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A heartbroken Marquess. An Earl bound by duty. A forbidden match. After losing the love of his life over a year ago, the last thing Nathaniel, Marquess of Demming wants to do is attend one of the ton’s opulent house parties. But perhaps a fortnight of indulgence is just what he needs, even if it means he will return home alone… But the moment the Earl of Knox walks through those doors, Nathaniel can’t help but feel drawn to him and his charm… As their friendship grows, so do Nathaniel’s feelings and desires, and he starts to wonder if perhaps he is not the only one saving face.

Juliet knows exactly what she wants—to display her art and soul for all the world to view. The last thing she sees in her vision is a talented rake, but that’s exactly what Juliet finds in the tempting Theo, Marquess of Camden. As talented and off-limits as Theo is, Juliet soon finds herself falling headfirst into what could be quite a salacious scandal with the sinful artisan rake in her midst. Is their love the masterpiece she’s been searching for? Or will Juliet’s dreams shatter more than just Theo’s artistic aspirations?

What happens when a serial seductress meets the only man who can claim her heart? With the freedom her status as a lady of immense wealth and aristocratic blood gives her, Alicia Laurence can do anything her heart desires, including seducing her way around the world. However, she is not only a seductress but also a woman of ambition who insists on using her skills for the benefit of her community.

Daphne Thorndale takes her readers on an erotic journey through the privilege and decadence of the Roman patricians Lady Valeria and her intimate friend and guest Lady Lydia. Twenty-one thousand words open up a world of opulence, lust, and indulgence for the privileged few, as a vast retinue of slaves caters to their every whim. Female intimacy abounds, and their luxuriating has no limit.

Love bears all. Bear doesn't need anyone but himself... but Eyan needs Bear. Lila has been in love with Bear all along; now she'll find out what it means to be his. Bayn owes Ren his life, but Ren feels he owes Bayn more than that, and he'd do anything to keep his brothers. Eyan would do anything. Book Four of the Keep series, an erotic polyromance contains mature content and dark themes.

After losing the love of her life, Lady Rosina Preston had no intentions of looking for love. Fortunately, for Rosina, love isn’t always part of the equation when it comes to indulging her desires. But all that changes one night at a country house party, where Rosina finds herself in the middle of a scandalous arrangement with James, the Duke of St. Albans. Soon, Rosina finds herself falling for James and his charming, steadfast heart. But is she able to forget the pains of the past and begin again? Or will she lose love a second time?

Victorian England is not kind to those born without privilege, and yet Lillian Lancaster has made a home for herself and a scrawny feral cat. Lilly is happiest working in the gardens, knowing she can never match their beauty. She is one of the flower-girls on the streets selling the bouquets she makes with love for mere pennies.

Lady Theodosia Dundas has spent years reveling in her role as the ton’s most scandalous villain. Known for spreading gossip, ruining reputations, and cutting down anyone who flaunts their happiness before her, while she’s sold to a decrepit viscount. But widowhood has its perks. Harcourt Eliot, Earl of St. Germans, has spent his life drowning his demons in brandy, women, and cards. Determined to right his father’s wrongs, he wins back an estate his father lost long ago… only for Theodosia, his sister’s best friend, to arrive at his door, ready to claim the home for herself.

L'amante di Lady Chatterley, di D.H.Lawrence, fu definito "il più indecente romanzo del mondo", tanto è vero che nonostante sia stato scritto tra il 1926 e il 1928, fu pubblicato soltanto nel 1960. Quest'opera fu infatti proibita per molti anni, a causa della sua esplicita rappresentazione del sesso, e fu al centro di un sensazionale processo per oscenità che fece molto scalpore nell'Inghilterra di quell'epoca, in verità, neanche troppo lontana.

Using the tools of hypnosis and roleplay, Doctor Damian Thatch has helped Lady Cynthia discover that the cause of her troubling dreams are her own secret desires. Since she is a countess, however, she is unable to act on them. Since the only person who now knows her secret fantasies is Damian, her physician, she turns to him to make them real for her. Damian may be willing, but he has a price. If she wants her fantasies fulfilled, the countess must become submissive to him.

