the dark maze of tunnels under London.With Sheba's help, they learn how to survive. But when the bombs begin to fall, the puppies become separated. As the attacks continue, Bark and Howl are frightened, but they know the tunnels so well - they're the only ones who can lead hundreds of trapped people out of danger. Will Bark and Howl find each other - and be victorious in leading Londoners to safety?'If you love Michael Morpurgo, you will enjoy this' Express 'A moving tale told with warmth, kindliness and lashings of good sense that lovers of Dick King-Smith will especially appreciate' The Times'Every now and then a writer comes along with a unique way of storytelling . . . Meet Megan Rix . . . her novels are deeply moving and will strike a chord with animal lovers.' LoveReadingAbout the author:Megan Rix lives in England with her husband, and their adorable dogs, Traffy and Bella. Also available by Megan Rix:The Great EscapeVelvet Glove
By Emma Holly. 1999
Audrey Popkin realises she has bitten off more than she can chew when she gets embroiled with icy-cool banker, Sterling…
Foster. His ideas about how to have fun are more bizarre than any English Literature graduate should have to put up with! One morning she packs her bags and walks out of his luxury Florida apartment, heading back to Washington DC in search of a more regular deal with a more regular guy. But, for a girl like Audrey, this is not as easy as it sounds. When Patrick Dugan, the charismatic owner of an old-world bar with a talent for mixing the smoothest cocktails, fixes Audrey in his sights, some strange alliances are about to be formed. Within a week Audrey talks her way into a job at Patrick's bar and a room in the apartment he shares with a drag queen jazz singer called Basil - who has a great line in platinum wigs. Audrey soon realises that Patrick is not all he seems. Why is he pretending to be gay? And what is he covering up for his father, a pillar of the local community? Audrey is so besotted with the enigmatic barman that she doesn't realise they are connected by a mutual adversary - a steely, cold-hearted son of a bitch who will take them all down if he doesn't get his little plaything back.A fast-paced tale of everyday, amoral folk and the delicious cocktails they drink!Village Of Secrets
By Mercedes Kelly. 2011
When London journalist Laura inherits her grandmother's cottage in a rural Cornish fishing village, her eccentric neighbours waste no time…
in getting her to join their bizarre games. Everyone knows their neighbours' business, and when Laura strikes up an affair with a rugged young fisherman, you can be sure that the whole village will soon know her most intimate secrets. But there's a mystery hanging over her, and this is one secret the locals are keeping to themselves. Laura in on a quest to find out who her real father was. She wants to know the truth before she gets too involved with someone she shouldn't!Valentina's Rules
By Monica Belle. 2003
Valentina is a girl with a plan: find a wealthy man, marry him, mould him, and take her place in…
the sun. She's got the model-looks, the ambition and, after just one night with her, most men are following her around like puppies. Chrissy Green is voluptuous and petite - and nowhere near as confident as her friend Valentina, but the handsome, rich and sexy Michael Callington is making no complaints. Thing is, young Mr Callington is everything Valentina wants. How will the two friends resolve their dilemma, especially when they are both booked on the same holiday with Michael and his highly sexed friends, cruising the Norfolk Broads? And then there's Michael's father, the notorious spanking major, who is determined to have his fun as well. Looks like a cat-fight could be on the cards...Velvet Skin
By Aishling Morgan. 2001
Henry Truscott, hero of The Rake and Purity, returns in Velvet Skin to continue his habits of indulgence and dissipation.…
There are ample opportunities in eighteenth-century Devon for an imaginitive aristocrat to pursue his perversions. Even so, Henry manages to find himself in trouble - like being caught pony-carting on his own land by the local vicar, for example. But the fiendish, rapacious Lewis Stukely makes Truscott look like a monk - and Stukely has designs on Suki, Truscott's beguiling new servant-girl.Part of Aishling Morgan's Truscott saga.Virtuoso
By Katrina Vincenzi-Thyne. 2011
A powerful sensual piece of erotica set in the refined world of classical music.Music starts deep within you. It is…
primitive, primal urge to create. From there it radiates outwards, expands to your heart and encompasses your most sensual imaginings.Mika and Serena, young ambitious members of classical music's jet-set, inhabit a world of secluded passion and privilege. Since Mika's tragic injury, which halted his meteoric rise to fame as a solo violinist, he has retired embittered and cannot face the world that brought him the prestige he so desired. Serena is determined to change things. Her ravenous and imaginative sensuality cannot be ignored as she rekindles Mika's zest for life through unexpected means. But together they share a dark secret just waiting to be discovered.Vamp
By Wendy Swanscombe. 2003
A beautiful dark-haired lesbian lawyer from central Europe travels to the legend-haunted realm of Transmarynia, where she is to help…
a mysterious blonde stranger prepare for residence in Bucharest. What she discovers is beyond her most erotic nightmares. Bram Stoker's tale of obsession and desire is turned on its head and comes up dripping with lust. Read it and stiffen with much more than fright.Velvet Claws
By Cleo Cordell. 1994
A tight knot of desire uncoiled in Gwendoline as Jonathan pressed against her. This was the feeling her maid had…
told her about. Now Gwendoline was about to discover for herself how it felt to have a man inside her. The 19th century, a time of exploration and discovery, and the young and spirited Gwendoline Farnshawe is determined not to be left in the parlour making conversation. Especially when the handsome and celebrated anthropologist, Jonathan Kimberton, is planning a trip to Africa.Revelling against Victorian society's expectations of a young woman, and lured by the mysterious ritual and exotic climate of this exciting continent, Gwendoline sets sail with her entourage. She is bound for a land of unknown pleasures which are destined to awaken her true sensuality.By the author of The Captive Flesh and The Senses Bejewelled.Virginia's Quest
By Katrina Young. 1997
Virginia has been brought up to be a demure titled lady, but illicit contact with her naughty aristocratic French cousin,…
Symonne, has schooled her in the basics of the arts of sensual pleasure. But even under the spell of the dominant Symonne, Virginia has remained a virgin. Defiantly, she now seeks to lose her virginity and sate her prodigious sexual needs in whichever ways will bring her the greatest pleasure.What Suki Wants
By Cat Scarlett. 2006
Suki is 21-years-old and drifting. A waitress in a Midlands transport cafe, she lives alone in a motor-home and sleeps…
with women. Haunted by the memory of her dead girlfriend, a bisexual American with SM tastes, she takes to the road, heading north to where they first met. Whilst there Suki is drawn back into the seductive decadence of her old life, to experience what she's secretly been missing for years.What Happens to Bad Girls
By Penny Birch. 2006
Natasha escaped the troubles and pressures of modern life by retreating to the Channel Isles, where she plans a life…
of uninterrupted debauchery. But, she hasn't reckoned with the locals, who are more assertive than she bargained for, or the obsessively perverse Aaron Penshler.Western Star
By Roxanne Carr. 1995
It is 1851. Maribel wants to see the Wild West; Dan is the frontiersman into whose care she is entrusted.…
Her campaign to seduce Dan is interrupted by her dalliance with a US cavalry man, who enjoys her skill with her whip and lariat. Then she is taken captive by a lustful native chief's son.