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Beloved authors Julia Quinn, Elizabeth Boyle, Laura Lee Guhrke, and Stefanie Sloane deliver the stories of four friends from Madame Rochambeaux's Gentle School for Girls who find an old sixpence in their bedchamber and decide that it will be the lucky coin for each of their weddings…

In this stunning debut, Laura Lee weaves unforgettable and eye-opening essays on a variety of taboo topics. In “History of Scars” and “Aluminum’s Erosions”, Laura dives head-first into heavier themes revolving around intimacy, sexuality, trauma, mental illness, and the passage of time. In “Poetry of the World”, Laura shifts and addresses the grief she feels by being geographically distant from her mother whom, after being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s, is relocated to a nursing home in Korea.

The Bedding the Billionaire series is a collection of interconnected stand-alone stories. Each installment features a dirty-talking alphahole, a feisty, take-no-prisoners heroine, tons of witty banter, and super hot sexy times. It includes the full-length novel, Billionaire Bosshole and the novellas, Billionaire Bossman and Billionaire Bad Boy.

Seventeen-year-old Emily finds comfort from an older man as her home life is rather abusive and finds out that he has been dealing with an awful situation. Turning to each other soon discover they want to be more than just friends. However, a sudden tragedy could tear them apart.

It can't get much worse than finding your fiancé banging his secretary over the back of your couch, right? Wrong. Try discovering your unforgettable, dirty talking, arrogant as f--k one-night stand is your new boss. The same man that you hate with a fiery passion but your traitorous body refuses to read the memo. I'll admit, Liam Maxwell's cockiness is not unwarranted - in the bedroom or the boardroom - but I'm a professional. I refuse to let an inconvenient attraction affect my career. I'll just have to do what I do best: Manage the situation objectively.

Recently divorced, a middle age woman hires a handyman to do things around the house and repairs, and her teenage daughter soon has a desire for this man. However, her sudden interest in him could turn out to be heartache. Or is he that special one for her? When 18-year-old Tracy's parent's divorce, her mother hires a landscaper to do things around the property. Soon Tracy is convinced he is that special one for her and determined to win his heart. But will he turn out to be her forever? Or break her heart?

Read by Juliet Stevenson and Simon Callow, A Literary Christmas is a seasonal anthology that collects together poems, short stories, and prose extracts by some of the greatest poets and writers in the English language. Like Charles Dickens’ ghosts of Christmas Past and Present, they are representative of times old and new - from John Donne’s Elizabethan hymn over the baby Jesus to Rudyard Kipling’s "Christmas in India", from Thomas Tusser counting the cost of a Tudor feast to Laurie Lee’s "Cider with Rosie".

Maddie Graves is psychic and can see ghosts. When she returns to her home in Blackstone Bay following her mother's death, she has more to do than find peace with her past, she also has to try and reclaim the future she discarded when she left town after graduation. Her former best friend Nick Winters has been bitter since she walked away without a backward glance. A murder mystery throws them back together, and Maddie must decide if she can trust Nick with her biggest secret - and her heart.

Everyone loves a bedtime story. And here are eight of the best from BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime, each with a Christmas theme, written by an array of literature's best-known names. They include Laurie Lee, Charles Dickens, and Hans Christian Andersen - just some of the storytellers included in this collection.

“Without stories, we cannot live well,” shares guest editor Min Jin Lee, describing how storytelling affects and nurtures readers. The Best American Short Stories 2023 features twenty pieces of short fiction that reflect a world full of fractured relationships, but also wondrous hope. A lifelong friendship may become a casualty of the Russia-Ukraine war. Rejected by his lover, a man seeks to reconcile with his family. Twitter users miraculously muster enough empathy to help a lost cat find a forever home.

In this incredible follow-up to the New York Times and USA Today best seller FaceOff, 22 of the world's most popular thriller writers come together for an unforgettable anthology. MatchUp takes the never-before-seen best seller pairings of FaceOff and adds a delicious new twist: gender. Eleven of the world's best female thriller writers, from Diana Gabaldon to Charlaine Harris, are paired with 11 of the world's best male thriller writers.

Through Their Lenses is a collection of 29 award-winning short stories by tweens. These stories encompass a wide range of genres, inviting listeners to explore a wealth of important themes passionately crafted by these young writers, from a girl going on a quest to release a curse bestowed on her by a witch to a guy trying to escape after being stranded in a different time.

This follow-up to the national best-seller A Study in Sherlock is a stunning new volume of original stories compiled by award-winning Sherlockians Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger.

"Una joven artista es seducida por un hombre extraño que la observa intensamente durante un curso de dibujo con modelo vivo. Su mirada despierta su lado erótico, uno que ella ni siquiera sabía que tenía. Decide posar desnuda, para ser observada de la manera correcta. Quizás eso eleve su deseo a un nuevo nivel.” - "Miradas intensas" ¡Los relatos calientes de Lust más leídos en 2023! Encuentros en un hotel muy particular o en una piscina donde se rozan los cuerpos, miradas cargadas de deseo, una historia que parece hétero y se vuelve lésbica o bisexual, confesiones sadomasoquistas y mucho más.

"A través del borde de mi ropa interior, trazó la línea de mis labios mayores, casi haciendo que me viniera en el momento. Debe haber sentido la descarga de corriente que corrió́ por mi sistema cuando me tocó, tiene que haberla sentido…” – Todo está en las manos Si te gusta explorar tus límites sexuales y llevarlos más allá, estos relatos calientes están hechos para ti. Estos relatos te hacen participar de un trío en un club erótico así como seguir de cerca a una mujer deseosa que se arquea de placer entre manos expertas. De pronto, aparecerás en medio de una fantasía de ninfas y faunos.

Esta colección de relatos cortos se publica en colaboración con la productora de cine sueca Erika Lust. Su meta es mostrar la naturaleza humana y la diversidad a través de historias de pasión, intimidad, amor y lujuria combinadas con una fuerte narrativa y eroticismo. Esta colección contiene: Miradas intensas, Besos y azotes, El café, Memorias de ti, La musa del pintor, Él en mis recuerdos. Esta colección de relatos cortos se publica en colaboración con la productora de cine sueca Erika Lust.

"Una joven artista es seducida por un hombre extraño que la observa intensamente durante un curso de dibujo con modelo vivo. Su mirada despierta su lado erótico, uno que ella ni siquiera sabía que tenía. Decide posar desnuda, para ser observada de la manera correcta. Quizás eso eleve su deseo a un nuevo nivel. Este relato corto se publica en colaboración con la productora fílmica sueca, Erika Lust. Su intención es representar la naturaleza y diversidad humana a través de historias de pasión, intimidad, seducción y amor, en una fusión de historias poderosas con erótica.

"En el pasado, Anya era una chica aventurera en constante búsqueda de diversión y problemas. Pero desde que terminó con Jonas, está en un lugar oscuro y pasa la mayor parte del tiempo en su cama. Para acabar con su sufrimiento, su amiga María la convence de ir a esquiar en las montañas a las afueras de Barcelona. María contrata a un atractivo instructor de esquí, Tyler, para que las ayude a empezar. Para sorpresa de Anya, también lo invita a cenar. Y quién sabe...