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Jack Morgan was doing just fine until Sally got on the plane. At least, that is what he thought. Jack is an American archaeologist, trying to trace a priceless South American artefact which has recently been stolen from the British Museum. Sally is a robotic secret agent, a Fembot newly assigned to MI6 and intent on preventing the relic from falling into the wrong hands. A group of sinister neo-Nazis are already making their way on foot through the Amazon jungle, with the artefact in their possession.

Lady Letticia Burke has had designs on the same man - Sir Alex Gaines - since she was 16. Unfortunately, not only does he not know she exists, but his wife definitely does exist. Nearly 20 now, she has turned down everyone who has ever offered for her for one reason or another - made up or not - and, with the changing markets having badly affected their financial wherewithal, her parents can no longer afford to indulge her in endless window shopping for a husband.

Could an average woman survive being kidnapped and sexually tortured and teased? A case of mistaken identity causes Faith Whittaker to become such a woman, captured and held by powerful drug lord Cordero "El Diablo" De La Fuente, subject to the painful whims of his twisted pleasures. What will happen to her when he discovers she isn't who he thought she was?

devastating plague has changed the world's society. In rebuilding the population, the government has deemed that all women are to be nothing more than slaves, bought and paid for, with one purpose - to breed. Prima is such a woman, sold by her father to Joseph, a man who intends to get full use of her in every conceivable way. As Prima learns to adjust to her life and the harshness of Joseph's punishments, will she discover that she feels more for this demanding man than she is willing to admit?

The enlightened ones had failed to subjugate the people of Prydain through armed force or political manipulation. So they decided to unleash a plague upon our island, a plague that they could use to enforce their Middle Eastern ways upon the free people of the west. However, Prydain was built upon strong foundations and would not succumb easily to conquest.

Seraphina Delaney is a competent, successful woman, but she has always known that an inner five-year-old lurked beneath the surface, hidden from the world. Lee Randall, her best friend's brother, was intrigued from the moment he met Sera. When she, uncharacteristically, lets her little side out with him, he reveals to her that he has always wanted to be a Daddy to a grown-up little girl.

Wealthy, easy on the eyes and overwhelmingly male and dominant, Arik Southgate was everything I'd ever wanted in a man, and, surprisingly, he seemed to want me, too. After my recent disastrous relationship, it felt good to be an object of desire again. He made me feel as if I was the only woman on the planet for him - he paid attention, close attention - to me, and he didn't hesitate to call me on what he considered to be bad behavior.

Set in the post-plague society where women are nothing more than a man's property, bought for the purpose of repopulating the world, young Tria has been sold on the auction block to Thomas. Protected and trained until her 25th birthday, the young, innocent woman knows nothing of a man's desire. She quickly learns as her new owner has very distinct tastes when it comes to pain and pleasure. Embarrassed by the betrayal of her own body, Tria settles in to her new life as best she can.

Rissa has been hurt, badly, and the idea of marriage - to anyone - is enough to make her run. Kane finds occasion to take the beautiful, stubborn woman in hand many times over the course of their budding, heated relationship, but will he be able to convince her to stop making him pay for the sins of her ex? Will an ultimatum bring about the desired reply or will Rissa run like the wind?

Nearly a decade ago, Ellie Blanchard's loyalty to her friend, Carter, had been misunderstood by her lover, his brother, Cal Jennings. When Carter dies unexpectedly, Cal blames Ellie and breaks off the relationship, ruining her status in town and costing her the job that she loved. Refusing to turn tail and leave the area, Ellie endures the censure and stays put. Now, Ellie's friend Ashley has convinced her to attend the annual Summer BBQ and Charity Auction, which is held on the Jennings' ranch. All the richest men and eligible bachelors will be there.

Awakening: the process of becoming aware. The wielder of the great sword, Caledfwlch, starts to become aware of the true purpose for which the blade was forged. Around Prydain forces gather. The enlightened ones haven't given up on subjugating the Celts. However, the greatest threats emerge close to King Arthnog and perhaps the most dangerous force of all is emerging within the King himself.

Ronald Faulkner was born and raised for the first quarter of his life in Australia. He was a troubled and rebellious surfer and tearaway, giving his mother a rough time after his father died when he was just seven years old. Although dreaming of a career in the Australian Royal Navy, fate had other ideas and, through a series of chance encounters, he found himself embarking on a career in the theatre not unlike his father, the silent film actor John Faulkner, and his mother, Sheila Whytock, a ballerina.

The Roman Empire is in terminal decline, and Prydain has become a land filled with conflict and danger. However there is hope. In the West, the ancient Celtic culture is still strong and vibrant. When Arthnog was a child, his villa was attacked and his family lost. Taken into the protection of the Celts, he grows up secretly blaming himself for the misfortunes that befell his people. Once a young man, he feels compelled to travel the lands in search of meaning.

Unlike the other arts, American literature has been a powerful, influential, and leading aspect of American culture. By turns sedate and mercurial and possessing a moral mind set of various social values, the American short story reveals in its pages the psyche of a growing, sprawling nation whose sense of destiny has always been larger than life. Here are seven masterpieces that will make you smile, make you frown, and leave you pondering the mystery that surrounds the soul of a great nation.

Catherine Rutherford was a success - a self-made woman from the ground up, she'd had to fight hard for everything she had with only herself to rely on. But she had it all - a great job, a house, friends, a fiancée... well, perhaps not so much in the fiancée area. Glen was not quite what she'd hoped for in a man. He was nice enough - smart and funny and damned good in bed - but also indecisive and passive and quite happy to let her take care of him. She'd always yearned for something... more.

Sally is a shop girl working behind the perfume counter at Burlington's, a top Knightsbridge department store. The shop is a front for a sinister international crime syndicate known only as the Organization. Sally is not a human being but an android replicant, designed to blend in with the ordinary workers at the store.

Silence, Chris discovered, is easy. If nobody asks, you never have to tell. Christopher Bright is a well-respected conservation architect, a good neighbour and friend. He has a devoted wife, two talented children and an old Rover. He plays tennis on Saturdays and enjoys a beer with his business partner after work. Life is orderly, yet an unresolved question has haunted him for as long as he can remember: who was his birth father?

Gwen Conway never knew there were so many ways to die. Honestly, it was something she would have been happy not knowing. Maybe they really are just dreams. Nightmares. But they won't stop. And dreaming of her death is getting old. Then there's the sleepwalking. She'd like to pass on that too.

Submission didn't come easily to Miranda LaVoie, least of all to a man like Mace Kennedy, who everyone in town but her seemed to be chasing. But she didn't need a man - she didn't need a dom, especially, she was quite sure. Her streak of independence was a mile wide. Mace had known he'd wanted Miranda from the moment he'd seen her - as she was gracefully gliding away from him, which she seemed to do a lot of. But he could be a patient man when the goal was worthy enough.

Der Vater, das Rauhbein Abner Snope, ist ein Außenseiter, der sich mit jedem im Dorf anlegt und bei Streitereien auch vor Brandstiftung nicht zurückschreckt. Snopes zehnjähriger Sohn muss sich entscheiden: zwischen Gehorsam zum grausamen Vater und eigenem Rechtsempfinden, zwischen Loyalität zur Familie und Ausbruch in die Freiheit.