The masochistic Lady Bridgette Donahue is Doctor Damian Thatch's favorite patient, but since she is a married woman, he must contain his passions when with her. Desiring a partner without limitations, Damian frequents Madame Q's nunnery, a high-end London brothel which provides the services of dolly mops for gentlemen with sadistic tastes. Purchasing pleasures deprives Damian of the authenticity his sadism requires. But when Damian notices that a new dolly mop is actually Rosie, his own parlor maid, he realizes that he may have found a potential solution to his frustration.

As Europe tore itself apart during the First World War, one woman danced and ignored the horror. At least until the truth was exposed. Mata Hari, famed dancer and courtesan, finds herself facing a death sentence for spying, but the British Secret Service makes her an officer she can't refuse. She can avoid a hangman's noose on the condition that she kills a German general. The problem for Mata is that the man in question is the man she loves.

When Sir James Bruce conquers enemy territory, his reward is the hand of beautiful virgin, Lady Isobel McLaird. Although Isobel has no intention of marrying Sir James, he is determined to change her mind by taming her to his touch. Only James has the power to save her imprisoned brother and the stubborn tenacity to win her heart. 

When her aunt found her a position in the Duke of McClellan's household staff, Audrey Fisher was excited to be entering the service of such a distinguished nobleman. His reputation for both charm and generosity fills young Audrey's head with silly daydreams of being swept off her feet. Of course, no duke would stoop to court a maid. But it turns out the virile, young Duke wants his new maid to do more than just polish his silver. Being the hands-on type, he's going to train the young, chaste, virginal maid himself.

The earl of Sefton is delighted when he sees the midwife approaching bearing a tiny bundle. Within moments of being introduced to his new son, his world is shattered by the news that his wife did not survive the birth. Thorne, a man used to commanding regiments, puts his emotions aside to deal with providing for his newborn son. His first concern - one made known to the entire household by his heir's fully functioning lungs - is to secure a wet nurse.

Per la cultura indiana, tra un uomo e una donna il Kama autentico, il piacere più profondo, coinvolge tutti e cinque i sensi. E' l'anima dei due amanti che guida i gesti, ma anche la profonda conoscenza l'uno dell'altra. Il Kamasutra descrive dettagliatamente e senza giri di parole, il corpo femminile e maschile, le parti erogene, le posizioni dell’amore e come raggiungere il piacere durante l’unione sessuale.

Todo el mundo sabe que a una joven soltera que posea una cierta fortuna le hace falta un esposo, y lady Jane Milford no es una excepción. Por eso acaba de ser presentada como debutante para cumplir con el deber que marca la sociedad: casarse con el pretendiente más adecuado.

In this sequel to Dominus, Gaius Fabius Rufus, the victorious general of Rome’s brutal Dacian Wars, finds his loyalties and his affections pulled in different directions. Should he return to Rome and secure his claim to the imperial throne, or remain at his seaside villa and protect his pleasure slave, the fierce Dacian prince, Allerix? Retaliation for the murder of his beloved friend beckons him home, but his desire for justice could put both him and Allerix in mortal danger. As Gaius’s deceptions multiply, another tragedy strikes.

An epic tale sweeping across two lifetimes, Finding Mary Jane bridges the gap between the erotic haze of Brisbane’s nineteen seventies to the city's wild alternate punk scene a decade later - and takes us on a journey far beyond. Our story begins with Mary Jane - a naive nursing student who finds herself in an unspeakable situation. Then we meet Annie - a troubled young woman whose story is based in more modern times as she searches for her birth mother and, in turn, the truth of her own identity.

James Hutchins had done well after inheriting his father’s prestigious legal firm. After he married Ireland-born Emma, the two enjoyed a marriage of the norm in Victorian England. At a time when no one discussed their bedroom antics outside of their marriage, the tension continued to rise between the sheets as Emma refused to explore James’s naughty fantasies. A chance encounter with a wealthy man provided hope for the frustrated husband. Basking in class and prestige, the wealthy man is enlisted to show the prudish wife the ways of the secret world of open relationships.